Cambodia Community Stay
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Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat is only one of many ancient temples scattered around this captivating country. The best possible way to explore them, and the rural countryside, villages, rice fields and forests is to ride a mountain bike, following back roads, tracks and trails where few tourists venture.
This adventure not only takes you to some of the most enigmatic of ancient Khmer ruins, including the revered hill-top temple of Phnom Kulen, the massive Boeung Mealea, still subsumed by rainforest, an extraordinary river with a bed of stone carvings, and the 10th century former Angkorian capital of Koh Ker, but it also takes you deep into the Cardomom mountains to stay with a former logging community who are now... poacher-turned-gamekeeper... attempting to develop eco-tourism as a way to protect their natural environment.
Day 1 : Arrive Siem Reap.
(15 km cycling on tarmac)
Overnight with the local villages or in the pagoda on top of the hill. 
Thom before following the South route to the summit of the mountain surrounded by jungle and prairie and arriving at the village of Ta Penh. Overnight in the pagoda of Wat Thmei. 
Day 4 : Ta Penh ~ Koh Ker
temple of the Khmer Kingdom called Koh Ker and it’s satellite temples. 3 years ago, this temple still had no access.
Drive back to Siem Reap. With the bikes we then explore for the first time the main temples of Angkor Wat Historical Park. We cycle on small trails and across the forest to avoid the main traffic. Sunset at Pre Rup. Overnight at your Hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 6 : Angkor
Khmer art with carvings so intricate it is said that it must have been carved by women as no man could have achieved such delicacy. Visit the temple then cycle back to Siem Reap. Afternoon free to relax, explore the town or revisit some of the temples that most impressed you. Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 8 : Siem Reap ~ Kirirom
(40 km cycling on dirt road and partly tarmac. Up/down: +800m)
There are some great sandy trails leading to stunning waterfalls where you can take a splash. Overnight in a local community project guesthouse.
riding through the jungle, discovering the waterfalls, caves and archeological sites containing ancient Jars. Overnight at the guesthouse.
Leaving Chi Phat community behind, descend the mountain by bike to reach Andoung Teuk, where the van will be waiting. Transfer to Kampot and on to Kep, a former French colonial seaside town that was considered the Cambodian Riviera pre Khmer Rouge days and is now undergoing a revival. On arrival board a boat to a lovely island with white sand beaches. Overnight on the island in a bamboo bungalows on the beach.
Return to the mainland and then cycle through the verdant rice fields of Kampot and Takeo Privinces to the ancient site of Kampong Tralach, with it’s pagoda built in the rock. Overnight with local inhabitants. 
Transfer with private car to the capital Phnom Penh. Visit of the town, the Silver pagoda, the genocide and national museums. In the late afternoon enjoy a leisurely river cruise the Mekong River to watch the sunset with a few beers. Overnight at your hotel in Phnom Penh.
