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Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea & Tonle Sap Small-Group Tour: Explore Natural and Historical Wonders
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Phnom Kulen National Park
Experience the majestic Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea temple, and Tonle Sap lake on a small-group tour. Explore waterfalls, a reclining Buddha, a thousand Lingas river, and a floating village in one day.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Phnom Kulen National Park - Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:00 am and take you to purchase a Phnom Kulen ticket. We will then head to Phnom Kulen National Park for approximately 1 hour. This journey takes you through rural Cambodian villages, where you may observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop off at the Palm Sugar Village and witness how Cambodian people make their own sugar to supply their families and villages.
Afterward, we continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen, and our knowledgeable local guide will take you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD.
- Beng Mealea - In the afternoon, we will have lunch at the local restaurant before heading to Beng Melea, the mysterious 12th-century temple in the middle of the jungle. This temple is heavily overgrown with vegetation, trees, lianas, and mosses. This temple is surrounded by a rainforest due to it being abundant for over 300 years. When it is not fully restored, many local and international tourists fall in love with the area.
- Kampong Phluk Floating Village - Continue to Tonle Sap lake, known for its picturesque floating villages. We enjoy a boat ride and observe the local life in the villages with their floating farms, schools, markets, and Buddhist temples.
Note: Tonle Sap Lake and Floating Village are best visited from July to February.
- Siem Reap - Transfer from Tonle Sap lake to the hotel in Siem Reap city.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up & drop-off included
- Explore with a professional English-speaking guide & driver
- Stay refreshed with cool bottles of water & towels
- Travel comfortably in air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
- Kulen Mountain pass:$20 per person
- Beng Mealea Pass: (Valid Angkor pass can be used)
- Tonle Sap pass with a boat ride: $15 per pax
- Soft drinks
Additional Information
Embark on a comprehensive day-long expedition to Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea, and Tonle Sap lake showcasing gorgeous waterfalls, an enormous reclining Buddha statue, a river with a thousand Lingas, a jungle temple, and a boat journey to a floating village on the biggest lake in Southeast Asia. Experience this private tour that encompasses natural splendors, historic temples, and traditional stilt-house villages…a multitude of diverse and incredible sights and experiences packed into a single day, facilitated by an excellent tour guide.
- The end of March to the end of June is a crucial time in all the floating villages in Siem Reap, as the water levels start to recede and present a unique opportunity for tourists to experience a new perspective. Although the picturesque landscape of the floating community may lose some of its charm during this time, visitors have a chance to immerse themselves in the daily life of the villagers living in the dried season. While some boats may become stuck, and smaller canoes are unable to traverse the jungle forest, these challenges add to the thrill of the experience. The dry season in floating village of Kompong Phluk may not be the ideal time to visit for those seeking postcard-perfect photos, but it offers a chance to witness a facet of the village’s daily life that is not typically seen. As they say, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. We recommend visitors to embrace this rare chance to witness a different facet of this incredible destination and truly get a different taste of life in the village.
- Dress code: All visitors are not allowed to wear as shorts as you want for this experience. Please make sure that your knees and shoulders are covered.
- For small-group tour is limited to 10 participants to ensure a more personal experience from our guide.
- The valid pass of Angkor pass can be used to visit the Beng Mealea temple. So if you have still have it, please bring it with you for its visit. Otherwise, you have to buy a new Angkor pass of 1-day (US$37 per person)
- What should to bring: Insect repellent, sunscreen, sun hat.
- For lunch, there is a vegetarian option like fried rice vegetable with eggs and fried spring rolls, but no vegan option.
Location
Phnom Kulen National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jonathan_l
Jun 22, 2024
Having a good experience with this tour - Good itinerary and knowledgable tour guide. Very thorough and took care of all logistics. Also helpful with getting more detail info for planning additional tours.
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Fionamu8570kc
Jun 22, 2024
A fabulous way to see the countryside outside Siem Reap - Our guide, David was amazing- very entertaining and knowledgeable. We learnt so much about the country and some of its history and enjoyed seeing the mountains as well as the lake. A fantastic tour.
