Angkor Wat Small-Group Tour from Siem Reap
Overview
This tour concludes with return transfer to your hotel or any requested drop off point within the city center.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation for 1-2 pax will be by a tuk tuk
- Transportation for 3 pax or more by a minivan/bus
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide
- Cold bottled water during tours
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation – first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the center of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs and for the numerous guardian spirits adorning its walls.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
Angkor Thom
Capital city of the Khmer empire built at the end of the 12th century
NameAngkor Thom
Datelate 12th century
KingJayavarman VII
Location North of Angkor Wat, between West Baray and East Baray Near byAngkor Wat, Preah Khan, Phnom Bakheng
Angkor Thom is an almost square city surrounded by 8 meter high walls a little over 12 kilometers long with five impressive gopura gates providing access to the city. The city’s name translates to “large city” or “great city”.
King Jayavarman VII made Angkor Thom the new capital of the Khmer Kingdom after driving out the Chams , who destroyed the old capital Yasodharapura. He fortified the city by building a high wall around it, in turn enclosed by a 100 meter wide moat.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.
A peculiarity of the Bayon is the absence of an enclosing wall. It is, though, protected by the wall surrounding the city of Angkor Thom. The basic plan of the Bayon is a simple one comprising three levels (1-3). The first and second levels are square galleries featuring bas-reliefs. A circular Central Sanctuary dominates the third level. Despite this seemingly simple plan, the arrangement of the Bayon is complex, with a maze of galleries, passages and steps connected in a way that make the levels practically indistinguishable and creates dim lighting, narrow walkways, and low ceilings.
The temples decorated with more than 200 smiling faces on its tower.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Ta Prohm's state of ruin is a state of beauty, which is investigated with delight and left with regret.
Ta Prohm is locating southwest of the East Mebon and east of Angkor Thom. Its outer enclosure is near the corner of Banteay Kdei. It can be accessed by enter the monument from the west and leave from the east entrance.
Tip: Ta Prohm is especially serene and beautiful in the early morning. A torch and a compass are useful for visiting this temple at all times. It was built about mid-12th century to early 13th century (1186) by the King Jayavarman VII, dedicated to the mother of the king (Buddhist) replica to Bayon style of art.
Ta Prohm is among the largest of the monuments in the Angkor complex, the in scrimption gives an idea of the size of the temple. The complex included 260 statues of gods, 39 towers with pinnacles and 566 groups of residences. Ta Prohm comprises a series of long low buildings standing on one level, which are enclosed by rectangular laterite wall (600 by 1, 000 meters, 1, 959 by 3, 281 feet). Only traces of the wall are still visible. The center of the monument is reached by a series of towers connected with passages. This arrangement forms a ' sort of sacred way into the heart of the monument’; three-square galleries enclose the area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
This tour concludes with return transfer to your hotel or any requested drop off point within the city center.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Long pants or knee-length skirts/dresses are required for visiting the temples
- Variable group size depends on number of bookings each day
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Normally our guide will stop at a local restaurant in the national park for lunch during lunch time and it can be more expensive than restaurants in town, but it is only best choice on this tour.
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Excellent tour of the temples which were stunning and more expansive than I had imagined. The tour guide was friendly and extremely informative and helpful, finding all the good spots to take photos and pointing out details in the temples which you might not spot if you’re by yourself. I would hi...
Excellent tour of the temples which were stunning and more expansive than I had imagined. The tour guide was friendly and extremely informative and helpful, finding all the good spots to take photos and pointing out details in the temples which you might not spot if you’re by yourself. I would highly recommend this tour.We had an amazing day with San who toured us around 3 temples. He was so informative about every single thing and also really kind and helpful. He taught us all about the history, religion and temples. Sath the driver was also the sweetest man. Couldn’t recommend this tour enough!!!
We had an amazing day with San who toured us around 3 temples. He was so informative about every single thing and also really kind and helpful. He taught us all about the history, religion and temples. Sath the driver was also the sweetest man. Couldn’t recommend this tour enough!!!We loved absolutely everything about the tour! It was supposed to be a group tour, but some people cancelled and it ended up being a private single tour for us. Our guide San was extremely knowledgeable and caring and made our trip unforgettable! He avoided all crowded places because his timing w...
We loved absolutely everything about the tour! It was supposed to be a group tour, but some people cancelled and it ended up being a private single tour for us. Our guide San was extremely knowledgeable and caring and made our trip unforgettable! He avoided all crowded places because his timing was very different from all guided tours, San's cultural knowledge about the country and temples made us so in love with Cambodia. He took some great professional pictures for us! Yes we could have made a cheap tour using the local tuk tuk, but we would have been missing all the details that made those temples a story and adventure to remember. And getting over the temples in the afternoon, the heat was more bearable when we were inside the air conditioned truck with great supply of cold water. San and the driver really know how to take care of their customers. A big thank you to them both, so sorry I cannot remember the name of the driver, they were wonderful!! Jose & Clunie From Connecticut, USAAwesome tour! San was very knowledgeable about the history of Cambodia and the temples and is also passionate about teaching and sharing about it. It was so helpful to have him as a guide and point out details that I would have otherwise missed. I highly recommend doing a tour if you’re visiting ...
Awesome tour! San was very knowledgeable about the history of Cambodia and the temples and is also passionate about teaching and sharing about it. It was so helpful to have him as a guide and point out details that I would have otherwise missed. I highly recommend doing a tour if you’re visiting the temples.Very well organizes tour with a great guide (Mr Chau Touchsan, or Uncle San) who shows you all the secret spots that other guides skip. Definitely could recommend this tour. Greetings from Belgium :)
Very well organizes tour with a great guide (Mr Chau Touchsan, or Uncle San) who shows you all the secret spots that other guides skip. Definitely could recommend this tour. Greetings from Belgium :)Uncle San was extremely knowledgeable and took many nice photos of me with the temples, be sure to request for him while you are touring Siem Reap, he is an extremely friendly guy
Uncle San was extremely knowledgeable and took many nice photos of me with the temples, be sure to request for him while you are touring Siem Reap, he is an extremely friendly guy