Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm
Tour code N' SR008, 1day / 1 night

ITINERARY

Angkor Thom
In the morning tour guide take you to visit south gate of Angkor Thom, Famous Bayon, Ba Phoun, Elephant and Leper king Terrace. Have lunch at local restaurant.

Angkor Thom ( Big Angkor )is a 3Km walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian empire. After Jayavarman VII recaptured the Angkorian capital from the Cham invaders in 1181,he began a massive building campaign across the empire,constructing Angkor Thom as his new capital city. He began with existing structures such as Baphoun and Phimeanakas and built a grand enclosed city around them, adding the outer wall/moat and some of Angkor ‘s greatest temples including his state-temple , Bayon , set at the center of the city. There are five entrances ( gates ) to the city ,one for each cardinal point ,and the Royal Palace area. Each gate is crowned with 4 giant faces.The south Gate is often the first stop on a tour of the temples.

Ta Prohm
In the afternoon to visit Ta Prohm, is well worth an extended exploration of its dark corridors and open plazas .This temple was one of Jayavarman VII’s first major temple projects .Ta Prohm was dedicated to his mother .( Preah Khan,built shortly after Ta Prohm in the same general style ,was dedicated to Jayavarman VII’s father. ) Ta Prohm was originally constructed as a Buddhist monastery and was enormously wealthy in its time, boasting of control over 3000 villages ,thousands of support staff and vast stores of jewels and gold. Of the monastic complex style temples . Have lunch in local restaurant.

Angkor Wat
On the same way detour to visit Angkor Wat , Angkor Wat is visually , architecturally and artistically breathtaking .It is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five beehive –like tower rising 65 meters from ground level Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor.At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region ,Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the from of a massive ‘temple –mountain ‘dedicated to the Hindo god, vishnu. Angkor Wat is surrounded by a moat and an wall measuring 1300 meters X 1500 meters .The temple itseftis 1 km square and consists of three levels surmounted by a central towel. The walls of the temple are covered inside and out with bas-reliefs and carvinds. Overnight at mom's guest house. End of tour

Included:

• Hotel on shared Twin / Dbl- basis

• English speaking guide

• All ground transfers and transportations mentioned in the program

• Entry fees to all sites

• All services mentioned in itinerary

Excluded:

• The international flights to and from Cambodia

• Domestic and International airport tax

• Meal not mentioned in itinerary

• Drinks and other expenses

• Cambodia visa fees

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