Siem Reap is the doorway to Angkor — sunrise over the largest religious monument on earth, then jungle temples all day.
Things to do
Angkor Wat at sunrise
Arrive by 5am with the ticket bought the evening before.
Ta Prohm & Bayon
Tree-strangled ruins and the temple of smiling faces.
Tonlé Sap floating villages
Stilted communities on Southeast Asia's great lake.
Phare circus
Cambodian storytelling through acrobatics — book ahead.
Best time to visit
Nov–Feb (cool, dry)
Good to know
- • Indians get a Cambodia e-visa or visa on arrival
- • A 3-day Angkor pass beats cramming one day
- • Hire a tuk-tuk driver for the full temple loop