Angkor Wat: Highlights and Guided Sunrise Tour

We'll start by leaving the hotel before dawn to watch the sunrise in front of Angkor Wat. We will enter the great temple in the dark (please bring a flashlight) from the rarely visited eastern side, and descend through the ancient cloistered corridors to the longest stretch of bas-reliefs in the world. Soak up the atmosphere of sunrise at Angkor from the edge of one of the library's ancient pools. Next, we will explore the interior of the great temple, spending two full hours exploring the corridors, central chambers and upper terraces of this splendid temple. Your expert local guide will unravel the countless stories hidden behind the reliefs and give you an insight into what life was like during the height of the Khmer Empire.

We will finish our tour of Angkor with breakfast outside the temple (breakfast not included), and a short rest.

We will continue the morning visiting Ta Prohm, one of the most symbolic Angkor temples that is covered by jungle. Ta Prohm, which once housed 2,740 monks, looks much the same today as it did in the early 1850s, when French explorer Henri Mouhot "rediscovered" this ruined site.

We will continue the morning in the city of Angkor Thom. We will pass the famous Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of the Elephants before reaching the Bayon Temple.

In "El Bayón" (12th century) we will see its beautifully carved central towers, covered with more than 200 enormous faces, to continue later towards the South Gate of Angkor Thom, flanked by a row of 54 stone figures on each side - gods the left and demons on the right - and the fortified city of Angkor Thom.

Enjoy the rest of the tour in the relaxed surroundings of the Angkor Archaeological Park before returning to the hotel. The visit ends between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.