West Baray Cycling Tour

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1. TOUR HISTORY West Baray or Baray Teuk Thla “clear water Baray” is one of two enormous reservoirs found in the Angkor Archaeological Park. West Baray, as the name suggests, is found west of the walled city of Angkor Thom. An identical reservoir was built to the east. Construction began in the 11th century during the reign of King Suryavarman I, and it was completed under King Udayadityavarman II, who also built the Baphuon Temple. Baray in Khmer means reservoir. West Baray is rectangular in shape and measures 8 kilometers by 3 kilometers making it, along with East Baray, two of the largest hand-cut reservoirs ever constructed on earth. In West Baray, an artificial island was created called West Mebon on which a Hindu Temple was built.

   1,5 h

2. WHAT CAN YOU EXPLORE? West Baray does not require the purchase of a temple pass. Along with our bicycle tour, discover the genuine rural lifestyle of the Cambodia people living in the wonderful and peaceful landscape found just north of Siem Reap. Our cycling begins in the early refreshing beauty of the morning and continues until noon. In this tour we will be leaving the hotel at 7:30 am and ride to our destination located some 30km from the Siem Reap town. We will stop and visit a typical local market that provides food and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits for the daily use by the local people. We will travel to see this amazing man-made water reservoir located 5km from the Angkor Wat temple. In addition to visiting West Baray, you come to know well some aspects of the lifestyle of Cambodian people living in the countryside and jungle, and you will have the opportunity to converse with some villagers or with students in the countryside schools.

   1 h

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Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio, con reembolso completo.

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How it compares in Siem Reap

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 2414 experiences we list in Siem Reap.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Siem Reap

Siem Reap es la ciudad ribereña junto a Angkor, el vasto complejo de templos jemeres de Camboya, con mercados nocturnos y un centro relajado.

Angkor Wat, a menudo llamado el mayor monumento religioso del mundo, se alza sobre su foso en una silueta de torres en forma de capullo de loto que quita el aliento al amanecer. Cerca, la ciudad amurallada de Angkor Thom alberga el Bayon, con sus más de doscientos serenos rostros de piedra, la Terraza de los Elefantes y el Baphuon, mientras que Ta Prohm está atenazado por las raíces de gigantescos ceibas e higueras estranguladoras.

Top-ranked sights in Siem Reap: Angkor Thom, Tonlé Sap, Kampong Phluk.

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