(No availability) 13 Day Temple Raider Guided Motorcycle Tour in Cambodia

This is a Cambodia Expeditions classic tour. The Temple Raider was inspired by the moderately famous Angelina Jolie and her role as Lara Croft. Famously, one of Cambodia’s hidden jungle temples, Tha Phrom, in Angkor City, featured in her 2001 movie, Tomb Raider, and through extensive experience in-country, Cambodia Expeditions devised a bike adventure that took in the most impressive, and less traveled temples that Cambodia has to offer. Real beauties, that were inaccessible to anyone except on foot or dirt bikes.

Itinerary

Day 1: Acclimatize - Bonus night accommodation

Arrive in Phnom Penh with tour briefing in the evening.

• Welcome dinner

Day 2: Acclimatize - Bike handover

In the morning, visit one of the many sights Phnom Penh has to offer. Groups can be organized to visit Choeung Ek (Killing Fields) and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21). Late afternoon, assemble at the hotel for bike handover and route briefing.

• Breakfast and dinner included

Day 3: Phnom Penh to Snuol, 220 kilometers / 137 miles

There will be an early start from Phnom Penh. Leave the highway for the first 20 kilometers out of the town and ride along the edge of the Tonle Sap River avoiding the traffic and enjoy the first views of the countryside. Visit a local pagoda and get a Buddhist blessing from the monks for good luck and to ward off evil spirits while on your trip. Jump across the main highway and ride alongside the Mekong River via Silk Island.

• All meals included

Day 4: Snuol to Senmonorom, Mondulkiri, 140 kilometers / 87 miles

Leave the blacktop behind for the start of the southern end of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Avoid tarmac as much as possible now until the end of the trip. Ride up to Senmonorom using a lesser-known jungle trail only used by motorcycles or the most hardcore 4x4s, known locally as the King's Highway. If you make good progress, you will visit the spectacular Bou Sra Waterfall.

• All meals included

Day 5: Mondulkiri to Rattanakiri, 160 kilometers / 99 miles

This morning, you tackle the infamous Death Highway riding through Lumphat and the remote village of Kon Niek. The day ends with a ferry boat crossing the Sre Pok the 'Apocalypse Now' river. The ride is tough but extremely rewarding.

• All meals included

Day 6: Mountain resort - Banlung (Rest day)

If you wish, spend a half day riding out to where the locals mine the semiprecious stone Zirconium. Visit local hill tribes, check out Banlung market where you can buy hill tribe crafts and later swim in Yeak Laom, the volcanic crater lake, or just kick back at a local mountain lodge in the hills, lounge by the pool, or enjoy a massage.

• Breakfast and dinner included

Day 7: Banlung to Stung Treng, 200 kilometers / 124 miles

Bounce off the Laos border and then go back down out of the hill tribe country and on to the provincial capital on the banks of the Mekong River. Take a sunset beer overlooking the mighty Mekong and Sekong rivers.

• All meals included

Day 8: Stung Treng to Sra'aem, 240 kilometers / 149 miles

Go straight into the wilderness this morning and through some former Khmer Rouge villages. You're heading for the Thai border and the disputed temple of Preah Vihear that sits atop a plateau overlooking Cambodia. En route, you'll visit the biggest waterfalls in Southeast Asia that form the border with Laos.

• All meals included

Day 9: Sra'aem to Koh Ker, 155 kilometers / 96 miles

There will be an early start into the bush for one of the best tracks to be ridden in the whole country. It is a full day's ride taking you deep into rural Cambodia, ending in the largest pyramid temple in the Angkorian group, Koh Ker.

• All meals included

Day 10: Koh Ker to Preah Khan, 130 kilometers / 81 miles

Ride on Southeast Asia's own Route 66. Camp near the ancient and deserted ruins of the enormous temple site of Preah Khan. Bathe in a nearby reservoir. Enjoy one of the legendary Cambodia Expeditions' barbeques while watching the sunset over the sacred site.

• All meals included

Day 11: Preah Khan to Siem Reap, 140 kilometers / 87 miles

Complete Route 66 passing the Beng Mealea temple eventually arriving in Siem Reap, the home of Angkor Wat. Have drinks around the pool.

• All meals included

Day 12: Siem Reap (Rest day)

A day free to explore the great Angkor Wat Temple. the largest religious monument on the planet. Excursions can be arranged to the great lake The Tonle Sap, the landmine museum or the war museum. Guests source their own lunch and excursions. Team can help arrange excursions requested.

Meet in the evening for the celebratory farewell dinner.

• Breakfast and dinner included

Day 13: Departure

Head homeward with your head full of memories and body full of muscle memory from your ride with Cambodia Expeditions.

• Breakfast inlcuded

Notes

• While Cambodia Expeditions does have a limited array of riding gear, you are strongly urged to bring your own mainly because it will probably smell nicer than the hire kit available and it will undoubtedly fit you better than the kit available.
• Please don't turn up in road riding gear or MTB gear. Ensure that you have suitable protection for the high-risk sport of off-road motorcycling that you will be embarking upon.

Skill levels required for this tour:

Intermediate:

• can ride for 3-4 hours
• average riding experience
• little assistance required
• comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• average experience with unsurfaced roads
• steep ascents and descents

Advanced:

• can ride for 5-6 hours
• extensive riding experience
• assistance on demand (if required)
• experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
• comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

• Visit Choeung Ek (Killing Fields) and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
• Visit a local pagoda and get a Buddhist blessing from the monks on the way to Snuol
• Visit the spectacular Bou Sra Waterfall
• Visit local hill tribes in Banlung
• Visit the biggest waterfalls in Southeast Asia on the way to Sra'aem

This motorcycle tour will take place in Cambodia including Phnom Penh, Snuol, Senmonorom, Kon Niek, Banlung, Stung Treng, Sra'aem, Koh Ker, Preah Khan, and Siem Reap.

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• Check out Banlung market
• Swim in in Yeak Laom

• Honda XR250 rental (upgrades available)
• Fuel for bikes
• Mounted guides / mechanics
• Mounted medic (layperson trained in advanced wilderness techniques)
• Support vehicles carrying spares and luggage
• Ferry costs / tolls
• Tickets to parks and attractions on the itinerary on riding days
• Airport pick-up (Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH)) and drop-off (Siem Reap International Airport (REP))
• 12 nights' accommodation
• Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
• Water
• Tour jersey
• Normal wear and tear to the motorcycles and team

• Flights
• Damage to motorcycles beyond normal wear and tear (optional non-refundable waiver fee of 500 USD to include such damage cover)
• Tickets for optional excursions on rest days
• Travel and medical evacuation insurance
• Visas
• Softdrinks and alcohol

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 10% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.