Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Banteay Srei & Grand Circuit Tour

   • Meet your Siem Reap tour guide and drive to Banteay Srei which is a beautiful temple located about 35 km outside of Siem Reap town. 

   • Stop at a local community along the way and observe the daily life followed by tasting some seasonal palm wine and palm sugar and try other local products.

   • Proceed to the Cambodian Landmine Museum and Relief Facility to learn all about Aki Ra who pioneered landmine clearance in Cambodia before stopping for lunch at a local restaurant.

   • Continue towards Siem Reap with a visit to Pre Rup, a temple mountain built in 962 by King Rajendravarman and made of brick, laterite, and sandstone. 

   • Head to East Mebon Temple, which is another ancient temple built in the 10th century and now sits on a dry reservoir.

   • Visit the Ta Som Temple, a small temple built in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII, located just northeast of Angkor Thom followed by going to Neak Pean, a small temple built on an artificial island in the middle of a baray.

   Return to your hotel for an overnight stay.

2. Day 2 - Angkor Wat Visit & Small Circuit Tour

   • Visit Angkor Thom and the site of the ancient Royal Palace, along with the Terrace of the Leper King, The Elephant Terrace, Baphuon Temple, and the popular Bayon Temple. 

   • Click photos of the Angkor Thom South Gate with its stunning gate and causeway before visiting Ta Prohm, which is one of the most famous temples in the park and was originally used as a Buddhist monastery and university.

   • Continue towards the famous Angkor Wat post-lunch, which is a huge temple and has three levels with 5 main towers and the interior covered in bas-reliefs which depict ancient Hindu mythology.

3. Day 3 - Visit Temples of Roluos & Bakheng Mountain

   • Visit the three temples at Roluos post-breakfast, which used to be the capital city of the Khmer Empire. All of the temples, namely Lolei, Preah Ko, and Bakong were Buddhist temples.

   • View the gorgeous 3 towers with stone lions and intricate carvings in Preah Ko followed by visiting Bakong Temple to see the first temple-mountain made of sandstone, during the Khmer empire.

   • Stop at the Genocide Museum and at a local Buddhist Pagoda before heading for lunch at a local restaurant, followed by visiting a village and market to observe the everyday business of the locals and buy cheap gifts and souvenirs.

   • Proceed to Bakheng Mountain to see the wonderful view over Angkor Wat. The mountain was dedicated to Shiva and built during the reign of the first King Suryavarmn. 

4. Day 4 - Siem Reap Sightseeing

   • Go to the Angkor National Museum, which is dedicated to the preservation of Angkorian artefacts before heading to Wat Thmei Pagoda on the way to Angkor Wat.

   • Visit Artisans d'Angkor to see local craftmanship including stone and wood carvings followed by lunch at a restaurant of your choice before heading to Tonle Sap Lake to see the floating village.