Beng Mealea and Banteay Srei Temple Tour in Siem Reap

A half-day trip from Siem Reap that visits Krong Siem Reap, Beng Mealea and Banteay Srei. The price covers English speaking guide, Air-Conditioned Vehicle and Hotel pickup and drop off. 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. Angkor Daily Trip runs it. We book with them directly, so the guide who meets you works for the operator rather than for a reseller.