OVERLAND BIKING TOUR THROUGHOUT CAMBODIA

Day 1: Phnom Penh (-/-/-)
Day 2: Phnompenh Biking Sightseeing Tours (B/L/D)
Day 3: Biking To The Coast Of The Gulf Of Siam (B/L/D)
Day 4: Kep – Kampot (B/L/D)
Day 5: Kampot – Phnom Penh (B/L/D)
Day 6: Battambang Cycling & Sightseeing Tour (B/L/D)
Day 7: Battambang (B/L/D)
Day 8: Cycling To Lake Of Tonle Sap (B/L/D)
Day 9: Tonle Sap – Siem Reap (B/L/D)
Day 10: Biking to Temples of Angkor Wat (B/L/D)
Day 11: Biking to Angkor Thom (B/L/D)
Day 12: Angkor Biking (B/L/D)
Day 13: Biking To The Outside Of Angkor (B/L/D)
Day 14: Biking Back To Siem Reap (B/L/D)
Day 15: Siem Reap Biking (B/L/D)
Day 16: Siem Reap – Departure (B/-/-)

Day 1 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Phnom Penh  (-/-/-)

Arrival in Phnom Penh. Meeting of our staff at the airport and transfer to the city. First discovery of the Cambodian capital.

Phnom Penh is the vibrant bustling capital of Cambodia. Situated at the confluence of three rivers, the mighty Mekong, the Bassac and the great Tonle Sap, what was once considered the ‘Gem’ of Indochina. The capital city still maintains considerable charm with plenty to see.

It exudes a sort of provincial charm and tranquillity with French colonial mansions and tree-lined boulevards amidst monumental Angkorian architecture. Phnom Penh is a veritable oasis compared to the modernity of other Asian capitals. A mixture of Asian exotica, the famous Cambodian hospitality awaits the visitors to the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Night at Hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 2 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Phnompenh Biking Sightseeing Tours (B/L/D)

Visit of the National Museum and Silver Pagoda. Ride on a rickshaw through the town. At sunset excursion with the boat on the Mekong river. Night at Hotel.

Day 3 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Biking To The Coast Of The Gulf Of Siam (B/L/D)

Departure by bus for the province of Takeo, known for its countless ricefields scattered with palmtrees. Discover a temple of the XI century. Cross the province of Kampot and visit the very old site of Kampong Tralach, with its pagoda craved in a topografic karst.

By bike we cross the ricefields to join the sea at Kep, old colonial town. Night in a guesthouse in Kep. 40 to 60 km cycling.

Day 4 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Kep – Kampot (B/L/D)

Boattrip to a lonely island with white sand. Swimming and lunch. Return to Kep and get on the bikes to discover the regions of Kep and Kampot.

Kep City is a municipality in Cambodia with the status of a province. Kep is just a few kilometres from the border with Vietnam located and used to be Cambodia’s most popular beach town but has fallen on hard times in recent years (especially due to the Khmer Rouge). Many of Kep’s, mostly French villas are abandoned, but some of the town’s former splendour is still apparent.

The see is lined with huge sidewalks and some large statues that now seem largely out of place. The king built a palace overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, but it was never furnished and now sits empty. A good, paved road connects the small town with the 15km far away Kampot. The slightly darker beaches than in Sihanoukville are mostly scattered with mangroves and black rocks, but Koh Thonsay (Rabbit Island) is just a short boat ride away (approx. 1/2h).

Night at the guesthouse in Kep. 30 km cycling.

Day 5 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Kampot – Phnom Penh (B/L/D)

Morning free at your leisure then heading back by public bus to Phnom Penh (250 km). Night at the Hotel.

Day 6 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Battambang Cycling & Sightseeing Tour (B/L/D)

Departure with Public bus through the provinces of Kampong Chhnang and Pursat to join the city of Battambang (300 km). After lunch we cross the country side on cycling and visit Phnom Banon, temple of the XI century, situated on top of the hill. Enjoy a panoramique view of the rice fields of Battambang. We are heading now to the Phnom Sampeaou (mountain of the Sampan), to visit a pagoda and cave on the top. Night in Battambang. 40 km cycling

Day 7 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Battambang  (B/L/D)

We cycle to the temple of Vat Ek of the XI century situated in a bucolic landscape. On the way, visit of the traditional villages along the river. Afternoon, we take a small train across the ricefields to visit a village cultivating rice.
Battambang is Cambodia’s second-largest city and the capital of Battambang Province, which was founded in the 11th century.

It is the former capital of Monton Kmer and lies in the heart of the Northwest of Cambodia. Until the war years, in which almost every infrastructure was destructed it was the leading rice-producing province of the country.

