Koh Ker and Boeng Mealea Jungle Explorer

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Koh Ker Temple

  This morning depart your hotel at 8:00am you begin with a drive for two hours and a half through scenic rural Cambodia to Koh Ker, which is a 10th-century temple complex in the north Cambodian jungle. A former capital of the Khmer Empire, the site is now remote and heavily forested. Great views await the visitor at the end of an adventurous climb. Then continue to visit The Prasat Krahom, meaning "red temple," is known for its sandstone carvings, while Prasat Pram is covered in strangler figs.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Prasat Beng Mealea

  Enjoy your lunch at your own expense and have a short rest then have a short drive to Boeng Mealea, stands almost forgotten in the jungle and getting to the site is quite an adventure in itself. Isolated during Cambodia's civil war, Boeng Mealea was under the control of the Khmer Rouge for decades but has since been ‘de-mined’ and outsiders can now safely visit this temple. It is the largest temple outside the main Angkor complex and in places it is remarkably intact, but in other places utterly destroyed; tree roots envelop many of the temple walls and doorways. The atmosphere here is an eerie but welcome contrast to the more visited temples closer to Angkor Wat. Boeng Mealea shares many characteristics with Angkor Wat, but on a smaller scale. It has three encircling galleries, the same four gates and entrances, and a pair of interior libraries. It differs from Angkor Wat in having only one central tower instead of the famous five towers of Angkor Wat.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Dress Code: Respectful dress with cover your shoulders and knees are required (shoulders cover by scarf not allow)
• Temples entrance fee will purchase on the day of the tour
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

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