On the second day tour, we will show you all the major Angkor Temples. We will start at 8.30 AM, to visit The most popular Angkor Thom ancient Capital City of the Khmer Empire. Angkor Thom was a stronghold capital city of Cambodia during the Empire Time. The original name, Yashodarapura, was established by the King Yasorvarman I. Angkor Thom means a great king city, adopted by numerous Hindu and Buddhist sanctuaries including the royal palace and Bayon smiling faces temple, it’s attached to a cardinal direction with gigantic tower gates and statues of Demons and Gods.

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.

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.

Angkor Wat temple tour after Ta Prohm, well take about two hours to explore this gigantic Mysterious Hinduism temple. 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, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Welcome to Angkor Cambodia!

Phnom Bakheng is a major temple tours in the Angkor Region, there are thousands of tourists visiting sunset here every day. Phnom Bakheng was a center of Ancient Capital City of Khmer Empire before Angkor Thom. King Yasovarman built an Hindu temple on top of Phnom Bakheng Hill where tourists love to stay for a short while for a sunset opportunity. Phnom Bakheng is the most popular spot for sunset. Some tourists love to spend time exploring Angkor temples from morning till evening because they wish to visit a beautiful sunset from the top of Bakheng temple. When you are arriving at the top of this temple, you can get a stunning view of Angkor and juggle surrounding local villages and farms.

After your amazing Angkor Temples tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Siem Reap city. Tonight we do recommend you to visit Cambodia Phare Circus or Enjoy your dinner with Apsara Dance Shows.