Tours of Angkor Wat

Angkor Complex is one of the most beautiful and unique historical relics in the world left by ancient Khmer. Over thousands of years of history, Angkor's temples contain many stories for beautiful feet, eyes that are always looking for. Since the 9th century, the architects and the talented workers of this place have created a great architectural complex, with 600 works scattered in a dense forest area of ​​45 km2.

The entire architectural complex with towers, temples, reliefs and immense corridors is made of boulders, stacked on top of each other, looking very natural, even on top of the arch. Patterns decorated with stones such as Buddha, dancers, warriors and lotus flowers illustrate the epic Ramayana and Mahabharata are very lively and soft. Angkor populations are in the South - North dimension of 1,400 m long, and East - West 800 m. A deep and wide trench of water running around with lots of waterlots makes the atmosphere in Angkor more close. To Angkor, everyone wants to explore the temples and especially watch the sunset or dawn this place.

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1. Siem Reap

2. Great city of Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom is a wonder of the world so let’s come here to feel its beauty. The temple is quite beautiful and majestic. It still keeps almost the structure of the work that is well preserved. Angkor Thom is also known as the Temple of Trees because there are many types of trees in this area. Along the way you can enjoy the local people's music program with the traditional instruments of this country, which is a remarkable activity in tour Angkor Wat.

Angkor Thom, built at the end of the 12th century, is an ancient relic complex of Khmer empire from the time of King Jayavarman VII. Once considered the most glorious cities of mankind, Angkor Thom now is the top tourist attraction of Cambodia. You can enjoy and feel in many different forms but perhaps traveling by bike is the most interesting.

3. Great city of Preah Khan

Preah Khan, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII, is a temple in Angkor, Cambodia. This temple is located in Northeast Angkor Thom and just west of Jayatataka Baray. Preah Khan is less interested in tourists, because its location is quite far from the center of Angkor. Preah Khan was forgotten in the old forest and surrounded by ancient trees. When excavating the site, the World Monuments Fund organization decided to keep the entire original state of the temple in ruins. That gives the area a temple with a very ancient, sanctuary, sacred and wild atmosphere, which gives visitors of Angkor Wat tour a hard-to-describe feeling.

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4. Angkor Wat Temple

Visiting Angkor Wat is always something that cannot be overlooked when you coming to Cambodia since this wonder has become the pride of the people of the "pagoda land". Angkor Wat Temple is the most famous temple in Cambodia and built during the reign of King Suryavarman II in the 11th century. Joining Angkor Wat travel you will admire the beautiful scenery with the vast lake, lotus flowers, the entire temple surrounded by a large wall. Here, you should also watch the sunset on Bakheng hill in the middle of Angkor Wat and the legendary Angkor Thom.

During Angkor Wat itinerary, you should not miss the dance music program with the Apsara dance performed by skilled dancers. Many tourists get the wrong thinking that Angkor Wat is a massive and large temple ruins area. In fact, Angkor Wat is just the most famous temple among the many magnificent temples of Angkor. To admire the most beautiful temple at the most reasonable cost, Galatourist will reveal to you the tips to visit Angkor Wat - the attractive place.

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5. Ta Keo 

Ta Keo is the temple of Shiva, built during the reign of King Jayavarman V, son of Rajendravarman - who built the temple of Pre Rup. Jayavarman V took the throne in 968 AD when he was 10 years old. When he was 17, he began building his own temple, which was Ta Keo.

In fact, the temple has never been completed. It is a legend that the temple was struck by lightning during construction, and small parts of buildings were destroyed. However, Ta Keo is still the highest architecture in the Angkor complex with a height of 21.6 m. In addition, Ta Keo is made of green sandstone compared to the darker brown or gray of other temples in Angkor. It is worth being in Angkor travel.

6. Banteay Kdei

Suggested in trip Angkor Wat, Banteay Kdei is one of the most mysterious temples of the Angkor complex. Very few people understand the origin of this mysterious temple. It is said that Banteay Kdei is a Buddhist monastery with hundreds of Buddha statues excavated from this site. The temple was probably built in the 12th century, around the same time as Ta Prohm temple. The design of the temple is quite similar to Ta Prohm and Preah Khan but less complicated and smaller in scale. After the collapse of the Khmer empire, it was still forgotten and covered by vegetational cover for centuries. 

7. Srah Srang

Srah Srang is the name of a lake with unique architecture in Cambodia. The lake was built in the 10th century and repaired in the 12th century. 13. The Srah Srang Lake was built exclusively for Buddhism, a solemn, revered place for all Cambodians at that time.

Lake Srah Srang is an artificial lake created by the ancient king. The lake has a fairly simple part of architecture, including steps to the lake. In the past, kings used to take boats to the middle of the lake for sightseeing, especially watching the sunrise on the lake, being a pleasure and relaxation. The Srah Srang Lake that tourists see today is somewhat devastated  due to the selection of materials and the creation and destruction of humans. Lake Srah Srang is always surrounded by trees. In the dry season, the lake does not have water so visitors can easily step out to the middle of the lake, to the bottom of the lake to visit, watch the wrecked antiquities in the past. Don't miss Cambodia travel to visit Srah Srang.

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8. Tonle Sap lake

9. Neak Pean

Neak Pean is built based on the balanced belief of ancient Hindus. Four pools connect around the temple, representing elements of fire, water, land and wind. Our ancestors believe that entering these pools will be healthy because it balances the elements. To visit, visitors are immersed in stories about many legends. Neak Pean - a unique project of Cambodia with beautiful scenery surrounding it makes many tourists have to be interested in visiting. If you want to come here, please book Cambodia Angkor Wat tours by galatourist. Wish visitors have a trip with many interesting experiences.

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