Temple Camping Safari - Traveling in Style

Everyone has heard of Angkor Wat, but few people who have never been to Cambodia (and many who have too) are aware that there are ancient temple ruins from the Angkor period and even earlier literally scattered all over the country, and the only way to explore the remote ones in any comfort is to go camping... deluxe style!

For the historian or simply for anyone curious about this extraordinary bygone civilisation and who wants to go beyond the tourist attractions, exploring rural Cambodia to find some of these ancient sites is an adventure.

Unlike Angkor Wat and the temples of the Angkor Historical Park in Siem Reap, most of Cambodia's temples have not been rebuilt, and many are still swathed in forest... much as Angkor Wat was when the French explorers rediscovered during the colonial period. Like those times too, most of Cambodia remains quite undeveloped and living conditions in the provinces are primitive, including hotels.

Our solution is tents, modelled on those long used for exclusive wildlife safari tours in Africa but adjusted for the local environment. We travel by 4WD Landcruiser, often deep into forest and remote countryside areas where road conditions are terrible. During our journey we discover typical Khmer villages and rural Cambodian life that few tourists are privileged enough to see.