Siem Reap

Siem Reap is an odd little speck on the map in Western Cambodia. These days it is like a frontier gold rush town with dusty streets, garish lights after dark, and water buffalo caught up in traffic jams. Drivers are still not quite sure what to do when they encounter one of the town's three new traffic lights. With nearly 200 hotels to accommodate visitors to nearby Angkor Wat it is a bustling place, with great restaurants, shopping, and even some nightlife. One well-known travel writer remarked that Siem Reap is "one of the few towns in Asia that just gets better and better." Many visitors are staying longer and longer as the world discovers that utterly charming Siem Reap has more to offer than just Angkor Wat. You do not have to be gay to enjoy one of Purple Dragon's all-inclusive Angkor Wat packages. A growing number of mainstream guests choose one of our private tours because they know they will get something better from a gay company.

Convenient Modular Programs

Purple Dragon's Siem Reap packages offer great value and save you time and effort by arranging your choice of hotel, round trip airport transportation, and sightseeing with a personal English-speaking guide. You can always add extra nights and optional sightseeing if you wish.

Angkor Adventure In five days and four nights you get to see the best of Angkor, including magnificent treasures that very few visitors bother to see.

Essential Angkor This two-night exploration of Angkor Wat's Ancient Wonders is just right for visitors who want to see just the highlights

Angkor Leisurely On a budget and want to spend more time enjoying Siem Reap? Angkor Leisurely is a five-night "free style" package that includes fun extras. You stay at Golden Banana, Siem Reap's gay boutique resort hotel.

Ultimate Angkor If you are not the kind of "drive by tourist" who wants only a sample of Angkor Wat, why not stay longer? You will see the most famous of Angkor's sites, of course. But we will also show you Cambodia's magnificent countryside and some unbelievably spectacular temples where you will probably not see other foreigners.

Optional Side Trips

Have extra time to spend in Siem Reap? You may add one of our optional "Fresh Ideas" side trips, which include a personal English-speaking guide.

River of 1000 Lingas Day Trip to Angkor's mystical Kulen mountain, still a holy place after 1100 years. One of the best day trips we offer anywhere.

Soar Above Angkor You can have the unforgettable experience of viewing the Angkor complex from above by helicopter. Longer trips with one or more stops allow you to see unbelievable yet remote temples that are difficult to reach by land.

Overlooked Angkor Less-visited wonders off the tourist path.

Tonle Sap Boat Cruise Floating villages and wildlife on one of the world's most unusual rivers.

Angkor's Divine Puzzle Picnic at a mysterious man-made lake, the size of 70,000 swimming pools.

Around Siem Reap Take a Break from Temple Viewing to enjoy the charms of this French Colonial town, with its stately historic architecture, bustling markets, and wild, frontier gold rush pace.

What We Do

Purple Dragon is Asia's oldest, largest and most respected tour operator specializing in programs for discerning gay and lesbian travelers. All of our tours are private and include private transportation and one of our legendary private guides. We do not offer group tours. The big advantage to a private tour is, of course, that you do not have to put up with other people or compromise your own schedule or activities to suit others in a group. You can spend a bit more time at places that really matter to you, avoid places that do not, and go at your own pace. We use gay-owned or gay-friendly hotels wherever possible and show our guests the local gay nightlife where it exists. You do not have to be gay to enjoy one of our all-inclusive tour packages. A growing number of mainstream guests travel with Purple dragon because they know they will get something better from a gay company.