TOUR ANGKOR WAT AND ANGKOR THOM 

TOUR DESCRIPTION. Description of the tour. Individual tours in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian or Japanese, lasting a full day, including a minibus dedicated to you, entrance fees to the Park and lunch in Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom as well as sunset in Bakheng. The tour starts with Angkor Wat the largest religious complex ever built and ranked as one of the wonders of the world. We then continue to the ancient city of Angkor Thom which was once the world’s largest city and former political capital under King Jayavarman VII. You enter through the famous South Gate to see Bayon, the Terrace of Elephants and the Leper King, and finally the Golden Palace, Phimeanakas with its beautiful Royal baths.

The tour ends with a splendid view of Angkor Wat at sunset, admiring it from the heights of Mount Bakheng. Traditionally one would climb the mountain on foot but it is also possible to climb it riding an elephant. The mountain is actually a temple also of great cultural interest.

ITINERARY

8:00 Pick up from the hotel and departure for the Historical Park of Angkor Wat.

• Entry into the Historical Park and the tour of Angkor Wat begins.

• Lunch (included in the trip) in typical Cambodian restaurant.

• Visit the ancient city of Angkor Thom passing through the South Gate where you will find inside: Bayon, the terraces of the elephants, the residence of the Leper King and the Golden Palace with its beautiful baths.

• Visit a spot with a view of Angkor Wat from the heights of Mount Bakheng

• 17:00/17:30 Return to the hotel

DURATION: A FULL DAY

HIGHLIGHTS

-Visit the World’s Largest Hindu temple.

-Visit of the Wonder of Bayon with its 54 towers decorated with more than 200 enigmatic smiling faces.

-At lunch discover the delicious Khmer cuisine

TOUR BACKGROUND. The temple of Angkor Wat is probably the most famous and well known of all the Angkor temples in Cambodia. Built by the Khmer almost a millennium ago, the temple of Angkor Wat is one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the world, and every year is visited by millions of tourists. This huge temple that today also corresponds to the eponymous archaeological site is only five kilometres from the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia and springs up from the dense forest.

In the twelfth century AD King Suryavarman II built the huge sacred complex in just 30 years. But it became known to the rest of the world only in 1860 thanks to the French explorer Henri Mouhot who described it in his diary as: “… built by some ancient Michelangelo…

The harmony of the Temple of Angkor is indeed comparable to the architecture of classicism, characterized by perfect proportions and a chorus that embraces the many buildings. With its typical decorations: such as the charming apsaras (or devata), divine feminine and seductive nymphs who lead you to madness or the bass-carvings depicting scenes from the Mahabharata or the Ramayana (Hindu epics poems).

It seems that the most reliable theories about the function of this huge religious complex, the largest in the world, are two: the first is that it should be the mausoleum of King Suryavarman II, the second is that it was built in honour of the God Vishnu, one of the three divine forms, Trimurti, and later converted in Theravada Buddhism.

WHAT IS INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED.

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR:

-Pick up and drop off from your hotel (the tour begins and ends in the lobby of your hotel where you will be picked up and taken back to once the tour has finished).

-Tourist guide who speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian or Japanese, and with a license and who is selected out of the best in the country.

-A minibus and driver dedicated to you for the entire duration of your tour

-Entrance tickets and/or fees.

-On the out of town trips lunch is also included (however it is not included in the city excursions if not expressly mentioned).

EXCLUDED FROM THE TOUR:

-Tips (optional and at the discretion of the customer).

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Tour Transport.

We only employ safe and careful drivers and use the most modern and comfortable air conditioned minivan and coach. We will provide transport dependent on your group size as follows.

Group size 1-9 persons: modern minibus with air-conditioner 9 passenger seat format or modern and confortable pick up with air-conditioner (only for groups of 1-4 people).

Group size 10-13 persons: modern minibus with air-conditioner- 13 passenger seat format.

Group size 13+ persons: we can either use multiple minibuses or a full sized passenger coach in a 24, 32 or 40 seat format.

Guides.

A Tourist Authority of Thailand licensed and English, Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, Thai or Italian speaking guide will be provided. We provide separate drivers and your guide will not be driving the vehicle.

Customize.

If you feel this itinerary does not quite suit then we can customize it to suit your own interests and length of time so please contact us with you suggestions.

Pick up and drop off.

Included with all our tours are both pick up and drop off to and from any hotel in the city center.