Privétour: HERO Rats & Angkor National Museum
Beschrijving
Een halve dag bezoeken aan nabijgelegen musea met een ervaren gids. Zie de "Hero Rats", die werken aan het ontmijnen van het Cambodjaanse platteland, bezoek de moordvelden van Siem Reap en het Angkor National Museum.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Je dag begint met een pick-up om 8 uur of 13 uur door je chauffeur en ervaren gids. Bezoek Wat Thmei, een van de moordende veldgedenktekens, een kleine gedenkstupa die de schedels en botten bevat van slachtoffers die zijn gedood tijdens het regime van de Rode Khmer in de periode 1975 - 1979.
We vervolgen de rondgang in Apopo Visitor Centre om meer te weten te komen over de geschiedenis van het conflict in Cambodja en de impact van de landmijnen op de lokale gemeenschappen. De plaats om een verschil te maken is wat bekend staat als de "Hero Rats". Gebruikt vanwege hun lichte gewicht, zijn de ratten getraind om begraven landmijnen te snuiven, een enorme hulp bij het ontmijnen van de regio. Bekijk de ratten in actie aan het roer van hun trainers. (Deze ervaring is in het weekend en op feestdagen gesloten en wordt vervangen door War Museum.)
De dag eindigt met een bezoek aan het Angkor National Museum, een archeologisch museum gewijd aan de verzameling, het behoud en de presentatie van Angkorian artefacten. De collecties zijn grotendeels gedateerd uit de Angkor-periode van het Khmer Rijk, circa 9 tot 14e eeuw, en de meeste van de artefacten zijn ontdekt in en rond de nabijgelegen archeologische vindplaatsen in Angkor.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
Onze gids en chauffeur ontmoeten u om 08:00 uur of om 14:00 uur (optioneel) in de hotellobby van uw accommodatie en halen u op voor de tour.
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Baby's en kleine kinderen kunnen in een wandel- of kinderwagen mee
- Kinderen moeten bij een volwassene op schoot zitten
- Vervoersopties zijn rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- Er zijn twee opties naar keuze dat de tour 's ochtends om 08:00 uur of' s middags om 13:00 uur kan beginnen
- Let op: het Angkor National Museum is momenteel gesloten, daarom kan de reisroute worden gewijzigd.
Beoordelingen(16)
Visitors to Siem Reap should not miss this tour. The information provided by our guide, Aaron, about his personal experiences with the Killing Fields was riveting. Additionally, the Hero Rats tour was one of the highlights of our time in Siem Reap.
Missed the rats thing due to Cambodian New Year so went to Cambodia Landmine Museum instead. Also went to Killing Fields and Angkor National Museum.
Good tour,but did not get to see the rats museum due to being closed due to Cambodia New Year. Instead visited Cambodia Landmine Museum which was a bit out of town. Then visited the Angkor National Museum which was huge.
The Hero Rats, the Killing Fields and the Museum all provided a great in depth experience of understanding the fields that they were related to with excellent pre stations.
Recalling the horrors of the Khamer Rouge and the killing fields, there is hope for removing the millions of remaining land mines across Cambodia. This is a stop that you must not miss, even if the title is off-putting. Here, you see how these intelligent rats from Tanzania in Africa can be trained to identify land mines and save hundreds and hundreds of lives, essential to this day where the threat continues nationwide. The rat's trainers demonstrate the training and lifesaving work that these rats and their handlers do. You can support the mission by going and by donating to a US 501c3 if you are as moved as we were.
We had seen something about Hero Rats on TV and then learned from the hotel that they actually had a place where you could go see them and learn more. We did many amazing things on this trip and this definitely ranked among our favourite. We had no idea how amazing these rats are or that this breed can be trained to do more than find live landmines. We learned about how they are chosen, trained and cared for. We also got to see a demonstration of how they work the fields before getting to hold one. They are excessively cute. If you have a negative view of rats, these guys will change your perspective. Highly recommend visiting the HERO Rats. It's an incredible program worth supporting.
We are on a OAT post trip to Cambodia following 24 days in Vietnam Here they train Giant imported African Rats (known as “HeroRATS) to locate explosives (smell of TNT). They presented us with a demonstration of how a rat identifies the landmine. The rats are trained by mixing in the smell of TNT with the treats they like. Want to hold a 3 pound rat = you can!!!!! NOT for TOM!!!
Had a great time and enjoyed the wealth of knowledge my guide provided to make the experience truly memorable. The Apollo Rat center was a fascinating. Yes, can be done on own without a tour, but booking via this tour took all the headaches or thought out of the process. The Angkor Museum is a fantastic museum. Loads of artifacts and a good primer to understanding what you see when you go to Angkor Wat. Guide was a wealth of knowledge, and moved at a pace to match mine. Highly recommend.
After speaking someone at our hotel they said it was interesting and worth a visit if we had time. We took at Tuk Tuk and turned up, cost was $10 and lasted about 45 mins. Lots of boards displaying the work they undertake, a session of information then a demonstration with one of the rats. After you can hold them. The tour ends with a short film, we enjoyed our visit and learnt that is bits just Cambodia that use them.
The hero rats are amazing. I really enjoyed learning about their activities to save lives. Our guide to the Angkor museum was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and was willing to adapt to what we wanted to see.
