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Angkor Classic Tour - 4 Days
Siem Reap - Angkor Wat
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| Day 1 - Siem Reap - Angkor Wat |
• Arrival in Siem Reap
• Transfer
• Sightseeing Angkor
• Visit Angkor Thom
a fortified Royal City (10 square kilometers) built by King
Jayavarman VII, who ruled from 1181 to 1201. The city has five
monumental gates and is encircled by a moat 100 meters wide.
In the center of the walled city are the city’s most important
monuments including Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of Elephants,
the Terrace of the Leper King and Phimeanakas with Royal Enclosure.
• Bayon: Jayavarman VII's temple mountain that stands
at the center of Angkor Thom. It is one of the most popular
of Angkor's monuments and a place of narrow corridors, steep
flights of stairs and an amazing collection of towers decorated
with over 200 smiling faces.
• Baphuon: the pyramid shape represents the mythical
Mount Meru and marks the center of the city that was here before
Angkor Thom.
• Phimeanakas: near the center of what was once
the royal palace within Angkor Thom. Phimeanakas means ‘Celestial
Palace’, though today there is not much left to indicate
its former splendour.
• Former Royal Palace: nothing remains today except
two pools that were used by royalty for washing.
• Terrace of elephants: this terrace was used for
viewing public ceremonies and was a base for the King’s
grand audience hall. The famous lines of elephants are at either
end of the retaining walls.
• Terrace of the leper king: North of the Terrace
of Elephants is a platform named ‘Terrace of the Leper
King’. On the platform is a nude statue – one of Angkor’s
mysteries.Visit temple for sunset
Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper
terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
• Visit temple for sunset
Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper
terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
• Overnight in Siem Reap |
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| Day 2 - Angkor Wat |
• Visit Angkor Wat
a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu by King Suryavarman
II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150. It was constructed over
a period of 30 years and is world famous for its beauty and
splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief
in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates
stories from Hindu mythology. In 1992 the UNESCO declared the
monument and the whole city of Angkor a World Heritage Site.
• Visit Ta Prohm
one of the most popular attractions of Angkor as much of the
jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of
the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers
first stumbled across them.
• Visit Banteay Srei Temple
built in the late 10th century, it is a Hindu temple dedicated
to Shiva. The temple is square with entrances on the east and
west. Of main interest are the three central towers which are
decorated with male and female divinities and beautiful filigree
relief work.
• Overnight in Siem Reap |
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| Day 3 - Angkor Wat |
• Sightseeing Angkor
• Chau Say Tevoda: built during the second quarter
of the 12th century on the east side of Angkor Wat, it was dedicated
to Shiva and Vishnu.
• Thommanon: a temple which mirrors Chau Say Tevoda
(just to the north), as it was built around the same time and
has a similar plan. It is also dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
• Banteay Kdei: a massive Buddhist temple dating
from the second half of the 12th century. It is surrounded by
four concentric walls, the outer walls measuring 500 by 700
meters.
• Neak Pean: built by King Jayavarman VII (ruled
1181 to 1201), it is a Buddhist temple consisting of a square
pool with four smaller square pools arranged on each axis. In
the center of the large central pool is a circular island encircled
by two nagas with intertwined tails.
• Sras Srang: a basin east of Banteay Kdei measuring
800 by 400 meters with a tiny island in the middle where only
the stone base remains of what was once a wooden temple.
• Prasat Kravan: the five brick towers were built
for Hindu worship in 921 and are notable for the bas-reliefs
cut into the bricks on the interior walls.Visit Roluos Group
Temples
• Roluos Group: these monuments mark the beginning
of classical art, as some of the earliest great temples built
by the Khmer. They served as the capital of Indravarman (who
reigned from 877 to 889).
• Lolei: built on an islet by Yasovarman I (who
ruled from 889 to 910), the founder of the first city of Angkor.
The sandstone carvings in the niches of the temples are notable
as are the Sanskrit inscriptions on the doorposts.
• Preah Ko: erected by Indravarman I in the late
9th century in dedication to his defied ancestors in 880. There
are inscriptions in Sanskrit on the doorsteps of each temple.
• Bakong: built and dedicated to Shiva by Indravarman
I, this is the largest and most interesting of the Roluos Group
of temples and still has an active Buddhist monastery.
• Ta Som: built in the late 12th century by Jayavarman
VII for his teacher ‘Som’. Ta Som means ‘the
old Som’.
• Preah Khan: a temple built by King Jayavarman
VII with towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors in
a jungle setting. Preah Khan covers a very large area but the
temple itself is enclosed within a rectangular wall of around
700 by 800 meters.
• Overnight in Siem Reap |
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| Day 4 - Siem Reap |
| USD p.p | 1 Pax | 2 Pax | 3-6 Pax | SGL S/C | Booking |
| Var A | 370 | 220 | 200 | 50 |  |
| Var B | 440 | 260 | 240 | 90 | |
| Var C | 540 | 310 | 290 | 140 | |
All prices are per person in USD, based on twin-sharing in double rooms in the default hotel for the listed category.
Above prices are subject to US$14/Person airport tax for all international flights out of Vietnam from 1 November 2006 which will be calculated as a seperate service on top of the international airfares in all quotations and invoices.
* Meal plan: ABF.
** Reduction for 3rd pax in triple room Var. A:$19.
*** Child reduction (sharing bed of parents): under 2 years FOC; under 12 years -30%.
NOTE: The itinerary can slightly change according to the season, local conditions, climate, flight schedules and room availability.
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| Hotel | Var A | Var B | Var C |
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| Siem Reap | Monica Angkor Hotel
Standard | Princess Angkor Hotel
Superior | Royal Angkor Resort
Superior room |
For bookings of roundtrip or module packages, we will confirm one of the hotels mentioned above according to the selected category. Please note that compulsory gala dinners and peak season surcharges may apply during peak periods surrounding the public holidays of Christmas and New Year - these surcharges will be confirmed at the time of booking.
Included in the price:
Accommodation and meals as described (please note that some hotels provide only CBF).
All transfers within the journey, including pick-up at airport.
All entrance fees.
English, French or German speaking guides (other languages available upon request).
Not included in the price:
Visa fees.
Airport taxes.
Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, souvenirs.
Other service not mentioned on this program.
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