Beng Mealea Temple & Tonle Sap Lek

Itineraries

TEMPLES  &  TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

§  Beng Mealea Temple

§  Tonle Sap lake

Tour is private tour for you or your group and the tour fee I charge for whole your group ( not per person )

Beng Mealea Temple (its name means "lotus pond") is nearly 80km from Siem Reap town at the foot of Kulen Mountain. It was built as the Hinduist temple, but there are some carvings depicting Buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea and more visitors are coming to the site.

Built in the 12th Century, many scholars believe it was the model for Angkor Wat. It is just as wonderful of a temple but it is still largely lost in the jungle.

Kampong Phluk is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain of the Tonle Sap about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. Flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to a variety of wildlife including crab-eating macaques. During the dry season when the lake is low, the buildings in the villages seem to soar atop their 6-meter stilts exposed by the lack of water. At this time of year, many of the villagers move out onto the lake and build temporary stilted houses. In the wet season when the water level rises again, the villagers move back to their permanent houses on the floodplain, the stilts now hidden under the water. Kampong Phluk's economy is, as one might expect, based on fishing, primary in shrimp harvesting.

Kampong Phluk sees comparatively few foreign visitors and offers a close look at the submerged forest and lakeside village life as yet unperturbed by tourism. The area can be reached by boat from the Chong Khneas or by a combination of road and boat.

NOTED

§  Floating Forest Kompong Pluk at Tonle Sap Lake (best time to visit from July to January)

§  Beng Melea (entrance ticket $5)

§  Boat trip ticket information: 1 person = $30 each, 2 to 4 persons = $20 each, 5 to 10 persons = $15 each)

§  Notes:  

§  Note: *Same price for adults and children

§  * Please indicate in the remarks column of the reservation form whether you prefer a morning departure or an afternoon departure.

§  * A private guide and car will pick you up at your hotel.

§  * There are many stairs in the ruins, and you will have to walk for a long time, so please wear comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes.

§  *Tour price does not include gratuities for guides and drivers. Please pay directly at your discretion.

§  * The schedule may be changed or canceled without notice due to traffic, weather, or other unavoidable circumstances at the site.
In particular, sunrise and sunset viewing may be canceled due to the weather, and you may not be able to see it well. Please note.

§  * The displayed time is a guideline.

§  Cancellation

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