- Cambodian Cooking Class rated "excellent" by 4 travelers
Book 2 people on Day in a Life
Email us the code word 'TREE'
and 2 trees will be planted for a village family
Beng Melea Jungle Temple Ruins Tour
‘’Located some 60km from the city among the northeast jungle of Siem Reap countryside, majestically stands the jungle temple ruin of Beng Mealea. Despite the collapse of most of its structures, it is still overrun by vegetation and well worth exploring’’.
Beng Melea is the true adventurers temple providing an opportunity to live out your inner Indiana Jones or Lara Croft. While the temple now offers more boardwalks enabling the less adventurous to truly see the wonders of the temple, for the agile its a temple well worth exploring. Hidden dark passageways, rocks towers to climb over and towering walk ways.
What to Wear
- Please ensure you are wearing sturdy footwear
- Older clothes are recommended
General Information
- The Beng Melea area at times does have malarial mosquitos. Please ensure you wear repellent.
Leave the city via Road 6 for journey through Cambodian countryside and villages with typical houses on high stilts, rice fields, cows and buffalos. Visit one of the villages where people cook sticky rice in bamboo sticks and learn about village life, glimpse of incense factory and take in some village beliefs and culture.
We then continue our trip to Bengmealea, the most picturesque ruin of all in Angkor. Climb up and down heaps of crumbling stone-piles and into temple galleries for great photo spots.
Have lunch at one of the temple’s gates.
After relaxing lunch, a visit to one of the sandstone stations where ancient Khmers quarried the stone for their religious monuments.
On the way back stop at the obscure ruin of Banteay Srey II which houses an active wat, this is your chance to get closely to Buddhism learn the monk’s way of life.
Tour Details
- $32 per person
- Picnic lunch is provided. Please advise in advance if you require vegetarian options
- Departs 8.00am
- Returns around 3.30pm
- A $5 entrance pass is required to visit this temple . This is NOT inlcuded in the tour price
Tours Run MON / WED / FRI
$32 per person
$5 Beng Melea Pass Required - not included in the price per person
Children 12 years and under are 1/2 price
Our group tours are not recommended for children 9 years and under. We are very happy to provide pricing for a private trip for families - simply email us at info@beyonduniqueescapes.com. Please let us know the total number of people and ages of children.
Outlying Adventure Tour
A Full Day of Adventure, Exploration & Hidden Treasures
From some of the earliest Angkorian temples to the most intricately carved Banteay Srei and everything in between. Visit the beautiful Ta Prohm temple, with those amazing trees. Lolei Pagoda, & journey through some beautiful countryside.
Sunrise Cycling Tour - Village
Enjoy a Fantastic Sunrise Cycling Experience in Siem Reap
This sunrise tour takes in beautiful countryside and views of the sunrise out towards the Tonle Sap lake and rice paddies. Enjoy watching the monks recieve alms in this important daily ritual.
This trip is designed for anyone with basic cycling skills - speed is not the objective of this trip!
Treak Village Walk and Talk Tour
Every Visitor Makes an Impact. Why not Make Yours a Positive One
Treak Village is home to around 230 families, half surviving day to day. The Village mostly consists of farmers and while Siem Reap is changing quickly; change here is slow, giving you the opportunity to see life in a typical village. From the grounds of an ancient pagoda to vast rice fields and stilt homes this should not be missed.