- Angkor Temple Cycling tour 3 days with mythologies, history of Khmer Empire, boat excursion to see a floating village on the lake where fully by floating houses, school, stores, and church...
- Duration: 3 days
- Date: Upon request
- Start/End: Siem Reap/Siem Reap (pick up & drop off at the airport)
- Active level: Soft cycling, Moderate
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival - Angkor Wat (bike 28km)
Day 2: Angkor Temple Complex
Day 3: Siem Reap- Departure (65Km
Day 1: Arrival - Angkor Wat (bike 28km)
Up on arrival in Siem Reap, we are welcome by a local tour guide then transfer to hotel. Check in up on availability, then we test our bicycles to fit with us and have our lunch at a fine local restaurant in town.
In the afternoon, we cycle to Angkor Wat by the Siem Reap river side that will hear a lot of sound from the children say “Hello and Good Bye”. We will explore the from the east entrance of Angkor Wat follow by the bas-relief on the walls that depicts of the mythologies and the history of Khmer Empire. After visiting Angkor Wat, we return to town to visit Wat Thmei where known as one of the Killing Field in the regime of Pol Pot from 1975-79. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 2: Angkor Temple Complex (B, L)
After breakfast, we bike to visit the jungle temple of Ta Prohm, and then we explore Angkor Thom. At the Angkor Thom complex we see the ornate entrances adorned with gods and demons, and the terraces of Elephants and the Leper King, and also see the Bayon Temple with its enigmatic smiling faces in the center of this ancient capital. In the afternoon, we cycle to the Tonle Sap Lake along the river bank of Siem Reap, and then take a boat excursion to see a floating village on the lake where fully by floating houses, school, stores, and church and so on. The Tonle Sap Lake is the biggest lake in Southeast Asia, and over 2 million people depend on the lake for farming and fishing. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Cycled distance: 50km
Day 3: Siem Reap- Departure (65Km) (B)
After breakfast, we cycle to the ruins of the Banteay Srei Temple. Banteay Srei temple is known as the pink sandstone temple décor with the deep carving and very detail attracted to everyone.
In the afternoon, our awaiting vehicle will transfer us back to the airport for our flight to home. Trip ends.
Cycle distance: 37km