Start the early morning travel on the shuttle across the iconic towers, and enjoy rural landscapes through many small towns to the south of Siem Reap to the urban District of Kampong Thom. We briefly visit Naga Bridge in Kampong Kdei before we pick up the bike in the urban district of Kampong Thom and cycle to Sambor Prey Kuk (615-650). The temple site was constructed in the 7th century and functioned as the capital of the Chenla Empire. We have time to look around Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk and the jungle surroundings. After lunch, we roll onto the dirt tracks and back roads, cycle through the authentic countryside and palm trees, pass stilted wooden houses, and cross the vast rice paddy fields to Kampong Thom City—Check-in at the Sambor Village Hotel.