Bamboo Train, Killing Cave - Day trip from Siem Reap

Why choose this Siem Reap tour ?

Founded in the 11th century, Battambang makes an ideal day trip from Siem Reap—but organizing transportation to explore the sites independently takes up valuable sightseeing time. On this tour, visit Battambang with round-trip transportation from your Siem Reap hotel included, and see the sites with ease by tuk tuk. Along the way, your guide shares insight into must-see sites like the infamous Killing Caves and Wat Banan temple.

– Explore 11th century Battambang with ease from Siem Reap
– Save time and effort organizing transportation independently
– Visit must-see sites like the Killing Caves and Wat Banan temple Hassle-free round-trip transport from your Siem Reap hotel

Bamboo Train, Killing Cave – Day trip from Siem Reap

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What makes Bamboo Train, Killing Cave – Day trip from Siem Reap a unique experience ?

You will get picked up from your hotel in Siem Reap and leaving for Battambang. The journey takes approximately 3 hours to Battambang city.

Climb the 365 stairs to marvel at Wat Banan, an Angkor era temple which sits on top of a hill close to the Sanker river. Banan is seldom frequented by tourists and outside of Cambodian holidays it is likely that you may be the only visitor.

On the top of Sam Puoy mountain, there are temple and three natural wells, namely Pkar Slar, Lo Khuon and Ak So Pheak.

Visit The Killing Caves of Phnom Sampeau (also known as Phnom Sampov) are a place of beauty, turned tragedy, turned beauty once more. Take a truck up the steep incline to the starting point and descend into the cave with your guide, who will brings the tragic history of this place to life. Stop along the way to experience the stunning views across the valley below.

The bamboo train is one of the world’s all-time classic rail journeys. From O Dambong, on the east bank 3.7km south of Battambang’s Old Stone Bridge, the train runs southeast to O Sra Lav, via half an hour of clicks and clacks along warped, misaligned rails and vertiginous bridges left by the French. Each bamboo train known in Khmer as a norry (nori ) consists of a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. Pile on 10 or 15 people or up to three tones of rice, crank it up and you can cruise along at about 25km/h. The genius of the system is that it offers a brilliant solution to the most ineluctable problem faced on any single-track line: what to do when two trains going opposite directions meet. In the case of bamboo trains, the answer is simple: one car is quickly disassembled and set on the ground beside the tracks so the other can pass.

Tour Description & Additional Info:

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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Bamboo Train, Killing Cave – Day trip from Siem Reap
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Battambang Full day tour: Full day from Siem Reap : It is a private tour just for you, your family or a group of friends by English Speaking guide
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Day Trip from Siem Reap: This tour you will travelling with English speaking driver only
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Share group Tour with guide: This is a shared tour, so you will join with others and departure time is at 07:00 am and we start to pickup from 06:00 am.

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