Kbal Spean - Siem Reap - Things To Do Reviews

after an hour's ride on the remorque-motor through the dusty and bumpy road, which was a butt numbing but terrific experience, we finally reached kbal spean. along the way we saw all these dusty faces and cring children, and it was depressing to see them playing in mud, seemingly without a future to look forward to. we had to hike a long way up, and this is definitely the longest and most richly rewarding mountain hike throughout the trip. at the top was a waterfall and a little higher up, we started seeing these sculptures and most importantly, what we've gone up to see, the river of a thousand lingas. it was amazing looking at all these lingas under the water, how the people have thought of carving them under the water. we were told that during monsoon season, the water was alot higher and it was even more amazing looking at the carvings all the way under the clear river.