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This tour off the beaten track is designed to provide an authentic experience, away from crowds, delighting & different perspective by traveling by a vintage jeep to explore mayor temples and small hidden ones.

Destination

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Category

Off The Beaten Track

Duration

6.5 hours

Transport mode

Car

Available languages

English, Español

Included

• Private guide
• Travel insurance
• Driver
• Round trip by vintage jeep
• Cold drinking water
• Cold refreshment towels
• Pick-up Included

Excluded

• Temple pass
• Lunch
• Personal expenses

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with John (English & Español).

1. Meeting point

   You will be picked up anywhere in Siem Reap. Your local host will contact you regarding the exact pickup point.

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Hotel pickup by jeep

   You will be picked from the hotel in Siem Reap, for sunrise start time 5AM or at a later time you prefer.

4. Angkor Wat & Sunrise

   Visit Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world, you will get to see main highlights of Angkor Wat and its background information.

5. Ta Prom (Tomb Raider)

   This is the most picturesque temple which is heavily overgrown with a completely different views from other temples

6. Victory Gate

   Continue by jeep from Angkor wat and admire the enclosure walls of Angkor Thom figures by Deva & Asura tugging a war with giant snakes.

7. Palilay secret temple

   Venture to the hidden gem or secret temple Palilay that only your expert guide can get you away from crowds.

8. Bayon

   Visit the smiling faces of Buddhist temple of Bayon

9. Explore a village nearby Angkor Park

   Discover real villages of Angkor and see eye-catching views and ways of life.

10. Hotel drop-off

    Our jeep returns to the city, drop you off at the hotel and end of our service.

11. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

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  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

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Reviews from guests

Mark🇺🇸 United States

11 February 2025

Tour was very nice with John picking us up from our hotel in the morning and finding us a nice place to watch the sunrise over the West gate. From there we spent the first part of the tour in Angkor Wat before going to a breakfast place. After breakfast, we toured the Ta Prohm temple (John knew the best places for photos here) and we stopped at a small temple near Bayon that was less visited by tourists. Finally we ended the tour at Bayon where John told us about every part of the temple we walked through. He was then nice enough to ask where we wanted dropped off at the conclusion. Jeep theough Angkor Park

jennie🇦🇺 Australia

10 February 2025

Hi John was very knowledgeable and we watched the sunrise over Angie way in a beautiful place away from the crowds. We went to the other temples bayon and the tomb raider temple which was fantastic. John went above and beyond to help us and we went over time and took us anywhere we wanted to go. Nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend him. Jennie Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Roland🇨🇭 Switzerland

7 February 2025

Fun experience with John s jeep from sunrise to getting me back to hotel. John knows when to be where to enjoy the day. Additional foto stops were never a problem and i took advantage of that. I had a great day and would book him again when i come back. Great experience in key Angkor temples

joel🇫🇷 France

1 February 2025

It was a perfect day with john.i i will go again i want to go with himVery nice moment

Cody🇺🇸 United States

16 January 2025

Unfortunately, John was having some health issues and he had is friend Makara provide the tour instead. This was not an issue. Makara was wonderful. The tour started early, which allowed us to have front row seats to a beautiful sunrise over Angkor Wat. After seeing the Angkor Wat complex, Makara took us to different temple complexes that were not crowded. He provided insightful history about each of our visits. Riding around the complex in a jeep was a great, efficient way to see the complex. I would recommend this tour!Unforgettable experience

Ronald

5 January 2025

John was our guide for our first experience of Angkor Wat. He led us in the dark to the perfect place to watch the first rays of sunlight illuminate the ancient temple, then led us on an exploration of the structure. Throughout he carefully explained the engineering that has kept the temple looking magnificent for centuries, the story of the Hindu king that built it, and the subsequent regimes that defaced and repurposed the temple. After a brunch we explored some other famous temples and learned much more about the Khmer empire that built them. John helped build a curiosity about ancient and current Cambodia that has us planning a next trip!Wonderful dawn tour of Angkor Wat

Herman🇧🇪 Belgium

9 December 2024

We contracted John for a trip with jeep to Angkor Wat and also to visit the surroundings. Was an excellent trip. Next to the perfect content of the trip, John was also the perfect guide : Masters my smartphone much better than me to take pictures, showed the interesting points – also away from the main touristic route,…Trip with the jeep is also much more fun than with other transport types. Perfect !Perfect trip with John

Alex🇺🇸 United States

1 May 2024

We had a lovely visit to Angkor Wat with John. It was great that John also had a driver with him, which made the day run very smoothly. John shared great details about the temple and we enjoyed watching the sunrise. We also visited several other temples that were part of the Angkor complex & John was very helpful with capturing some great photos of our visit. If you’re considering this tour, I would highly recommend! Without a guide, we would have missed out on so many interesting details. Great tour of Angkor Wat!

