Head to Siem Reap from Kampong Thom for a full day of traveling around the crown jewel of Khmer architecture, Angkor Wat, the national symbol of Cambodia and emphasizes of any stopover to the country. The biggest, best conserved and most devotedly important of the Angkor temples, it makes an impact on visitors both by its pure scale and brilliantly balanced design as well as the subtle creativity of its carvings. To come close to the temple, first cross the enormous moat, ongoing along a wide walkway lined with naga barriers. On entering the chief structure, lead in the course of a sequence of galleries and courtyard prior to reaching the central sanctuary which offers stunning views back over the walkway and across the nearby countryside. On the way, halt to take pleasure in the elaborated stone carvings that decorate almost every exteriors of the temple with some 1,700 Apsaras or celestial dancers molded from the walls. Along the external gallery walls run the longest uninterrupted bas-relief in the world that recites the stories from Hindu mythology together with the renowned Churning of the Ocean of milk. Watch and enjoy the sun set over Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of primeval Angkorian temple. Overnight in Siem Reap.
