Angkor Highlight Sunrise Guided Tour & Banteay Srei
EXPERIENCE: Cultural Immersion, Food & Drink, Temples of Angkor
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10 Hours
Max 10
Up to 24 Hours
Get to know the most well-known temples in Siem Reap on a guided sunrise tour.See the sunrise at Angkor Wat followed by a local breakfast, then visit several other temples, including the pink temple of Banteay Srei.
English
4:40 AM
Everyday
Included
You'll be picked up from your hotel lobby before sunrise at 4:40 am and continue to the watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat temple and explore it's building before the crowds arrive and get some amazing pictures. Then have short break in the village for breakfast with local food & dessert that you can enjoy of taste authentic breakfast known as Num Banhchok ( Cambodian noodle soup) with traditional desserts like palm cake and steam rice dumplings that prepared by local family host in an support to the local community through tourism.
After that, we drive to the intricately carved and well-preserved temple of Banteay Srei – the detailed reliefs on this smaller sandstone structure are regarded as the finest and most skillfully crafted in the kingdom of Cambodia and then climb up the temple of Pre Rup, known as is the biggest brick structure of the Angkorian Era to view over the surrounding rice fields of the Eastern Baray is beautiful, although some lofty trees have rather obscured it these days. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
Then, we drive to Ta Prohm temple, which has been left in its original state and is partly overgrown with trees and huge roots. It was also used as a backdrop for the film Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie.
In the early afternoon, we continue to one of Cambodia's jewels, the impressive Angkor Thom, which was the fortified "Great Royal City" built in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. At the South Gate, we can see the imposing statue of Avalokiteshvara, which appears in the Tomb Raider movie. Next visit is Bayon temple, in Buddhist style and adorned with hundreds of faces made of stone, and also explore the Terrace of Elephants, former Royal Palace, Phimeanakas, Terrace of Leper King, and Baphoun temple, It is considered the largest Hindu temple in Angkor Thom city.Transfer you back to your hotel.
You'll be picked up from your hotel lobby before sunrise at 4:40 am and continue to the watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat temple and explore it's building before the crowds arrive and get some amazing pictures. Then have short break in the village for breakfast with local food & dessert that you can enjoy of taste authentic breakfast known as Num Banhchok ( Cambodian noodle soup) with traditional desserts like palm cake and steam rice dumplings that prepared by local family host in an support to the local community through tourism.
After that, we drive to the intricately carved and well-preserved temple of Banteay Srei – the detailed reliefs on this smaller sandstone structure are regarded as the finest and most skillfully crafted in the kingdom of Cambodia and then climb up the temple of Pre Rup, known as is the biggest brick structure of the Angkorian Era to view over the surrounding rice fields of the Eastern Baray is beautiful, although some lofty trees have rather obscured it these days. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
Then, we drive to Ta Prohm temple, which has been left in its original state and is partly overgrown with trees and huge roots. It was also used as a backdrop for the film Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie.
In the early afternoon, we continue to one of Cambodia's jewels, the impressive Angkor Thom, which was the fortified "Great Royal City" built in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. At the South Gate, we can see the imposing statue of Avalokiteshvara, which appears in the Tomb Raider movie. Next visit is Bayon temple, in Buddhist style and adorned with hundreds of faces made of stone, and also explore the Terrace of Elephants, former Royal Palace, Phimeanakas, Terrace of Leper King, and Baphoun temple, It is considered the largest Hindu temple in Angkor Thom city.Transfer you back to your hotel.
What to bring
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Know before you go
a) 24 hour and more days before departure – free of charge
b) Less than 24 hours before departure – 100%
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