Siem Reap: 1-Hour Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing
1.1-Hour Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing
Ride by tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to Wat Arang Pagoda, where an English-speaking guide explains Cambodian Buddhist customs before a monk performs a short blessing or a full water ritual. You receive red wrist ties, a sarong for the longer ceremony, and a stop at a local market.
“What a beautiful experience. I totally recommend it for the education, insight into the life of a monk in a monastery, the blessing you receive and opportunity it affords to give back. The cost of your experience includes a donation of foodstuffs given to the monk who uses it to feed the poor or people that rely on the monastery for shelter and assistance. The guide was wonderful, informative and helpful in ensuring you follow the correct protocol during the blessing. I chose the full water immersion (for lack of better term) where you change into a sarong provided, sit on a step and get completely doused in water. A…”