Full-Day Kulen Mountain Tour In Phnom Kulen

Highlights

See The Exquisite Kulen Mountain

Shore excursion At Phnom Kulen River

Witness The Magnificent Reclining Buddha

Experience The Serenity Of Nature Near A Waterfall

Siem Reap

mountaineering, nature, sightseeing

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

English, Mandarin

Description

Explore Phnom Kulen, known for its carvings representing fertility and its waters holding special significance to the people of Cambodia. It is also known as "The River of a Thousand Lingas" for over 1000 carvings of Yoni and Linga are etched into the sandstone riverbed. Phnom Kulen is the mountain on which King Jayavarman II initiated the royal "God of the King's linga cult in 802 AD, declaring a unified and independent Khmer Empire under a single ruler and beginning what would later become known as the Angkor period.

Itinerary

A Day at Phnom Kulen
- Pick up from your accomodation in the morning.
- Drive to Kulen Mountain to see a thousand Lingas that were carved on the riverbed.
- Climb to see a reclining Buddha and waterfall.
- Drive down from the mountain back to town.

What's Included

English speaking Cambodian guide

A/C car/driver

Cool water

Fresh towel

What's Excluded

US$20/person for an admission fee of National Park

Lunch

Know Before You Go

The waters of the River are regarded as holy, given the sacred carvings which also include a stone representation of the Hindu god Vishnu lying on his serpent Ananta, with his wife Lakshmi at his feet. A lotus flower protrudes from Vishnu's navel bearing the god Brahma. The river then ends with a beautiful waterfall. Phnom Kulen is regarded highly by Cambodian people as a sacred location and has developed into a great tourist destination.