A Glimpse of the Angkor Temples - 2 Days

At Siem Reap Airport, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel for check-in. In the afternoon, you will visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), the South Gate (with its massive statues depicting the churning of the ocean), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 230 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephant Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King), the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephant Terrace, and the Terrace Then, from the Phnom Bakheng hills, you’ll enjoy the sunset. After dinner, you’ll go to a local restaurant to see a performance of Khmer folk dancing before spending the night in Siem Reap.

In the morning, you will see Angkor Wat, the most famous of all the temples on the Angkor plain. The 81-hectare temple complex is regarded as the best example of ancient Khmer art and architecture by art historians. After that, you’ll enjoy lunch at a nearby restaurant. In the afternoon, visit Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths,” which were originally used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by four concentric walls), Ta Keo (built in the 10th – 11th Centuries), and Ta Prohm (one of the area’s most stunning temples). Following that, you will be taken to the airport to catch your flight to your next location.