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  Adventure tours

 The tours should be on the third or the fourth day after the temples tours.

 Option1 :

  Visit Kbal Spean can be included in visiting Banteay Srei and Kulen Mountain or Beng Mealea.

  Option2 :

 Visit local market Dom Dek, Beng Melea, return to fishing village Kampong Kleang and Rolous group.

  Option 3 :

  Visit the remote temples complex Koh Ke, (about 160km from town), return to Beng Melea.

 Option 4 : Visit Preah Vihea temple (at the border Khmer-Thai)

Phnom Kulen

(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. Back to top

Angkor Wat does not mark the start of the Angkorean Empire begun by Jayavarman II in the 9th century. At just about 42km north of Siem Reap Town, many visitors combine a visit to Phnom Kulen with a trip to the pink sandstone temple of Banteay Srei. But Phnom Kulen is also a change of scenery for those who have spent days looking at the impressive lowland temples and wish to see a different, rural Cambodia, waterfalls and  forest. In 802 AD, the mysterious King Jayavarman II proclaimed this place and its surroundings as his empire and declared it free of the rule of

Java, and Phnom Kulen was born as the new dynasty's first capital. The peak of Phnom Kulen opens out to a large flat plain. On either side, tall waterfalls crash down the mountain; clean, clear and cool water provide a wonderful place for tourists. Carvings of Brahmin and lingas can be seen etched into the riverbed. A mountain peak temple houses a huge reclining Buddha, gazing serenely out from his peaceful mountain home. This is the largest reclining Buddha in the Kingdom. It is an unforgettable memory of this stunning and exotic Kingdom.

Floating Village at Tonle Sap

This has become a popular excursion for visitors wanting a break from the temples and is easy enough to arrange yourself, get a preview as the floating village is near Phnom Krom where the boat docks. It is very scenic in the warm light of early morning or late afternoon. On the Tonle Sap lake, there are 3 biospheres and an establishment of the bird sanctuary there makes it the  most worthwhile and straight forward location to visit. If you are able to visit during the dry season (December to May),

 the concentration of birds is like something out of a Hitchcock film as water starts to dry up elsewhere.

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