Phnom Kulen National Park: Our most recommended tours and activities

Full-Day Kulen Waterfall and 1000 Lingas Tour

1. Full-Day Kulen Waterfall and 1000 Lingas Tour

Phnom Kulen is considered a holy mountain in Cambodia and is of special religious significance to Hindus and Buddhists. Visit this sacred site and  discover it's beauty. The tour starts with a drive to the foot of the Kulen mountain, the birthplace of the great Khmer Empire in AD 802. Enjoy the breathtaking drive up the mountain, exploring the abundant greenery and the Kulen Waterfall. Take a dip if you wish, or sit back and watch the local families in their sacred homeland. Make your way up the mountain by foot to the River of a Thousand Lingas, a gorgeous river with sophisticated Shiva Linga carvings covering its floor. Get a blessing in the Cambodian way, with the holy water from this sacred river. Continue up to the tip of the mountain to discover the beautiful Pagoda and its world-famous Reclining Buddha at rest. Enjoy your own packed lunch for the day or purchase a traditional lunch at the basic food stalls located near the park. 

Kulen Mountain: Small-Group Tour and Picnic lunch

2. Kulen Mountain: Small-Group Tour and Picnic lunch

Enjoy a full-day outing to Phnom Kulen National Park on this guided tour. Experience a convenient transfer service, ascend to the top of Kulen Mountain, savour a delicious lunch, and much more on this day of adventure. Start your journey with a convenient pickup service from your hotel between 8:00 AM and 8:20 AM. Travel via a shared vehicle to Phnom Kulen National Park. Journey through rural Cambodian villages and observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop at the most authentic village of Phum Preah Dak where you can learn how the local people make traditional palm cake and palm sugar. Continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen as your knowledgeable local guide takes you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD. After all the crawling, stop for a picnic at a nearby waterfall, where you can enjoy grilled chicken with seasonal fruits. Enjoy a tasty vegetarian option as well if you prefer. Finish lunch and see the most beautiful landscape of Kulen Mountain's cliff before heading back to your hotel in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap Kulen Elephant Forest Small Group Tour

3. Siem Reap Kulen Elephant Forest Small Group Tour

At 8:00am We departs from our office in downtown Siem Reap where our shuttle will take you to the Kulen Elephant forest. Scenic 1-hour drive to Kulen Elephant Forest. At 9:00am First our expert guide Introductory briefing, then Hand Making Healthy snacks for elephants and elephant meet and greet and feeding them snacks. At 11:00am Next you will experience the daily life of our elephants. Spend your time observing them as they enjoy their nature surrounding. Observation trekking (2km), walk with them into the forest and witness how they choose to spend their time, Make enrichment and watch the elephants play by the pond. 1:00pm At noon, retire to base camp and enjoy a traditional Khmer meal or snack before heading back to Siem Reap town.

Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Small-Group Tour

4. Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Small-Group Tour

You will be picked you up from your hotel at between 7:50 AM to 8:10 AM and take you to purchase a ticket of Kulen Mountain. We will then head to Phnom Kulen National Park for approximately 1 hour. This journey takes you through rural Cambodian villages, where you may observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop off at the Palm Sugar Village and witness how Cambodian people make their own sugar to supply their families and villages. Afterward, we continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen, and our knowledgeable local guide will take you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD. In the afternoon, we will have lunch at the local restaurant before heading to Beng Melea, the mysterious 12th-century temple in the middle of the jungle. This temple is heavily overgrown with vegetation, trees, lianas, and mosses. This temple is surrounded by a rainforest due to it being abundant for over 300 years. When it is not fully restored, many local and international tourists fall in love with the area. Continue to take a local boat from the ferry to explore the famous floating village of Kampong Phluk. There, you can see firsthand what everyday life is like for the many families who make their living primarily from fishing. Most families live on the lake shore in brightly colored houses on long poles, so the high water levels are not a problem during the rainy season. Explore the flooded mangrove forest surrounding the area, which is home to a variety of species, including crab-eating macaques and 3,000 inhabitants. We will then take you to visit a Buddhist monastery built on an artificial island. Expect to return at about 18:00 PM.

