Siem Reap

Destination guide

Siem Reap

Cambodia

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
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