Kulen Waterfall and 1000 Linga River Small-Group Tours from Siem Reap (6h)

Overview

Join a group tour to uncover the special religious significance and the natural beauty of Phnom Kulen Mountain, Cambodia’s most sacred mountain, located 50 km north of Siem Reap city.  Learn why the site serves as a place of pilgrimage to both Hindus and Buddhists by visiting the temple of the Reclining Buddha on top of the big rock, the River of 1000 Lingas and the fabulous Phnom Kulen Waterfalls. 

Highlights

  • Discover Khmer sites far from Angkor Wat
  • Visit a pilgrimage place for Khmer Hindus and Buddhists
  • Learn the cultural and historic significance of ancient, sacred sites
  • Convenient pickup and drop-off at accommodations in Siem Reap

Price Per Person in USD

1 Pax
99$

Per Person

2 Pax
59$

Per Person

3 Pax
47$

Per Person

4 Pax
43$

Per Person

5 Pax
40$

Per Person

6 Pax
39$

Per Person

7 Pax
37$

Per Person

8 Pax Plus
35$

Per Person

  • Duration 6h
  • Experienced Tour Guide English
  • Instant Confirmation
  • Free Cancellation Cancel up to 48 hours in advance
  • Mobile Voucher Accepted

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Itinerary

Meet a driver at your hotel in Siem Reap for the scenic, 2-hour trip to Phnom Kulen Mountain, passing a landscape of tropical forest and rural communities in your air-conditioned vehicle. 

The first stop of the day is a hilltop temple, where you’ll find a massive reclining Buddha carved directly into a sandstone boulder. Next, head to the River of a Thousand Lingas, exploring a riverbank adorned with ancient carvings of phalluses and Hindu gods.

Cool off at another sacred site, Phnom Kulen Waterfalls, which tumble into a wide basin that’s ideal for a midday swim or wade. Throughout the day, the guide will help bring the ancient sites to life by explaining their significance and symbolism, and you’ll have time to purchase lunch at a local restaurant before the return trip to Siem Reap.

Important Information

What's Included

  • Small Group Tour
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local live English Speaking Guide
  • Shared air-conditioned van/bus
  • Cold bottled water during tours

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees is 18USD per person and your guide will assist you to purchase on departure day
  • Food and drinks
  • Travel insurance
  • Other personal expenses
  • Gratuities (recommended)

Pickup Time

Between 7:30-8:30AM, please ready from 7:30AM till pick up before 8:30AM

Pickup Point

Pick up from your hotel in Siem Reap
  • Siem Reap
  • Small Group Tours (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville)
  • 6h
  • Join a group tour to uncover the special religious significance and the natural beauty of Phnom Kulen Mountain, Cambodia’s most sacred mountain, located 50 km north of Siem Reap city. Learn why the site serves as a place of pilgrimage to both Hindus and Buddhists by visiting the temple of the Reclining Buddha on top of the big rock, the River of 1000 Lingas and the fabulous Phnom Kulen Waterfalls.

from
USD $35 / Person

Price varies by group size

Guest Reviews

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Informative and enjoyable tour

Our tour guide, Mr. Vichet was such a great help in our tour! When they picked us up, he introduced himself as we were having breakfast and by that time he was already all smiles. On the way to the mountain, he was already telling us about the history of Siem Reap and Cambodia as well. He managed to tell us new facts and trivias that we didn’t even know befofe! After that, he met us rest for a while since our tour started early in the morning. All throughout the tour, he just shares so much history to let us know more about the places we go to. He is such an enthusiastic guide! He also takes great photos of us. Overall, I don’t think we’ll enjoy the trip as much as we did if it weren’t for Mr. Vichet. I would totally recommend him to my friends who plan to go to Siem Reap. I also got his contact details so we can message him when we return cause we definitely would. Thank you Chet for being such a wonderful guide. You made our tour memorBle.
Written Sep 08, 2018

