Day Trips from Siem Reap to Beng Mealea

Discover ancient temples of the Siem Reap region with your local guide. Explore some of the area's less visited sites, including Koh Ker, Beng Melea, and the intricately carved temple of Banteay Srei from Siem Reap.

Go beyond the main temples of Angkor Archeological Site on a full-day, private excursion to Beng Mealea and Koh Kor Temple, two spectacular ancient sites with a fraction of Angkor’s crowds. Traveling from Siem Reap to Beng Mealea in a private, climate-controlled vehicle ensures a comfortable day of sightseeing, and you’ll have the flexibility to set your own pace, with plenty of time to see the things that interest you most.

Leave your Siem Reap hotel and travel in the comfort of a private air-conditioned vehicle to the jungle temple of Being Mealea and Koh Ker. Learn about traditional ways of life in Cambodia's rural villages, tour a local market, check out a traditional Khmer house, travel past scenic rice fields and see life outside of the city. This memorable tour is limited to just three people per group and guarantees personalized attention.

Get an early start to see the top attractions of the Angkor Archaeological Park and watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat. You’ll also visit important temples including Bayon, Ta Prohm, Bantey Srei, and Beng Mealea—all part of Cambodia’s famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. Avoid the crowds and heat by beginning in the early morning, and travel in comfort from Siem Reap with your own private guide and driver.

Avoid the busier parts of Temple Town on this private tour of Koh Ker. Although Angkor Wat is a must-see experience, it’s easier to appreciate a Buddhist temple without scores of fellow travellers. This tour takes you Koh Ker to see the Prasad Thom pyramid, the Prasad Thom temples dissolving into a forest of strangler figs, and the Beng Melea temple. With an early start, this tour avoids the heat as well as the crowds.

Spend time at some of the outlying temples in the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park with this private full-day tour to Beng Melea and Koh Ker. See the rural parts of Cambodia as you travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from Siem Reap to Beng Melea, which is located about 44 miles (70 km) away. Your guide shares live commentary about the highlights of each temple complex.

On this special tour, we will travel out of Siem Reap to Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province. Preah Vihear was built on the top of a 525-meter cliff between Cambodia and Thailand border. It gives the best view of forest and villages. After visiting Preah Vihear temple, we'll head over to Koh Ker temple group. The most famous temple in Koh Ker is Prasat Thom, a 30m-phyramid shape temple, standing high above the plain and the surrounding forest. Finally, we will go to Beng Mealea which mean Lotus Pond in English. The temple is believed to be the sister of Angkor Wat for its similar model. The temple is largely unrestored with big trees and thick brush growing on the top of the tower. When the tour has finished we'll drop you back to your hotel or any other location in Siem Reap town.

The tour has two options, so it is fit to several types of visitors. Our professional tour guide can explain what the guest are about to see, the history, culture and religious of Cambodian in the past and today. We start our tour by going to Preah Vihear temple, situated on a 525-metre cliff of Dangrek Mountain. After lunch, we visit Koh Ker temple group, especially climb up the 36-metre high of a seven‑tiered pyramid temple, Prasat Thom or Prasat Prang. After Koh Ker, we come back to Siem Reap to visit Beng Mealea which is considered as the sister of Angkor Wat. Most part of the temple is not yet restored. There are stone blocks lying on the ground which make it a mysterious and quite temple of Angkor.

Discover the rural villages in and around Tonle Sap Lake on a private excursion from Siem Reap. Take a boat ride on the lake as you head towards the Kompong Khleang floating village and learn about daily life in the fishing community. Then head into the jungle to explore the Beng Mealea Temple where many movies were filmed, including the 2004 film ““Two Brothers,”” before heading back to Siem Reap.

Discover the rural villages in and around Tonle Sap Lake on a private excursion from Siem Reap. Take a boat ride on the lake as you head towards the Kompong Khleang floating village and learn about daily life in the fishing community. Then head into the jungle to explore the Beng Mealea Temple where many movies were filmed, including the 2004 film ““Two Brothers,”” before heading back to Siem Reap.

Explore the ancient Buddhist monuments, hidden caves, and beautiful waterfalls of the Phnom Kulen National Park on this full-day tour. Enjoy trekking along the sacred River of a Thousand Lingas, take in the views from Kulen Mountain, and venture into the Bat Cave. Along the way, stop to visit the Angkor-era temple of Beng Mealea, tucked away in the heart of the jungle.

