The working team of the Department of Tourism Development and Culture of APSARA National Authority is organising more visiting circuits in Angkor Thom in Siem Reap province to facilitate the visit of tourists, said the authority in a news release on Wednesday.

Ms. Lay Srey Penh, a member of the circuit organising team from the Department of Tourism Development and Culture, said that this is the third visiting circuit in Angkor Thom, starting from the Preah Ang Ngok shrine and ending at Tep Pranom Temple.

She explains that this is a link from Bayon Temple that tourists can visit from Preah Ang Ngok and continue along the laterite road to the entrance in front of Baphuon Temple. After that, tourists can continue to see the Royal Palace of Phimanakas Temple, visit Sras Srey, Sras Pros, the Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of The Leper King, Prasat Preah Palilay, and Tep Pranom Temple.

According to Ms. Lay Srey Penh, her team has already arranged visiting circuit of the Bayon Temple, with three options for tourists: long, medium, and short, starting at the east entrance and ending at the north entrance. For the second visiting circuit at the walls of Angkor Thom, starting from the Tonle Om Gate (Southern Gate), continuing to the Tradev water gate, Boeung Thom, the Southwest Prasat Chrung, the Takav Gate (Western Gate), and ending at the Western Top Temple.

Ms. Lay Srey Penh stated that this arrangement is significant in terms of raising the value of the temple, delaying the visit of tourists, managing the flow of visitors, avoiding congestion, ensuring the safety of tourists and temples, and providing a good experience for tourists as well as a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the temple.

For the success of the above visiting circuits, the APSARA National Authority requested all tourists to visit the temples according to the signs prepared by the instructions of the tourism agents and by the Angkor Code of Conduct.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse