By car to the Puork district about 15 Km in the West of Siem Reap town you visit the silk farm, a fascinating farm/workshop where you can see the entire silk creation process including growing the food for the silk worms, breeding the worms, silk extraction and refinement, traditional ikat dying patterm creation and looming.
Retail silk and souvenir shop.
On the way back, visit the Western Baray ( Baray Occidental) measuring 8 km by 2.3 km which provided water for the intensive cultivation of lands around Angkor.
In the center of the basin is the temple Western Mebon which has the same style as Baphuon temple.
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