Sunrise inside Angkor Wat on the first morning, the quiet outer temples on the second, by classic Vespa or vintage Jeep.
Two private days at Angkor, each its own kind of morning. The first begins in the dark: your Vespa or vintage Jeep collects you before dawn, and you are inside Angkor Wat as the sky turns gold, watching the towers fill with light while most visitors are still asleep. The second is unhurried, out on the Grand Circuit, the wide outer loop of forest-wrapped ruins the day-trippers never reach. Your own driver carries you between the temples and your guide tells the story, with no pedalling, no parking, no doubling back.
Same route, same guide, same price, on both days. Pick the ride that suits you when you book. If you are not sure, tell us a little about your group and we will help you choose.
You ride behind your own driver, one Vespa and one driver per guest, with your guide alongside the whole way. Open to the air, quick through the lanes, the temple walls sliding past at scooter pace. A couple rides two Vespas. The Vespa always comes with a driver, so you sit back and look up. Best if you want the breeze and the buzz.
A restored Willys jeep with a soft canvas top for shade and the sides left open. We re-engine and fit automatic gearboxes, so it is quiet and easy to ride in, not loud or manual. Your whole group rides together. Your driver takes the wheel, or you can self-drive with a valid international permit (the jeeps are automatic). Best for families and anyone who wants shade and to travel as one.
The marquee morning: inside Angkor Wat for the sunrise before the coaches arrive, then the temple of faces and the strangler-fig ruin while the air is still cool.
This is your private tour. Your guide reads your pace and adapts as the morning unfolds, longer at the temples that move you, a shorter stop at the ones that do not, or a swap when it feels right. The day runs in one direction and never doubles back.
The unhurried day: out on the wide outer loop, the forest-wrapped ruins the crowds skip, with a sit-down Khmer lunch in the shade. No early alarm.
Still your private tour, and out here it shows even more. With the Grand Circuit temples almost to yourselves, the stops stretch longer and the pace eases on its own. Because you are driven, the day flows one way around the loop and never doubles back.
Het uur dat de bussen wegrijden.
The sky is still pink when the coach groups start filing back to their buses for breakfast. You go the other way. Your guide walks you deeper into Angkor Wat, through galleries that empty out in front of you, and when you are ready your Vespa or Jeep is waiting at the gate. The rest of the morning is the quiet part: the faces of Bayon before the heat, the roots of Ta Prohm before the queues, the cool air that is gone by ten.
Same temples, a different hour. The morning most visitors miss, because they leave.
The same Angkor, with the crowd turned off.
Everyone's photo of Ta Prohm has forty other people in it. Out here on the Grand Circuit it's different. At Ta Som a strangler fig has swallowed the east gate the same way it has at the famous temples, but you can stand in front of it alone. At Preah Khan you walk a long stone hall and the only sound is your own footsteps. Between each one your Vespa or Jeep carries you down forest roads the coaches never turn onto.
The same Angkor the crowds come for, on the side of the park they never reach.
Voor het eerst Angkor bezocht op elektrische mountainbikes! Kwamen op verborgen plekjes en zagen geweldige tempels die je niet zou vinden met de bus, auto of tuktuk. Een fietstocht door de jungle om de minst populaire maar ongelooflijk unieke tempels te zien, met verschillende stops om van kokosnoten te genieten en enkele wilde dieren te spotten, wat wil je nog meer? Een absolute aanrader!
Allerlei tours aangeboden! Verborgen paden, weg van drukke menigtes, op maat gemaakte ervaringen. We bezochten Angkor Wat met ons gezin van 4 met hun elektrische mountainbikes en een gids die ons naar een aantal zeer bijzondere plekken en adembenemende uitzichten bracht. Boek een fietstour met Adventures Cambodia!
Als de meeste mensen aan een bezoek aan Angkor denken, stellen ze zich drukte en drukke tempelingangen voor. Maar Angkor beleven op de fiets verandert het verhaal compleet. Een Angkor fietstour brengt je voorbij de hoofdwegen naar rustige junglepaden, verborgen paden en vredige hoekjes die veel bezoekers nooit te zien krijgen - waardoor je een veel persoonlijkere en authentiekere band krijgt met deze ongelooflijke bestemming. VEEl Instagrammable fotogenieke plekjes Voor degenen die de voorkeur geven aan comfort zonder de geest van avontuur te verliezen, is een Angkor e-bike tour de perfecte balans. Moeiteloos rijden, een eersteklas ervaring en de vrijheid om dieper de tempels in te gaan, maken het ideaal voor reizigers die echt iets speciaals willen in plaats van een standaardtour. Wat echter echt het verschil maakt, zijn de mensen achter de ervaring. Met Akim als gids was elk detail naadloos - van timing en routekeuze tot lokale inzichten en verhalen. De hele dag voelde exclusief, goed samengesteld en echt gedenkwaardig. Als je op zoek bent naar meer dan alleen sightseeing - en Angkor op een unieke, meeslepende en comfortabele manier wilt ervaren - is dit absoluut de manier om het te doen.