The name Battambang or Batdambang, literally means “loss of stick” referring to a legend of the Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung (Kranhoung Stick King). The population is nowadays around 250,000 people . It’s a riverside town, home to some of the best-preserved, French colonial architecture in the country.

Night at Hotel in Battambang. 30 km cycling.

Day 8 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia:  Cycling To Lake Of Tonle Sap (B/L/D)

Departure on the boat to cruise down the Sangker river until the Tonle Sap lake. Visit of the floating villages of Prek Toal and Chong Khnea. Night in a houseboat.

Day 9 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Tonle Sap – Siem Reap  (B/L/D)

Every year, the level of the Tonle Sap varies between 4 to 8 m and inundates land end forest of this region (from July to January). According to the season, we can penetrate with canoes in to the inundated forests of the Tonle Sap. If the water level i slow, we discover with canoes the bird sanctuary of Prek Toal, labeled by the UNESCO. We leave behind us the lake and take again our bikes to ride along the river across traditional fishing villages to get to Siem Reap, capital on the border of Angkor Wat. Cycling around town. Night at the Hotel in Siem Reap. 20 km cycling.

Day 10 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Biking to Temples of Angkor Wat (B/L/D)

With the bikes, first discovery of the main temples of Angkor Wat, across small trails and forest. Sunset at Pre Rup temple. Night at Hotel in Siem Reap. 40 km cycling.

Day 11 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Biking to Angkor Thom (B/L/D)

Visit of the royal city of Angkor Thom with the famous Bayon, temple situated in the center on each side 3 km distance to the wall. Walking and cycling further to smaller temples, isolated in the forest.
Dinner show with the traditional khmer Apsara dancers.
Night at Hotel in Siem Reap. 40 km cycling.

Day 12 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia : Angkor Biking  (B/L/D)

Cycling in the countryside and on the Old Royal Route, to discover the lost temple Chao Srei Vibol. Visit of the temple and the pagoda. We carry on to the Roluos temples across the villages’ visit of the Bakong mountain temple. We sleep in a typical Khmer house in the village. (50km cycling)

Day 13 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Biking To The Outside Of Angkor  (B/L/D)

Departure to the lost temple Beng Melea, still caught in the deep jungle. Visit of the temple. Transfer to the Phnom Kulen Mountain. Cycling up the Holly Mountain of Phnom Kulen to the summit, the sacred mountain of the Khmer. Lunch and bath at the waterfall. In the afternoon, we are cycling across the forest and the villages. Bivouac in a village with the inhabitants or in the pagoda at the summit of the mountain (40-60km cycling, level + 350m)

Day 14 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Biking Back To Siem Reap (B/L/D)

Cycling or trekking across the jungle, the plain of limestone and high grasses to discover deep in the jungle the exceptional site Srah Dumrei, imposing monoliths (elephant and tiger) of 6 m height made of sandstone, dating 10th century.
We leave the mountain to head on to Kbal Spean, the sculptured river of the “Thousand Lingas”, discover by foot the site. Then visit of the temple Bantey Srei and the village at sunset. We return to Siem Reap to spend the night at the Hotel. (60km cycling, level -350/trekking+150 m)

Day 15 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Siem Reap Biking  (B/L/D)

Visit Siem Reap town. Cycling to Pouk to visit the Silk National Center. Ride along the villages. 1h massage at Frangipani SPA.

The National Silk Centre is 16 kilometers west of Siem Reap on Route 6. The tour starts right from the beginning with the planting of the mulberry trees which are used for raising the silkworms.
They feed on these leaves until they reach the cocoon stage.

Then you will see the artisans extracting the silk threads from the cocoon shells using hand reels. The threads are then treated and dyed with colors from all natural products prior to spooling. Some of the items take weeks or even months to make and many are collectors items.

Hotel in Siem Reap

Day 16 – Overland Biking Tour Throughout Cambodia: Siem Reap – Departure  (B/-/-)

Transfer to international Siem Reap airport. During your stay in Siem Reap, you will have, of course, the opportunity to visit the main temples of Angkor through the “small” and “big” circuits of the archaeological park: Angkor Wat, Bayon, Terraces of Lepper King and Elephants etc.
possibility to reverse the program.

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Include :

• Full board service except meals in PHN
• English/french speaking guide
• Transportation including MB TREK4300, helmet, spare parts, tools, support vehicle.
• 1h massage at Frangipani SPA www.frangipanisiemreap.com 

Exclude :

• temples/sites entrance fees
• meals in Phnom Penh
• international flight
• drink
• tips
• individual insurance cover
• bank fees transfer