Temple Biomes of Angkor

Cambodia blends world-class archaeological sites with untouched coastal parks — ancient stone ruins create unique, insulated micro-climates for specialised cave, wall, and jungle insect life.

Target fauna: ruin-dwelling mud-dauber wasps, Neurothemis (vibrant red dragonflies), giant forest ants (Camponotus gigas), and forest butterflies.

Day 1 — Arrival & Archaeological Ecology Briefing

Transfer from Siem Reap Airport to an upscale boutique hotel. Private sunset walk around the lesser-known forested outer walls of Angkor Thom to observe twilight insect activity.

Day 2 — Ta Prohm Jungle Ruins & Macro Tracking

Morning exploration of Ta Prohm, where silk-cotton tree roots reclaim stone walls — how ruins create insulated, humid micro-climates for spiders, wasps, and wood-boring beetle larvae.

Day 3 — Phnom Kulen Waterfall Streams

Day trip to the sacred mountain streams of Phnom Kulen National Park — riverbed odonata flying over ancient underwater carvings, stream-dwelling damselflies, tropical butterflies on wet sandbanks.

Day 4 — Dawn Flight Windows & Handover

Sunrise field photography around the outer moats of Angkor Wat to capture early-morning dragonfly flight windows, then handover for departure.