2 Days Best Temples with sunset and sunrise - Private Tour

Day1: Visit Pre Rup, Banteay Srei, Neak Pean, Preah Khan, and Sunset at Bakheng Temple

-Tour Pickup time: 8.30am 

-Tour Ending time: after sunset approx. 7pm  

Today we visit the most interesting temples outside Angkor Thom city. You begin with first stop at Pre Rup Hindu temple built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction. 

Continue a drive for the intricately carved and well-preserved Banteay Srei. The detailed reliefs on this smaller sandstone structure are regarded as the finest, most skillfully crafted in Cambodia. Banteay Srei has only been accessible since the late 1990s, when the Khmer Rouge left the area.

Return your journey back and visit Neak Pean temples, an artificial island with a Buddhist temple on a circular island in Jayatataka Baray and continue your afternoon to Preah Khan temple, a ruined but highly atmospheric mélange of tree roots and crumbling stone structures. Construction of this site was commissioned by the great 'temple builder' Jayavaraman VII (in honour of his father) and a visit to this smaller site makes for an interesting contrast with the more imposing Angkor Wat. Preah Khan is currently being restored by the World Monument Fund and in places is in remarkably good condition. Late afternoon return to town after a memorable day exploration. 

One the way back, enjoy a brief stop and discoveries with an ascent for sunset at Bakheng mountain temple.

Day2: Angkor Wat at sunrise, Ta Prohm, Ta Nei, and Bayon Temple

-Tour Pickup time: 4.40am (Include sunrise)  

-Tour Ending time: Approx. 1pm  

Begin with a pre-dawn departure for sunrise outside of Angkor Wat. Enter the great temple in darkness (please bring a torch) from the little-visited eastern side, and creep along hoary cloistered corridors past the longest stretch of bas-relief carvings in the world.

End your touring at Angkor with breakfast outside the temple. Continue by moving on to the jungle-enveloped Ta Prohm – one of the most atmospheric of all temples in Angkor.  Once home to 2,740 monks, Ta Prohm today looks much as it did in the early 1850s, when French explorer Henri Mouhot ‘rediscovered’ this crumbling site. Move to drive to Ta Nei, a late 12th Century stone temple located in Angkor.

Visit the southern Gate of Angkor Thom, flanked by a row of 54 stone figures on each side - gods to the left and demons to the right – and the fortified city of Angkor Thom. At ‘The Bayon’, you will see its beautifully crafted central towers, covered in more than 200 enormous faces, then explore the famous Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of Elephants. 

Inclusion:

- Visit temples in and outside Angkor Complex including sunrise and sunset   

- Explore the temples of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom City, Bayon,Ta Prohm Temple, Banteay Srei and temples outside Angkor Thom city

- Experienced English Speaking Tour Guide

- Travel
comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle

- Stay
refreshed with complimentary bottled water and a cool towel

- Enjoy
convenient hotel pickup and drop-off services

Exclusions:

- Temples entrance fee 2-3days: 62$/person (covering all the temples) 

- Meals 

Tour Notes: 

- Kindly note that payment is required in advance via the online payment link provided in the confirmation email after the booking. 

- Hotel pickup and drop off are included and the exact pickup time is to be advised 1 day before the tour starts

- Temples pass is available to pass online and purchase 1 day before the tour start is recommended (It is nonrefundable)