Day 05: Siem Reap – Tour (B/L/D)
AM:
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning, we visit Banteay Srei Temple. It is built largely of red sandstone, which is covered with elaborate and deeply carved decoration. The buildings themselves are miniature in scale. These factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to its being widely praised as a “precious gem”, or the “jewel of Khmer art”. After that we continue to visit Banteay Samre Temple, this monument takes its name from the Samre people, is found to the east of the earth embankment forming the eastern wall of the East Baray
Lunch at The Square 24 Restaurant
PM:
We visit to the temples of Pre Rup, traditionally believed to be a funerary temple, but in fact the state temple of Rajendravarman II. Mebon, architecturally and artistically superior temple-mountain beautifully carved false doors on upper level, as well as an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. Tasom, the most distant temple on the grand circuit, is small but classic Jayavarman VII temple. Neak Pean, means ‘coiled serpents’, from the encoiled nagas that encircled the temple. The temple is faced by a statue of the horse, Balaha, saving drowning sailors. Preah Khan means ‘sacred sword’. In harmony with Ta Prohm, which was dedicated to Jayavarman VII’s mother, Preah Khan is dedicated to his father.
Dinner at Maharajah Restaurant
Overnight in SIEM REAP