PART 2---ANGKOR WAT IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA! YOU MUST VISIT THIS TEMPLE BEFORE YOU GO TO HEAVEN!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

THIS IS MY ITINERARY AND AAA TRAVEL AND TOURS OFFERS THE BEST RATES AND SERVICE IN SIEM REAP TO VISIT ANGKOR WAT. 

ANGKOR WAT AND THE VARIOUS TEMPLES ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE 400 SQ KM ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK SO YOU WILL NEED A SET OF WHEELS TO GET YOU AROUND IN COMFORT AND SAFETY.

It costs US $ 329 to US $490 per person, depending on your choice of 3-star, 4-star or 5-star hotel. I can personally vouch for AAA Travel & Tours and the best hotel is Park Hyatt Siem Reap which is located in the heart of town and 5 minutes walk to the throbbing night markets, clubs and discos which stunned me half to death as the night life in Siem Reap is so active and fun! 

KEE HUA CHEE'S ITINERARY:

Day 1:  Arrive Siem Reap  - Temple visit

After pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel make your way to Angkor Thom to experience the beauty of the ancient 12th century capital which includes the Bayon Temple (Temple of Smiles), The Elephants Terrace and the Royal Enclosure. Also visit Ta Prohm, the temple with the gigantic tree roots on the structure.

After lunch explore the Seventh Wonder of the world Angkor Wat and see the sun set over this beautiful ancient monument followed by  a dinner with  Khmer Traditional Dancing Show at a local restaurant.

Day 2:  Special Angkor Tour

Breakfast at the hotel.

This day will take you into the typical Khmer countryside to visit the Banteay Srei temple, Banteay Samre Temple and the East Mebon temple.

Lunch will be at a local restaurant and in the afternoon you can explore the well preserved Preah Khan temple complex. You will finish the day on top of Phnom Bakheng to view the sunset and have dinner at a local restaurant & overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 3: Jungle temple – Boat Cruise Tonle Sap Lake

Today is an adventurous day, with a visit to the remote Beng Mealea Temple which is dominated by jungle, with trees, vines and roots all over the structure. Reaching the centre requires some climbing over collapsed lintels and walls.

After a picnic lunch jump on a boat for a cruise on the Tonle Sap Lake and visit remote floating villages to experience local village life.

Day 4:  Siem Reap - Departure

Free at leisure or additional Siem Reap sightseeing until transfer for departure.

TOUR COST:

Rates range from USD329 to USD 490 per person, depending on your choice of accommodation (minimum 2 people). We can recommend excellent 3, 4 and 5 star options for you. 

John Teng
Managing Director
AAA Travel & Tours

H/P: +855 12 995 977
Tel:  +855 63 967 001
Siem Reap, Cambodia

E-mail: sale@angkorasiaadventures.com
Website: www.angkorasiaadventures.com
Skype: angkorasiatravel

THE PHOTOS BELOW WERE TAKEN BY KEE HUA CHEE AT ANGKOR WAT ONLY AS I TOOK SO MANY PHOTOS I AM DEVOTING 1 OR MORE POSTS FOR EACH TEMPLE!

IT IS EASY TO TAKE STUNNING IMAGES LIKE THIS SHOWING PERFECT GEOMETRY 

INCREDIBLE SYMMETRY. ANGKOR WAT WAS BUILT BY KKHMER KING SURYAVARMAN II IN THE LATE 11TH OR EARLY 12TH CENTURY

ANGKOR WAT WAS DEDICATED TO THE HINDU GOD VISHNU

ANGKOR WAT WAS BUILT AS N EARTHLY REPLICA OF MOUNT MERU, HOME OF THE GODS!

ALL WALL MURALS TELL STORIES FROM HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM

THE DEVAS OR DEMI-GODS AKA THE GOOD GUYS WEAR POINTED, CONICAL OR PYRAMIDAL HATS WHILE THE ASURAS OR DEMONS WEAR FLATTER ONES WHICH ARE EASILY DISTINGUISHED

DRAMATIS SCENES SHOWING ETERNAL BATTLES BETWEEN THESE TWO WHO SHARE THE SAME PRIMODAL FATHER PRAJAPATI

THE ASURAS ARE AKIN TO THE TITANS!

STRANGE AS THE WEATHER WAS HOT!

HER BREASTS HAVE BEEN RUBBED BY VISITORS WHO BELIEVE THEY BRING LUCK! NOW THE BOOBS ARE OF A DIFFERENT TONE!

