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

I booked this tour at the last minute since I had an open day to explore. The booking process via TripAdvisor was quick and painless and what was needed was communicated well. The tour bus was on time (as I was the first pickup) right at 7:30am and our guide Van made sure to get the logistics out of the way (park admission fee) out of the way while we were in transit to the next passenger pickup to avoid a herd later on so it seems like they run these tours pretty efficiently. The drive there was pleasant, and Van took some time to explain some sights along the way. As others have mentioned, there were a few "shopping stops" along the way but there wasn't any hard sell pressure tactics to force anyone to buy anything. They were presented in an educational format so you at least learned a little during these stops even if you didn't want to buy. (i.e. he explained the origins of the lychees everyone was selling as well as the palm sugar) We were given ample time to look at the sights (the reclining Buddha) and as someone had mentioned, there is some additional costs for services (i.e. the incense if you wanted to pray, the small "donation" for someone to watch your shoes, the storage at the falls). You're welcome to use or not use these services. Van (our guide) was fantastic. The participants in our tour were mostly younger folks, and his sense of humour and personality meshed well with us which I find is important if you don't want a boring tour. Our driver was always on time and ready to go when we were done with each spot. I would definitely take another tour with Van and his team if I had the opportunity again.

This tour is really worth it! River of thousands lingas and Phnom Kulen National Park were amazing! Our guide Mr Lonh made the trip even more funny and interesting. He shared with us a lot of informations about Cambodia, culture and traditions and typical food! I'm recommending this tour and this tour guide! ????

The tour guide was nice, was knowledgeable and spoke an excellent English. The tour was well organised and everything went smooth. The Phnom Kulen Waterfalls are really georgous and really worth the trip (see photo) and we really enjoyed swimming there. That being, we were a little surprised to be (strongly) encouraged to spend money on various things (buying fruits, giving money to children to keep our shoes while visiting the Reclining Buddha, rent of a safe box during the swimm at the Phnom Kulen Waterfalls) during the trip; nothing expensive (maybe 3 or 4 USD in total) but it would be much better to include these small costs in the tour price. Furthermore, it is generaly not recommended to give money to children (instead of adults, see the ChildSafe movement as well as the official guidelines to travelers in Angkor) so we were surprised that the tour did not apply these recommandations. Regarding the tour program we would suggest adding another visit in the area or along the way in the early afternoon, since the current program is only to drive back to Siem Reap after lunch. Overall the price felt a bit expensive (47 USD per person) since it didn't include the park fee (15 USD), the lunch (which was quite expensive compared to usual prices in Siem Reap) nor the above-mentionned strongly recommended small expenses. The tour description made clear that these costs were not included so it was no surprise but the overall cost remains high compared to other «everything included» day trips that we have experienced (in Vietnam for example). All in all, we had a nice day and we would recommend the trip, subject to the above-mentioned small improvements.

Great trip! If you don't have a lot of days in Cambodia this trip lets you see temples and waterfalls.

Nice and a well-organized trip. Our guide Vanlonh was knowledgeable and very funny. He offered us a lot of local specialties (like palm juice, tasty fruits and other snacks) so we had a chance to try different local foods. It was a nice experience. We really enjoyed the beauty of the nature and even had plenty of time to swim in the waterfall. Vanlonh took lots of great pictures of us. Also the restaurant on the way back was really good, the food was fantastic.

Well organised group trip. Borain was helpful in giving directions and providing historical and religious background to our visit. He very kindly took pictures for us. We made some extra stops to see Palm sugar extraction which was good. Thank you!

Marin my guide for my visit to Phnom Kulen and reclining Buddha. He is a polite, patience and helpful guide. The downside may be to improve the English communication, but overall and in general, I am great to have him as my tour guide, thank you so much.

Amazing experience in a very interesting place. Nothing in the world is like that, our tourist guide, named Sothea has been very comprehensive, kind and also funny! We really enjoyed the time with him!

A very nice excursion to visit the holy mountain of Phnom Kulen. They take you to several temples, one of them containing an incredible gigantic budha! Then you visit the river with the 1000 lingas and finally an amazing waterfall where you can have a great swim. But the best of the tour was our guide Sokvichet Chin. He explain to us every single detail about the temples. We learn a lot about Cambodian traditions, history and people. If you are in Siem Reap and you want to visit Phnom Kulen or Angkor he is you guy!! Una excursión de día muy recomendable si ya has visitado los templos de Angkor (es lo mas increíble de Siem Reap). En la excursión primero te llevan a ver varios templos (se encuentran en la propia montaña), uno de ellos contiene un budha inclinado increíble), luego al rio de las 1000 lingas y finalmente una cascada impresionante en la que te puedes bañar. Pero lo mejor de la excursión ha sido sin duda nuestro guía Sokvichet Chin. Nos ha explicado hasta el mas mínimo detalle de lo s templos, las tradiciones y la historia Camboyanos. Sin él el tour no hubiera sido lo mismo. Si hacéis algún tour con esta compañía preguntar por él, no os defraudará.