Angkor temples with names such as the ‘Lotus Pond’ Temple or the ‘Citadel of Women’ sanctuary are destined to bring the explorer out of you. Away from the sheer size of Angkor, the jungle-based Beng Mealea and charming Banteay Srei beckon to be visited.
• Explore the lesser-known temples of Angkor • Enter Beng Mealea and learn about its unique place • Soak in the charm of the pink sandstone temple Banteay Srei • Enjoy a traditional Khmer lunch en route • Return transfers from and to your hotel are included
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
One-day Angkor entrance pass
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
Lunch at a local restaurant (food only)
All applicable taxes and service charges
A professional English-speaking guide.
Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
Transfers for customers arriving or departing from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations
Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply
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Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Siem Reap. Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside this area such as Tonle Sap, Koh Ker, Banteay Srei and Siem Reap International Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions
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We will do all possible to comply with any dietary requirements during this excursion; it may not always be possible to confirm your wishes in advance based on the choice of local restaurant
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Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself
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To avoid any issues pertaining obtaining an arrival visa at the airport, please ensure that your passport contains at least two empty pages. Failure to do so may result in not gaining entrance into the Kingdom of Cambodia
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Some of the Angkor sights temples and palaces (such as the Baphuon) uphold a very strict dress code: it is essential that you dress appropriately during this excursion by wearing clothes that cover shoulders and fall below the knees.
Cancellation policy
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Angkor temples with names such as the ‘Lotus Pond’ Temple or the ‘Citadel of Women’ sanctuary are destined to bring the explorer out of you. Away from the sheer size of Angkor, the jungle-based Beng Mealea and charming Banteay Srei beckon to be visited.
• Explore the lesser-known temples of Angkor • Enter Beng Mealea and learn about its unique place • Soak in the charm of the pink sandstone temple Banteay Srei • Enjoy a traditional Khmer lunch en route • Return transfers from and to your hotel are included
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
One-day Angkor entrance pass
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
Lunch at a local restaurant (food only)
All applicable taxes and service charges
A professional English-speaking guide.
Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
Transfers for customers arriving or departing from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations
Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
Itinerary
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Beng Mealea
At around 8 am, your English-speaking guide and driver will be waiting at your hotel lobby for a full day away from the main Angkor temples and move into the countryside. The ride to the jungle-based Beng Mealea lies 80 kilometres outside Siem Reap and will fill our morning with ease. The Beng Mealea, or “Lotus Pond” Temple, from the early 11th Century built by Suryavarman II as a Hindu Temple and is hidden in a maze of the jungle. Architecturally, Beng Mealea is noted for its innovative, for its time, construction of hallways, it once was a very large temple with galleries foreshadowing Angkor Wat. For a long time, it was left aside by nearby villagers until it was (re)discovered by local explorers and remains still one of the least-visited temple ruins of Angkor. The sprawling jungle temple covering over one square kilometre is overrun by vegetation, so there is plenty to see, explore and walk around.
3 hours
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Banteay Srei
After enjoying a simple lunch en route and on the way back to Siem Reap, you will visit Banteay Srei. Named ‘The Citadel of Women’ this is a tiny, yet very enchanting temple, which is one of the jewels in this remarkable city. Built of red sandstone in the 10th century and dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the carved male and female figures in the niches are executed exquisitely in both style and proportion. This is the most Indian of all the temples in Angkor and the words of H.W. Ponder, is ‘a fairy palace in the heart of an immense and mysterious forest’. A proper dress code applies for visitors to this temple and your guide for the day will gladly explain the requirements to enter the holy sanctum of Banteay Srei.
The day comes to an end, and with the air-conditioning on and seeing countryside life passing by, we head back to Siem Reap.
