Get up with the local people and enjoy an authentic village breakfast. A stroll through the village gives you the energy needed to finish the route to Sambour today. After breakfast you will take a boat to Koh Pdao. The boat will drop you off at a small community on Koh Pdao from where you will have to start to cycle southwards towards around the village of Koh Pdao.
Lunch at local house.
After lunch, you will take the boat trip to Sambour and drop off there in front of Wat Sarsar Mouy Roy where you will stay overnight.
Staying overnight at one of Cambodia’s most famous Pagodas will be a refreshing change after two nights in a homestay. The boat trip from Koh Pdao to Sambour is only 15 minutes and once you climb the levee of the Mekong, you will be standing in front of the Pagoda.
Staying overnight at the Pagoda is no problem and offers a unique experience in Cambodia. You will be surrounded by historical artifacts and tranquil buildings and rituals that make-up a true Buddhist experience. The monks can prepare a sleeping spot for you and meals. Enjoy your dinner and have an early sleep, as you will surely be woken up early by the praying monks.
You may as well take the opportunity to have a truly Cambodian Buddhist experience with a “Spiritual Cleansing by the monks” to wade off Evil away from your body and spirit. A donation to the pagoda after this experience will also improve your “karma” for the year to come. Most Cambodian people usually ask the monks to help chase away all bad spirits that may bother you in life or alleviate your “Reasey”.
Dinner and overnight at the Pagoda.