Private Ancient City(Phnom Kulen) Tour with Car
History Phnom Kulen has major symbolic importance for Cambodia as the birthplace of the ancient Khmer Empire, for it was at Phnom Kulen that King Jayavarman II proclaimed independence from Java in 804 CE. Jayavarman II who is initiated the Devaraja cult of the king, it’s meaning that ” to declare himself to equal the same value of the god.” It has called the ancient city of the Khmer empire (Mahendraparvata (Khmer: មហេន្ទ្របវ៌ត)).
About This Tour
- Destination: Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Duration: 7 hours
- Transport mode: Car
- Available languages: English
Included
- Private Guide
- Transportation Car
- Guest pick up and drop off
- Available languages: Available languages
All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral
Excluded
- Mountain Pass 20 USD per person
- Lunch
5 reasons to book this tour
- Explore Angkor Wat Temple it with a local
- Get insights straight from a local source
- No big groups: just you and your local host
- Forget about big tourist groups & audio guides!
- See Carved galleries from a local perspective
Transport / Group Size and Tour Cost
- Car 1-3 paxs 130 USD
- Van 4-8 paxs 199 USD
This is the plan
ABOUT TOUR – The tour will start at 8:00 am and will finish estimated 3 o’clock – Drop you off at the started point – Recommend spectacular places in Siem Reap. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS – Local villages/people – Animals, cows, water buffaloes,…eta – Rice Paddy Fields, palm tree planting – Natural surroundings – Beautiful views while riding up the mountain – Waterfall – Optional swimming at the waterfall (change room onsite) – Reclining Buddha – Thousand Linga – Mountain cliff views
8:00 am: Driving up to the mountain directly to the Waterfall for swimming and photos shoot. Lunch nearby waterfall, after lunch the tour will drive to see the Reclining Buddha was built during the 16th century. Afterward, to see the 1000 Linga river. Continue to see the spring water was closed here.
Reviews From Guests
Wiro 🇵🇭 Philippines
(About local Pok)
We had a great day with Pok, a tuktuk driver picked us up at the right timing. A very good drive to meet Pok, the driver stayed with us the whole day. At every stop he had a bottle of cold water ready for us. In the afternoon there was time for a lunch at a nice place with good food. Pok is a very friendly and knowledgeable guide that speaks English very good. Pok can take the best pictures with his iphone. We had a 2 person private tour. Siem Reap is totally safe, the Thai conflict is far away from Siem Reap, people here are suffering from the drop in tourism the main income source here. I hope this conflict will stop yesterday!!!
Julie 🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local Long)
We did a sunrise tour of Angkor Wat with Long, visiting three different temples, and it was an incredible experience. Long was extremely responsive before the tour, very punctual on the day, and exceptionally knowledgeable about the history of Angkor. His explanations were fascinating and really brought the temples to life. I highly recommend Long if you’re looking for a professional, reliable, and highly informed guide for Angkor Wat.
Matt 🇺🇸 United States
(About local Oun)
Four of us hired Oun and a driver for a temple tour, and we were really happy with Oun and the tour. It was the perfect length, and while of course he had lots of information to share about the various temples, their history, and Cambodia’s history, he also was literally the only guide we saw that was carrying a real camera (a nice Nikon with a good lens). The pics he took were the best I’ve ever had a guide take. Would definitely hire him again!
Eleyn 🇵🇭 Philippines
(About local Pok)
He is knowledgeable and a storyteller knows a lot about the Angkor Wat Empire. It still amazed me to this day that you would want to know more about Cambodia history.
Seth 🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local Long)
Long was a fantastic guide. He provided an educational, in depth experience that was highly tailored to our 21 and 18 year olds – as well as the adults. Although I had been to Siem Reap a number of times, this was our first family trip to Cambodia and we had a fantastic tour of Angkor Wat and surrounding temples, as well as local details. Long has an incredible historical knowledge as well as a kind and wonderful way of interacting and educating. A truly fantastic experience./p>
Claire 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local Oun)
Angkor Wat has been top of my bucket list for many years. Oun was so kind and so knowledgable it made the whole experience really special. He is also a very good photographer so I have some excellent photos to remember the day by. Thank you Oun for sharing your extensive historical knowledge and enthusiasm for such an outstandingly beautiful place.
