Motorcycle trip Angkor Wat & Khmer Trails Cambodia

The transfer from Phnom Penh airport takes you to the hotel in the city center in about 45 minutes. At your first glimpse of the bustling activity of the capital, you gather your first impressions. At the hotel, you meet your tour guide and the other participants: He explains the traffic rules and discusses the upcoming stages of your motorcycle trip to Angkor Wat in detail. If there's time, you can explore the city. You end the evening in one of the cafés by the Mekong.

Back at the Mekong, you cross the river by ferry and begin a challenging stage of 190 kilometers on unpaved roads. The route takes you through rubber and fruit plantations as well as a landscape reminiscent of the African savanna. Bring enough water, as opportunities for a break are rare. Halfway, a wobbly bridge charges a toll. Back in civilization, there is a simple lunch by the roadside. If you have time, you stop at the overgrown temple ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk for a photo. A true off-road experience on the Khmer trails.

After breakfast, you drive through the area of Angkor Wat towards Battambang and avoid the chaotic highway as much as possible. Until Sisophon, about 100 km from Siem Reap, Highway No. 6 is well-traveled. After Sisophon, there are major roadworks on Highway No. 5, partly a real chaos. You bypass them via smaller, unpaved roads. In Battambang, the country’s second-largest city, UNESCO-protected French colonial houses line the riverbank. A quieter stage of your Khmer motorcycle tour.

Even today, the path is challenging, especially when a rain shower transforms the red clay into a slippery surface. You take your time for this adventurous route through the green forest, far away from civilization. Along the way, there is an improvised lunch. Afterwards, you look out for the new concrete road that leads you to Chi Phat. If there's time, you might find a refreshing dip in a river. A true off-road day on the Khmer trails through the Cardamom Mountains.

The route from Chi Phat back to Phnom Penh takes you out of the dense jungle of the Cardamom Mountains into the bustling capital. After the quiet days in nature, the drive feels like a transition to another world: from remote paths to busy streets, until the first impressions of urban life appear. In Phnom Penh, your motorcycle journey to Angkor Wat comes to an end. On the day of departure, the transfer takes you back to the airport, with a final glance at the city.