Start countryside experience at 7.30 am

Start the tour to see Banteay Kdei, the Buddhist temple was built in 12th century. Then continue to see the most famous temple which was built in the mid 12th to early 13th centuries, known as Ta Prohm temple. This temple has been deliberately left in its natural state after re-discovery by the French in the late 1800s – leaving it overgrown and gradually declining. It was the site of the tomb raider movie. It has been famous since this movie broadcasted.

After that drive to see a temple in the jungle, a bit a way from the crowd called Tanei. Lunch Break (own cost).

2:30pm, head to Silk Farm, where you can see people producing silk products and mostly are woman. This also provide the training skill to them as they might have dropped off from school.

Then drive to the west of Siem Reap to get the experience of country side. Walking in the village, get Ox cart ride and enjoy the view of rice fields. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Start temples tour at 8 am

In the morning, head to see the famous temple called the GEM of Angkor area, the pretty temple of Banteay Srei. The so called “the citadel of women”. It displays some of the finest examples of classical Khmer art of base reliefs and pink sandstone which is seem nowhere else in Angkor.

After visiting local houses, continue to see the Landmine Museum which promotes mine awareness and education. You also can learn about Cambodia through 3 decades in civil war. Mr. Aki Ra, the museum founder, was a child soldier during Khmer Rouge. Now is working as a de-miner. He was one of the CNN top ten heroes, 2010. (optional ), $5/pp. Lunch Break (your own account).

After lunch, you will also have an opportunity to stop at local community along the way and I will help you to experience the daily life, taste palm wine and palm sugar (seasonal) and other local products. Then visit Banteay Samre and end up with Pre Rup and enjoy the view of sun set there.

Experience village life at 8 am

After breakfast, start the journey to visit one of the local market in Siem Reap. You can experience how locals handle with their business.

Then carry on to visit the floating village (Kampong Khleang). It is an interesting boat trip (2hrs) on Tonle Sap Lake, where you will have an opportunity to view the daily life of people living on the lake. Through our sightseeing you will experience the daily life of people in the village and enjoy the different view. Tonle Sap is the largest fresh water lake in South East Asia. You can see houses on stilts that are submerged when Tonle Sap extends in the wet. You will also enjoy the flooded forest and fishing activity along the way. And also take a break from the big boat to the small boat through the forest and floating villages. Lunch break (own account).

And then continue the tour to see the temple called Beng Mealea. The temple is covered over one square kilometre and largely overrun by vegetation and very lightly touristic, giving it an adventurous ‘lost temple’ feel. Constructed in a distinctly Angkor Wat style under the same king that built Angkor Wat (Suryavarman II), Beng Mealea preceded and may have served as a prototype of sort for Angkor Wat. Over night in Siem Reap.

Start off the temples exploration at 5 am

In the early morning at 5am, start the tour to explore the sun rise at the world’s largest religious monument, Angkor Wat. It is surrounded by a broad 190 m wide moat, is 1.5 km long by 1.3 km wide. The temple itself is 330 m by 260 m, has three levels and 5 major towers. In side the temple, on the walls are covered with base reliefs depicting Hindu Mythology and the war during king Suryavaraman II’s reign. Furthermore, Angkor Wat is well known for more than 2,000 Apsara dancers decorating the temple. Today, Angkor Wat is figured on Cambodia’s national flag as the temple symbolizes the soul of Cambodian. The climb to the top level is very steep but an absolute must (you need shoulders covered and knee level pants/skirt).

Back to hotel for the rest of during heat day. At 2:30pm, start the tour to see the city of Angkor Thom Through the victory gate. From here you will enter the city and move to the Bayon temple, famous for its many galleries of Bas-reliefs that chronicle the history and life of the city. Continue on foot/transport to the Bapuon Temple, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the site of the ancient Royal Palace.

Then visit Preah Khan, if you feel like one or more temples on the grand tour: a bit further North back through Angkor Thom, an ancient Buddhist university and city, walls and moats and long entrance walk, jungle enclosed larger temple than Ta Prohm yet a very similar feel. Over night in Siem Reap. Dinner recommendation: Marum.