Siem Reap: Bike the Angkor Temples - Full-Day 30km Tour
Description
Escape the crowds and busy roads as we cycle the paths less traveled! Ride back roads and forest trails through Angkor Park with an expert guide to discover a different side of these majestic temples. • Explore the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm and Elephant Terrace • Discover rural life as you cycle past farms, stilt houses, and villages • Hear stories and insights that bring each Angkor temple to life as you cycle • Navigate hidden tracks known only to experienced local cycling guides • Ride quality bikes with full vehicle support and expert guiding
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Itinerary
Your first stop is the legendary Angkor Wat, where the towers rise through the morning light. After exploring its vast galleries and bas-reliefs, continue cycling toward the ancient city of Angkor Thom. Just past the gate, you leave the main road and slip onto secluded forest paths that few visitors see.
Ride beneath soaring trees and hidden ruins as you approach Bayon, famous for its serene stone faces, and the Elephant Terrace, where we take a well-deserved lunch break.
Enjoy a delicious lunch and snacks to keep you going, and learn about the culture and history of the area. • Guests who selected the “with lunch” option enjoy a tasty local meal arranged in advance. • Guests without lunch included have free time to explore or eat independently before regrouping.
In the afternoon, continue through peaceful jungle corridors to Ta Prohm, the atmospheric temple wrapped in twisting tree roots and moss-covered stones. Your guide shares the history, stories, and symbolism of each site, bringing depth and colour to every stop. From here, follow red-earth tracks and village paths as you make your way back toward town. This final stretch is relaxed, scenic, and a favourite for many guests as it passes through rural communities and quiet stretches of forest.
Expect to return to Siem Reap in the mid-afternoon, comfortably tired and with a genuine appreciation for Angkor’s landscapes, history, and everyday life along the way.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Bike ride is about 15–18 miles (25–30 km) of mostly flat roads
- Sleeveless shirts and see-through shirts are not allowed, and pants and shorts must be at least knee length long in order to be permitted entry into the temples
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Child Seats is available upon request, child seats could accommodate for child's weight 14kg only.
Reviews(473)
An amazing experience with an amazing guide. Awesome way to see the country side, off-road villages and a different aspect of the temples rather than by car or tuk tuk. We are mid-50s and managed the flat 30km easily. Bikes were greats quality. Yes it was hot, but it wasnt a race. Mr Sarak made our day special. Great English, great knowledge, great patience. He was perfect at knowing when to give us some space. I would highky recommend this tour and recommend asking for Mr Sarek.
Thank you for your fantastic review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed exploring the countryside, villages, and temples by bike and that the pace was comfortable for you. It's wonderful to know that Mr. Sarak made your day so special with his knowledge, professionalism, and thoughtful guiding style. We'll be sure to share your kind words with him. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you again soon.
Seng from Discova Bike Tour was our guide for the day and we pretty much lucked out - with only two of us on the tour and our guide it felt like a private tour. It's an early start at 7.30am meeting at the pick up point, but Seng was kind enough to sort us out with coffee's to get us started for the day before heading out on the bike. First on the tour is the incredible Angkor Wat where you spend about an hour exploring the temple. Seng was incredibly knowledgable about the history of the temple and even the markings that had been carved into the temple stones. It's then back on the bike to head to Angkor City (the city of temples) where you head to the Bayon Temple (famous for the smiling stone faces), before then setting off to the final temple of the tour, Ta Prohm (famous from the Hollywood movie "Tomb Raider") which is surrounded by lush jungle. There's plenty of time to park up the bikes and explore the temples, along with some private time to explore without the guide too. There's a set-menu lunch in a traditional Vietnamese lunch, which was absolutely delicious. After lunch it's then back to Siem Reap town (takes about 35 minutes on the bike) to complete the tour. Our guide, Seng, said that we finished quite early, and that the tours normally finish finish around 3.30-4pm. We finished at 2.30pm, but probably because there was only 2 of us! It's a very enjoyable day, cycling some 19 miles through the forests and the temples. We'd highly recommend as an alternative to the traditional tours!
Thank you for your detailed and wonderful review. We're delighted to hear you had such an enjoyable cycling experience with Seng and that his knowledge and hospitality made the day even more memorable. It’s great to know you enjoyed exploring the temples, countryside, and local cuisine at a comfortable pace. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again soon.
Absolutely perfect day. Learned a lot about the history of the temples, region and Cambodian culture. We had such an adventure riding bikes around the jungle with Lem, who was such an excellent guide. The biking was fun, especially since we got to bike around areas through the jungle surrounding the temples on trails we never would have discovered or dare go on ourselves.
Thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear you had a perfect day exploring the temples and learning about Cambodian history and culture. It’s great to know Lem made the adventure so memorable and that you enjoyed biking through the jungle trails around the temples. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you again soon.
We had a very nice, interesting, adventurous and sporting day! The guide was super nice, he knew a lot and took us to the most beautiful places! Really enjoyed it!
Great tour with moon. He was knowledgeable and really enthusiastic. A great way to see the temples. Thoroughly recommend
I truly enjoyed the bike tour to the Angkor temples. By bicycle, the main temples are very easily accessible, and my guide Sarak chose beautiful trails through the forest that were much more pleasant to ride than simply staying on the main road. Sarak is also a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. He not only shared information about the Angkor temples but also provided valuable insights into Cambodia’s history as well as Hindu and Buddhist religions.
Great day out with a great Guide. Took us into the temples via rear routes away from the crowds. One of the most amazing things I have done. However this is not for everyone. It was incredibly hot and by lunch time was almost too hot and needed options to cool off as it was almost unbearable. The day would have been better off being shorter and finishing by lunch. After lunch we had all had enough. Shame as brilliant adventure.
Fabulous day visiting the three main wats by bike: Angkor, Ta Prohm, and Bayon. Our guide was extremely attentive, provided interesting historical commentry, and paced the tour well, stopping off at regular intervals for fruits, toilet breaks, and/or to replenish our water bottles. Bikes are well maintained - mine was a Cannondale cx with front suspension - and the cycle paths are mostly in jungle shade, so it does not feel too horrendeous in the afternoon when the heat picks up. Highly recommend this tour.
Fantastic day out from Siem Reap to cycle out to the temples and surrounding woodland. Totally recommend if you enjoy discovering new places by bicycle in the company of a great guide. Much of the route is off road through woodland trails. Mountain Bikes are well maintained distance covered is approximately 30km the full day was 7-30 till 4pm - our guide was Vuttha Dam who was good company and really informative about the temples and history- lunch was great in an air conditioned restaurant which was much needed- well recommended day out 10/10
Thank you for your feedback. We’re thrilled you enjoyed the full-day cycling tour, exploring temples and woodland trails with Vuttha Dam. It’s great to hear the bikes, lunch, and overall experience met your expectations. We appreciate your recommendation!
Our guide Davith was good and knowledgeable about everything we saw along the way. If you are not a frequent cyclist (and I am not), 30 km in the saddle can be a bit of a challenge, but Davith was good at taking into account and ensuring that it still became a good day :-)
Thank you for your kind review! We’re happy to hear Davith’s knowledge and attentiveness helped make the tour enjoyable, even with the longer distance. We appreciate you joining us and hope to welcome you again.
