2-Day Angkor Temples Tour with Sunrise at Angkor Wat

• Pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel for check-in.

• Start your Angkor temples adventure with a trip to Angkor Thom city. Visit Bayon Temple, with its 54 towers decorated with more than 200 enigmatic smiling faces, as well as Phimeanakas, Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants, and the Leper King Terrace.

• Stop at the very photogenic South Gate of Angkor Thom, where gods and demons line the road leading to the gate, struggling in a cosmic tug-of-war. The gate itself is crowned with four large faces facing the cardinal directions.

• End your day while admiring the sunset at Bakheng Hill.

• Enjoy a local buffet dinner with a showcase of Khmer dancing performances, including the famous Apsara dance.

Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Make an early start and head to Angkor Wat to witness the beautiful sunrise.

• Avoid the big crowds and continue the morning tour to the beautiful Ta Prohm, also known as the "Tomb Raider" temple, made famous by Angelina Jolie.

• Head back to the hotel to enjoy your breakfast and take a break before setting off for a day of temple exploration.

• See Angkor Wat, the most famous and best-preserved of all temples within the Angkor temple complex, and a magnificent ancient archaeological wonder of the world from the early 12th century.

• Drive through a typical Khmer village in the countryside of Preah Dak to visit Banteay Srei, the most beautifully carved temple.

• Head for a Khmer-style lunch in the forest.

• Stop at Banteay Samre temple on the way back. It is a miniature of Angkor Wat.

• Visit Pre Rup Temple, the large brick mountain temple built in the 10th century.

• Explore the Old Market and enjoy a nice dinner there.