• Spean Praptos - Guests will be picked up from their hotel at 6:00 am. The tour begins early, so it’s recommended to bring breakfast or enjoy a meal at a restaurant along the way. Lunch can also be enjoyed en route. The distance from Siem Reap to Kampong Thom is 176 km. SPEAN PRABTOS, also known as Kampong Kdei Bridge on National Road 6 from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, was once the longest corbeled stone-arch bridge globally, featuring over twenty narrow arches spanning 285 ft (87m). Constructed in the 12th century during King Jayavarman VII’s reign, it is one of the few surviving bridges from the Khmer empire era.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - PRASAT SAMBOR PREI KUK (Temples Group) is an ancient and seldom-visited temple located four hours from Siem Reap. Kampong Thom City nearby is a great place to stay overnight for a relaxed trip. The drive offers beautiful views along the Prey Preas River. Local villagers specialize in dishes featuring crickets, spiders, frogs, and sticky rice. The Sambo Prei Kuk temples served as the second capital of the Khmer Empire, built in the 7th Century by King Isanvarman I.
• Prasat Yeai Poeun - Prasat Yeay Poan consists of numerous brick and laterite temples, either rectangular or octagonal, adorned with impressive carvings known as “Flying Palace.” The temple group is encircled by an inner brick wall and an outer laterite wall with entrance gates to the East and West, and false gates to the South and North. Inscriptions confirm the temple group was built during King Ishanavarman I’s reign from 616-637 AD.
• Prasat Tao - Prasat Tao, constructed by Isanavarman I & Jayavarman in the 7th century, is located between Prasat Sambor and Prasat Yeay Poan. It is also known as the Central (or C) group at Sambor Prei Kuk. Its layout resembles Yeay Poan, with a laterite enclosing wall surrounding a large central shrine and auxiliary towers, with additional brick towers within a second outer wall. Five structures remain around the central tower, with eight more in the outer section.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - PRASAT BOS REAM is a fascinating site in the forest north of Prasat Sandan, consisting of seven east-facing brick mounds aligned diagonally from NNE to SSW. Today, only earthen mounds covered in bushes remain, but it must have been impressive originally. A man-made pond lies to the north, though no enclosing wall remains. It’s unusual that out of the seven presumed shrines, only a few brick courses remain.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - Kbal Chrouk Temple, also known as Tower N20, is a ruined rectangular brick temple at Sambor Prei Kuk, notable for its ornate sandstone doorframe, a K. 439 inscription, and reliefs of “flying palaces.” Built during the reigns of kings Bhavavarman II and Jayavarman I, it originally housed a golden linga and features unique decorative elements like pilasters and base decorations. The temple, which opens to the east, is part of a larger archaeological site recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - Drum Chan Temple is a misinterpretation of a temple complex in Sambor Prei Kuk, a pre-Angkorian archaeological site in Cambodia from the 7th century. The name likely refers to the “Temple Zone,” which includes clusters like Prasat Sambor (the main temple), Prasat Yeah Puon, and Prasat Boram. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features unique octagonal temples, and its architectural and artistic style, known as the Sambor Prei Kuk style, was a precursor to the Angkorian period.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - It is a small “cell” shrine, open to the east, around 3 m in height and width. It’s made of sandstone featuring ornate pilasters/pillars also working as supports for the thin slabs of sandstone that make the walls and the roof slab.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - Chrey Temple (Prasat Chrey) is a pre-Angkorian brick sanctuary at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site that is famous for being almost entirely engulfed by the roots of a massive strangler fig tree. This temple, also designated N18, was once part of a larger complex but is now partially separated by a road. Its picturesque ruins are a popular photo spot, showcasing a beautiful but destructive interplay between nature and ancient architecture.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - Bos Ream Temple (also known as Tower N24 or Prasat Rong Chambak) is an unexcavated, rectangular brick temple at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site, characterized by its unique tree-covered elevation and remnants of early Khmer architectural decorations. It is notable for its relative state of preservation compared to some other structures at the site, with visible decorations around the eaves and false doors.
• Sambor Prei Kuk - Trapeang Ropeak Temple is a 7th-century pre-Angkorian octagonal brick shrine at Sambor Prei Kuk, notable for a large tree growing through its structure and for its unique, octagonal shape, which likely represents the Vimana Trivishtapa, or the flying palace of the god Indra. The temple is located to the northwest of temple Z and is surrounded by an environment that has been heavily reclaimed by nature.

• Air Conditioned Vehicle
• Pick Up & Drop Off
• Cold Drinking Water
• English Speaking Tour Guide
• Lunch

• Sambor Preikuk Temple Pass (Travellers will be paid direct onsite)

Sambor Prei Kuk temple is renowned for its pre-Angkorian architecture, notably its octagonal temples and “flying palace” carvings, which influenced subsequent Khmer architectural styles. Once the capital of the Chenla Empire in the 6th to 7th centuries, the ruins are enveloped by nature, offering a unique fusion of ancient architecture and jungle, contrasting with the grander, more formal structures of Angkor. The site includes numerous smaller temples constructed from brick and laterite, dedicated to Hindu deities, adorned with intricate decorations that offer insights into early Cambodian history and arts.

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