Siem Reap: Private Adventure Preah Vihear, Koh Ker Temple with Guide

Day 1: Explore 1-Day Private Adventure Preah Vihear, Koh Ker Temple with Guide

We will pick you up from your hotel at your convenience; it is flexible depending on your group time, there are no additional guest on the vehicle except yours up to 8 pax, any places can be adjust or avoid as per your preference. The tour has to start early in the morning since you can either bring breakfast with you or eat breakfast at any decent restaurant along the road, and lunch will be the same as we eat on the way. Along the trip, you can request a stop at any time.

Upon arrival, explore and learn Temple of Preah Vihear, located near Thailand's border, is dedicated to Shiva and stands on the edge of a plateau that dominates the Cambodian plain. The Temple, which dates from the first half of the 11th century AD, is made up of a collection of sanctuaries connected by a system of sidewalks and staircases along an 800-metre long axis. Nonetheless, its convoluted history may be traced back to the ninth century, when the hermitage was established. This site is exceptionally well preserved, owing to its distant position.

Your certified guide will then bring you to Koh Ker is a 10th-century temple complex located in the jungles of northern Cambodia. The location was once the Khmer Empire's capital, but it is now distant and densely wooded. The main building, Koh Ker Temple, is a stepped seven-tiered pyramid. Rahal Baray, a big rectangular tank, supplied water to the compound. The Prasat Krahom, or "red temple," is notable for its sandstone sculptures, whereas Prasat Pram is covered in strangler figs.

Along the way, opportunity to visit another five solitary temples of the Northeast group are the closest monuments to Koh Ker's major temple complex at Prasat Thom. Each of them included a monolithic adorned Lingam of tremendous size on similarly large Yoni pedestals, which represented the female genitals. That is why the five distinct constructions are referred to as Linga-temples, with names ranging from G to K and numbered from 277 to 281. our guide will explain the history and sound along the road.

The second Linga temple from the north, around the Koh Ker Rahal circuit. The small, square sandstone shrine houses a relatively well-preserved yoni and linga. None of these massive linga temples have roofs, which may be incomplete or built of perishable materials that have perished over time. They all have a sandstone base with stairs on each side that lead to fake doors on the east, north, and south, as well as an open doorway on the west.

Another stop, Koh Ker served as the Khmer Empire's capital from 928 AD to 944 AD, under Jayavarman IV and Harshavarman II. As you explore the now-dilapidated carved sandstone ruins that once housed over 10,000 people, imagine this ancient city as it was: a lively, bustling metropolis. It is a jungle-filled region with a minimal population. A protected region of 81 square kilometres (31 square miles) contained over 180 sanctuaries. 13 Tourists may only visit approximately two dozen monuments because the majority of the sanctuaries are concealed in the forest, and the entire region has not been properly demined.

In addition, has the the exclusive journey to uncover The royal temple, known as Prasat Thom, is located to the northwest of Koh Ker's vast central reservoir, Rahal Baray. The main temple of Koh Ker is arranged along a prominent procession route on an east-west axis (not exactly), leading to the step pyramid known as Prasat Prang. The entire structure is made up of two rectangular enclosures connected end to end and encircled by a laterite wall. The front rectangle surrounds a moat, which has two smaller enclosures on its island. This ensemble is Prasat Thom in a narrow sense. The rear rectangle contains the pyramid usually called Prasat Prang.