At 4:40 AM, we begin with a pre-dawn departure. Enter the great temple in darkness from the little-visited eastern side to see the most beautiful Angkor Wat sunrise, and creep along hoary cloistered corridors past the longest stretch of bas-relief carvings in the world.

At 9:00 AM, after breakfast, we continue to Ta Prohm Temple, one of the most atmospheric temples in Angkor. Once home to 2,740 monks, Ta Prohm today looks much as it did in the early 1850s, when French explorer Henri Mouhot ‘rediscovered’ this crumbling site. Explore the maze-like interior of Ta Prohm.

At 10:00 AM, explore the Elephant Terrace. The 350m-long Terrace of Elephants was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king's grand audience hall.

At 11:30 AM, continue to Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom. This majestic site once served as the Khmer Empire's glistening capital city. Take a moment to consider its grandiosity before venturing inside the city.

At 12:30 PM, we continue to the south gate of Angkor Thom, which is the best preserved. It is approached from outside via a causeway that extends about fifty meters across a moat.

Then return to your hotel after a long but fulfilling day, which will leave you with a lifetime of memories of one of the wonders of the world.