Siem Reap (314 km from Phnom Penh) Home of Angkor Wat, one of the greatest religious monuments in the world, Siem Reap is a charming city with a river flowing through the center of town. While most visitors spend their time exploring the ancient temple ruins, there are plenty of other diversions in this
Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is the most perfect of the Angkor temples. Built in monumental proportions on three levels, its symmetrical five tower layout symbolizes the peaks of Mount Meru and were designed to be a microcosm of the hindu universe. There is not only the grandeur, for every spot in the temple
Banteay Chhmar Banteay Chhmar is an immense temple complex constructed by Jayavarman VII, Cambodia's most dedecated builder. Narrow Fortress in Khmer, this temple would have been the centre of a major city in the 13th century. Left to the jungle for years, it has only recently been cleared, revealing
Beng Mealea Beng Mealea (11th century) still strangled by the overgrown jungle, completely ruined even though it was built at about the same time as Angkor Wat) is one of the largest ensembles in the Angkor region, covering an area - within its 45m.00 wide moats that cover a distance of 4,200m all around
Phnom Kulen Phnom Kulen is considered by Khmer people to be the most sacred mountain in Cambodia and is a popular place of pilgrimage. It played a significant role in the history of the Khmer empire as it was from here in 802 that Jayarvarman II proclaimed independence from Java, giving birth to modern
Kbal Spean More commonly known to foreigners as the River of a Thousand Lingas, this is an area of riverbed carvings similar to Phnom Kulen, but more peaceful. Kbal Spien is about a half-hour walk up a pleasant path shaded by jungle to where the carvings begin. It is sensible although not entirely necessary
Tonle Sap The Tonle Sap is a very large river, which at one point becomes as wide as a lake. Traveling along this river is an interesting way to reach Siam Reap from Pnomh Penh. While the slow boats take a couple of days to make the journey, it is easy to find fast boats which take only half a day.
TaProm Ta Promm, built by the same king, completes the Angkor experience by offering an impressive and nostalgic glimpse of the jungle taking repossesion of the site. The temple is mostly ruined, and has been left on purpose in the state where the explorer Henri Mouhot rediscovered it. Angkor is a UNESCO
Bayon The Bayon, built one century after Angkor Wat, was dedicated from the beginning as a buddhist temple. Its 200 faces represent the Bodhisattva Avalokisesvara, thought by King Jayavarman VII to be his benefactor. While the bas-reliefs of Angkor are inspired by the Hindu mythology, some of those
Angkor Thom Located the north of Angkor Wat it was built at the end of 12th century by king Jayavarman VII, and dedicated to Buddhism. Bayon Temple is located in Angkor Thom with great of 54 towers which its 4 faces ach. There are other temples within the Angkor Thom such as Bapoun, Elephant Terrace,
