Cycle Cambodia – Angkor & Beyond

You will be greeted on arrival by a driver and taken to your centrally located hotel. After a chance to familiarize yourself with your charming and very comfortable accommodation, your guide will meet you to discuss the trip ahead, to fit your bike for you and to begin the adventure on a culinary level. This evening we eat at one of Siem Reap’s best restaurants where the menu changes weekly to ensure that we enjoy the best seasonal produce available. Your guide can offer a great insight into the background and context of the meal and will also provide an overview of Cambodia and its customs, traditions, history and current state of affairs. This is a great introduction to Cambodia and the adventure ahead.

We then continue by bike through the Angkor Park on back trails through the forest, at times cycling on levees and walls built by the great kings of the Khmer Kingdom or more precisely, their laborers and artisans. We take in the iconic faces of Bayon temple, jungle-swallowed Ta Prohm and then a few lesser known temples, all the while avoiding the main throng of tourists. As the day heats up, we sit down to lunch overlooking one of the smaller reservoirs of the complex, Sra Srang. When you have eaten to contentment, it’s just a short ride in the car back to the hotel. This evening is free time for you to explore the town on your own.

In the afternoon we enter more remote areas where the stunning forest of deciduous dipterocarp is home to various wildlife. A sharp descent down an escarpment brings us to our campsite for the evening, set up for us by the nearby villagers. After a rest, we take a hike up to the nearby hilltop for a breathtaking view out over the valley. A great meal then a bed under the stars, tops off a great day on the bike. This is a day of true adventure in the Cambodian wilderness.

After dinner, there is the option of a night walk to see if we can find any of the wild residents of the area, such as giant flying squirrels, civets, muntjacs, mouse deer, leopard cats, macaques, langurs, gibbons and even bears.

We return to Siem Reap late afternoon by car to find that a spa treatment awaits. This will iron out those tight muscles and aches accumulated over the last few days. Dinner is in relaxed surroundings this evening.

Today it’s time to swap the bike for a kayak. After shuttling out on a motor-boat, we enter the Prek Toul Sanctuary on Asia’s largest lake, the Tonle Sap. Here we take to the kayaks and explore the sanctuary in a low impact and highly enjoyable way. This area hosts one of the largest breeding colonies of water birds in South East Asia and is a real treat, even for those who would not consider themselves bird-watchers. After exiting the sanctuary, we paddle through the small floating communities that live on the lake and derive their incomes from fishing. This is a fascinating glimpse into authentic Cambodian life on the lake.

We return to Siem Reap late afternoon and have one last great dinner in this town of great variety.

The tour concludes today after breakfast. A driver will be ready to take you to the airport as required. Should you wish to remain in Siem Reap or explore Cambodia further, our team can assist with any travel advice.

* Tour departure dates are subject to availability at time of booking.
* Prices and itinerary are correct at time of publication and are subject to change without notice.