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OPTION 1: ANGKOR WAT WALL OF ANGKOR THOM CITY BAYON PREAH KHAN TANEI TAPROHM BIKE

Deep in the forests of Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the elegant spires of an ancient stone city soar skyward above the sprawling complex of Angkor Archaeological Park. Angkor served as the capital of the Khmer Empire (9th - 15th centuries), which ruled the region at the time. While there are over 100 stone temples; there are 6 most impressive ones that are the definite must-sees. Those include:

Angkor Wat (the one appears on Cambodia national flag)
Stunning rainforest trails
South gate of Angkor Thom City, the most impressive defensive wall of Angkor Thom City
Prasat Chrung
West gate and North gate of Angkor Thom City
Bayon, famous with its 54 towers representing the 54 provinces of the great Khmer empire
Preah Khan
Tanei
Taprom

Meanwhile, going for a bike ride is a great adventure as well as a great way to avoid the crowds. Our skillful team will guide you through the rainforest trails to explore the stunning un-touristic jungle sites.

The tour is for rider of every level since your tour guide will facilitate depending on your abilities of riding.

DRESS CODE
Angkor is an active spiritual site for Buddhists and citizens who engage in daily worship, prayer and meditation. Revealing clothes such as shorts and skirts above the knees and showing bare shoulders are prohibited in sacred palaces. Respectful dress is strongly encouraged in Angkor due to the respects towards our community.

CURRENCY
The official currency in Cambodia is Cambodian Riel. It trades at around 4,000 riel to one US dollar. The US dollar is Cambodia’s unofficial second currency; therefore, there is no need to change the money. In fact, it is best to carry US dollars with you while you are traveling in Siem Reap, Cambodia. There are ATM everywhere in Cambodia where you could pick up US dollars as well.

TOUR PAYMENT
The payment for the tour is in USD (US dollar).

Creating Unique Touring Experiences
Our expert travel team has planned your trip so that you can experience the very best of what Cambodia and Thailand have to offer. We understand that many will have various needs and wants for each particular tour that may not be included in an itinerary. We will plan any tour to meet your particular demands. Please Send inquiry>>>

Feel free to contact us at
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OPTION 1: ANGKOR WAT WALL OF ANGKOR THOM CITY BAYON PREAH KHAN TANEI TAPROHM BIKE

Tour Code: CY1
Distance: 40 km
Duration: 8 hours
Group Size: 1-10 pax
Daily: 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Price: USD40 per person

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
- Ride through the hidden trails, instead of busy touristic/traffic route
- Visit Angkor Wat, listed on 14 Dec 1992, one of the seven wonder monuments of the world
- Visit South Gate of Angkor Thom City, the most appealing defensive wall of Angkor Thom City
- Climb up and venture on an 8 meter high wall, each side of the city is 3 km long, of Angkor Thom City
- Visit and enjoy the breathtaking view of Prasat Chrung
- Visit West Gate of Angkor Thom City, the non-restoration gate
- Visit Bayon, the second important temple after Angkor Wat, with 54 towers of 216 smiling faces
- Visit North Gate of Angkor Thom City
- Visit The stunning rainforest temple covered in jungle, Preah Khan temple
- Visit Tanei, ancient hospital, untouched by archaeologist and embraced by nature
- Visit Taprohm, outstanding by its natural fade, Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider in 2002.

ITINERARY
Visit the magnificent temple, Angkor Wat, was built by Suryavarman II in the early 12th century, which symbolizes Mount Meru, home of the gods, and is considered the pinnacle of Khmer architecture. This Vishnuite temple is the King’s funerary temple, which is why the temple is oriented to the west. Inside the temple, the walls are covered by carvings and bas-reliefs depicting the Hindu mythology and the wars during the reign of Suryavarman II. Angkor Wat is also well-known for the 1800 Apsara dancers decorating the temple. It is said to take a lifetime to discover all the wonders of this temple.

Continue to Angkor Thom City complex: the Great City of Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Great Khmer Empire under the reign of Jayavarman VII. This city is surrounded by an 8 meters high wall; each side of the city is 3 kilometers long. It draws a perfect square with access to this town through 5 gates; 4 of them representing the cardinal points and the 5th one being the Victory Gate leading directly to the Royal Palace area.

You will arrive via the South Gate, an impressive stone gate carved with Elephants and 4 giant faces. Each side presents a row of 54 gods or demons holding the sacred Naga snake. One best-preserved gate of the quadrangle defensive walls of Angkor Thom, once protected the Khmer capital.

Climb up and venture on the protected wall towards Prasat Chrung to see the thrilling view of local village: fishing, yellow hot air balloon, and thousands of palm trees.

Continue to West gate of Angkor Thom: the non-restoration gate, allowing visitors to make the comparison to the best-preserved gate (pre & post restoration).

Continue to Bayon temple. This temple lies exactly in the center of the city. The particularity of this monument is the 54 towers representing the 54 provinces of the Great Khmer Empire. Each tower has 4 faces. This is the only temple in Cambodia depicting scenes of the everyday life at the time of the empire.

Paddle along the Baphoun, recently re-opened to the public. There you will pass by the Phimeanakas, the location of the Royal Palace. The only remaining features are a pond and a temple. The palace was made of wood and did not survive the time and the wars.

Continue to the Terrace of the Elephants. This terrace was the place where the parade was held for the king. Next is the Terrace of the Leper King depicting the water world.

Lunch break: stop for lunchtime in Angkor Thom area with healthy & delicious local food.

After lunch, passing by North gate of Angkor Thom to explore the remarkable rainforest with butterflies, flowers and hearing the sound of nature along the way to Preah Khan: temple completely covered in jungle, consists of 4 doors that make it look alike to a mirror reflection.

Continue to Tanei, an ancient hospital, untouched by archeologist, hiding its beauty in the middle of forest.

Lastly, the very impressive Taprohm, which is one of the most popular temples of the Angkor Complex. Taprohm was the centerpiece of King Jayavarman VII’s master plan, and also the headquarters of his vast hospital network. This temple was built in the memory of the King Jayavarman VII’s mother. When found by the French conservators at the end of the 19th century, they deliberately left this temple in the same condition as it was discovered, overgrown by strangler fig and silk-cotton trees, giving the temple a mystical and romantic appeal.

Return to town.
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WHAT TO BRING
- Camera
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Sneakers.

INCLUDED
- English speaking tour guide
- Quality mountain bike (Giant/Trek)
- Helmet
- Lunch
- Fresh coconut juice
- Pure drinking water
- Hotel pick up.

EXCLUDED
- Temple pass
- Travel insurance
- Hotel drop off.

Creating Unique Touring Experiences
Our expert travel team has planned your trip so that you can experience the very best of what Cambodia and Thailand have to offer. We understand that many will have various needs and wants for each particular tour that may not be included in an itinerary. We will plan any tour to meet your particular demands. Please Send inquiry>>>

Feel free to contact us at
WhatsApp: +85512 971 645
Email: poan45@gmail.com / info@cambodiatraveltrails.com

OPTION 1: ANGKOR WAT WALL OF ANGKOR THOM CITY BAYON PREAH KHAN TANEI TAPROHM BIKE

PRICE
USD40 per person

INCLUDED
- English speaking tour guide
- Quality mountain bike (Giant/Trek)
- Helmet
- Lunch
- Fresh coconut juice
- Pure drinking water
- Hotel pick up.

EXCLUDED
- Temple pass
- Travel insurance
- Hotel drop off.

Creating Unique Touring Experiences
Our expert travel team has planned your trip so that you can experience the very best of what Cambodia and Thailand have to offer. We understand that many will have various needs and wants for each particular tour that may not be included in an itinerary. We will plan any tour to meet your particular demands. Please Send inquiry>>>

Feel free to contact us at
WhatsApp: +85512 971 645
Email: poan45@gmail.com / info@cambodiatraveltrails.com

Ms. Karla Davis

From: United States
Posted Date: 06/Feb/2016

Best way to see SiemReap/ temples!

Highly recommend this trip. Its such a good way to see all the temples off the beaten track... Many you wouldn't see otherwise. Our guide BoBo was so helpful, informative and caring. Perfect for the job! Thank you. Its a full day but paced well so you have the right balance of cycling but also seeing all the temples. The included coconut juice was a nice touch!

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Ms. Nicole Stergen

From: Germany
Posted Date: 11/Mar/2015

Full Day Angkor Cycling Tour - See it all in one day :-)

We did a full day Angkor cycling tour, together with our friendly guide Sophoan Rath and had a really nice day.

The bicycles were comfortable (offroad suitable) and of high quality. They were brought to the hotel in the morning, so we had no hassle. Pick-up time was easily agreed by email beforehand and everybody was on time. As there were no other tourists that day, we were lucky and got a private tour for the two of us. We (age mid twenty) were impressed by the fitness of our guide, who kept going smoothly all day long while the youngsters got heavy legs in the afternoon. ;) The tour does not require a certain fitness level, as speed is adjusted to your needs and terrain is flat, nevertheless weather is hot and we made almost 40km that day. The bicycle is the perfect transport option for Angkor as temples are to far apart to walk. You get closer to the temples with a bike than with a TukTuk and save walking time. During the tour, we stopped at all major temples in the Angkor complex and explored them by foot. I feel like we have seen really a lot in one day! (We used our following 2 days to see Kbal Spean, Banteay Srey and Bang Mealea outside of Angkor and only came back for sunrise/set). So if you have only limited time, the bicycle tour gives you a very good 1-day experience. I actually expected a little more "wilderness" during the tour, but the temple area's roads are all heavily used and most paved. But the guides know the nice shortcuts between the sites.

The English explanations of our guide were interesting and easy to understand. He could answer all our questions and was super friedly. I need to emphasise here that he was always motivated to take pictures of us and had a really good eye for it (I'm usually dissatisfied with the outcome when handing my camera to any stranger ;-)

Overall it was a very positive experience which I really can recommend!

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