Siem Reap Trip Overview
Go to the Pre-Angkorian temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk located about 30 kilometers to the north of the town of Kampong Thom, Cambodia. It was also known as Isanapura, and was the capital of the Chenla Kingdom. Located on the Eastern bank of Tonle Sap close to the Sen River.
Visit Banteay Kdeay Bridge on the way back to Siem Reap. After that, visit Kampong Khleang located on the northern lake-edge about 55 km east of Siem Reap town, more remote and less tourist than Kampong Pluk. Visitors to Kampong Khleang during the dry season are universally awestruck by the forest of stilted houses rising up to 10 meters in the air. In wet season the waters rise up to one or two meters of the buildings.
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* Duration: 7 to 10 hours
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Go to the Pre-Angkorian temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk located about 30 kilometers to the north of the town of Kampong Thom, Cambodia. It was also known as Isanapura, and was the capital of the Chenla Kingdom. Located on the Eastern bank of Tonle Sap close to the Sen River.
Visit Banteay Kdeay Bridge on the way back to Siem Reap. After that, visit Kampong Khleang located on the northern lake-edge about 55 km east of Siem Reap town, more remote and less tourist than Kampong Pluk. Visitors to Kampong Khleang during the dry season are universally awestruck by the forest of stilted houses rising up to 10 meters in the air. In wet season the waters rise up to one or two meters of the buildings.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Spean Praptos, Kampong Kdei Cambodia
Kampong Kdei Bridge, nowadays serving only light local traffic, nonetheless a surviving reminder of the glory of the past.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sambor Prei Kuk, Road 219 Cambodia
Sambor Prei Kuk takes approximately two and half hours. Consisting of dozens of impressive brick prasats in semi-cleared jungle, many ruins display excellent examples of early Khmer art. This pre-Angkorian complex is an important destination for the serious temple visitor.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Kompong Khleang, Siem Reap Cambodia
Kompong Khleang is located on the northern edge of the Tonle Sap lake approximately 55km east of Siem Reap town. Accessible in both dry and wet season, visitors to Kompong Khleang during the dry season are universally awestruck by the forest of stilted houses rising up to 10 meters in the air. When the monsoon comes the waters rise up to one or two meters of the buildings. This is a permanent community with subsistence fishing as the main source of livelihood. This is also one of the largest communities on the Tonle Sap lake.
Duration: 2 hours
