3-Day Angkor to Mekong Tour from Siem Reap

Day 1: Siem Reap – Koh Ker – Peuong Komnu – Beng Mealea – Preah Vihear (L)

After meeting ou guide, we depart to Beng Mealea is an overgrown ruin 90mn away from Siem Reap. It is huge, but little known and largely untouched.

We arrive Svay Leu Village and start trekking into the bamboo forest from the village to Peuong Komnu, is a series of Angkorian reliefs carved into the southern cliff of Phnom Kulen.

We continue Koh Ker group is a group of many temples in the forest, about 150km from Siem Reap. These were built when Cambodia was ruled by two kings (uncle and nephew), and Koh Ker was briefly one of the two capital cities, during the 1st half of the 10th century.

Overnight in Preah Vihear Boutique Hotel (Deluxe room).

Day 2: Preah Vihear – Stung Treng (B/D)

We drive up to Preah Vihear, which sits at the top of the Dangrek Mountains. Preah Vihear is known as the Temple Mountain, which was built at the beginning of the 10th century as a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.

After we visit this landmark, we hit the road to the greater Mekong region. Traveling along one of the newest and remotest roads there are many opportunities to photograph and enjoy the nature.

We enjoy a short boat trip down to O'Svay where we will start our paddling tours to explore the remote flooded forests of the Mekong, Ramsa wetlands. It stretches south along the Mekong River from the border with Laos to Stung Treng. Only accessible by boat, it is a haven for critically endangered mammals, birds and fish and a unique riverine flooded forest system that is a photographer's dream. With only birdcalls announcing our presence.

Overnight in Mekong Bird Resort (Bungalow).

Day 3: Stung Treng – Phnom Penh (B/L)

We continue to Phnom Penh via Kratie and Kampong Cham. Arrive Kampi and we start the day with a trip on a traditional fishermen boat which takes you on a one hour cruise of the dolphin pool of Kampi. This is the largest dolphin pool on the Mekong River and the natural habitat of the critically endangered Mekong Dolphin (Irrawaddy Dolphin).

 

En route, there is the chance to pause at Skuon, where it is possible to sample the local delicacy of deep fried tarantula.

 

Drop off your hotel in Phnom Penh.