THIS IS THE TOP OF THE BIGGEST TOWER OR STUPA

THIS AREA REPRESENTS THE APEX OF MOUNT MERU, DOMAIN OF THE GODS

IT'S GREAT TO BE AT THE TOP!

THERE ARE MANY SHRINES INSIDE ANGKOR WAT

BUDDHA

VISITORS PRAY TO BUDDHA AND OTHER GODS IN THEIR SHRINES

FLORAL

LIVE PLANTS AMONG THE STONES

LOVE THE GLORIOUS PINK LOTUS UMBRELLA

LOOKS LIKE A LAYERED LOTUS SHELTERING BUDDHA

I AM SO TOUCHED BY THIS SIMPLE GESTURE! 

A LOTUSB BUD RESTING LOVINGLY ON THE NECK AS THE BUDDHA HEAD HAD BEEN STOLEN!

AT THE TOP OF ANGKOR WAT

DAZZLING VISION! SO PHOTOGENIC THIS PLACE

TOURISTS POSING HAPPILY

I DON'T KNOW THEM BUT THIS IS TOO PHOTOGENIC TO MISS!

KEE HUA CHEE GLOWS IN ORANGE IN TRIBUTE TO BUDDHIST MONKS' ROBES

I CLIMBED TO THE 5TH AND TALLEST TOWER

MANY MAINLAND CHINESE TOURISTS

DAZZLING

THESE 2 APSARAS ARE THE PRETTIEST!

EXQUISITE 

CHARMING

AMAZING

LOVELY BUT DID YOU REALISE THEY WERE ALL DIFFERENT AND EACH PHOTO WAS A DIFFERENT PAIR!

KEE HUA CHEE THANKING BUDDHA FOR ALLOWING HIM TO VISIT ANGKOR WAT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS LIFE

GREAT TRIBUTE TO ANGKOR WAT

I COULD FEEL LIKE I WAS AT MOUNT MERU THE CELESTIAL ABODE OF THE GODS

THIS STUPA/SPIRE IS THE HIGHEST IN ANGKOR WAT

LIFE-SIZED APSARAS CARVED IN STONE BUT LOOK SO ALIVE

STAIRCASE TO HEAVEN

RAILINGS ALLOW TOURISTS TO CLIMB SAFELY

THE LAST TIME I CAME, THERE WERE NO RAILINGS AND I HAD TO LITERALLY USE MY HANDS AND KNEES TO SLOWLY CLIMB UP AN DOWN!

KEE HUA CHEE CAN NOW DANCE UP THE STEPS UNLIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN HE BROKE A FINGERNAIL CLAWING HIS WAY UP

KEE HUA CHEE LOOKING CONFIDENT THIS TIME

THE WOODEN STEPS ARE PLACED ABOVE THE ORIGINAL STONE STEPS SO NOTHING WAS REMOVED OR DAMAGED

WAT A VIEW!

ANGKOR WAT A VIEW!

IT CAN BE SCARY

KEE HUA CHEE LOOKING LIKE AN APSARA

VIEW FROM THE PEAK OF ANGKOR WAT

THE TOPMOST STUPA

NG KUN TEK AND KEE HUA CHEE

NG KUN TEK HAD TO BUY A T-SHIRT TO ENTER ANGKOR WAT AS HE WAS TRYING SHOW OFF HIS MUSCLES WITH SINGLET!

LOVELY AS A LOTUS

APSARA PAIR

APSARA TRIO

STUNNING

I AM MAKING A NECKLACE LIKE THIS!

WHAT A VIEW

CHINESE TOURISTS POSING WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS LIKE 1,000-ARM KUAN YIN

STILL AT IT

KEE HUA CHEE

KEE HUA CHEE LOOKING DIVINE

BREATHTAKING

WAT A POSER IN ANGKOR WAT

THE BOOBS ARE SO WELL RUBBED!

DOING THE 1,000-ARM POSE

IS THIS DISRESPECTFUL? NO, THEY WERE HAVING FUN

SHADOW PLAY

BUDDHA WITH NAGA KING

BUDDHA WITH 7-HEADED NAGA KING

HOW THE ANCIENT CAMBODIANS COULD CARVE THESE BALUSTRADES OUT OF STONE IS BEYOND BELIEF AS THEY DID THIS NEARLYA  1,000 YEARS AGO!

ANGKOR WAT FROM THE MOAT

WE PREPARE TO DESCEND

EASY!

JUST CLIMB DOWN SLOWLY AND HOLD THE BLUE RAILS!