Family Signature Tour Day 4 ( Without Gibbon )

PINK CARVINGS AND BUTTERFLIES - BANTEAY SREI TEMPLE

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be driven about 40 minutes outside of the main complex and visit the beautiful Banteay Srey, a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva that is famous for the stunning pink hue of its red sandstones. En route to Banteay Srey you will have a chance to see the Cambodian countryside with rice paddy fields, exotic trees, and fruit sellers. If you like, you can even stop to see palm sugar being made in a local village, as well as a small butterfly museum.

Lunch at bongthom Homestay, near Banteay Srei Temple. Your last stop of the day will be the crematorium mountain temple of Pre Rup, a perfect spot to watch the sunset. Back to your hotel for accommodation.

Explore More About Banteay Srei Temple:

Banteay Srei is one of the most elaborate temples in Angkor, Cambodia. Dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, this 10th-century Cambodian temple is famous for its beautiful pinkish sandstone and intricate three-dimensional wall carvings.

The temple is located about 29 km (18 miles) northeast of Angkor Wat and 26 km (16 miles) northeast of Angkor Thom. The buildings and structures in Banteay Srei are quite miniature in size and style, especially when compared to the other temples in the Angkor area. Banteay Srei is one of the smallest sites at Angkor.

Banteay Srei is also called The Jewel of Khmer Art, The Pink Temple, and The Lady Temple.

Banteay Srei means "Citadel of the Women". It is believed that the intricate carvings of Banteay Srei could've been done only by a woman. The temple was built using the red sandstone that gives the temple its characteristic pinkish hue. That's why Banteay Srei is sometimes called "The Pink Temple".

The red sandstone is a construction material that can be carved like wood. Banteay Srei is famous for its intricate decorative wall carvings.

Banteay Srei is just over 20km from the main Angkor complex and a little over 30km from Siem Reap center. It’s a pretty drive by tuk-tuk, through villages and rice fields, and takes around 30 minutes from the temples of Angkor. It’s also possible to do it by bicycle and is accessible by taxi as well. On the way to the temple you will pass the superb Landmine Museum; an information center and NGO which specializes in relief work for children affected by landmines and is well worth a short visit.