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PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP PHI-CA3.2 (3days / 2nights) Day 1 : Phnom Penh (Arrival) (D)  Transfer from Phnom Penh Airport to the hotel Check in Hotel Phnom Penh city tour: Visit the Victory Monument and the National Museum, also called Musēe des Beaux-Arts. A French archeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art notably sculptures – from throughout the ages. Visit the Royal Palace built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5,000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha, encrusted and weighing 90 kilograms,, and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. End your afternoon with a visit to Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of the city during sunset • Dinner at local restaurant and accommodation at hotel Meal : Dinnner Day 2 : Phnom Penh - Siem Reap (B/L/D)  Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Phnom Penh Airport for Siem Reap. Arrivel Siem Reap Airport transfer to visit the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King. • Lunch at Local Restaurant In the afternoon, Visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodia flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor what’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks – the enclosing wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. Enjoy the sunset on Angkor Wat • Dinner at local restaurant and accommodation at hotel Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinnner Day 3 : Siem Reap - Depart (B/L) Breakfast at hotel. Morning, transfer to Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art.Visit Bantey Srei Then continuation to Banteay Samre , built in the third quarter of the 12th century. It consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompanied by two libraries, the southern example remarkably well preserved. Two concentric walls enclose the ensemble. Then, Visit Taprohm until sunset, one of the most beautiful temples in the area, as it has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it has been left to be swallowed by the jungle, and looks very much the way most of the monuments of Angkor appeared when European explorer first stumbled upon them. • Lunch at Local Restaurant. Then, transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for departure flight to the next Destination Meal : Breakfast, Lunch End of tour |
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