A visit to Golden Silk, outside of Siem Reap, is to discover their unique traditional methods in producing silk products.
Inside the Golden Silk workshop
The Golden Silk plantation and workshops are located 30kms northeast of Angkor, Cambodia’s famed complex of ancient temples. Visits to Golden Silk are by appointment only, where the visitor will see the different phases of production (silkworm breeding, maintenance planting, spinning, and weaving) as well as daily village activities (fishing, farming, etc). The Golden Silk project has enabled more than 100 women to develop a skill, gained regular employment and secured regular income, with its stated aim to restore, to upgrade and to safeguard the Khmer traditional methods and techniques of silk making which are handed over to the present generation by the art craft ancestors. Entirely handmade, and made exclusively with natural dyes, each fabric is unique and one of a kind. A fabulous community-based, eco-friendly project of which Hanuman is fully supportive. Contact us if you wish to include a visit during your time in Siem Reap. It can be combined with a visit to the Banteay Srei temple for example, and Golden Silk also has the facilities to hold MICE events.
Join Hanuman for an escorted seat-in-coach two-week Cambodia Revealed trip of a lifetime that will begin on 17 August 2013.
Revealing Cambodia
An in-depth journey throughout Cambodia that will take you beyond the highlights and under the skin of this beguiling country, beginning with the Kingdom’s riverside capital, Phnom Penh. More adventures await you in the remote northeast in Mondulkiri, especially at the Elephant Valley Project before we follow the Mekong River and enjoy a close encounter with the rare and unique Irrawaddy dolphins near Kratie. We head off to discover the first temple city built in Southeast Asia at Sambor Prei Kuk. At Angkor, over 1000 temples were built between the 9th and 13th centuries, so we select the best of them including the world’s largest religious monument at Angkor Wat, the enigmatic and enchanting Bayon and the atmospheric Ta Prohm, consumed by jungle and fighting a losing battle with nature. Cambodia Revealed is a trip through an amazing country that will leave you with so many lasting memories.
The cost of the two-week land-only Cambodia Revealed tour is from US$965 per person, based on a minimum tour party of six persons. View our detailed fact-sheet on the tour at http://www.hanuman.travel/Tours/Cambodia/CT_Cambodia-Revealed.html. Contact the Hanuman sales team to book directly.
Introducing HanumanAlaya Villa in Siem Reap, your base for exploring the Temples of Angkor.
HanumanAlaya Villa compliments the original HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence with just nine rooms and is an intimate boutique escape from the bustle of downtown Siem Reap, located with a view across to the Siem Reap River. The rooms are all finished in wood trim and our signature combination of traditional Khmer design and sophisticated international amenities. As well as beautiful decoration in the form of hand-carved wooden furnishings and traditional Khmer silk, modern touches are clearly visible with flat-screen televisions and contemporary bathrooms throughout.
Beyond the rooms, the Villa includes its own secluded swimming pool, tucked away from public view. There is also a small bar-restaurant around the pool, where the included breakfast can be enjoyed each morning before exploring the temples. A wide variety of drinks is available and a menu of light bites and snacks. A range of massages are available at the Villa thanks to our sophisticated Sita Spa at HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence. These can be enjoyed in the privacy of your own room or in small pavilions next to the swimming pool. HanumanAlaya Villa, more than just a hotel and your base to explore the Temples of Angkor.
HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence & Villa, our very own hotel in Siem Reap, gateway to the temples of Angkor, announces an enticing new promotion for the green season from 1 April to 30 September 2013.
HanumanAlaya Villa in Siem Reap-Angkor
Following on from last year’s successful promotion, the HanumanAlaya team are pleased to announce a ‘Stay Longer, Save More’ promotion for 2013. The longer that guests stay at the Boutique Residence or new Villa, the more they will save. It works like this:
Stay 1 Night, Save 10%
Stay 2 Nights, Save 20%
Stay 3 Nights, Save 30%
Stay 4 Nights, Save 40%
Stay 5 Nights, Save 50%
So there are savings for everyone, particularly those staying for 3-5 nights. The Hanuman Travel team would certainly recommend a minimum of 3 nights in Siem Reap, as there are simply so many incredible temples around Angkor.
In the meantime, here is some more information on the new HanumanAlaya Villa, sister property to HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence.
A new addition in 2013, HanumanAlaya Villa compliments the original HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence. With just nine rooms, the Villa is an intimate boutique escape from the bustle of downtown Siem Reap, located with a view across to the Siem Reap River. The rooms are all finished in wood trim and our signature combination of traditional Khmer design and sophisticated international amenities. As well as beautiful decoration in the form of hand-carved wooden furnishings and traditional Khmer silk, modern touches are clearly visible with flat-screen televisions and contemporary bathrooms throughout.
Beyond the rooms, the Villa includes its own secluded swimming pool, tucked away from public view. There is also a small bar-restaurant around the pool, where the included breakfast can be enjoyed each morning before exploring the temples. A wide variety of drinks is available and a small menu of light bites and snacks. Around the corner in our sister property, HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence, is Reahoo Restaurant with a full menu of Khmer classics and international delights. A range of massages are available at the new Villa thanks to our sophisticated Sita Spa at HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence. These can be enjoyed in the privacy of your own room or in small pavilions next to the swimming pool.