Kulen Waterfall Park with Small Groups & Guide tour

5. Kulen Waterfall Park with Small Groups & Guide tour

Kulen waterfall is a holy mountain of special religious significance to Hindus and Buddhists. Visit this sacred site and discover its beauty, take in incredible views and see the very quarry where stone used to construct the temple site was cut. Explore from the foot of Kulen mountain, the birthplace of the great Khmer Empire in AD 802. Enjoy the breathtaking drive up the mountain. Upon arrival to the mountain hilltop, walk to the River of a Thousand Lingas, a gorgeous river with sophisticated Shiva Linga carvings covering its floor. Get a blessing in the Cambodian way, with the holy water from this sacred river. Continue to the mountain top to discover the beautiful Pagoda and its world-famous Reclining Buddha. Trek to the waterfall and chill out for the last trip at the hilltop and then have lunch for the day. We will head to the local traditional sugar palm and landmine museum for the last trip.

Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea, and Tonle Sap Tour

6. Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea, and Tonle Sap Tour

You will be picked you up from your hotel at 8:00 am and take you to purchase a ticket of Kulen Mountain. We will then head to Phnom Kulen National Park for approximately 1 hour. This journey takes you through rural Cambodian villages, where you may observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Stop off at the Palm Sugar Village and witness how Cambodian people make their own sugar to supply their families and villages. Afterward, we continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen, and our knowledgeable local guide will take you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD. In the afternoon, we will have lunch at the local restaurant before heading to Beng Melea, the mysterious 12th-century temple in the middle of the jungle. This temple is heavily overgrown with vegetation, trees, lianas, and mosses. This temple is surrounded by a rainforest due to it being abundant for over 300 years. When it is not fully restored, many local and international tourists fall in love with the area. Continue to take a local boat from the ferry to explore the famous floating village of Kampong Phluk. There, you can see firsthand what everyday life is like for the many families who make their living primarily from fishing. Most families live on the lake shore in brightly colored houses on long poles, so the high water levels are not a problem during the rainy season. Explore the flooded mangrove forest surrounding the area, which is home to a variety of species, including crab-eating macaques and 3,000 inhabitants. We will then take you to visit a Buddhist monastery built on an artificial island. Drop you off at your hotel.

3-Day Angkor Wat Tour with Kulen Mountain & Floating Village

7. 3-Day Angkor Wat Tour with Kulen Mountain & Floating Village

Day 1: You'll be picked up from your hotel lobby before sunrise at between 4:30 am to 5:00 am and continue to the watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat temple. This is truly unforgettable experience. After the sunrise, We may spend about 1-hour and 30 minutes to explore the whole entire building of Angkor Wat temple before the crowds arrive and get some amazing pictures and then have short break in the village for breakfast with local food & dessert that you can enjoy of taste authentic Cambodian breakfast like Khmer noodle soup with traditional desserts like palm cake and steam rice dumplings with palm sugar. Before we continue our temple tour, we take to see an interesting local market, and then visit Pre Run temple, the jungle temple of Ta Prohm, which has been left in its original state and is partly overgrown with trees and huge roots, and then go to visit smiling face temple of Bayon and the Victory gate of Angkor Thom. Day 2: Leave at 8:00 am from your hotel after breakfast, Spend the morning exploring Siem Reap's countryside with your guide and head outside the city center to experience local rural life and culture. Enjoy of discovering the most beautiful temples outside city of Angkor Thom like Preah Khan temple, Neak Pean temple, Ta Som temple, East Mebon temple. Take a lunch break ( ordering individual dish from a menu included ). In the early afternoon, drive to the intricately carved and well-preserved temple of Banteay Srei – the detailed reliefs on this smaller sandstone structure are regarded as the finest and most skillfully crafted in the kingdom of Cambodia and then visit the Cambodian Landmine museum. Day 3: Depart at 8:00 am and head to Phnom Kulen National Park for approximately 1 hour. This journey takes you through rural Cambodian villages, where you may observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies. Afterward, continue to the hilltop of mountain, and our knowledgeable guide will take you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD. In the afternoon, we will have lunch at the local restaurant before heading to Beng Melea, the mysterious 12th-century temple in the middle of the jungle. This temple is heavily overgrown with vegetation, trees, lianas, and mosses. This temple is surrounded by a rainforest due to it being abundant for over 300 years. When it is not fully restored, many local and international tourists fall in love with the area. Take a boat from the ferry to explore the famous floating village of Kampong Phluk. There, you can see firsthand what everyday life is like for the many families who make their living primarily from fishing. Most families live on the lake shore in brightly colored houses on long poles, so the high water levels are not a problem during the rainy season.

Siem Reap: Kulen Elephant Forest & Tonlesap Lake

8. Siem Reap: Kulen Elephant Forest & Tonlesap Lake

Journey into Kulen Elephant Forest on a guided day trip from Siem Reap. Listen to an introductory briefing and meet elephants in their natural habitat, then explore the park on a guided hike to find breathtaking waterfalls. Enjoy picturesque jungle scenery on the drive from your accommodations to the park. Arrive at Kulen Elephant Forest and learn about these majestic creatures during a short introductory briefing. Get up close to the elephants, observing them in their natural habitat and walking with them into the forest. After visit Kulen Elephant forest, we will continue to visit One of the most scenic villages on Tonle Sap Lake, Kompong Phluk is also one of the least visited by tourists. On this tour, learn about local life as you cruise around stilted houses and floating markets, and take a canoe ride through the beautiful flooded forests.

From Siem Reap: Guided Kulen Waterfall Tour

9. From Siem Reap: Guided Kulen Waterfall Tour

Explore Kulen Mountain, also known as Mountain of the Lychee, on a trip from Siem Reap. Phnom Kulen National Park is known as the site where the Khmer Empire originated and has religious significance to both Hindus and Buddhists. Discover its archaeological and natural highlights with your guide. Start your day with pickup from your hotel and head to Kulen Mountain. First, stop to visit a quarry where stones were cut and used to build the temples in the area. Continue onward to see the 1000 Lingas at a riverside archaeological park. Next, explore its sacred hilltop with over 30 temple ruins and see a large reclining Buddha. Then, trek to Kulen Waterfall and enjoy a swim in its waters. On the way back to Siem Reap, make a quick stop at a palm sugar village, before making an optional final stop at the Cambodia Landmine Museum.

Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain Small Group Tour with Picnic Lunch

10. Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain Small Group Tour with Picnic Lunch

You will be picked up from your hotel at between 8:00 am to 8:30 am via a shared vehicle to Phnom Kulen National Park. This journey takes you through rural Cambodian villages, where you may observe locals going about their everyday lives and admire beautiful landscapes such as rice paddies and traditional dwellings. Afterward, we continue to the hilltop of Phnom Kulen, and our knowledgeable local guide will take you to the most spectacular tourist attractions in the national park, including the largest and most beautiful waterfalls, the reclining Buddha sculpture, and the River of Thousand Linga, which was constructed in 802 AD. After all the crawling, we stop for picnic at a nearby waterfall, where you can enjoy a grill chicken with seasonal fruits that local farmers plan at the foot of Kulen mountain. After having a great picnic, we take you to see the most beautiful landscape of Kulen Mountain's cliff and back to your hotel in Siem Reap.

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based on 256 reviews

A terrific experience! Tour guide, David, was awesome. Talked about culture, history, religion, daily life, rice farming, schooling, and a bit of his own story. Easily answered all our questions. Sites visited were terrific and provided unique experiences we had not gotten with our other tours, which is why we booked it. Also, guide was super flexible and let us set our pace. He even figured out a way to recoup time by ordering lunch ahead of arrival for us. We were back on the road to our next stop in 15 minutes rather than an hour! Learned a lot, saw a lot of new things. and felt well tended to. We had a wonderful time!

My wife and I had a great day with our tour guide Sareik Phok and our competent driver. Sareik was very knowledgeable, professional, courteous, and he spoke an excellent english. The landscape was beautiful and we enjoyed every minute of the tour, from the first stop at the village in the morning to taste some local delicacies to the beautiful sunset at Sonle Lap lake in the evening . Cambodia is a beautiful country, and Sareik a great guide. We highly recommend this tour !

Narith was an excellent guide. He took some great pictures throughout the day. The waterfall was stunning and definitely worth a visit! And the views from the mountain is spectacular. Plenty of water provided throughout the day. Lunch not included but we were taken to a restaurant where we could buy lunch.

Good tour with various landscape, mountain with the river, temple in use with the reclining buddha, and old Beng Mealea temple Tonle Sap on boat trip The guide was very kind. Good car and driver

A great days activity away from the crowds at Angkor. Super guide and good value