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Departure time: Early morning
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Return: Evening
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Remarks: Basic level of fitness
required, stairs and short walk on uneven terrain, swimming possible
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Sites you will visit: Kulen
Mountain, Waterfall, Hindu river carvings, Giant Reclining Buddha, Kompong Khleang
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Highlights: Cradle of Khmer
civilisation, Buddhist shrine, waterfall, nature, views, stilted villages, life
on water, people
The cradle of
Khmer civilisation is located 40 km northeast from Siem Reap and is an
important pilgrimage site for Cambodian people. Phnom Kulen often lies
shrouded in mist but on a clear day one can see the loaf like shape on the
horizon across the flat plains of Siem Reap province. You will rise early and
travel through picturesque countryside to reach your destination in the mid
morning. The sites atop Phnom Kulen include a Buddhist Pagoda with giant
Reclining Buddha, Hindu carvings in the stone river bed and an
impressive waterfall under which swimming is possible.
You will have
lunch locally.
Your afternoon
destination, the stilted community of Kompong Khleang is located on the
northern edge of the Tonle Sap lake approximately 55km east of Siem Reap town.
Accessible in both dry and wet season, visitors to Kompong Khleang during the
dry season are universally awestruck by the forest of stilted houses rising up
to 10 meters in the air. When the monsoon comes the waters rise up to one or
two meters of the buildings. This is a permanent community with subsistence
fishing as the main source of livelihood. This is also one of the largest
communities on the Tonle Sap lake.
Price: USD 85 per person
Minimum: 2
pax with Remork
Price included:
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English Speaking Tour Guide
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Transportation
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Boat fee
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dinner
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Drinking Water
Price excluded:
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Pass ticket
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Accommodation
