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Kulen Mountain and Tonle Sap: Angkor's Birthplace Tour
5.0
40 Ratings
Siem Reap
Embark on a private tour of Phnom Kulen Park and Kampong Phluk village. Explore the lost capital city of the Khmer Empire, witness stunning waterfalls, and experience the unique floating village lifestyle.
Embark on a private tour of Phnom Kulen Park and Kampong Phluk village. Explore the lost capital city of the Khmer Empire, witness stunning waterfalls, and experience the unique floating village lifestyle.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Siem Reap - Start your journey with a convenient pickup service from your hotel between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Travel via a shared vehicle to Phnom Kulen National Park. Journey through rural Cambodian villages and observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop at…
- Siem Reap - Start your journey with a convenient pickup service from your hotel between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Travel via a shared vehicle to Phnom Kulen National Park. Journey through rural Cambodian villages and observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop at the most authentic village of Phum Preah Dak where you can learn how the local people make traditional palm cake.
- Phnom Kulen National Park - Continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen as your knowledgeable local guide takes you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD.
- Phnom Kulen Waterfall - After exploring, stop for a picnic at a nearby waterfall, where you can enjoy grilled chicken with seasonal fruits. Vegetarian options are also available.
- Kampong Phluk Floating Village - Finish lunch and see the most beautiful landscape of Kulen Mountain’s cliff before heading to the famous floating village of Kampong Phluk. Take a local boat to explore the flooded mangrove forest, home to a variety of species and 3,000 inhabitants. Visit a Buddhist monastery built on an artificial island.
- Siem Reap - Finally, you’ll be dropped off at your hotel, concluding this day of adventure and cultural immersion.
What's Included
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Vegetarian option available
- Picnic lunch (Grilled chicken with jasmine rice) & Seasonal fruits
- Transportation with air-conditioned minivan or minibus
- Cool bottle of water and cool towel
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Vegetarian option available
- Picnic lunch (Grilled chicken with jasmine rice) & Seasonal fruits
- Transportation with air-conditioned minivan or minibus
- Cool bottle of water and cool towel
What's Not Included
- Phnom Kulen mountain pass: $20 per person
- Tonle Sap pass & a shared boat ride: $15 per pax
- Soft drinks
- Tips (optional)
- Phnom Kulen mountain pass: $20 per person
- Tonle Sap pass & a shared boat ride: $15 per pax
- Soft drinks
- Tips (optional)
Additional Information
Explore Kulen Mountain and Tonle Sap. Discover Angkor’s birthplace. Ascend the mountain, admire views, relax by the waterfall, enjoy a picnic, and take a boat ride to Kampong Phluk floating village.
-Discover the birth place of Khmer Empire at Kulen Mountain
-Visit waterfalls, Reclining Buddha statue and 1000 Shiva Linga’s river
-Enjoy a picnic lunch at…
Explore Kulen Mountain and Tonle Sap. Discover Angkor’s birthplace. Ascend the mountain, admire views, relax by the waterfall, enjoy a picnic, and take a boat ride to Kampong Phluk floating village.
-Discover the birth place of Khmer Empire at Kulen Mountain
-Visit waterfalls, Reclining Buddha statue and 1000 Shiva Linga’s river
-Enjoy a picnic lunch at a nearby waterfall
-Boat ride to floating village of Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap lake
-Interact with the locals, witness rural life, and taste the palm cake
- Bring a swimming suite or towel if you take a shower at the Kulen waterfall.
- The end of March to the end of June is a crucial time in all the floating villages in Siem Reap, as the water levels start to recede and present a unique opportunity for tourists to experience a new perspective. Although the picturesque landscape of the floating community may lose some of its charm during this time, visitors have a chance to immerse themselves in the daily life of the villagers living in the dried season. While some boats may become stuck, and smaller canoes are unable to traverse the jungle forest, these challenges add to the thrill of the experience. The dry season in floating village of Kompong Phluk may not be the ideal time to visit for those seeking postcard-perfect photos, but it offers a chance to witness a facet of the village’s daily life that is not typically seen. As they say, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. We recommend visitors to embrace this rare chance to witness a different facet of this incredible destination and truly get a different taste of life in the village.
- For lunch, there is a vegetarian option like fried rice vegetable with eggs and fried spring rolls, but no vegan.
- Children are under 10 years old are not suitable to participate our small-group tour option.
Location
Siem Reap
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kim_s
Dec 6, 2024
Great tour to Khulan Mountains & floating village - Had a wonderful tour with Sa. He was knowledgeable, helpful and insightful. I would highly recommend having a tour with him.
