Full-Day private Angkor Temples Tour from Siem Reap





Description
Spend the whole day exploring the awesome temples of Angkor. You’ll be picked up from your hotel by your Tour Guide and a driver and take a short drive to Angkor Wat. Visit Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument. The Tour guide will share with you all the history and culture. Then visit the jungle-enveloped Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider temple). After lunch, you’ll visit the intricately carved and well-preserved Banteay Srei Temple. The detailed reliefs on this sandstone structure are the finest, and most skillfully crafted in Cambodia. On the way back to your hotel, we’ll drive past the Butterfly Center (BBC), with the largest butterfly exhibition in Southeast Asia, and the Cambodian Landmine Museum. We visit the Palm Sugar and Khmer Noodle villages. Enjoy your lunch with cold drinks in a local restaurant at the 12th-century temple complex.
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Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built early in the 12th century. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation. We will enter the great temple from the little-visited eastern side. We continue our journey on foot and creep through a jungle path to the North ancient library pool. Listen to the explanations of your expert guide, then spend time venturing into the central chambers of the temple, where your local guide will reveal the history, myths and stories depicted on the stone bas-reliefs (the longest stretch of bas-relief carvings in the world) then you will venture deep into the central chambers of this truly great temple. Your knowledgeable guide will ensure that your visit to Angkor Wat leaves you with a rich understanding of the history and purpose of the great temple, and also of the mighty Angkorian civilisation.
The jungle-enveloped Ta Prohm (Tomb raider temple)– one of the most atmospheric of all temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm was built in the 13th century. Unlike the most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found, the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. Ta Prohm was a religious temple located in the centre of the Ancient Khmer University during the 12th and 13th century.
Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. Banteay Srei was the only major temple at Angkor not built by a Monarch, it was built by a King’s counselor in the 10th century. It is an intricately carved and well-preserved Temple. The detailed reliefs on this sandstone structure are the finest, most skillfully crafted in Cambodia.
BBC is a butterfly zoo near Angkor Wat. Founded in 2009, it is the largest enclosed butterfly centre in Southeast Asia. BBC has been designed and financed by Ben Hayes and Mike Baltzer, two British butterfly enthusiasts. BBC is part of the Cambodian project connecting responsible tourism with environmental conservation. Scientifically, butterflies belong to the insect group of lepidopterans, which also includes moths, and moths also have the attention of BBC. The centre showcase examples of the large variety of lepidopterans in Cambodia, preferably local varieties, in a large netted garden environment. As butterflies have a short lifespan of no more than a few weeks, and because many species are seasonal, there are twice as many species present around the centre during November and December. BBC also works as a sustainable butterfly farm, providing training for locals. Some of the farmed butterflies are meant for the centre's own gardens, while others are meant for sale and export.
The Cambodia Landmine Museum and Relief Center serves to educate the public on the dangers of landmines, and in addition it supports education for Cambodian youth. This home was created so that it might serve as a place of healing for bodies, hearts and minds. We believe that love, support and education are the essential means to secure a better future for the children that live here and our visitors.
Preah Dak Village is a famous and popular place for local market of objects and arts. Visitors can discover beautiful places and natural life. The village is well-known as Khmer Noodle Village and Palm Sugar Producing village. It is one of the popular tourist spots in Siem Reap destination.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
You will be picked up from your accommodation to begin the tour by your Tour Guide and a Driver.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Your Tour Guide will send you a Link to purchase the temple entrance e-ticket days in advance.
- Please wear flat shoes that are comfortable for walking.
Reviews(7)
Highly recommend rith our guide, he has good knowledge abt the history and made our experience really nice. Thank you
Our tour guide was Wonderful, friendly and informative. The Driver was very nice and professional. They looked after us all the time. Thankyou so much.
The trip was extremely well organized and Bun our tour guide was amazing. He really took good care of us and ensured that we get the best view of everything. He also adjusted the tour to our interest and provided insightful and detailed knowledge throughout. The vehicle was very good condition and the driver was smiling all the time. I would highly recommend this tour!
Dear Customers, Thank you so much for taking time to review us on Trip Advisor. We are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your tour. We will pass your comments on to our guide and driver. Kind regards, Journey2 Angkor.
Angkor Wat is Great Wonder in the World, it's so beautiful temple, we love it so much. Very nice guide and friend driver. Hope to see them again.
The Angkor Wat tour was amazing. We loved our tour guide and driver. Both of them are friendly and have a good sense of humour. They looked after us so well.
Hi Dav, thank you for your feedbacks. Have a nice day. J2 team.
Amazing Angkor Wat, great place to visit. The guide take care us very well and driver very friendly. Will come back again.
Thankyou John for your feedbacks. Have a good day.
Absolutely excellent tour. The guide was fantastic looked after us very well and made a real … to tell us some very interesting stories and facts about temples. Very knowledgeable.