Een geweldige ervaring met een echt topteam! De ontdekking van Angkor op de fiets, wat een aangename verrassing. Zeer goede gids met Sothik.
We hebben net een fantastische e-bike tour afgerond. Alles was perfect van begin tot eind. De gids was professioneel, vriendelijk en uiterst goed georganiseerd. We raden deze ervaring ten zeerste aan!
Fietsen in Angkor - een geweldige ervaring Mooie tour over paden door het sublieme Angkor. Prachtige landschappen, meren, bossen en tempeltours weg van de drukte.
Uitzonderlijke ervaring met de ontdekking van Angkor per e-bike. Een mix van historische reis en natuurlijke ontdekking van de locatie. Ik raad het ten zeerste aan voor een unieke ervaring.
Fietstour van de verborgen geheimen rond Angkor Wat. Geweldige gids(en), geweldige fietsen en een geweldige tour. Benoit en Kim waren behulpzaam, deskundig en bovenal prettig gezelschap. Doe het!
Either works. Most guests do the two days back-to-back, but you can space them out however suits you, a rest day or two in between, or even further apart. Tell us your preferred dates when you book and we will set it up. The 3-day Angkor Pass covers both days whichever way you do it.
The 3-day pass ($62) covers both days. There is no 2-day pass, and the 3-day pass is valid for any 3 days within a 10-day window, so it covers both temple days whether you do them back-to-back or a few days apart. We recommend buying it online in advance at angkorenterprise.gov.kh rather than queuing at the gate, especially before the dark dawn start on day 1. The pass is not included in the tour price.
No. The two days are two different loops. Day one is the sunrise and the inner icons, Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm. Day two is the Grand Circuit, the wider outer loop of quieter temples, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som and East Mebon, that the day-trippers never reach. You see the whole of Angkor, the famous and the forgotten, without walking the same gallery twice.
Honestly, it depends on the sky, and we will tell you that straight. On a clear morning the towers turning gold over the moat is one of the great sights in Asia. Even on a cloudy morning you trade the colour for Angkor Wat almost empty and the air still cool, which is its own reward. Day one ends around noon, so you have the afternoon to rest before the more relaxed day two, which starts whenever suits you between 7 and 9 AM.
Yes, you choose, and it is the same route, same guide, same price either way, on both days. The Vespa is a classic scooter: you ride behind your own driver, one Vespa per guest, quick and open to the air. The Jeep is a restored Willys, re-engined and automatic, with a soft canvas top for shade and the sides left open, and your whole group rides together. Couples and solo travellers often pick the Vespa for the breeze; families and groups often pick the Jeep for the shade and the room. Tell us which when you book, or tell us about your group and we will help you choose.
On the Vespa you are always a passenger behind your own driver, you do not drive it yourself. On the Jeep your driver takes the wheel by default, but you are welcome to self-drive with a valid international driving permit, since the jeeps are automatic. Either way a driver and your guide are with you the whole time, on both days.
Breakfast is included on day 1, served after sunrise at your hotel or a local Khmer house. Lunch is included on day 2, a sit-down Khmer meal in a local house by the Srah Srang water. Day 1 ends around noon, so lunch that day is on your own, back at your hotel or in town. Water and drinks are included throughout both days, and we are happy to work around dietary needs, just tell us when you book.
This is a private tour, so it is just your group, no strangers, on both days. On the Vespa, each guest has their own Vespa and driver, plus the guide, so a couple is two Vespas and the guide. On the Jeep your group travels together. Larger groups are welcome, just message us so we can set up the right number of vehicles.
Yes, families are welcome. On Vespa and Jeep tours, children aged 4 to 12 get 30% off and under-4s ride free. Kids ride as passengers with the driver, and on the Jeep a child seat can be fitted on request. The 4:45 AM start on day 1 is worth thinking about for younger children; some families do the relaxed Grand Circuit day with kids and keep the dawn start for the adults. Just ask and we will help you plan it.
Both days still run in the rain. In the rainy season we hand out poncho-style raincoats, and since the Vespa and Jeep are open vehicles you may feel a little of the weather. A cloudy sunrise still delivers: Angkor Wat at its quietest and coolest, with almost no one inside. If a storm makes the roads genuinely unsafe at the dawn start, we talk it through with you and find the best option.
English is the default. French, Spanish, Italian and German can be arranged on request for a small surcharge, since we book a guide who speaks your language. Tell us what you need when you book and we will confirm availability and the exact cost.
Ik groeide op binnen de muren van Angkor Wat, in de pagode waar mijn grootvader, Loung Sake, als Grootabt diende. De pagode staat er vandaag de dag nog steeds, net binnen de omheining.
Meisjes mochten niet in het klooster slapen, dus schoor ik mijn hoofd kaal en kleedde me als jongen om dicht bij hem te zijn. Hij leerde me Sanskriet op palmbladeren.
Adventures Cambodia begon in 2013. Elke tour is privé en wordt geleid door een local.
