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Departure time: Early morning
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Return: Evening
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Sites you will visit:
Banteay Srei, Bakong, Lolei, Preah Ko, Kompong Phluk
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Highlights: delicate pink
sandstone carvings, architecture, history, stilted villages, life on water,
people, flooded forest
In the morning
you will travel to a small temple of Banteay Srei well known for its
beautiful delicate carvings in warm pink
sandstone. This late 10th century temple is fairly compact and very
different from other Angkorian temples.
The late 9th
century Hindu temples Bakong, Lolei and Preah Ko form what is collectively
known as the Rolous group located 15km west of Siem Reap, away from the
main Angkor Archaeological Park. Explore the early capital of Angkor and let
your guide show you the most attractive sites in this location, the most
impressive being the pyramid-like Bakong surrounded by moat still containing
water today.
You will have a
lunch break locally and rest during the hottest part of the day.
Later in the
afternoon you will travel to Kompong Phluk, an authentic stilted village
on the edge of the great Tonle Sap Lake. The Khmer, Vietnamese and Cham people
live in harmony with the rising and falling water levels of the lake. Fun fact:
most households here own boats as well as motorbikes as their road becomes a
water channel during the monsoon. The biggest attraction in this neighbourhood
is the eerie Flooded Forest accessible by boat during the wet season.
Price: USD 51
per person
Minimum: 2
pax with Remork
Price included:
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English Speaking Tour Guide
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Transportation
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Boat fee
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dinner
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Drinking Water
Price excluded:
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Temple Pass
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Accommodation
