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All About Asia tours are tailor made to suit your interests, time available and budget. Below is an example tour only but can be booked as detailed if required. |
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Angkor Wat essentials - 3 Day example tour |
Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Ta Prohm - Siem Reap based tour of the most important Cambodian temples and Tonle Sap water villages. Ideal for a short stopover. |
Day 1 - Arrival, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom |
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We shall meet you at the airport (see Visa requirements) and bring you to your chosen accommodation. |
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As soon as you feel prepared and have agreed upon the itinerary we intend to head directly to Angkor Wat, ranked number 2 of all the 'wonders of the world', and the largest religious monument ever built. Aside from the huge scale and imposing architecture, the temple boasts many important bas-reliefs We shall then explore Angkor Thom, in its time the largest city in the world and the political capital of King Jayavarman VII. We enter by the famous South Gate and see Bayon, Terraces of Elephants and Leper King, and the 'golden' Palace, Phimeanakas with its beautiful Royal baths. |
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Depending on your arrival time (and stamina after a long day) an optional late afternoon trip would include a climb up the Bakheng Mountain, a popular gathering place for watching Angkor wat at sunset. |
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Day 2 Ta Phrom, Preah Khan, Neak Pean |
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In the afternoon we should visit some of the temples of the small circuit including the famously picturesque Ta Prohm with its giant fig trees growing intertwined with the temple ruins. This is the temple of the film 'Tombraider' |
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Day 3 Bantey Srei, Tonle Sap, departure |
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We travel after breakfast some 37km to Banteay Srei. Built in 967AD, the temple is rather small in size but stunningly decorated and in pristine condition. On the return journey to Siem Reap we may sample some traditional palm sugar sweets from a roadside seller. We can then visit Banteay Samre, built by the architect of Suryavarman II who built Angkor Wat. |
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In the afternoon we could take a Tonle sap boat trip to visit the floating village and see the surprising cultures of the people living there. It can be very photogenic at the lake. Once we have returned to Siem Reap we would recommend visiting the Artisan's Center. Poor and disabled people are trained for 3 years in the traditional skills of textile manufacture, stone and wood carving, after which they are able to make and sell high quality pieces for the international market and must return to their own villages to practice their art. Naturally we shall bring you to the airport for your departure. |
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depicting Hindu mythology and Angkor history.