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Siem Reap (Angkor Temples)
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Classic Mekong River Cruise, Saigon to Angkor Wat in Style
14 day Adventure Cruising
- Enjoy seven nights onboard the luxurious RV Bassac Pandaw
- Stay in 5* hotels in Saigon and Siem Reap
- Tour the cultural highlights and historical sites of Saigon, Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat
- Visit charming villages and enjoy the beautiful river landscapes
- Explore by sampan, on foot and by tuk tuk and ox cart
Flight inclusive from £5270, Land only from £3795
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Introduction
Nestled between rice paddies and stretched along the Siem Reap River, Siem Reap is a small colonial town lying just north of Southeast Asia's largest lake, Tonle Sap. The town itself is charming and pleasant enough to roam around, with some fine examples of French colonial architecture, and it serves as the gateway to the millennium-old Angkor Temples, designated as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site.
The Angkor Archaeological Park encompasses dozens of temple ruins that are the sacred remains of what was once a much larger administrative and religious centre, built between the 9th and 13th centuries to eulogize a succession of Khmer kings. Most of Angkor was abandoned in the 15th century allowing the temples to be shrouded by the jungle. Continuing efforts are being made to clear the jungle vegetation, which threatens to destroy these unique monuments.