Departure: 6:00 AM from your Siem Reap hotel. Transport by car, van, or minibus to the base, then motorbike on Phnom Kulen. Embark on a full-day adventure into Cambodia’s sacred Kulen Mountain, birthplace of the Khmer Empire. Start with a local breakfast of kuy teav and Khmer iced coffee. Climb through the forest to Wat Preah Ang Thom’s 16th-century reclining Buddha for panoramic jungle views. Explore Kbal Spean’s River of a Thousand Lingas and visit the hilltop Preah Kral Pagoda. Venture into a bat cave shrine with a hidden Hindu altar, and marvel at the stone elephant and tiger sculptures at Sra Damrei. Enjoy a shaded-hut lunch of rice, vegetables, meat or tofu, and tropical fruit. Trek on foot to Prasat Damrei Krap’s elephant-carved temple and Poeng Ei Sei’s hermit cave with moss-clad reliefs. Cool off with a swim beneath the cascading Kulen Waterfall before returning to Siem Reap late afternoon, arriving with unforgettable memories.