Angkor Banteay Srei and Grand Circle Tour with Coconut in Siem Reap

A full-day experience in Siem Reap. The operator sums it up as beat the crowds: smart reverse itinerary to avoid big tour buses at grand circle. The price covers Round-trip hotel pickup and drop-off (Siem Reap city center), Transportation by comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle and Professional local English-speaking tour guide. It does not cover lunch, food, and beverages at the local, personal expenses and gratuities / tips for guide and driver, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price. Banteay Srei lies 37 kilometres north-east of the main Angkor group and is carved in a pink sandstone that holds detail no other Khmer temple keeps: the lintels and pediments are cut deep enough to throw real shadow, which is why it is called the citadel of women. It is small, it was consecrated in 967 to Shiva, and it was built by a brahmin rather than a king. Because it is out on its own it is usually paired with Kbal Spean, the river of a thousand lingas, where Shiva carvings lie in and under the stream bed and the walk up is about 1.5 kilometres of forest path. Both close earlier than the central temples, so they are morning stops. Priced per person at about $32 each, so a party of 8 comes to $260. The price you see on this page is the total for the party size you pick, not a per-head figure to multiply. Siem Reap Shuttle runs it. We book with them directly, so the guide who meets you works for the operator rather than for a reseller.