The Grand Circuit Tour 1 Day (Full Day)
We pick up from your hotel at 8:00 am and drive to the main Angkor site explore the temple tour where first stop at the temple of Prasat Kravan. This temple consists of five brick towers in a row on one platform and contains some remarkable brick bas-reliefs. Then, we will visit Banteay Kdei and the opposite Srah Srang Royal Bath, a large lake (700 by 300 meters). We will continue to the west, in the direction of Angkor Thom and stop at Ta Keo, one of the great temple-mountains of Angkor, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. We will continue to Angkor Thom, a 3 square-kilometers walled and moated royal city. Angkor Thom was built at the end of the 12th century. We will visit the Terrace of the Elephants and of the Leper King, the Preah Pithu temples and Tep Pranam before going out by the North gate.
After lunch in a local restaurant on site, we will visit Banteay Prei, a quiet temple with a sandstone gallery and an internal court including impressive trees and beautiful apsara carvings. Our next stop will be Prasat Neak Pean. It is a small temple with a collection of five ponds representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake Anaavatapta from Hindu mythology. Then we will continue to Ta Som, it is a small temple of Bayon’s style. A huge ficus tree grows from the top of the east gopura providing a dramatic example of nature and art entwined. We will still visit the East Mebon, a temple with five towers standing on small island in the middle of the artificial lake of the Easter Baray (7 km by 1.8 km), the East Mebon was formerly only accessible by boat. Today, the Baray, once a source of water for irrigation fed by the Siem Reap River, is dry and the temple stands now in a plain of rice fields. Our last stop will be the temple of Pre Rup. The East Mebon and Pre Rup were the last monuments in plaster and brick and so mark the end of a Khmer architectural epoch. The upper levels of the pyramid of Pre Rup offer a brilliant panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and are a popular spot to enjoy the sunset.
On your request, we will pick up from your hotel early in the morning (5:00-5:30am) hoping to catch the sunrise on Srah Srang before having breakfast near the temple with the additional cost of 7US$/pax. end excursion angkor day tour
Price of Tour Includes:
- Entrance fees and sightseeing tours by tuktuk or private aircon vehicles
- An experienced English-speaking local guide
- 1-day Angkor pass
- 1 liter of drinking water per person
NOT Included in Tour Price:
- Personal travel insurance (compulsory!)
- Meals
- Expenditure of a personal nature
- Drinks & tips