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Yona
Jun 18, 2024
Amazing .! - The trip with you was amazing, the guide Mr. Jan was professional and very knowledgeable about the sites and history of Cambodia, nice and pleasant, the driver Mr. Tra took care of us the whole time, treated us with a cold drink and cold towels at every stop, I had a great time, beautiful experience and memory from Cambodia, I will definitely come back to travel in Cambodia Again, Yona
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Jennifer_c
Jun 15, 2024
Stunning scenery & temples. Highly recomended. - We Highly recommend this tour. The mountains and reclining Buddha are stunning and Beng Melia was fantastic to visit as was Tonke asap and the waterfalls. The bus was comfy with ice cold water & cool towels provided. Driver was excellent despite rough roads and guide was so friendly & knowledgable. Lovely picnic lunch as well. If you have free time in Siem Reap do this tour!
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Barbaradn7138rw
Jun 14, 2024
Incredible experience, highly recommended - The tour was incredible! Our guide Mr.Raman was incredibly thoughtful in making our experience comfortable.
Although our trip took place in mid-season, the tour operator never let us lack water, refreshing towels and every kind of comfort.
The transportation service was also impeccable.
June was a truly magical time to visit this country while avoiding the tourist chaos of the high season.
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Zaneta_s
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing day outside the city - This trip was amazing, but the people involved in the company even better - very helpful and friendly! I visited during the low and rainy season, but luckily it was a beautiful weather that day, which made the sightseeing more enjojable 😊. A huge plus was free, cold and unlimited water as well as cold towels - a life saver for the +35 degreees and high humidity. Highly recommend that trip to anyone, worth every penny, and part of the tickets goes to support local community 👍🏻
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Mayday39
Jun 11, 2024
Enjoyable day trip, especially love Beng Mealea - My guide was Mr Sareik. He was very pleasant and friendly, and very knowledgeable about the sights. Taking a day trip with him was like touring with a local friend. Highly recommend this tour. It’s possible to swim in the waterfall (though I didn’t). Beng Mealea is my all-time favourite temple for its incredible likeness to Laputa, the Castle in the Sky.
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See1508
May 30, 2024
Fascinating! - It was supposed to be a small group tour but due to a few cancellations/postponements, it was only me on the tour! Nevertheless, it was absolutely fantastic and the tour guide was very detailed and knowledgeable.
The view from the Kulen Mountain was breathtaking and I found the Kampong Phluk floating village fascinating although most of the land was in drought..
I chose not to attend the temple but also enjoyed the food market/village and had a delicious cake made with bananas.
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Camper00049192261
May 28, 2024
Amazing trip to discover culture and nature around Siem Reap - We were picked up at the hotel right on time in the morning by our guide Mony and Driver Tha to explore Kulen mountain. We headed to wonderful cliffs, a monastery and a heaven-like waterfall where lunch was provided.
Beng Mealea is quite remote from the city so this tour is perfect to visit the temple on the way to Tonle Sap.
The huge lake had a low water level, however, we were able to do the boat tour through the worth seeing village to the open water.
I highly recommend this amazing full day trip to those who want to explore the wider surroundings of Siem Reap.
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Podaloosu
May 27, 2024
An incredibly beautiful trip! - Beautiful trip covering a vast variety of places and heritage. Our guide Mony and driver Thy did such a great job! We started off with scrumptious palm cakes (that are accidentally vegan), then to Phnom Kulen National Park where we visited the Wat Preach Angthom, the 1000 lingas, to then a short and sweet lunch picnic (fried rice - no eggs, as the vegan option) with the Kulen Waterfall as the view. Favourite part of the day was visiting the Beng Mealea temple - so surreal. After which we headed to Kompong Phluk, and the rain blessed us. Very well curated package with a versatile selection of places. So glad and grateful; au kun ~
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