Siem Reap - Kbal Spean – Bantey Srey - Siem Reap

7:00 AM - Departure for excursion at Kbal Spean / Phnom Koulen or The River of the Thousand Lingas a the River of the Thousand Lingas in the second sacred site in the Koulen Mountains and was "discovered "in 1968 by Jean Boulbet, a French researcher from the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient. It should take about half an hour walking through the jungle (take good walking shoes-non slippery ones during the rain season) before you reach the river that contributes to the irrigation of Angkor . The bed of the river is lavishly sculpted. Numerous lingas lay there, caressed by the crystal – clear waters. Bas-reliefs depict scenes from the Brahman pantheon such as Vishnu lying, his head sheltered by a Naga (a snake with multiple heads) or Brahma born out of a lotus. According to inscriptions found there, the site was decorated from 1054 onwards. Enjoy a Picnic lunch in a se rene environment. a After lunch return to Siem Reap a half way between Kbal Spean and Siem Reap visit the magnificent Bantey Srey temple, the “jewel among the Angkor temples” a late afternoon return to Siem Reap.