2-Day Siem Reap Temple and City Tour with Kampong Phluk

• Pick up from Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI), or from your hotel, and start the city tour with a visit to the workshop at Artisan D'Angkor to discover the traditional Khmer techniques used for stone and wood carving, lacquering, and gilding. The numerous items made in the workshops are inspired by Cambodia's rich heritage.

• Continue the city tour with a visit to the Old Market and see the French colonial buildings, which are now operating as local businesses.

• Proceed to Kampong Phluk floating village on Tonle Sap Lake.

• Take a boat to the fishing village to observe local lifestyles. Kampong Phluk is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain of Tonle Sap, about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3,000 inhabitants between them. A flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to a variety of wildlife, including crab-eating macaques.

Evening:

• Return to town for rest and a shower.

• After your rest, the tour guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and bring you to the restaurant to experience the Apsara Dancing Show with Buffet Dinner.

Morning:

• After breakfast at the hotel, see the South Gate of Angkor Thom City. Walk along the ancient road to take beautiful photos with the Buddha faces at the top of the gate.

• Proceed to Bayon Temple, the main temple in Angkor Thom city, with 49 towers standing on three levels and decorated with 4 Buddha faces on each tower.

• Visit Baphuon Temple, a major religious temple during the Khmer Empire, Phimeanakas Temple (Sky Palace), the Terrace of the Elephant, and the Terrace of the Leper King.

• Continue to see Ta Prohm Temple, known as the Tomb Raider temple.

Noon:

• Take a break for lunch in a local restaurant.

Afternoon:

• After lunch, tour Ta Prohm Temple, known as Tomb Raider, where the Hollywood movie Tomb Raider was made. Ta Prohm is a beautiful ruined temple with green trees, especially during the rainy season. It attracts many tourists because of the trees growing on the stone, towers, and galleries. It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque temples.

• Head to Angkor Wat Temple, which is the largest and one of the 7 finest wonders of the world heritage recognized by UNESCO. Angkor Wat is the best-preserved temple and still stands at the center of the former Angkorian period.

Evening:

• At the end, head back to your hotel or to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) for your next destination. End of tour.