Kulen Elephant Forest offers travellers an opportunity to observe the former elephants of Angkor in a spacious forest environment near Phnom Kulen. Rather than providing elephant rides, performances or staged entertainment, the sanctuary focuses on guided observation. Visitors walk through the forest while elephants forage, socialise, rest and move according to their own routines. The half-day experience combines elephant education, forest walking, refreshments, a Khmer meal

Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary is one of Southeast Asia’s most important breeding areas for large waterbirds. Located among the flooded forests of Tonle Sap Lake, the sanctuary protects colonies of storks, pelicans, ibises, cormorants, darters and other wetland species. The journey from Siem Reap combines countryside scenery, a long boat ride across Tonle Sap, floating-village life and guided wildlife observation. It is an excellent full-day experience for birdwatchers, nature phot

Kampong Phluk offers travellers a fascinating look at daily life beside Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake. Located approximately 30 kilometres from central Siem Reap, the community is known for its dramatically elevated wooden houses, fishing traditions and seasonally flooded forest. Although Kampong Phluk is commonly called a “floating village,” most of its houses are permanently built on tall stilts rather than floating platforms. During the wet season, ri

Watching the morning light appear behind the towers of Angkor Wat is one of Cambodia’s most memorable travel experiences. The journey begins before dawn, when Siem Reap is still quiet. After travelling through the darkness, visitors cross the temple’s great moat and enter the western grounds. As the sky gradually changes colour, Angkor Wat’s five towers emerge in silhouette above the reflecting ponds. However, the experience is about much more than taking a sunrise photograph