Kulen Mountain (Water Fall) & Beng Mealea Temple Tour

Suggested Itineraries for one-day Tour

In Morning Tour Program:

-After your breakfast I’ll meet you at your accommodation and will take you to visit 2 places:

Kulen Mountain (its name means "Lychee Mountain") is around 60km north of Angkor Wat and one of the holiest places in Cambodia.  The waters of the Siem Reap River, so important for the Angkor Empire, Flowed from this mountain and visitors can still see the fertility symbols carved into the riverbed centuries ago to ensure continued prosperity. Holy men study here and ascetic hermits live in ancient pagodas.  It was at Kulen that the Devaraja cult was born, turning the human rulers of the Khmer into gods.  Pilgrimages are still made to the mountain, and visitors can swim in the clean, cool water and examine the carvings, waves of butterflies swooping past and off into the lush jungle around. Kulen Mountain is also the sight of the Reclining Buddha monument, a massive statue carved whole out of the mountain top in the 16th Century.  During the Indochina War, bombs were dropped all around the Buddha, but none destroyed that statue.  It is now a popular place for Khmer to make picnics.

Afternoon Tour Program:

You’ll continue your visiting to Beng Mealea Temple (its name means "lotus pond") is nearly 80km from Siem Reap town at the foot of Kulen Mountain. It was built as Hinduist temple, but there are some carvings depicting Buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea and more visitors are coming to the site. Built in the 12th Century, many scholars believe it was the model for Angkor Wat. It is just as wonderful of a temple but it is still largely lost in the jungle. The accommodations made for tourists at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom have not been made here, and visitors enjoy a much quieter and adventurous experience.

Total Price One day (Kulen & Beng Mealea Tour)

No excluding the ticket (entry pass):

You have to buy the ticket (entry pass), pass costs $ 20 per person and plus Temple pass (Beng Mealea Temple) $5 per son.

Tour including

-Driver speaking English

-Cool water

-Cool towel for your trip