PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP/ ANGKOR COMPLEX
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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN PHNOM PENH - HALF DAY TOUR (By A/C Car)
Arrival in
Phnom Penh
by morning flight, warm welcome to everybody and a moment of courtesy
meeting then self-introduce with tour guides in the meeting point's
Phnom Penh Airport with a brief introduction about the
Phnom Penh
-
the city
retains its traditional Khmer and
colonial charm. French villas along tree-lined boulevards remind the
visitor that the city was once considered the gem of Southeast Asia.
Recent political changes have triggered an economic boom of sorts, with
new hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclubs springing up around the
city. Then
transfer to down town for express check in
your hotel and
then
take your time to have a rest before enjoy a half day tour in the
afternoon.
Please
note that standard check in time is 14.00, check out at 12.00. Early
check in or late check-out is subject to room availability. Hotel would
probably guarantee early check in or late checkout as an extra surcharge
on depend to the rooming’s status at that time .
Afternoon
would be a good time to have a glimpse of Phnom Penh.
You will
have optortunity to visit the
Day 2: PHNOM PENH HALF DAY TOUR - SIEM REAP (by A/C car & plane)
This
morning, after breakfast, check out then
transfer
to ecological sight,
photo-stop at
Day 3: SIEM REAP FULL DAY TOUR (by A/C car) Today, let’s experience a full day tour to discover Siem Reap. In the morning, you will visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century) : the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure. Proceeding to visit a double terrace wall are the Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of the Elephants, the walls display some particularly fine sculpture including the five headed horse and scenes of warriors and dancers, with deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings. Afternoon, visiting to the wonderful Angkor Wat - one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world. Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor, as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in early - Mid 12th century C.E., Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers, a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. The central monument represents the mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu. The whole complex covers stars1 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters by stars00 meters borders the inner edge of the moat, and temple's greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the walls... Finally, in the late afternoon, coming to the Phnom Bakheng temple, is the first temple in Angkor region build by the YacovarmanI King in the first of 9th century, located on a slope gently hill where thousands tourist are grouping on the hilltop to catch a memorable time of life when viewing the marvellous sunset, the distant Angkor Wat in the jungle and Tonle Sap Lake. Overnight in Siem Reap. (B)
Day 4: SIEM REAP FULL DAY TOUR (by A/C car & boat) A continuing fullday tour for Angkor complex. Visit the Gate of the Death, Thommanon, small, attractive temple in very good condition, built at the same time as Angkor Wat. It’s Angkor Wat style is most easily seen in the style of the carved apsaras and the shape of the tower, Chaosay Tevoda, it seems to stand in partnership with Thommanon but actually was built much later in Suryavarman II’s rule than Thommanon, Banteay kdei. Then visit Kravan, Srash Srong, & especially Ta Phrom Temple, was a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother. Ta Prohm has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle by French archeologists to show how nature can destroy man's work. It has been largely overgrown by the jungle and as you climb through the dilapidated stone structures you see many giant trees growing out of the top of the temple itself. Ta Prohm looks as many of the monuments did when European explorers first laid eyes on them. In the afternoon, visit the floating village of the Chong Khneas port near Phnom Krom, located 15 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap rivers, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia and the largest in Asia, its extraordinary bio-diversity and hydrology make it an ecological wonder of the world, offer visitors an insight into the old tradition of riparian life and natural splendour of Cambodia. After a tour of Tonle Sap, stopover to have a look at the Old Market & colonial quarter, take your time to enjoy a busy market day, communicating with the local sales and all sorts of their products. It is quite a sight to see, to give somewhat a picture of Cambodian social living. Return to your hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Siem Reap. (B).
Day 5: SIEM REAP & DEPARTURE (by A/C car & plane) After breakfast, free time for your own activities untill check out then transfer to the Siem Reap airport for flight back home. Have a safe trip come home! It’s timely; you have to say Good-Bye Cambodia. You surely have plentiful memories of Orient also my country. We (Toan Vinh Tours) thank you very much for your choice of our company as your ground handler in Vietnam and may be Indochina countries on further, be sure all our people are your best friends always and beyond. May we will meet and honoured welcome you have other voyages to Indochina in the days coming, continuing to discover, to experience the endless imposing landscapes, and then get the really restful moments in a diversified World and a colourful Sub region of Mekong River: VIETNAM - LAOS - CAMBODIA - THAILAND - MYANMAR! GOOD-BYE & SEE YOU AGAIN! (B)
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