Collene🇺🇸 United States

17 April 2024

John was reliable, knowledgeable, answered all our questions prior and during the tour, and he was fast with responses! I’m so grateful to him for his care and assistance! I highly recommend hiring him for a great Cambodia temple experience. John, thank you so much!!! John was wonderful!

Frederic🇫🇷 France

5 April 2024

Very nice tour of Angkor temples in jeep. John will take great pictures for you. Temples are magnificents and John will explain everything you need to know and answer your questions. I recommend! Très joli tour des temples d'Angkor en jeep. John vous fera visiter les plus beaux. John vous expliquera tout et il est à l'écoute. Attention, partez tôt le matin, il fait très chaud !Great tour and great guide

Kareen🇩🇪 Germany

28 March 2024

Wir hatten eine wunderbare Tour. John konnte uns viel von seinem Wissen weitergeben. Zwischendurch hielten wir noch in einem tollen Café, wo wir unser Frühstück vom Hotel essen konnten. Bei den heißen Temperaturen können wir eine Sunrise-Tour nur empfehlen , auch wenn man nicht immer einen klaren Sonnenaufgang hat. Vielen Dank lieber John. Kultur pur

Peter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

24 March 2024

5 am and John arrived at our hotel to collect us the tour of the Ankor Wat site. The thing we love about withlocal tours ( we've done 8 on this trip) is that you get that small,personal and local experience. John has grown up around Siem Riep and has studies intensively the history and layout of the enormous Ankor site. Using this knowledge he was able to select 3 key tomb sites for us to visit . He also guided us around the large groups with their flag and microphone to personally talk us through the stories related to each site . He has a huge knowledge of the history and can even explain the stories on the large wall murals in great detail . It is also his flexibility that makes a great tour - recognising when we were struggling in the heat , slowing the pace and always on hand with ice cold towels and water when the driver returned to collect us in the jeep. Thanks John for an amazing tour that will live long in our memories ! WE WILL TELL OUR FRIENDS . The personal touch cant be beaten

Danielle🇨🇦 Canada

11 February 2024

John is very knowledgeable, knows all the best spots in the temples, and takes the best photos! He puts his heart and soul into his tours and really cares that you learn a lot and have a good time. Thanks so much John!Knowledgable,

Donna🇬🇧 United Kingdom

8 February 2024

We had a brilliant day with John. An early start to see the sun rise over Angkor Wat and then he guided us round the temple. Then we visited Ta Promh and Angkor Thom. He also offered us the chance to see some smaller temples between, but we felt that would have been too much for us. Johns knowledge was excellent and he also helped us get some fabulous photos. We really enjoyed that day and would recommend. Angkor Wat at Sunrise

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22 January 2024

John was a great guide and looked after us well. He talked us through the history of Angkor Wat and answered our many questions. Highly reccommend!Lovely and informative tour

Lidia

9 December 2023

We had a two days tour, including sunrise at Angkor Wat with John and Chem and we enjoyed both days to the maximum. We did several tours in Asian countries but this one is high on our ranking: 1. Very good English 2. Their way of explaining the history, culture and anecdotes. 3. Their politeness and friendliness. We highly recommend them and we hope that the tourism comes back for Cambodia ( Angkor Wat) as it is an amazing place. Great tour with John & Chem

Vossen

12 November 2023

John was raised in the middle of the rice paddies what makes him an exceptional guide along the countryside. He also knows very good the history of his country what makes him more valuable. At the end he takes you up to a hill where you have a priviliged view on the lake and the perfect spot for the sunset. Highly recommended trip Most interesting trip in the countryside

MARIA IVETE🇪🇸 Spain

25 September 2023

Se adapta a tus necesidades, tu ritmo y tus intereses. Ofrece muchísima información muy interesante y es educado y super majo MUY RECOMENDABLE El mejor guia de Siem Reap

Colin🇺🇸 United States

24 September 2023

I reached out to John last minute to see if he was available for a customized 3-day tour. He was already booked one of the days but was able to arrange everything quickly and had another guide (who was equally as fantastic) substitute in for the day John was booked. All I had to do was let him know what we wanted to see - the main temples, some of the secondary ones (including a few out of the way like Beng Mealea), Tonle Sap, and Kulen National Park - and he arranged the schedule. We had a large, comfortable, air-conditioned van with full time driver and plenty of cool towels and water to help beat the heat. While you can of course tour Angkor Wat on your own and save a bit, getting a knowledgeable guide makes the experience much more interesting and fulfilling as they are able to explain all of the history and point things out that you would miss. I would 100% recommend John.Incredible time in Siem Reap

