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Day four - Siam Explorer Tour |
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Excursion to Angkor Wat in Cambodia (taxi) |
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Today you have a chance to visit famous Angkor temples on a
low budget. If a long taxi ride is not your "kettle of fish"
you can take a day off.
After early breakfast you will take a three-wheeler to the Cambodian
border. Visa is arranged there. It takes two hours by pre-booked
(on Thai side) taxi to temples. Specially modified Toyota Camry
cars are air conditioned and drive 100 km/h on dirt road. You
will cross many wooden bridges - some in urgent need of repair
on the way to Siem Raep.
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 (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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