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Departure time: Early morning
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Return: Evening
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Sites you will visit: Beng
Mealea, Kompong Phluk
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Highlights: architecture,
countryside, stilted village, life on water, people, flooded forest
You will travel
through picturesque countryside and rural villages approximately 60km in the
north-east direction to the jungle clad temple of Beng Mealea. Once in a
complete state of disrepair resembling a giant jigsaw puzzle, Beng Mealea has
recently been made more accessible with the addition of a wooden walkway
throughout the structure assuring a safe access and slight elevation, thus a
better view. This mid 12th century temple features mixture of
Buddhism and Hinduism attributes and is particularly mesmerising in the wet
season.
You will have a
lunch break locally and rest during the hottest part of the day.
Later in the
afternoon you will arrive in Kompong Phluk, an authentic stilted village
on the edge of the great Tonle Sap Lake. Here, the Khmer, Vietnamese and Cham
people live in harmony with the rising and falling water levels of the lake.
Fun fact: most households here own boats as well as motorbikes as their road
becomes a water channel during the monsoon. The biggest attraction in this
neighbourhood is the eerie Flooded Forest accessible by boat during the
wet season.
Price: USD 58
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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dinner
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Drinking Water
Price excluded:
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Temple Pass
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Boat fee
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Accommodation
