#8 best destination in the world
Angkor Wat
- #1 of the top 25 landmarks in the world
- Largest religious monument in the world, at 402 acres
- Originally a Hindu temple, it gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple toward the end of the 12th century
- Masterpiece of high classical style of Khmer architecture
- Designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
- Museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide
- #25 of the top 25 museums in the world
- Was used as an execution center
Preah Vihear Temple
- Ancient Hindu temple built on top of a cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bayon
- Khmer temple built in the 12th century under the Buddhist King Jayavarman VII
- Known for its serene and smiling stone faces on the towers
- Bas-reliefs present mythological, historical, and mundane scenes
- Important example of baroque style Khmer architecture, versus classical style Angkor Wat
Choeung Ek
- Site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge
- Known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979
Ta Prohm
- Buddhist monastery and university
- Built in Bayon style from the 12th-13th centuries
- Is in much the same condition in which it was found with an atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
HUMAN Gallery Joseba Etxebarria Photography
- Humanitarian and photographer Joseba Etxebarria gallery
Beng Mealea
- A temple from the Angkor Wat period whose name means “lotus pond”
- Built in the 12th century
Costs
all flights $1,763
food $9/day x 12 days = $108
hotel $7/day x 11 days = $77
tickets (all attractions) $45
TOTAL for whole itinerary $1,993
