The Remote Koh Ker

The Remote Koh Ker

We set off to experience a contrasting landscape and travel deep into the Cambodian jungle to Koh Ker a magnificent temple site, magically concealed within ancient Koki and Boeng trees.

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Koh Ker

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The Remote Koh Ker – Beng Mealea’s & Stone Arts of Poeung Komnou

  • Length: Full Day (from 8h30 to 16h30)
  • Activities: Trekking / Temple & Stone Arts  Exploration l
  • Transport: Four wheel drive Toyota Land Cruiser (or similar)
  • Guide: Local certified English speaking guide
  • Lunch: Mountain top picnic lunch
  • Drink: Soft drinks and cold  towels
  • Entrance fee: Koh Ker & Beng  Mealea temple

We set off to experience a contrasting landscape and travel deep into the Cambodian jungle to Koh Ker a magnificent temple site, magically concealed within ancient Koki and Boeng trees.

As you stroll though the entrance of the temple the awesome architecture rises before you in monumental scale.

Ambling though a series of detailed passageways and doors you finally reach the opening to the main temple which stands symmetrically and impressively high above he surrounding forest.

Summit of the immense pyramid of Prasat Thom, There are many more temples in this area, nearby is Prasat Krahom and including the five found towers of Prasat Ling, each enclosing a giant linga or fertility symbol, the biggest and best found in situ anywhere in Cambodia.

Then,  drive  back to Svay Leu Pagoda and the top  of the Poeung Komnou Mountain for your  picnic  lunch amidst ancient Hindu carvings…  Enjoy a simple tasty meal in this  natural environment, comfortably seated at a table.

After a little lunch rest, we head to the archeological site of Beng Mealea, the large temple built  by Suryavarman II  (early  11th century) in the style  of Angkor  Wat, similar shape and size, was  it a prototype? The Temple was  “rediscovered” only in the 90’s.

This is why you will face  a unique atmosphere; collapsed blocks among standing walls  and buildings, overgrown by jungle. Still a less visited temple, where to shoot unique photos of nature regaining its rights after human activity  – it is also  an  opportu- nity for amateurs and archeologists to understand the temple’s degradation process and for visitors to climb the rocks! But no  souvenirs picking  please!

Total  package for 2 persons                     US$ 348

  • Extra person                                  US$ 50     per person(max. 4 persons)
  • French guide on  request            US$ 20     extra charge

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