Program Extension Cambodia - 5days 4nights
Day 1: Arrival Siem Reap
After arrival Siem Reap airport, welcome by English speaking guide and transfer to hotel, lunch local restaurant, afternoon, beginning to visit the small circuit: Ta Keo one of the first to be build out of sandstone, Ta Prhom was a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother, It has been largely overgrown by the jungle and as you climb through the dilapidated stone structures you see many giant baniyan growing out of the top of the temple itself,, Banteay Kdei this temple was constructed by Jayarman VII during the 12th and 13th centuries (Citadel of the cells) used to be a religious monastery, Thommanon with some very nice walled-doors and stylized devata and Srah Srang used for ceremonies and royal baths, dinner local restaurant and over night at hotel.
Day 2: Siem Reap
Breakfast at hotelin the morning departure to visit the city of Angkor Thom, South gate of Angkor Thom This Royal city was first built under the reign of Udayadityavarman II in the 11th century, the famous, Bayon temple –this temple mountain built by Jayavarman VII is situated in the centre of the city of Angkor Thom. It is a three-tiered pyramid with its entrance facing east. The central shrine is surrounded by 54towes all crowned by gigantic faces, representing Lokiteshvara but with the features of Jayavarman VII, Baphoun –this temple built by Udayadityarvarman II was the most poorly constructed of all the temples in Angkor,Phimeanakas – this temple constructed late 10th- early 11th century by Jayavarman V., Terrace of Leper King and Elephants the first owes its name to the outstanding depiction of elephants, while the second gets its name from the magnificent sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the Leper King, lunch local restaurant, afternoon continue to visit the famous of 7 wonders of the World “Angkor Wat” early –mid 12thby King Soryavarman II. The temple is one of the largest monuments to religion ever built and is truly one the wonders of the world. Believed to have been constructed as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of the 12thd century, Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, dinner local restaurant and over night at hotel
Day 3: Siem Reap
Breakfast at hotel, departure to visit Banteay Srey “the city of women” about 30km from Siem Reap town, a magnificent jewel of a temple of pink sandstone and it very finely sculpted with a luxuriance of details and, and continue to visit the Banteay Samré and Prasat Kravan with a unique bas-reliefs of bricks, lunch local restaurant, afternoon visit the grand circuit: Neak Neak Paon was supposed to be a symbol of the Universe, Preah Khan built in 1191 according to the tradition on a spot where the king fought a crucial battle against the Cham, Mebon oriental: used to be in the middle of the waters of the large Oriental Baray that is presently filled with rice-fields and Pre Rup- this temple was built in the 10thcentury by Rajendravarman. Its proportions are perfect, a truly beautiful piece of work, dinner local restaurant and over night at hotel.
Day 4: Siem Reap – Phnom Penh
Breakfast at hotel, in the morning transfer to pier boat Phnom Penh (take 5hours on the Tonle Sap great lake only high water from August - February), after arrival transfer to hotel, lunch local restaurant, afternoon starting to visit short city tours: Independence monument – the independence Monumnet commemorates the end of Cambodia’s ruled by France in 1953, It was built in 1954, Wat Phnom (Hill of pagoda) – a small hill crowned by an active Wat (Pagoda) marks the legendary founding place of the Phnom Penh, National museum – was constructed in 1917, this museum shows the fascinating of Cambodia art archeology, and walking along road Sisovath on the Mekong River, dinner local restaurant and over night at hotel.
Day 5: Phnom Penh – Departure
Breakfast at hotel, in the morning departure to visit capital of city with the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda – so called because of the 5,392 silver tiles that cover the floor-was built in 1892, and Russia market, lunch local restaurant, afternoon free leisure and transfer to International airport for.