Overview

1. Your hotel

   Your driver waits for you at your booked hotel in Siem Reap.

2. Banteay Srei

   1.5 hours

   Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, perfect for the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. The temple extremely popular with tourists and is widely praised as a "precious gem", or the "jewel of Khmer art." The temple's modern name, Banteay Srei ("citadel of the women") is probably related to the intricacy of the bas-relief carvings found on the walls and the tiny dimensions of the buildings themselves.

3. Kbal Spean

   1.5 hours

   After some hiking, you'll arrive at Kbal Spean, which consists of a series of stone rock relief carvings in sandstone formations of the river bed and banks. It is commonly known as the "Valley of a 1000 Lingas" or "The River of a Thousand Lingas". The motifs for stone carvings are mainly myriads of lingams (phallic symbol of Hindu god Shiva), depicted as neatly arranged bumps that cover the surface of a sandstone bed rock, and lingam-yoni designs.

4. Restaurant

   1.5 hours

   Enjoy a delicious Khmer-style lunch in front of the majestic site, and take a short break from the hot weather.

5. Prasat Beng Mealea

   2 hours

   It was built as a Hindu temple, but with some carvings depicting buddhist motifs. It is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and heaps of stones. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built made it easier for more visitors to come.

6. Roluos Group

   30 minutes

   Roluos was once the first capital of Khmer Empire until the capital was moved to Bakheng in 905. The Roluos group, dating from the late 9th century, is the earliest site of the 600 years Angkor Period that is open to visitors.

7. Koh Ker Temple

   1.5 hours

   Koh Ker is a very special temple, with the shape of a 7-tiered pyramid that is unique among the Angkor Wat ruins. Koh Ker was briefly the capital of the whole Khmer empire (928–944 AD). It is located in a jungle filled region that is sparsely populated, where more than 180 sanctuaries were found. Only about two dozen monuments can be visited by tourists because most of the sanctuaries are hidden in the forest.

8. Prasat Krahom

   15 minutes

   This is the second largest structure at Koh Ker area, named for its red bricks structure. Although none of the carved stone lions remains to be seen, stone archways, galleries, and a series of sanctuaries and ponds are still visible.

9. Your hotel

   Your driver drops you off at your booked hotel in Siem Reap.

Inclusions and Exclusions

• All transportation from and to your hotel at Siem Reap
• Experienced English speaking driver
• Ice water and refreshing towel
• All taxes and service fees
• Koh Ker Temple ticket ($10 per person)
• Angkor Wat ticket (1-day $37, 3-day $62, 7-day $72)
• Tour guide
• Meals (breakfast, lunch, or dinner)
• Personal expenses and tips (optional)

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