The journey to the park entrance is pleasant enough on a quiet road through the agricultural economy. Lots of rice is to be seen in the countryside that is flat until Kulen is approached.
After the entrance, the road deteriorates to a rutted and often unsurfaced track that acts as an entrance until lunchtime and an exit thereafter.Either side is forest with some habitation.
The first attraction we visited was the reclining Buddha. This seems quite a major site of pilgrimage and felt very local rather than touristy. Some of the stalls were selling rather alarming animal products the use of which was unclear to me - maybe they were high-grade offerings.
The whole place felt a bit creepy and it's hard to say why. There was a slight feeling of claustrophobia about it and, after a bit of a poke around, I was glad to leave.
The next port of call was a rather flat river, the bed of which seemed a bit of a feature. It led up to a spring which was, I thought, of greater interest. After that, the track quickly petered out. A pity really as a walk would have been nice.
Anyway, we then went to the third highlight - the waterfall. This was quite spectacular and offered a good opportunity for a swim if one wanted.
And that was it. I suppose if I'd had my own car, rather than relying on a driver I would have explored more but it seemed easier all round to call it a day at that point and go and see a couple more temples.
The first was very picturesque and extremely well explained by the information boards. It all seem in reduced size and, perhaps for that reason, is known as the ladies' temple.
Next was , which is said to be particularly pretty at sunset. I met a couple of girls who'd arrived two hours early, which seemed a bit extreme.
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