Jitesh🇬🇧 United Kingdom

19 May 2023

John helped us capture our prefect Angkor Wat memory with his expertise and knowledgeGreat Guide and very knowledgeable

ballroomteadance🇺🇸 United States

23 March 2023

It was truly a treat to spend the day with John. He was knowledgeable and able to adapt to our senior needs when blood sugar dropped and bodies got really tired an amazing day with the spring equinox.Nice, and flexible

hariolf🇩🇪 Germany

25 February 2023

very polite and sympathetic man with a lot of facts :-) next time again with youbest guide in cambodia

Liam🇬🇧 United Kingdom

24 February 2023

We had a great day out exploring the various Ankor temples with John. It was great having the Jeep for shelter from the sun and traveling between the temples, I would recommend this tour for anyone who would like to squeeze all the main sights into just 1 day. John was very knowledgeable and a was able to answer our many questions throughout the day, a fantastic guide.Great day with John

k6khy7mkqw🇬🇧 United Kingdom

28 July 2022

Francis🇪🇸 Spain

25 July 2022

Vistas e itinerario muy interesante a través del campo y canales alrededor de Siem Reap. Es una manera genial de conocer la verdadera vida de la zona, no solo la imagen del turista. John hace unas explicaciones sencillas aunque interesantes y contestó a todas nuestras preguntas ( que fueron muchas, teniendo en cuenta lo que nos impactó el panorama). Os lo recomendamos en vuestra visita a Siem ReapExperiencia autentica por el campo en Camboya

Emilia🇦🇺 Australia

30 March 2020

We booked countryside tour with John. We visited local market, school, war museum and drove through remote villages. I even had my turn driving the Jeep, it was awesome! We came to our hotel completely covered with red dust but had a great day! Thanks John!! Great day out

Kuo Pieng

4 February 2020

We had a wonderful day with John He is a knowledgeable young guide, sincere and honest We would not have visited these places if we had done our own itinerary. Please send our sincere thanks to John and his colleague. Thanks againAlternative Tours

Nancy🇨🇦 Canada

27 January 2020

We booked 2 tours with John. The night market food tour and the countryside tour. Both by far exceeded our expectations! John was prompt. His English is very good, his authentic open 1970s Jeep was clean and he included cold towels and iced water. During the food tour he explained the different foods, we tasted and he was not offended if we didn't enjoy it. The country side tour was a great experience. We experienced a local home, rice harvesting, traditional food and much more. The highlight was chatting with a local rice farmer. We have never used this website before but we will definitely do so again when we travel. Thanks John for great experience! Wonderful off the beaten track experience!

david🇺🇸 United States

31 December 2019

We liked driving around in the Jeep but for us we loved the restaurants that John took us to and the best spa places. Saved us a lot of research and time and knows all the good non tourist placesA fun Jeep experience

Eric

6 November 2019

We experienced the Jeep adventure on the last day of our 3-day trip with Chamroeun (John). Travelling with a Jeep enable us to have real taste of Siem Reap by having a close look at the daily life of the villagers e.g. producing palm sugar at roadside. The peaceful view of the countryside is really special and relaxing. John is definitely a responsible, informative and caring tour guide. We are deeply impressed by his rxplanation, caring and serious attitude. John and his tour are highly recommended to all of you.Great Adventure

Diane🇺🇸 United States

21 February 2025

John shared his extensive knowledge with us exploring the major temples of Angkor Wat. He is also a great picture taker, angling our way into the best photo spots and taking lots of pictures for us. After about 5-6 hours of exploring, we were hot and tired. John kindly asked us if we wanted more small temples or to go directly to the last major temple. We opted to go to the major temple but I know John would have been happy to continue showing us around longer. Would definitely recommend John for a day at Angkor Wat.Great day with John

Claudio🇨🇭 Switzerland

12 February 2025

John provided us an insight on the local culture, he was precise and reliable. A nice cultural experience

Arez🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 February 2025

We had an amazing experience with John as our private tour guide for Angkor Wat. He was calm, kind, and incredibly knowledgeable, sharing insightful details while guiding us to hidden spots away from the crowds. His experience truly made our visit special. Highly recommended!Great experience thanks to John.

