🏨 1 Day Ultimate Tour to Koh Ker & Beng Mealea Activity

1 Day Ultimate Tour to Koh Ker & Beng Mealea

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Departs: Cambodia, Cambodia

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

A full day (upto 11 hours) tour of the remote, mystical and rarely visited temples of Koh Ker and Beng Mealea by shared minibus. Up to 8 individuals and couples etc may ride in the mini-bus.

The tour includes an English speaking driver, who has been experience so many years to be tour driver .

The transport is a 8-seater mini-bus, with 8 seats reserved for ice-box and guest hand baggage etc. Complimentary cold towels and iced bottled water are available on the bus.

Guests can bring a packed lunch, or eat at the cafes nearby the temple, but guests are warned that the cafes are significantly more basic than in town.

What's Included

All local applicable taxes

Experienced & safe driver

Free cool & cool towels during touring

Professional English Speaking Tour Guide 1 Day

What's Not Included

Appreciated Tip

Beng Mealea ticket

Beng Mealea ticket including with Angkor ticket but if you don't have you will pay it 37$/person

Food & Drinks

Koh Ker temple

Koh Ker temple 10$/person

Travel Insurance

Traveler Information

TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Specialized infant seats are available

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Koh Ker Temple

We will pick up from hotel one hours before our tour start and then we will drive to visit the Koh Ker temple first.
Koh Ker Group located more than150 km northeast of Siem Reap town in the province of Preah Vihear, it was briefly the capital of the Khmer empire between 928 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavaraman II. After the Khmer empire had been established in the Angkor area (Roluos), Jayavarman IV moved the capital in 928 almost 100km northeast to Koh Ker. Here a vast number of temples were built under his reign, until his successor returned to the Angkor area about twenty years later.
The Koh Ker site is dominated by Prasat Thom, a 30 meter tall temple mountain raising high above the plain and the surrounding forest. Great views await the visitor at the end of an adventurous climb. Garuda, carved into the stone blocks, still guard the very top, although they are partially covered now.
Across the site of Koh Ker there are many prasat or tower sanctuaries. A couple still feature an enormous linga on a yoni that provides space for several people. The outlet for the water that was sanctified by running it over the Linga can be seen in the outside wall of one of them. In other cases, three prasat stand next to each other, dedicated to Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. Most of them are surrounded by libraries and enclosures, many also had moats. At that time, the roofs were still made of wood. Today, only the holes for the beams remain in the stone structures.
Visiting Koh Ker Group can be included in visiting Beng Mealea.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Beng Mealea

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.
This is our last stop and then we return back to the hotel.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

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