Visit the women's temple of Banteay Srey to see fine carvings in the red sandstone walls

Admire the sacred fig tree covering the gate of the temple of Ta Som

Learn about the temple of Neak Pean 's function as one of Angkor's hospitals

Discover how sugar is produced from the sugar palms at a local village

Watch a traditional Apsara dance show

Enjoy a full-day tour of some of the mysterious temples of the Khmer Empire, including the women's temple of Banteay Srey, and the former medical temple of Neak Pean.

Following a pick-up from your hotel in Siem Reap at approximately 08:00, drive to the temple of Preah Khan, built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191. The temple remains largely unrestored and has been left to the mercy of the jungle’s ancient trees, creating a quintessential Angkor experience.

Continue to the island temple of Neak Pean to see the snake sculptures around its base, and learn about its role as one of Angkor’s hosiptals. Visit the small temple of Ta Som, and admire the eastern outer gopura (entrance), covered by a sacred fig tree.

Your next stop is the guardian elephant sculpture of the 10th-century East Mebon, built on an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir. End the morning at the temple mountain of Pre Rup, believed to have been used for funerals.

After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to Bantaey Srey, built when the Khmer Empire was gaining power. A jewel of Khmer art, marvel at the carvings of myths in the temple’s red sandstone walls, and see ornate pediments that depict Khmer legends.

En route back to Siem Reap, time permitting, you will stop at a local village to learn how sugar is produced from the sugar palm plants. Back in Siem Reap, watch a traditional Apsara dance show, and be dazzled by the costumed dancers presenting a graceful display of Cambodian folk stories.