Travel through the Cambodian countryside on a day trip to the Koh Ker temples, with hotel transfers from Siem Reap. Then, visit Beng Mealea temple, one of the core temples from the Angkor Wat period.

About this tour

- Hotel Pick Up: 08:00 am
- Drop off at 5:00 pm
- Duration 9 hours
- Private group
- Min Age 12+ Years
- English tour guide
- Place Visited: Prasat Thom, Linga Temple of Koh Ker Group and Beng Mealea Temple

Highlights

- Travel through the Cambodian countryside to visit the Prasat Thom of Koh Ker
- Visit the remote Koh Ker temple group, the remnants of an ancient Khmer capital
- See Beng Mealea temple, built in the late 11th century

Full description

You’ll start out with the 130-kilometer drive through the scenic countryside from Siem Reap to the remote site of the Koh Ker temple group. The temple complex at Koh Kor, located to the north-east of Siem Reap, represents the remnants of the capital of the Khmer empire from 928-944 A.D.​​ Then continue to the Shiva Lingam temple the square shrine, monolithic in scale, shares its layout and likely its purpose with 3 more that are aligned on a north-south axis whilst having a relationship with the east-west axis of Prasat Thom. None of these gigantic lingam shrines have roofs, perhaps unfinished, or made from perishable materials and lost to time.

Visit Beng Mealea temple next, built at the end of 11th century. This sprawling jungle temple covers an area of more than a square kilometer and is now largely overrun by vegetation. Constructed in a distinctly Angkor Wat style by the same king, Beng Melea temple may have served as a prototype for Angkor Wat. Although there are some lintel carvings, there are no bas-reliefs and carvings are relatively scarce.
When the temple was in active use, its walls may have been covered, painted, or adorned with frescoes. In it time, Beng Melea was at the crossroads of several major routes that ran to Angkor, Koh Ker, and Preah Vihear.

Includes

- Pick-up and drop off at hotels in Siem Reap
- Air-conditioning vehicle with driver
- English-speaking tour guide
- Cool drinking water

Excludes

- Personal expenses
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Temple pass
- Gratuities

Price:

- $ 155 Per group up to 2 people

More than 2 people:

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Note:

Pick up and drop off at the hotel in Siem Reap City Please wait in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Loose, lightweight, long clothing that is both respectful and cool in the hot Asian climate

Why travel so far to see Koh Ker?

The mountains of Dangrek, Kulen, and Tbeng may be seen in the background of the jungle setting of Koh Ker.
Koh Ker is nearly as huge as the Angkor complex, spanning 81 square kilometers over its entirety; yet, due to its more distant location, it has suffered greater damage and pillage over the course of its history.

If you go at the right time of year, you might find the ruins hidden in the foliage and thick vegetation, but at other times of the year they might be completely visible amongst the bare trees.
- Koh Ker is one of the temple locations from the Angkor period that has received the least amount of research.
- Since Koh Ker has just been half excavated, there is a good chance that you will discover something that has been hidden.
- Since much of the information researchers had gathered about the place during the Khmer Rouge was destroyed, the location is essentially indecipherable.

Koh Ker incredible facts – 4 reasons to go now!

- Archaeological Site Koh Ker is located in northern Cambodia and is approximately 75 miles from the ancient city of Angkor and the city of Siem Reap.
- In this jungle-covered area, there are only a few people.
- In an 81-square-kilometer protected region, researchers discovered almost 180 sanctuaries.
- Tourists can only see approximately a dozen of the many sanctuaries concealed in the forest because the entire area hasn't been completely demined.

Term & Condition

- All above rate is quite in US dollar
- Deposit 50% before arriving
- In case have any change or cancel booking must be informed in advance at least 48hours no charge, 24hours charge 50%, on the last minutes or no-show charge 100%.
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