ANGKOR ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK Day Tour

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Front view of Angkor Wat

GIGANTIC, EXQUISITE, MAGNIFICENT ART and ARCHITECTURE.

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ANGKOR ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK

Ta Prohm Temple.

A famous and major tourist destination in the South East Asian Region, the Angkor Archaeological Park continues to captivate the hearts of the true travelers around the world.

It is now considered a protected UNESCO world heritage sight continuing to invite millions of tourist every year.

Some popular movies were also created and shot in this enchanting city and that includes the very famous Tomb Raider movie by Angelina Jolie.

With the discovery of these ruins becoming a heritage sight, continued restorations have been implemented for its conservation.

During our day tour almost all temples have undergone reconstruction in order to preserve the concrete foundations of the antique ruins and continue opening its gates to the world wide public.

There are still more ruins within Angkor Wat Archaeological Park, but the ones located near the main city of Siem Reap are the major attractions.

Because of the vast choices of temples, you would be needing ample time to complete all temple hopping since it is kilometers away from each other.

Our group didn't really follow a strict itinerary, instead we hired a car and driver from our guest house and we let them decide to which temples we should partake. No need to stress on a whole day allotment of temple touring c",)

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Roaming around in these gigantic structures gave us all the freedom with no worries on time or what to do next and just hop to the next sight whenever we want.

Seeing the remnants brought us back in the ancient times and you would be wondering how it was built ages ago. The massive construction makes you ask how many years it took them to build it, the architectural facade was impressive and very creative, and with all the astonishing stone works making this lovely kingdom so breathtaking.

We were like lost kids happily gazing around, my cousins were brave enough to climb up some steep temples. I wasn’t. ( I won’t dare go up seeing stony carvings have fallen and disassembled from a top makes me worried).

Although majority of the visitors have made it and went inside some narrow paths following the trail to get the best view from the top completing their temple tour journey.

Moreover it had been a meaningful experience to us and have allowed me to take as many photos, giving me the best landscapes to capture by far!

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ONE DAY ITINERARY

ANGKOR ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK Day Pass

MORNING

Sunrise at Angkor Wat
Angkor Thom City South Gate
Bayon
Philmeanakas
Baphuon
Terrace of the Lepper King
Temple of the Elephant Terrace

AFTERNOON

Ta Prohm
Angkor Wat Temple

ADMISSIONS OR PASSES

Temple tour passes in Siem Reap is actually centralized. I thought there would be agencies like a typical group tour offering various prices with a guide like what we did in Vietnam, but you can just purchase a ticket depending on your choice of duration.

The ticketing office is situated few kilometers from the Siem reap town along the entrance of Angkor Wat temple.

All tourists will have to drop by here to purchase their chosen admission passes depending on desired period.

TEMPLE PASSES

$20 - Day Tour
$40 - 3 Day pass valid for 1 week
$60 - 7 Day pass valid for 1month

TRANSPORTATION without a Guide

Transportation is another important aspect for the temple tours. You may hire a car, tuktok or any suitable transportation depending if you’re traveling alone or groups. Some hired motorcycles and even use bicycles going there.

$1 - Bicycle
$8 or $10 - Motorcycle
$15 - Tuktok (good for 4 )
$20 Car (Good for 4 )

NOTE: These are noted prices for the tourist and are subject to change.

We took advantage of Bou Savy Guesthouse Car service and a driver for the 4 of us and paid $30 for the car service, that includes pick up and transfers with unlimited chilled bottled water for the whole day.

Once you reached each temple, there are a number of English speaking tour guides offering for their services in all smiles and it all depends on your budget and plans.

Driver - the person hired for transportation. He sends you to your desired location then picks you up on a certain area afterwards. He doesn’t offer any guiding experience, once inside the temple.
GUIDE – is solely meant to direct you to the different sights providing all stories and information about the temples. Driver will be an additional cost.

EXPENSES