Preah Vihear Tour 5 days: Cambodia Adventure

Today you will be picked up at your hotel in Siem Reap and then leave for the Preah Khan temple in Kampong Thom province. Lunch served on the road. Upon arrival, we’ll visit the Preah Khan temple, which was built in 1191 during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. A stupa or the shrine at Preah Khan temple is a mound like or hemispherical structure containing relics typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns and used as a place of meditation. We’ll dine and camp out near a man-made reservoir that dates back to the 12th century C.E.
Driving: 155km
Meals included: Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Camping (tent)
 

Shortly after breakfast we’ll drive back road towards the 7th and 8th century site of Sambor Prei Kuk. Located 30 minutes’ drive away, Sambor Prei Kuk temple site pre-dates Angkor by more than 500 years. We’ll stop at a local restaurant for lunch and then continue our drive towards Kratie upon unpaved roads. We’ll pass through farms, rice paddy and rubber plantations. We’ll dine and spend an overnight in the town of Kratie.
Driving: 215km
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Kratie

Breakfast served at the hotel and before we continue our drive along the Mekong River for the day. We’ll first stop to visit the Pagoda of a Hundred Pillars and then take an hour long boat trip to view the Mekong dolphins. Lunch will be served in Stung Treng. We’ll cross to the other side of the river to drive towards the Laos border where we will stop for dinner at sunset.
Driving: 195km
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Camping (tent)

Today we’ll then return to our 4WD vehicles and drive to Saem in Preah Vihear province. A 4-hour drive later, we will arrive at the top of Phnom Dangrek Mountain Range, where we will visit the UNESCO world heritage site (2008) of the Preah Vihear temple. A visit to this temple will not only bring you into contact with an archaeological site built during the ancient Khmer Empire, but an area of military confrontation as a result of on-going border tensions. From there, you can see both Cambodia and Thailand. In the late afternoon, we’ll return to Saem for dinner and spend the night in a hotel.
Meals included: Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Saem
 

Today we will drive you to Anlong Veng, the last stronghold of The Khmer Rouge leaders and visit Ta Moks House and Pol Pot’s quarter. Ta Mok was the General Commander at that time and the king of Anlong Veng in 1990 until the Khmer Rouge lost power. He was arrested by the Cambodian Government in the early 2000s. Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge, died in Anglon Veng in 1998 and Ta Mok in 2006. In Ta Mok’s house we have chance to learn a bit of Cambodia’s recent history from our tour guide. And then continue to drive to the top of the hill where Pol Pot’s and Ta Mok’s tombs are. Finally, we’ll head out for our final destination of Siem Reap.
Driving: 250km
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch