Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery]

Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery]

How to book this tour?

For this Private Temples Tour, the price varies per group, not per person.
1. Select the number of guests in your private group (the price shown is based on the minimum of 2 people per tour)
2. Select a date on the calendar
3. click on the booking button

Uncover the two most remote temples in the ancient Khmer Empire’s lowlands!

Prasat Beng Mealea ▷ Koh Ker archaeological park ▷ Beng Mealea temple ▷ Koh Ker temple ▷ Prasat Thom ▷ Prasat Neag Kmao ▷ Prasat Pram

Key Details

• Location: Angkor Wat National Park | Koh Ker archaeological park | Prasat Beng Mealea
• Duration: 9 – 10 Hours
• Departure Time: your Hotel lobby: 7:40 AM – 8:10 AM
• Return Time: 6:00 PM (approx.)
• Live Guide: Yes
• Instant Confirmation
• Mobile Voucher Accepted
• Printed Voucher Accepted
• Pick-Up Service: at the Lobby of your Hotel
• There will be a maximum of 10 people on this tour/activity.

The time to start your Temples discovery adventure.

Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery] Highlights: A guided tour of Koh Ker and Bang Mealea with awe-inspiring natural landscapes includes visits to Beng Mealea temple, Koh Ker temple, Prasat Thom temple, Prasat Neag Kmao temple, and Prasat Pram temple.

This temple trip also includes a fantastic local guide who will explain the history of the area and a comfortable minivan ride (all amenities included). This temple tour is designed for solo travelers and is organized in small groups with a semi-private ambiance. (Perfect for lone tourists as well).

What to Expect

Begin your day with a trip to the wild and overgrown Beng Mealea temple, which is located at the end of a relaxing 60-kilometer drive in one of our air-conditioned automobiles.

Next, we’ll visit the Koh Ker Temple, formerly the Angkorian empire’s capital but has since been abandoned in the woods to the north of Siem Reap (from AD 928 to AD 944).

After that long trip, you’re going to be starving, so make yourself comfortable in one of the neighboring restaurants and order some typical Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries to satisfy your hunger.

Live Guide

A local guide who speaks fluent English and has years of experience.

What’s Included in the Price

✔️ Very…VERY ideal for evading crowds.

✔️ Transportation by luxury minivan to and from your hotel.

✔️ Tour Guide Who Is Fluent In English.

✔️ Ample Supply of Iced Beverages and Crisp, Chilled Towels.

✔️ Costs assessed by the community at large (aka local taxes).

✔️ Mobile ticket.

What’s Not Included

✘ Meals.

✘ All gratuities.

✘ Your Angkor temple pass. [Beng Mealea admission charge (Angkor Wat ticket is required)].

✘ The Koh Ker temple site requires an EXTRA $15 Temple Pass.

Hyper Benefits

Incredible facts about Koh Ker—five compelling points to visit right away

✅ Archaeological Site Koh Ker is located in northern Cambodia and is approximately 75 miles from the ancient city of Angkor and the city of Siem Reap!

✅ Within a protected area that was 81 square kilometers in size, researchers found nearly 180 different sanctuaries.

✅ Due to the fact that the entire region has not been thoroughly cleared of mines, visitors are only able to access about a dozen of the many sanctuaries that are hidden within the forest.

✅ There are not many people living in this area that is dominated by vegetation!

✅ The air-conditioned minivan is always used to drive visitors between the several temples at Angkor so that they don’t have to walk in the scorching heat.

What You’ll Do

With this small-group tour departing from Siem Reap, you will travel to the outlying temples of Koh Ker and Beng Mealea via a minibus.

You will go off the usual path, first visiting Beng Mealea, which is thought to be the template for Angkor Wat, and then continuing on to Koh Ker, an abandoned woodland temple that dates back to the 10th century.

There will be no additional cost for transport to and from your accommodation.

A knowledgeable guide will help you gain insight into the history of Cambodia. Enjoy the ride in the luxury of a minivan equipped with air conditioning. This trip maintains a sense of closeness with its intimate group sizes.

Important Information

Dress Respectfully!

• When visiting old holy sites, please be respectful. Wear a shirt that covers your shoulders, and you may wear trousers or knee-length pants or skirts.

For children over 12 years old, we charge the normal adult price.

Don’t Forget to Bring

➱ Bring sunscreen to keep your skin safe from the sun!

➱ Bring insect repellent — there are annoying bugs everywhere in Cambodia!

➱ We all need to wear comfy walking shoes because there are some lovely walks to do in and around the temples!

Meeting point for your tour departure

Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery]

Free Pick-up Service: meet your driver at your Hotel lobby in Siem Reap.

Know Before You Go

• When you book, you receive a confirmation in your email with your tour e-ticket.
• Wheelchair access is not available.
• The dress code is relaxed and informal. When visiting old holy sites, please be respectful.
• It is advised to bring swimwear as well as an insect repellant. (For Kulen mountain tours)
• Please dress appropriately for all weather conditions.
• There is a maximum of 10 people per booking. If your group is over 10 persons, you can skip to the page of the private tour:
• Accessible for strollers.
• It is not suggested for travelers who have back difficulties.
• This joint tour is not appropriate for newborns or children under the age of 12.
• Travelers should be in good physical condition.
• The rates include any relevant government tax.
• All the rates listed above are net and in US dollars per person.
• The program schedule is subject to change without notice.
• The exact pick-up and drop-off times will be communicated via email.
• Dropping time cannot be guaranteed because it depends on the situation and traffic.

Why small group tours?

While it’s still big enough to have a great communal atmosphere, it’s still intimate enough that you may explore each spot on your own. Our small semi-private groups are never more than ten people.

We continue to use this as the standard upper limit for the size of small groups because it has consistently been highlighted as an important selling element by all of our client’s testimonials. Because of the frequent positive feedback we’ve received from our guests regarding our ability to handle small groups, we’ve decided that this will be the typical maximum number of people in a group.

Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery] – This experience necessitates a minimum number of participants. You will be offered a new date/experience or a full refund if the minimum is not fulfilled.

Why Local guides?

Follow in the footsteps of our tour guide. These local experts refer to your stunning tour destination as “home.”

• Get ready, relax and learn about local treasures, folklore, personalities, and historical information!
• Prepare to receive and discover what every other traveler misses when they simply search and surf the web.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the sanitization policy for the Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour?

• Travelers and workers can use hand sanitizer.
• Regular sanitization of transportation vehicles.

What precautions are being taken to preserve the health and safety of the staff during the Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour?

• Checks on the staff’s temperature at regular intervals.
• Staff members experiencing symptoms are eligible for a paid leave of absence.

Behind the scenes

Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour [breathtaking natural scenery]

This setting is simply AMAZING!

Beng Mealea is about 66 kilometers from Siem Reap. The temple is around 10 kilometers from the town of Svay Leu. This temple complex has never been repaired, and its visitor population is a fraction of that of Angkor Wat.

Despite the fact that the place is not difficult to reach, the distance from town to the Beng Mealea temple is sufficient to dissuade the majority of would-be tourists from visiting the location.

Even during the hottest months of the year, the lush foliage keeps the temple beautiful and cool.

It is possible to spend a beautiful morning wandering around the temple in relative peace because there are only a limited number of people. This makes for an ideal experience. If you are interested in photography, you will have the opportunity to take some stunning photographs if you go.

You can relax and unwind in the large, open grounds that surround the temple. This is especially useful if you are traveling with young children because they may roam freely while you can keep an eye on them from a distance.

If not enough…

Some more mind-blowing facts about Koh Ker and Beng Mealea guided tour.

1. Beng Mealea was a central site located at a crossroads between east-west and north-south routes. It was a place where people from the Kulen highlands and communities and the Tonle Sap along the Royal Road exchanged items with one another.

2. Beng Mealea served as a staging area for military and religious parades, in addition to a large number of other governmental actions that took place in the east.

3. Beng Mealea is an Angkorian temple that is frequently referred to as a two-dimensional duplicate of Angkor Wat because of its flat plane.

4. Both the construction and the decoration incorporate elements of three different styles: Baphoun, Angkor Wat, and early Bayon.

5. Beng Mealea is a wonderful example of temple-town design and a perfect instance of how it should be done.

6. It’s been years since I spent a significant amount of time in the woods, and in that time, there has been no significant conservation or restoration work done. In spite of the fact that a few of its components have broken apart, the vast majority of its elements are still in their original positions.

7. Of all the temples that were constructed during the reigns of the Great Kings of Angkor, the Beng Mealea temple is often regarded as having one of the most impressive architectural designs.

8. Each individual part of the temple served an important function in accordance with the requirements of the religion. These functions included symbolizing the universe or the cosmos with remarkable artwork, establishing a connection between humans and gods, and illustrating the existence of the empire and its growth.

Up to you to miss it!

PS: We know this might be difficult for some of you to internalize, especially if you are coming from Scandinavia or England, but we must strongly warn you to be very careful when crossing the streets in Siem Reap. Walking the downtown streets and riverfront is excellent, but please be aware of oncoming traffic when crossing the street.