Christina🇩🇪 Germany

2 July 2024

Candice🇬🇧 United Kingdom

14 April 2024

We had a great time with John at the Sunrise at Angkor Wat. He had been made aware in useful communications prior to our visit of my husbands limited mobility and made sure we were able to see as much as possible. The pick-up from the hotel was prompt, the car was very comfortable. We had a good supply of iced water and air conditioning. The restaurants we stopped at were spotlessly clean with delicious choices. John's knowledge was excellent and we fully enjoyed our time. He kindly agreed to drop us at the airport after our tour so that made the day very relaxed. I would highly recommend him. Great knowledge, helpful and interesting

JULES🇦🇺 Australia

31 March 2024

John was very knowledgeable and provided us with great insight during our time spent with himGreat guide for our experience!

Vikram🇺🇸 United States

15 February 2024

Lewis

23 December 2023

We rode in John’s jeep from the city to Tonlé Sap lake through the small agricultural communities on richly colored red roads, alongside glowing green rice fields. Stunning. Then we took the boat through the incredible and unusual floating village, and finally onto the lake for sunset. It was a spectacular day all around, enriched by John’s strong knowledge of the area, and his ability to answer all questions. Strongly recommend the end of afternoon timing. The light was beautiful. Strongly recommend

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7 November 2023

John looked after us well. He was eager to tell us about the countryside that he grew up in and looked after us very well. Highly recommended. It was great he had a jeep as that added to the funCaring and knowledgeable

Yazdel🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

15 October 2023

Excelente servicio.

Marc🇦🇩 Andorra

25 August 2023

Amazing four days with John, two days in Angkor, Sunset tour in Tonle sap Lake and mountain Koulen...

Annemay🇺🇸 United States

10 March 2023

Although we had to cut our trip short due to an emergency, Chamroeun (John) made our limited time memorable. He explained the country side so well and we had a great time exploring the rice fields, lotus fields, and the surrounding animals. Thank you, John. -Annemay & AllanAmazing time

Yin Zu🇸🇬 Singapore

12 November 2022

the title was exactly my comment to John when I booked the tour. my First time on a jeep, definitely an enjoyable experience. When we shared where we have been to, he was quick to offer alternative (from countryside sunset tour to Sunset tour in Tonle sap Lake). Sunset on the lake was really an amazing experience. Strongly recommend John and this tour.See a different Siem Reap on a Jeep!

Jenny🇺🇸 United States

15 October 2022

We had a great time on the floating village and seeing the countryside of Cambodia! John did an amazing job driving us around. We always felt safe, he showed us some amazing scenery, and watched a beautiful sunset by the rice fields!! Definitely recommend!Beautiful Calbodian Evening

Bea🇪🇸 Spain

16 August 2022

Fuimos con John a los templos más representativos y luego vimos atardecer desde el templo. Estuvo genial.Experiencia completa

Gladion🇸🇬 Singapore

9 May 2022

It was a wonderful experience with a jeep from 70s, rural sight less known by tourist, sunset, greenery field (agriculture), friendly knowledgeable tour guide. We love this tour totally, very different and unique to the standard temple tours. John was great throughout, he tries his best to accommodate to help to make the trip unforgettable. Thanks for it! Lots of great photo taken from the sights and with his jeep. Must try!JeepCountryside

John🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 March 2020

What a great way to see Angkor wat, our guide John was very knowledgable and made the tour so much more interesting by giving us an in-depth view of the history of Angkor wat, he was very attentive and knew all the best places to get pictures, be looked after us from start to finish, providing refreshments when needed, stopping to see the local communities, overall highly recommended, don’t do the tour with out it as you’ll likely miss out the best bits! Highly recommended!

Ana

26 February 2020

John nos acompañó en nuestra visita a los templos de Angkor, nos demostró sus amplios conocimientos sobre la Historia de los templos y contestó amablemente a todas nuestras preguntas sobre la cultura local, estuvo en todo momento pendiente de nosotros y demostró un conocimiento muy bueno del idioma español. Recomendable cien por cien.Competente y agradable guīa

Camills🇪🇸 Spain

7 February 2020

John is a great guide. Firstly, riding out in his vintage jeep is seriously good fun! He knows how to impart history and information in a really digestible way. My partner and I found him genuine and easy to get along with... A lovely person! To top it off he is amazing with a camera phone. The photos he took of us are the best 😊 highly recommended!!Countryside & Floating Village by Jeep

Camills🇪🇸 Spain

6 February 2020

We took our first tour with John and we were sooo impressed. John speaks great English and is friendly, warm and engaging. He imparted the history of the temples is a digestible way and gave my partner and I a fantastic day to remember! He took some amazing pictures of us too... Seriously takes his time... Great photographer!! Highly recommended!!! Great day put with John