Dawn & Gail 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local Oun)
We can’t say enough good things about our guide Oun. He was charming and friendly and his knowledge of Cambodian history and the temples was fantastic. He was very engaging in telling us all about the origins and history of these fantastic artefacts and monuments and it was a pleasure to be in his company for the day. His English was superb with a great sense of humour which made the experience all the more entertaining and informative. We would definitely recommend embarking on an excursion with Oun, as he was one of the best guides I have ever been on a tour with.
PJ 🇨🇦 Canada
(About local DORN)
Dorn could not meet us and arranged for another guide, Longdy to join us. He was fantastic! It was a highlight of our trip. I highly recommend a guide through Angkor Wat, you learn so much more.
Dieter 🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local Pok)
Pok is an excellent guide. He showed us the most famous temples of Angkor. Appreciate his knowledge of ancient Hindu stories. We grabbed lunch at a local place and we travelled around by tuk-tuk. I admired his photographer skills. I would recommend him!
Emil 🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local Long)
We had hired Long for this day as a guide for a visit to Angkor Wat, the Bayon Temple and the Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider temple). Long is a very dedicated guide who knows a lot about the history of these temples. He speaks clear and calm English. Tuktuk driver and unlimited cold water were available. In addition, Long is also a good photographer. He knows all the beautiful spots to take nice pictures. We can highly recommend Long.
Daniel 🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local Oun)
Oun gave us a great and insightful small circuit tour of the temples! Great balance of historical insights, lovely pictures taken of us and fun humor along the way. Would highly recommend to anyone to deepen the experience of visiting Angkor Wat!
Karl 🇮🇪 Ireland
(About local Oun)
We had a great time with Oun. He is full of information and shared lots of knowledge about the three temples we visited. We were very satisfied as we learned lots. Oun has great English and is fun to be with. The 6 hour day flew by. The tuk tuk driver was great, he drove safely and was ready with cold water and towels after each temple to help us cool down between journeys. Overall, if you are interested in learning about Angkor Wat, the other temples, cambodias history and culture, this is an easy choice.
David 🇫🇷 France
(About local Dorn)
Dorn est un guide très attentionné, toujours souriant et avec beaucoup de faits très intéressants et précis sur les lieux. Il est toujours à l’écoute et sait partager l’histoire de son pays et de Siem Reap. Je recommande très vivement Dorn.
Emma 🇸🇬 Singapore
(About local Long)
We did a sunrise tour with Long, and we were not disappointed. It was the first day of Khmer New Year and we saw all the local dignitaries getting ready to welcome the king to Angkor Wat. What a once in a lifetime experience for us and our two kids aged 10 and 8. Long was very knowledgeable about Cambodian history and told us some amazing stories about Buddhism and Hinduism. Our kids really enjoyed those stories, as did we!
Венелина
(About local Long)
The trip with Long to the temples was great! Usually these kind of trips a bit boring, but he managed to make it interesting. He took us to a great spot for sunrise photos and after that explained thoroughly everything about Angkor Wat. His English is great, even our 11 year old understood. Long is very well educated on the history of the Khmer empire and about Hinduism and budism. What was a very pleasant surprise were his skills with the phone camera, he made great photos of us! I would fully recommend to anyone wanting to learn about the history or just wants to have a pleasant conversation!
Emily
(About local Oun)
Oun was fantastic as our guide through Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and several other temples. It was extremely hot, my kids (10 and 12) were tired and hot, but he made it interesting and hit the highlights for us. He’s also a great photographer and took some beautiful pictures of us to remember our time there. His restaurant recommendations in town were delicious!
