Phnom Kulen National Park Full Day Tour - Siem Reap - Bayon Adventures Travel

You will be picked up from your hotel by a private air-conditioned car and guided for a 2-hour drive to Phnom Kulen National Park. Drive through the countryside, paddy fields, and the village before winding up the rocky road to the top of the mountain. Phnom Kulen is known as the birthplace of the ancient Khmer Empire where they started the religious ceremony of the doctrine Déva-Raja in 802AD and it was used for the next 5 hundred years. Phnom Kulen was also the place where sandstones were brought in order to build the ancient temples in Angkor Area and it is also considered by Khmers to be the most sacred mountain in Cambodia. Visit the River of a Thousand Lingas, where the Hindu trinity gods and Lingas were carved in the riverbed. Then move to the hill where the Buddhist Pagoda and the Grand Reclining Buddha statue the big boulder. Continue to the waterfalls of Phnom Kulen, where you can capture some beautiful photos and put your body in the cold water for a swim. After swimming, enjoy a picnic lunch along the river.  In the afternoon, drive back to Siem Reap, and on the way you may want to stop at Banteay Srei temple, the citadel of women, which is also known as the most beautiful carving temple in Cambodia. (A valid Angkor Pass is required for entry if you don’t have the Angkor Pass, you can purchase it on the spot, and it costs around $37 per person). Another alternative on the way back, you have the option to stop at the Cambodian Landmine Museum to learn the modern history of Cambodia via the landmine situation and the war in Cambodia.  Arrive in Siem Reap in the late afternoon; you will be dropped off at your hotel.

Cancellation policy:

Free cancellation 48 hours before the tour starts