Angkor family cycling tour

Siem Reap

Day 1: Arrive in Siem Reap & Welcome Dinner

Upon arrival, please look out for your welcome sign at the arrivals gate. We will transfer you to your hotel, where you can take your time and relax by the pool or venture out for your first exploration of this ancient city.

In the early evening, your guide will meet you at the hotel reception where a trip briefing will be held. Then, you will enjoy the creative local cuisine at HAVEN Cambodia Restaurant which is a social enterprise providing vocational training and education to young Cambodians from poorer backgrounds.

Angkor Wat - Bayon Temple - Ta Prohm

Day 2: Cycle the Angkor Temples

After breakfast at the hotel, you start biking for the morning temple exploration at the most illustrious temple with the smallest crowds. First, you will visit Ta Prohm, which is unique in that it has been left largely as it was found: overgrown by jungle trees and vines, with many parts of the temple crumbling to the ground. 

You will then head out to the ancient city of Angkor Thom and enter the city through the ancient Gate, an impressive stone gate carved with elephants and four giant faces. From here, continue to Bayon Temple, located in the center of the city and famed for the enigmatic faces representing the 54 provinces of the Great Khmer Empire. The Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King are also must-visits as they are both known for their intricate bas-reliefs.

You will take a break at lunch and stop at the local restaurant to enjoy tasteful Cambodian dishes.

Banteay Samrei - Banteay Srei

Day 3: Cycle to Banteay Samre & Banteay Srei temple

Today, our bike tour takes us on unpaved roads through rural villages. We continue on a flat road for about 7 km to the temple of Banteay Samre. From there it goes back on unpaved roads through attractive villages, along with rice fields, and to the temple of Banteay Srei, which is located outside the actual temple city and is made of pink sandstone. The roads are peaceful, narrow, and very pretty all the way to Bantey Srei. There are plenty of beautiful and real country views to see along the way as you cycle past the local markets, schools, villages, and Buddhist temples.

Taking a water break under the shade of the tree before we reach Bantey Srei, which is known as the Citadel of Women, this red sandstone temple is one of Angkor’s most significant structures as its walls are decorated with elaborate carvings, which have been preserved remarkably well.

Siem Reap - Mechrey

Day 4: Biking & Kayaking to Mechrey

Today, we cycle to Tonle Sap Lake through the attractive countryside surrounding Siem Reap, following the drit road that winds through endless rice fields and Cambodia’s ubiquitous sugar palms. On arrival at the boat station, we board Finfoot, a refurbished fishing boat that takes guests along a charming channel lined with water-loving plants to where we launch the kayaks and paddle out to the floating village of Mechrey.

Kayaks allow us to experience and learn about the culture and environment that are shaped by the extraordinary habitual rise and fall of the water level. We discover the mystifying and varied landscape of the Great Tonle Sap Lake, the largest in Southeast Asia

Siem Reap - Siem Reap Airpot

Day 5: Goodbye Cambodia!

Your tour comes to an end this morning. There are no activities on your final day, and you are free to leave at any time. Your time is at leisure until your transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for your onward flight and you say goodbye to your tour guide.