ANGKOR- 6 DAYS - 5 NIGHTS

CAMBODIA COUNTRYSIDE TOUR

program 

ANGKOR- 6 DAYS - 5 NIGHTS 

Private tour

Including 5 visiting days the main temples of the Small Circuit and the Big Circuit. Guided tours by english speaking professional guide, included transport. One morning with boat trip to see the floatting villages of sin on the lake Tonle Sap

Day 1: ARRIVAL SIEM REAP/ ANGKOR VISIT
Morning arrival at Siem Reap airport. Transfer to your hotel . Siem Reap is the nearest town to the temple complex of Angkor. From the 9th to 13th century, Angkor was the heart of a rich and sophisticated civilization. You will see massive stone monuments, wide majestic causeways, imposing gateways and towers, all in a wonderful jungle setting.
Morning you will visit with your prived professional guide, the "Great City" of Angkor Thom, visits include the famous Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas Temple within the Royal Palace enclosure, Baphuon Temple, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Afternoon dedicated to visit the most famous & magnificent Angkor Vat temple.
This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares.With many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water, carved low-reliefs about Ramayana Story and day-to-day life at the time of Angkor's construction.
At the end of afternoon, following the season, since the Mountain Bakend, the sunset on all the temples, with spectacular views over Angkor Vat.

Day 2: ANGKOR VISIT
Morning visit of a selection of temples, including the Royal City of Preah Khan with impressive sculptures, Neak Pean built on a small circular island, Ta Som, East Mebon,.
Afternoon we will continue our visits by Thommanon temple , Ta keo , one of Angkor's great temple mountains, Ta Prohm with a part of the jungle, Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang a Royal bathing place, Prasat Kravan with unique brick sculptures. We will visit Les Chantiers Ecole, a handicraft center located in the center of Siem Reap. Les Chantiers Ecole was founded in 1992 and its aim is to revive that ancient Khmer art. This organization gives young people the opportunity to learn the art of stone, wood carving, and silk weaving .

Day 3: VISIT BANTEAY SREI / KBAL SPIEN
Morning we will visit the enchanting Banteay Srei. It appears that the temple was designed to leave no space undecorated, and the fine carvings in pink sandstone are unique. We will continue after by car to a little chain of hills. After one hour, we will arrive in a place near Kbal Spien and continue our journey on foot, following a white sand path which heads up into the jungle. This very pleasant walk takes us through the beautiful forest. Please note that there are several narrow and steep passages on the way. After approximately 40 minutes walk, we will hear the sound of a waterfall . This place offers at first sight no particular attractions except the natural environment. We will discover that the riverbed and the rocks around us are covered with carvings representing the gods of the Brahma religion dating back as far as the 11th century, its the "thousand Lingas Rivers". The water runs over the sculptures of Vishnu, Lakshmi, Hanuman, Rama and many Lingas, which were carved in stone in the past to sanctify the water and to thank the gods for their gift. The sound of a small waterfall temps to follow the river further through the small gorge. Using bamboo stairs to pass a few escarped passages we finally discover the beautiful waterfall.
After this visit, we will go to Banteay Samre, with elaborate architecture and exceptional carvings, and we will visit of a local village. and visit of Baray Oriental sites, built by Rajendravarman : , Pré Rup, Preasat Khleang,.

Day 4: BOAT RIDE on TONLE SAP LAKE / SILK CENTER.
This morning we will enjoy a boat ride on the Tonle Sap lake. This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen's "floating village" with floatting schools, floatting police station, etc. It is same as a big village floatting on the lake, and the "village" move from place to place following water levels and curant.
afternoon, we will visit Siem Reap central market and the Silk Farm in Puok, established by a French NGO to revive Cambodia's beautiful silk production. We can see every step of silk production .

Day 5: BENG MEALEA and PHNOM KHULEN.
Today we will go to the temple of Phnom Kulen, (2hours drive,and special permit) on a mountain, this temple is very important for Khmer buddhist people. Then we will visit Beng Melea Temple which is lost in the jungle. 2-3 hours drive through the beautiful countryside takes us there. Beng Melea, a very romantic temple,  is almost the size of Angkor Wat and is one of the largest ensembles build during the Khmer Kingdom. It is enclosed by a huge moat of 1200m x 900m and the temple presents in places a veritable chaos of fallen debris beside areas that remain absolutely intact - but everywhere vegetation reigns as master. During our visit we will have to walk over ruins and climb to fully explore this site. The decoration of Beng Mealea is simple and animated only in certain areas but you can find several bas-reliefs' showing scenes from the Khmer Mythology. Late afternoon return to Siem Reap

Day 6: ROLUOS GROUP of TEMPLES 
This morning we will visit the ancient Khmer civilization site of Hariharalaya, which flourished in the late 9th and early 10th Centuries. These are the earliest temples in the Angkor area and are referred as the Roluos group. The three Roluos temples are Bakong Temple Mountain with wonderful carvings on the false doors and lintels, the funerary temple of Preah Ko, Lolei Temple with the Roluos group's most exquisite carvings and inscriptions. . Afternoon transfer to Siem Reap Airport. Departure with international flight.

THE PRICES INCLUDE: Welcome and transfer at your arrival from the airport or the boat to the hotel (Hotel category of your choice, local norms). The visit permit of Angkor site (all temples), according to the number of days indicated in your program. Visits of the temples with a English-speaking professional guide, AC car or minibus (private) with driver, during the number of days indicated on your program. The hotel with breakfast included according to the number of nights indicated. For certain programs, an excursion with private boat on Tonlé Sap Lake transport included. All tax included

THE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE: Lunches and diners ( except if you wish to be in Full board or half board, please indicate it to us ). Drinks. visits not indicated. Airport taxes.