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Explore Phnom Kulen, known for its fertility carvings and waters of special significance to the people of Cambodia. Also called "The River of a Thousand Lingas," it features more than 1,000 Yoni and Linga carvings etched into the sandstone riverbed. Phnom Kulen is also the mountain where King Jayavarman II initiated the royal "God of the King's" linga cult in 802 AD, declaring a unified and independent Khmer Empire under a single ruler and beginning what later became known as the Angkor period.
Also called "The River of a Thousand Lingas," it features more than 1,000 Yoni and Linga carvings etched into the sandstone riverbed.
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Pick up from your accommodation in the morning.
Drive to Kulen Mountain to see the thousand Lingas carved on the riverbed.
Climb to see a reclining Buddha and waterfall.
Drive down from the mountain back to town.
The route
The fine print
English-speaking Cambodian guide
A/C car with driver
Cool water
Fresh towel
US$20 per person admission fee for the National Park
Lunch
The waters of the river are regarded as holy, given the sacred carvings, which also include a stone representation of the Hindu god Vishnu lying on his serpent Ananta, with his wife Lakshmi at his feet. A lotus flower protrudes from Vishnu's navel, bearing the god Brahma. The river then ends with a beautiful waterfall. Phnom Kulen is highly regarded by Cambodian people as a sacred location and has developed into a great tourist destination.
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Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Phnom Kulen.
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