Roluos Group Temples and Bakheng Sunset Tour in Siem Reap

A half-day trip from Siem Reap that visits Krong Siem Reap, Lolei, Preah Ko and Bakong Temples. There are 5 stops altogether, so it fills the day rather than leaving long gaps between two or three highlights. The price covers Professional English-Speaking local photography Guide, Hotel Pickup and Drop-off and Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle and Driver. It does not cover personal expenses and tips, travel insurance and meals and drinks, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price. The countryside immediately around Siem Reap is rice paddy, sugar-palm trees and villages that are five minutes off the temple road and rarely seen by people doing the circuits. The sugar palm is the national tree and its sap is tapped from the crown by men who climb a notched pole twice a day, boiled down to the palm sugar used in every Khmer kitchen. The rice year sets everything: transplanting in the wet months, the fields green through the rains, harvest around November and December, then dry stubble and dust. Late afternoon is when the light works and when the villages are out, so most of these rides run to sunset. This one is priced for the group rather than per head: 1 traveller costs $390 and 4 costs $494, so the more of you there are the less each of you pays. SOUTHEAST ASIA JOURNEYS runs it. We book with them directly, so the guide who meets you works for the operator rather than for a reseller.