Elisabeth S

Phnom Kulen with guide Vichet

The guide was on time, friendly and informative. We were a nice small group of two French, 1 Australian and two Germans. We experienced the holy Buddhist place of Phnom Kulen with an impressive view on the way up and down the mountain. The huge reclining Buddha is really worth visiting. After that, we took a walk through parts of the forest, went to the river of a thousand Lingas and to the famous waterfall where there was time to go swimming for everyone who was interested. After the sightseeing, the driver took us to a restaurant on the way home to Siem Reap where we enjoyed delicious food with Khmer dishes available. This trip is really interesting for everyone who wants to see parts of the Cambodian countryside and to learn more about how Buddhism ist practiced.
Written Aug 31, 2018

sptangify

Wonderful Trip

It's great to having Chet to be our tour guide. A very responsible people. Highly recommended to having him as Tour Guide.
Written Aug 27, 2018

Licus H

Best Tour Guide Ever !

Chet is a professional tour guide in cambodia ! Give us a lot of information and funny guy ! Wonderful Experience ! For Borey is an awesome driver who drive us to anywhere we want , highly recommend for both of them :)
Written Aug 27, 2018

Wei L

Kulen Mountain have fun with Chet and Borey

They are very good tour guide that I meet at SiemReap, especially Chet he is responsible and fun, well care our daily routine and explain a lot information to us. Great experience with them. Highly recommend
Written Aug 27, 2018

Sonia h

Tour with Mr Van Lonh

Thank you Mr Van Lonh for being a great and patient guide with incredible knowledge. Had a lot of fun with Mr Van Lonh who brought us around the waterfall and ensured our safety. He is very nice and generous!
Written Aug 21, 2018

Michel V

Phnom Kulen Group Excursions, 1000 Linga River and Reclining

Thank you Chet and Channa for a wonderful day which started with a pick up from my hotel even when I am 10 minutes out of town ... then driving though the countryside .. adventuring Kulen Mountain .. swimming in waterfalls .. seeing the Linga river and the magnificent reclining buddha .. learning Cambodian history .. eating traditional food .. it was everything I was looking for and so much more !!! Highly recommended !!
Written Aug 20, 2018

Neil F

Tour of waterfall and sleeping buddh

Fantastic trip to the mountain waterfall with a very friendly and informative guide Van Lohn. Took some great pictures too :)
Written Jul 05, 2018

tesa682018

Cebu Island, Philippines

Kulen moutain, reclining Buddha & waterfalls with the 1,000 lingas at the river bed

We traveled in a small group just us and another family so it was quite private. Our tour guide Sela was very organized, professional, fluent in English. He was very knowledgeable and on time. We cannot ask for a better tour guide! It’s very hot and humid in June though so if you plan to travel to Siem Reap I would suggest another month unless you don’t mind that. When we went on our own during our free time we went to the night market. You have to be aware of the tuk2 drivers and sales people in the night markets overpricing everything! That was very disappointing! It’s not very tourist friendly in that sense- their government needs to do something about that. Also they made Siem Reap “tourists price” so they accept US dollars it was not as cheap as other asean countries I traveled to. Some of the sales girls would price the items 4-5 times the price they will eventually sell it to you! Not all of them but we did encounter some because we bought items from another place then wanted more. We we’re priced- 5x the price we paid at another place. When we told the sales girl that we already bought it at 1/5 price then she gave it to us. Then we heard her do it again to someone else. Disappointing! Food? For the price most of the quality and quantity not so good at the local tourist traps better to eat at restaurant that looks decent it’s worth it. After we tried their local dish Amok and their barbecue and other local dishes for 2 days, We we’re ready to eat Japanese, Italian, Thai anything else! You only really need to spend an entire day in Siem Reap to see the major Temples. The Linga river wasn’t what I expected really just good marketing. The only thing that made the tour pleasant was the tour guide. Sela was really pleasant and knowledgeable. He kept giving us cold water, we really needed it. Thank you Sela!
Written Jun 23, 2018

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