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Day four - Mekong River Tour |
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Excursion to Angkor Wat in Cambodia (taxi) |
Today you have a chance to visit famous Angkor temples on a
low budget. After early breakfast you will take a
three-wheeler to the Cambodian border. Visa is arranged
there. A pre-booked (on Thai side) taxi or minibus will take
you to the temples. A new road has been
opened in May 2009 and it takes only about an hour and half
to get there.
Taxi will take you around Angkor Wat
complex stopping at three most magnificent temples: Bayon (Angkor Thom), Ta
Prohm (where movie Tomb Raider was filmed) and the immense
Angkor Wat.
The celebrated temples are Cambodia's greatest tourist
attraction. The 100 or so temples are the sacred remains of
what was once a larger administrative and religious centre
of mighty Khmer state, and were built between the 9th and
13th centuries to glorify a succession of Khmer kings.
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of Angkor was abandoned in the 15th century and the temples
were gradually cloaked by jungle. The "lost city" was
rediscovered at the end of 19th century and became UNESCO
World Heritage Site recently. You will return to
Thailand in the evening. Accommodation with breakfast in
Aranyaprathet. |
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Kilometers: 280 return (taxi) |
Miles: 175 |
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Departure hotel morning: |
07.00 |
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Arrival hotel afternoon: |
20.00 |
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Swimming pool: |
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Dinner at: |
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