If you've ever wanted to be a jungle explorer, discovering lost worlds and crumbling temples uncovered from layers of nature and time, seize the opportunity on this day trip to Beng Melea Temple, a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most significant archaeological marvels of South-east Asia. Few visitors traverse the moss and tree roots to see this lesser-known 12th-century temple, making your journey all the more intrepid.

Get more out of your time in Siem Reap and go beyond Angkor Wat on this full-day tour of other local highlights. Marvel at amazing waterfalls, admire an enormous reclining buddha statue, visit a mysterious jungle temple, take a boat ride to a floating village and much more. Your English-speaking tour guide takes you to the best spots and ensures you can fully appreciate what you are seeing.

Head off the beaten track outside Siem Reap and explore the ‘jungle temple’ of Beng Mealea with an insightful guide. This 12th-century complex is less popular than well-known Angkor, but it offers visitors a no less fascinating look. Learn about the Suryavarman architecture before a stop at Kompong Khleang village and a restaurant lunch. Round-trip hotel transport is provided by minivan.

Discover the Phnom Kulen National Park with a full-day guided tour departing from Siem Reap. Visit Kulen Waterfall, the River of a Thousand Lingas, and journey to the top of the mountain to find the world-famous Reclining Buddha. - Hike and swim in the Phnom Kulen National Park - Magnificent photo opportunities at Beng Mealea temple - Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off from Siem Reap

Get more out of your time in Siem Reap with this tour of some of the most famous temples of the Angkor period that are not located within the main Angkor Wat complex. Visit remarkably-preserved Banteay Srey temple (the ‘woman temple’), Kbal Spean with its intricate carvings, and Beng Mealea with its remote jungle location.

If you want to escape the busloads of tourists at the most popular sites, this tour to Koh Ker and Beng Mealea is an ideal day trip for you. The temples here are overgrown with plants and tree roots, so you will feel like quite a jungle explorer. This day tour is an easy way to explore the undeveloped countryside of northern Cambodia, which can be challenging to reach if traveling independently.

Visit some of the lesser visited temples on this private tour of Beng Mealea, Banteay Srei, and Rolous Group from Siem Reap. You’ll be collected from your hotel, then driven to the temples where you can explore and learn all about them, and see what makes them stand out. Cold water is provided, but snacks and meals are at your own expense.

The best pyramid and ruined temple of Cambodia Explore the ancient capital city of the Khmer empire, Koh Ker (Linga Pura) in the 10th century. It's known as the Pyramid temple where is located about 120 km north-eastern part of Siem Reap town. It's the best way to avoid the big crowds. Beside Koh Ker, we will continue to experience one of the beautiful ruined temple, Beng Mealea, which was built by the same king who built Angkor Wat temple. The view is amazing if we visit in the rainy season. Learning and discovering about the local authentic city, rich cultures, histories, religions, architectures and daily life of Cambodia etc.

Travelers interested in history and archeology will love traveling beyond the most popular (and crowded) temples of Angkor and exploring off the beaten path. Travel to the Cambodia–Thailand border area, to the incredible cliff-top Preah Vihear Temple. Continue on to the Koh Ker Temple group and the wild Beng Mealea Temple, where few travelers venture. Get a feel for what Angkor Wat was like before its “rediscovery.”

Visit the remote temples of Koh Ker and Beng Mealea via car or minivan with this small-group tour from Siem Reap. You'll venture off the beaten track, heading first to Beng Mealea (believed to be a prototype for Angkor Wat) and then on to Koh Ker, an abandoned forest temple dating to the 10th century.

Join your guide on a full-day private excursion to explore Cambodia's remote temples of Koh Ker. Visit the mountain Hindu temple of Preah Vihear and the jungle temple of Beng Mealea. -Marvel at Cambodia’s Pyramid temple, Prasat Thom -See tree root-draped tower of Prasat Pram temple -Explore the jungle temple of Beng Mealea -Enjoy seeing the landscape of the countryside

Visit the most interesting temple outside the Angkor area. Drive through scenic rural villages to Beng Mealea temple. A short-stop sticky rice village and then visit the Beng Mealea temple. Next, drive 5 mins and then walk 600m to the Ancient Quarry (the place where the Khmer people cut the stones to build Angkor Wat). After lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll visit an impressive Bakong temple. This is a mixed-activity trip “All in One Journey” and will keep everyone entertained, providing new experiences, and great insight into the culture and history of Cambodia. • Enjoy your photo opportunities • Escape the heat and avoid the crowds. • This is a private tour, "everything is flexible to your needs".