Angkor and Kulen Mountain Trek Spectacular

📍 Transfer from airport to hotel: 40 mins

Welcome to Cambodia!  Upon your arrival you will be picked up from the airport by our driver and your English speaking guide and they will transfer you to your hotel for check-in. Relax after your flight and enjoy some time at leisure. 

Tonight, get acquainted with Khmer cuisine as welcome dinner will be served at Café Indochine Restaurant in a beautiful wooden Khmer house. Finish the day with a briefing by the local guide on the few days ahead.

Overnight at Siem Reap.
 

Inclusions:

🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from hotel to starting point: 50mins Trekking distance: Approximately 20km over 5-6 hours Difficulty: Medium

After breakfast and a detailed trip briefing from the Adventure guides, we take a short transfer to buy our Angkor Park Pass and then head out of town and begin our trek. Heading out south-east across dazzling green rice-paddies and farmland, we pass through several small villages. Cambodia is one of the friendliest countries in South-East Asia and we will get plenty of smiles and waves as we pass! We’re never far from a temple or pagoda, and we make time to stop at a couple for a closer look. After a lunch-break in one of the villages, we continue our trek through rice fields and green pastures, now heading north to the pagoda from there we will take a transfer to Wat Preash Bat Bunthan for camping. The transfer will take around 50 minutes.

Overnight in Camp site at Preash Bat Bun Than pagoda.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Beng Mealea to Svay Leu: about 30 mins Trekking distance approximately 20km over 7-8 hours Difficulty: Medium

Leaving the Pagoda we head towards Kulen Mountain. We veer right after passing a small village and head out across the paddy fields where we are treated to fabulous views Phnom Kulen in the distance. Following cow cart tracks, we wind our way towards Beang Mealea Temple and the fascinating ruins of this little visited temple. We have the opportunity to explore before taking a short transfer to our evenings campsite at Svay Leu Pagoda. There is often a lively local market near the pagoda which we should have time to explore – a real insight into the way of life in this remote area. 

Overnight in Camp site at Svay Leu Pagoda.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Trekking distance approximately 26km over 7-8 hours Difficulty: Medium

After an energising breakfast we set off on a challenging haul to the top of Kulen Mountain (487m), Cambodia’s sacred mountain. Deeply revered, the local people make pilgrimages to the pagodas and ruins on the mountain top. The mountain forms a high plateau, from where there are fabulous views across the forests and fields below. We head west across the mountain, taking undulating tracks through the forests and villages. We stop for lunch in Anlong Thom, a small village of stilted thatched houses.  After a long day’s hike, we arrive at our riverside campground.

Take a shower and a swim in the river.  Tonight, we have a fabulous meal and sleep to the sound of the flowing river.

Overnight in Camp site at Kulen Mountain.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Trekking distance approximately 18km over 6-7 hours Difficulty: Medium

We set off after a hearty breakfast and our trek continues to the ‘Big Buddha’, which overlooks the central plain; a short distance on is a very picturesque waterfall where you are welcome to take a swim.  Now it’s another short trek to the famous ‘River of 1000 Lingas’ and admire the elaborate carvings in the riverbed itself and take another swim if you like.  Continue on down on an old trail, now little-used since the recent construction of a road. We may meet a few local people who still use the path for hunting, cutting lianas and to work on the farms higher in the hills. Our trek continues south-east on a small jungle trail down the mountain. Back on the flat plains, we continue our trek on sandy, sometimes muddy tracks. There is little shade as we pass a few villages, local schools and an abundance of pagodas. We will be hot and tired by the time we reach our evening’s campsite, our final goal nearly within reach. 

Overnight in Camp site at Tbang Pagoda. 
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Angkor Wat to hotel: 25mins Trekking distance approximately 7-10km over 2-3 hours Difficulty: Medium

We enjoy a final breakfast together in camp before setting off on the final 7km of our trek to Angkor Wat. The first section of our trek is on a tarmac road before we return to cow cart tracks leading towards the Angkor complex. We reach the first of our Angkor temples at Prasat Ta Som, then load up into the local mode of transport and journey in style to Angkor Wat in a colourful procession of tuk tuks. We pass many temples and ruins as we near our goal – the ultimate reward for our efforts this week include the spectacular walled city of Angkor Thom and the famous Bayon, standing in the exact heart of the city. Adorned with fabulous wall carvings and mysterious giant faces, the Bayon is a real highlight of our challenge. We then continue to the magnificent 12th Century Angkor Wat. It is worth climbing the remarkably steep and narrow steps of the central spire for the unparalleled view over the whole temple. We are free to explore the temple complex until sunset, when we transfer to our hotel by bus. 

After a long shower we celebrate our huge achievement with a celebration farewell VIP set dinner at a stylish restaurant very close to the famous Pub Street and Night Market with a menu that combines both eastern and western flavours.  It also has an extensive wine and cocktail list, and their comfy lounges make it a great place not only for a restaurant, but also to relax with a drink after your many days of touring.

Optional:
After a holiday of trekking and climbing around temples ruins, a relaxing massage at Bodia Spa can do wonders. Massage for health and relaxation is a time-honoured tradition throughout Southeast Asia and you will feel completely rejuvenated after.
- Reflexology foot massage (60mn-22usd/hour)
- Bodia tonic (60mn-26usd/hour)

Overnight in Siem Reap.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from hotel to airport: 20 mins

This morning, after breakfast at your hotel, free at leisure until check out.  Alternately, talk to us to design a great extension trip to Phnom Penh and/or the coastal towns of Sihanoukville or Kep or Koh Kong.  

Optional: Tuk tuk transfer to explore Siem Reap or soke in the Angkor Art Center, Old market and continue to visit Artisans d’Angkor for some souvenir.

Transfer to Airport for your flight (TBA) with your driver (today no guide accompany).
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast