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Upon arrival in Siem Reap in the morning we commerce visiting the South Gate of Angkor Thom (Great Angkor or Great City). Angkor Thom is a 3km walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire. The ancient walled city of Angkor Thom contains the famous Bayon Temple with its more than 200 enormous, mysterious smiling faces. Next, visit to the Terrace of the Elephants. Impressive, two and half-meter tall wall spanning the heart of Angkor Thom in the front of Baphoun and Phimeanakas, Carved elephants and giant garudas adorn the wall. Terrace of the Leper King – a double terrace at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants with deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings. After lunch, visit ANGKOR WAT – on e of the Seven Wonders of the World. Angkor Wat, the largest temples in the world, with a volume of stone equalling that of the Cheops pyramid in Egypt/ The temples of Angkor, built from 879-1191AD, In the evening, proceed to watch sunset at Phnom Bakheng hill. Overnight at hotel, Siem Reap.
After breakfast, proceed to a little more than 20km north of Angkor, almost at the foot of the Kulen Mountains, sites the remarkable small temple of Banteay Srei. Banteay Srei (“the Citadel of the Women”) – this fabled pink temple of the women, so called because it was make of pink sandstone and considered a tribute to the beauty of women. Its small size, delicate carvings and remarkable state of preservation make Banteay Srei one of everyone’s favourite temples. After lunch, proceed to visit Ta Prohm – a temple in its “natural state”. Surround by jungle, its labyrinth of stone hallways is overgrown with the roots and limbs of the massive Banyan trees which envelope the stones like tentacles. Tonight, enjoy your dinner with Khmer traditional Dance show (meal is separately quoted)