1-Day Angkor Wat Cycling Tour: Scenic Bike Adventure in Siem Reap

Today I Adventure Cycling!
We will pick from your hotel at 8:00am with your bike where we will cycle to explore the Angkor Complexion. You’ll also get to explore some local villages and the forest around Angkor Area. First We visit The Famous Hindu Monument Angkor Wat Temple. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and the best preserved. It is also an architectural masterpiece of Khmer. Its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, relief and sculpture make it one of the finest monuments in the world.
Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs adorned all the walls of the galleries are super!

We’ll enter Angkor Thom via the South Gate and then go to see Bayon, Elephant Terrace and the Victory Gate. We'll cycle to the various temples in Angkor Thom ancient city before stopping for something to eat.
We’ll stop for lunch at a local restaurant in Angkor Thom for around 1 hour.
Angkor Thom was a stronghold capital city of the great Khmer Empire. It was built by the Greatest King Jayavarman VII from 1181-1220 A.D. It’s surprisingly surrounded by the square gigantic manmade moat and Great Wall. It was adopted by the 1 million population of Khmer People before moving the city to Phnom Penh.

Bayon is located in the center of Angkor Thom, ancient capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was built by King Jayavarman VII dedicated to Lord Lokesvara, a savior god in the Mahayana Buddhism. Bayon is adopted by 49 towers, each tower is adorned with the four smiling faces. That is why now the tourists love to name Bayon as the Most Beautiful Smiling Faces Temple in the world. These four faces are smiling brightly to the four main directions. East for Shiva, South for Brahma, West for Vishnu and North for Indra. For Buddhism Meaning, these four faces are dedicated to Lokesvara or King Jayavarman VII. These Four smiling faces are dedicated to the four well-known precepts of The Main Buddha” Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joys and Sincerity”. Some of the scholars said that Bayon was a gigantic stone map of Cambodia which was dedicated to the 54 main states of Cambodia during those days. Bayon has 49 towers and 5 tower gates of Angkor Thom city, totaling 54 towers.

Elephant Terrace is a beautiful royal conference hall which is located just in front of the royal palace of Angkor Empire King. Elephants were used to transfer Kings, royal family and General to go from places to places and also used to transport sandstone from the quarry to build temples in Angkor city. Over here you would have a chance to visit the amazed sculpture of elephants showing their fighting activities on the wall.

After that, we'll go in a small path through the forest to visit Ta Nei temple. Ta Nei is ones of the beautiful scenery forest temple, it is small complex but very peaceful in the jungle. It is your best experience with the original ruins it is untouched by the restoration. Most tourists they have no time to visit it because they concentrated on Ta Prohm destination. But for you is a great done. Let's enjoy your visit and photography with feeling like your own private temple.

Ta Prohm is the most popular jungle temple in Cambodia where Hollywood has filmed a famous movie called The Tomb Raiders. Ta Prohm Temple was built by King Jayavarman VII in 1186, dedicated to his mother in the form of Prachnabaramita, a goddess of Mercy and the personification of the perfection of Wisdom in Mahayana Buddhism. Ta Prohm means Brahma God. The original name of this temple is called “Rajavihara” meaning”The Royal Monastery ''. It’s located north east of Angkor Wat about 6 km by road. Trees and roots are grabbing the ruins to make it more impressive and popular for the tourists. The best time to visit the temple is without the crowds in the early morning and late afternoon. Ta Prohm has served as an important royal school as well. According to the inscription, Ta Prohm was the Royal university of Buddhism. There were 18 high priests with 2523 teachers and 615 dancers.

After your great exploring experience with some temples already, we will biking through the local villages, to visit them for your local interaction, to experience more about local lives, local living-culture, traditions, habits and lifestyles. Next we will make a stop to visit Prasat Kravan temple. Prasat Kravan is a well-brick sanctuary, dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu. The inner side wall is decorated with incredible magnificent architectural carvings. Other brick temples can’t compare to Kravan. It’s small complexion but worth visiting! And then we will go cycling to return back to your hotel in Siem Reap city. Thanks for accompanying us! Let's enjoy your stay and relax, see you again on your next visit!

After your exhilarating bike tour through the magnificent Angkor temples, we will cycle back to your hotel.