Our new HanumanAlaya Villa is an atmospheric place to stay in Siem Reap for those wanted a relaxed and peaceful base after a day exploring the temples. The room rates are great value for the impeccable new facilities and prices are set somewhat lower than the original HanumanAlaya Boutique Residence. However, this does not reflect a lower room standard, but the fact that the HanumanAlaya Villa does not have a full-service spa on site.
Two new cruise boats will be plying the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia later this year and next.
Life along the Mekong River
Mekong Secret Cruises will begin operating their new Vietnam and Cambodia cruises from 29 September this year. Along the famed Mekong River, from the delta to the Tonle Sap Lake, their Le Tamarin cruise boat will operate three programs, an 8-day Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to Phnom Penh or Siem Reap depending on the season, a 4-day Phnom to Siem Reap and an 8-day Phnom Penh to Siem Reap via Kratie. On the lower deck of Le Tamarin are eight fully equipped cabins and on the upper deck are another six with an air conditioned dining room and lounge bar. It’s full board accommodation on this brand new boat, which is family-friendly.
Launching next year in 2014, the M/V Aqua Mekong will be a custom-built, architecturally-designed luxury cruise-ship including a spa, screening room, outdoor pool and 20 guest suites with floor to ceiling windows offering river views of Vietnam and Cambodia along the Mekong River. Their itineraries will include 3, 4 and 7 day options traveling upriver between Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam stopping in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in Cambodia (with downriver itineraries traveling the reverse route).
Take a trip through Indochina with Hanuman Travel TV to see the sights and experiences you can all enjoy in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. We are waiting to welcome you.
A three and half minute taster of the sights, sounds, colours and vibrancy that is Cambodia, shot by the Hanuman Travel TV team. Temples, culture, wildlife, beaches, we have it all, so why not come and experience Cambodia for yourself, courtesy of Hanuman.
Enjoy a traditional Khmer-style picnic lunch in a beautiful wooden Khmer home just outside Siem Reap, home to the temples of Angkor.
Traditional Khmer country home at Roluos
If you are visiting the earliest capital in the Angkor area, Hariharilaya, now known as Roluos, or en route to the floating village of Kompong Pluk, we recommend taking time out to enjoy a Khmer-style picnic lunch at the beautiful wooden home of one of the country’s foremost archaeological experts. Designed by renowned Khmer architect Hok Sokol, this two-storey house is a striking contemporary take on the traditional Khmer house and is located near the rural town of Roluos. A picnic lunch will be provided as you rest and relax, perhaps after a morning spent travelling back in time to visit Bakong, the earliest of the temple mountains, which later became the signature of Khmer kings. It is a giant pyramid, its cardinal points marked by giant elephants. After lunch, why not head for the medieval floating village of Kompong Pluk, where the houses stand atop stilts as much as seven metres above the water. Everything lives on the water, pigs, dogs, crocodiles and people, all jockeying for space in this incredible floating town and its nearby flooded forest.
Hanuman’s Khmer New Year Special Tours take place next month. Our Tour of the Week is our 5-day & 4-night tour in Siem Reap beginning on 12 April.
Khmer New Year Special
Your starting point is Siem Reap, the gateway to the fabled temples of Angkor. And it’s where you get under the skin of the Khmer New Year celebrations by visiting a pagoda to see the ceremonies first-hand. Opulent resorts and sophisticated restaurants, designer bars and exclusive shops are evidence that Siem Reap is very much back on the map. The temples of Angkor are a profound experience, as few sights on earth can match the majesty of Angkor Wat, nature unleashed at Ta Prohm or the mysterious faces of the Bayon. You visit the sleeping jungle-clad ruin of Beng Mealea, a prototype for Angkor Wat and enjoy a lifestyle visit to a floating village on the Great Lake, including lunch with a local family.
Join Hanuman for an escorted seat-in-coach two-week Cambodia Revealed trip of a lifetime that will begin on 17 August 2013.
Cambodia Revealed
An in-depth journey throughout Cambodia that will take you beyond the highlights and under the skin of this beguiling country, beginning with the Kingdom’s riverside capital, Phnom Penh. More adventures await you in the remote northeast in Mondulkiri, especially at the Elephant Valley Project before we follow the Mekong River and enjoy a close encounter with the rare and unique Irrawaddy dolphins near Kratie. We head off to discover the first temple city built in Southeast Asia at Sambor Prei Kuk. At Angkor, over 1000 temples were built between the 9th and 13th centuries, so we select the best of them including the world’s largest religious monument at Angkor Wat, the enigmatic and enchanting Bayon and the atmospheric Ta Prohm, consumed by jungle and fighting a losing battle with nature. Cambodia Revealed is a trip through an amazing country that will leave you with so many lasting memories.
The cost of the two-week land-only Cambodia Revealed tour is from US$965 per person, based on a minimum tour party of six persons. View our detailed fact-sheet on the tour at http://www.hanuman.travel/Tours/Cambodia/CT_Cambodia-Revealed.html. Contact the Hanuman sales team to book directly.
