Tours & Sight Seeing with
The RiverGarden Siem Reap
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An adventure you will never forget.
ALL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
PLEASE NOTE
Whilst we endeavor to include all elements listed, from time to time items may vary, please note we always attempt to substitute activities with something comparable.
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The Temples of Angkor
Temple Tours
The "Temples of Angkor" packages may include transport, a guide for the tour, elephant ride to Bayon Temple, cold drinks and a gourmet lunch hamper or ballooning over Angkor Wat the largest, most spectacular and well known of the temples.
See Ta Prohm the jungle temple
or do a full day “Jungle Temple Tour” taking in 12th century bridges, visit small rural villages among the rice paddies and Beng Melea. We have a tour package to suit your time and your budget. |
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Angkor Temples Adventure
Full day guided tour Private or Group
If you’re short on time and want to get the most out of your temple time then our Angkor Temples Adventure is for you. Our guides will bring the temples to life giving you a wonderful insight into the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire.
The stories carved as Bas Relief are retold giving a glimpse into the Khmer Empire and a greater appreciation of Khmer culture. Our trip includes the incredible Angkor Wat, explores the grand ancient city of Angkor Thom and many of the temples within its great walls including Bayon the temple covered in those incredible faces. We include Ta Phrom the original jungle temple for some great
photo opportunities
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Beyond Angkor - Far Temples
Full day guided tour Private or Group
Lying outside the main temple area are some incredible sights. Our full day adventure takes in the earliest Angkor Temples at the Rolous Group. We visit the infamous Bakong temple where over 10,000 people were killed at the hands of the Khmer Rouge.
Following these we head out to explore the small but incredibly intricately carved temple, Banteay Srei, on route stopping at the sadly often missed Banteay Samre. The pink hued sandstone and deep detailed carvings at Banteay Srei provide some fantastic photo opportunities. We also visit the River of 1000 Lingas
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Beng Melea - The Jungle Temple
Full day guided tour Private or Group
Beng Melea lies some 60km from Siem Reap and is shrouded not only by jungle. This is a true jungle temple experience where you will climb, crawl and scramble all over this temple.
The trip includes visits to the Roluos group and Bakong Temple*, the small and overgrown Banteay Srei 2, Dom Dek Market, local villagers making joss ticks and best of all Beng Melea.
Your adventure includes air-conditioned van transport, temple guide, beautiful picnic lunch, and cold water.
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Kompong Phhluk - The Stilted Village
Full Day guided Group tour
Located some 16km from Siem Reap, the village of Komong Phhluk is an absolute must see. Built in the flood plane of the Tonle Sap the houses here tower on stilts as high as 10 meters.
In wet season the stilts are hidden and water laps at the floor boards. The flooded mangrove forests are an incredible sight and a wonderful place to tour by boat. This is one of our favourite places in Siem Reap.
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Tonle Sap - The Great Lake
Half day guided Group tour
A guided boat trip and tour on the Tonle Sap Lake.
Your guide will explain how life works on the water and provide a wonderful insight into how the great lake works. Learn about the fishing techniques, stilted houses and the floating village. See the local floating school and hospital.
This tour provides a chance to see another slice of Cambodia within easy reach of Siem Reap. You guided adventure includes transport to the lake, boat trip on the Tonle Sap and one of The Villa’s best guides to explain the inner workings of the lake. This tour replaces our usual trip to Kompong Phhluk during the dry season.
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Day in a Life
Full Day Guided Group Experience
A chance to make a difference and see so much more.
Your chance to really see what real life is like in a Cambodian Village. Spend time helping a poor village family go about
their daily life.
This tour includes transport to the village located 30km from Siem Reap, lunch, guide and tour of the conservation centre. This scenic drive takes you through local countryside providing some great photo opportunities. For a few hours you will have rare chance to see inside the life of Cambodian Villagers.
You may be rice planting, harvesting, roof making or banana harvesting – life revolves around the seasons, so it will vary depending on when you visit This is a rare and unique opportunity. We are entering a real village and peoples homes.
Our goal is to provide assistance and other income streams for some of Cambodia’s poorest families without changing their way
of life or culture.
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Make a Difference
Full Day Guided Group Experience
Often visitors leave Siem Reap with only a limited perception of what life is really like in Cambodia.
Despite its tourist front Siem Reap is actually one of the poorest provinces in Cambodia. Once you step away from the exterior you can see a whole other side to life. This tour is aimed at providing you with an opportunity to see a little more of Siem Reap. Our tour includes a guided trip through a local market where you can see locals going about their shopping and learn a little about what staples make up the locals diet.
A trip along the river provides an insight into real life and you will learn about how families live together and support each other. We visit a number of organizations working to improve peoples lives. We enjoy lunch at a selected restaurant that provides training in hospitality for locals and visit a local orphanage. We also include a trip to the Artisans Silk Centre and enjoy a tour of their operations which provide employment and business opportunities.
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