Koh Ker and Preah Vihear Tour

Tour Description

 This tour starts very early in the morning at 5am and we won’t get back to Siem Reap until around 6:30pm. We will start the tour with Koh Ker which is located around 120km from Siem Reap town. It’s surrounded by jungle and very few people live near here. This unique temple isn’t like anything else built during the Khmer empire. It’s a seven-tiered pyramid and looks a lot like the temples built by the Incas in South America.

 It is situated in the middle of the slopes between the Dangrek mountains and Tbeng Mountain and the water tables are very low in this area. In ancient times, large canals were constructed to carry water to the area. Nowadays, people pump water from nearly 40m down.

 After this temple, we will continue the tour to Preah Vihear which is located on the Thai border. Sitting on top of a 525m cliff, Preah Vihear offers some stunning views of the surrounding areas. Preah Vihear was a Hindu temple which started life in the 9th century. Many kings contributed to the construction of this temple and it was extended many times throughout the Khmer empire.

 There has been some dispute in the past about who owns Preah Vihear. It was declared to be owned by Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1968. In the past, there has been skirmishes at the border between the military of both Cambodia and Thailand, but these ceased many years ago, and the area is safe to visit.

 After Preah Vihear, we will start the long 150km drive back to Siem Reap and drop you off back at your hotel or any other location in Siem Reap town.