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Mariaq2014mm
Dec 5, 2024
Perfect trip - I was looking for a trip connecting Koulen Mountain and the floating village for a long time. I found the perfect trip. Punctual pick-up from the hotel, comfortable bus, professional guide Mr Sam and driver. Delicious lunch by the waterfall. On the way, we stop for banana cookies. An unforgettable visit to a floating village. We felt safe and did not get bored for a while. I recommend it with all my heart. We wanted to try durian and the guide with the driver found it for us. Thank you and best regards
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Paulo_g
Nov 23, 2024
Wonderful day trip! - I had tried to book this tour a couple of times but never reached the minimum number of participants as it was during the low season. I was in touch with Mr Raksa the entire time who was very patient and suggested a similar alternative tour. In the end it ended up being pretty much the same thing as the other tour I had booked with one minor difference. I skipped the Beng Mealea temple because the day before I had a full day tour in the Siem Reap temples. As for the rest, we followed the itinerary and had enough time at each stop without ever feeling rushed. The guide was very enthusiastic and smiling all the time. He told us several interesting and cool facts about Cambodia. The palm cake free tasting and the fresh coconut juice were a nice bonus. We had a lovely picnic at the waterfall with simple but tasty food. The driver was professional and skilled. The boat tour in the floating village and sunset on the lake were a nice finishing touch. Pick up and drop off were both on time. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this tour. They were kind and professional and always in a good mood. If I ever return to Siem Reap I will definitely consider booking other tours with this agency.
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F_c
Nov 15, 2024
A wonderful experience and journey - To standout in the competition of many travel operators whom offer similar itinerary and services, good customer service and professionalism make the differences. Our tour guide Mr. Sean is the example of such. He is not only knowledgeable of the subject matters relating to Cambodia, he is also familiar with the neighboring countries that impacting Cambodia history. His narrations are informative and relatable. He was quick to understand and to cater to our needs and preferences. He also demonstrated good work ethic to tactfully decline our offer of sharing the picnic food which we could not finish. In conclusion, it was more than a travel experience and a pleasantly memorable journey. Thank you.
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Louise_h
Nov 8, 2024
Excellent - The trip was excellent and well planned. Jan our guide was a really knowledgeable guy and we felt really well looked after. Thank you Jan
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Kwok
Nov 1, 2024
Tonle Sap trip is nice - My guide is Sotin and he is quite good. The trip to Tonle Sap is esp interesting. We travelled in a mini van and my seat did not have safety belt
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Curiosity49196834667
Nov 1, 2024
Around Siem Reap - Had a great day with Sotin. He's very knowledgeable and was on point. Showed up right on time, got us to all the places he organized without any issues. He's got cold Waters anytime, cold towels when getting back to the van, and even carried a full lunch for everyone down to the waterfall. My favorite thing about his style is that he doesn't push too much information when people aren't asking questions. He goes with the flow, makes funny jokes and just let's you be you. I recommend him 100%.
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M7727pkdavidg
Oct 25, 2024
Feel the experience you won't regret - The tour was really interesting ,Mr Sam pick me and my friends up on time at our hostel and from the begining you can fell him like a friend he was really kind,friendly and polite. He explained to us many things about Camboya and about the places we visited and he quickly and clearly answered us any question that we made to him.
The ride during the tour was always smooth thanks to the driver Mr Than even on mountain roads,he provided us at all time cold water and wet towels which was a nice refreshing detail.
We visited amazing places that I didn't expect with the best company of Mr.
Highly recommended tour. Just feel the experience,you won't regret !!
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394ruairidhr
Oct 4, 2024
Phnom Kulen Picnic Tour with Mr Sam - We went to Phnom Kulen with Mr Sam and Phatt as our tour guides. It was an incredible day and Mr Sam made our day incredibly special. We learned about Khmer cuisine at a local village where we had delicious snacks. At phnom kulen we visited the cliff, 1000 lingas, reclining Buddha and the waterfall with an amazing picnic . The views were amazing and the day was made extra special by Mr Sam who was incredibly knowledgable, humorous and upbeat the whole day, and this made the whole tour group feel happy throughout. We would 100% recommend this trip to anyone looking for a great day out near Siem Reap and thank Mr Sam once again for his great tour!
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Georgemm2523fi
Dec 9, 2024
Full Day Kulen Mountain with Picnic and Tonle Sap Tour With Mr SA - Booked to go on Full Day Kulen Mountain with Picnic and Tonle Sap Tour, however due to low numbers we were moved to another, slightly longer tour at no extra cost. Great.
Logistically it was a slight fiasco before the tour started, with the re-arrange of the tour we were on, time of pick up, but that was the only negative comment I can make. I believe this could be purely a reflection on the office staff organising the tour and no reflection on the tour guide.
Onto the good parts. We had Mr SA as our tour guide, who was brilliant from start to finish. Superb spoken english, good knowledge of the area, clearly loves his country and took care of us throughout. I did not catch our drivers name, but he was professional and helpful throughout the tour. Both very friendly.
Highlight for myself was the waterfall which was incredible, even with an over enthusiastic local looking to soak you. I would go back in a heart beat. There are changing huts (it is a hut) and it’s worth taking a dunk in the water. Meal that is provided was delicious and is provided by a local woman, who is clearly a very good cook.
A close second and third, would be the cliff top view and the palm cake (I think that’s the correct name…) which was outstanding.
All in all, it was a great day out and I would happily recommend to friends to go if they are in the area. Just be aware, that the logistics or organising might be a little…chaotic, but with some patience and calm, they will sort you out, promptly.
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