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Angkor and Siem Reap
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: November to February
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Welcome
Angkor and Siem Reap, in a few days
Angkor means sunrise over the towers of Angkor Wat, the stone faces of the Bayon and the giant roots wrapped around Ta Prohm. The great Khmer site is explored from the lively town of Siem Reap.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 1 thing
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Angkor Wat · half a dayThe largest temple at Angkor, built in the 12th century, with lotus-bud towers, long galleries of bas-reliefs and a wide moat.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Tara Angkor Hotel ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€60 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Ta Prohm and its roots · about 1 hA temple left partly as it was found, with huge tree roots gripping the walls among fallen blocks.
- Afternoon · The Bayon and its faces · about 1 hThe temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, built under Jayavarman VII, its towers carved with large, calm stone faces.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Tara Angkor Hotel ↗€60 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Sunrise over the temples · about 1 h 30The towers of Angkor Wat outlined against the dawn sky, seen from the pools in front of the temple; arrive in the dark.
- Evening · Siem Reap night market free · an eveningStalls of silk, carvings and crafts near Pub Street, for an evening stroll after a day at the temples.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Amok: fish in a mild coconut curry, steamed in a banana leaf.
- Lok lak: seared beef with a dipping sauce of lime and Kampot pepper.
- Nom banh chok: rice noodles under a green fish curry, eaten at breakfast.
- Bai sach chrouk: grilled pork over rice, the other breakfast.
- Kampot pepper: among the best grown anywhere, and cheap at the source.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Buy the Angkor pass at the official ticket office, and cover shoulders and knees at the temples.
- Agree the tuk-tuk fare before you get in, and ignore anyone who tells you a site is closed today.
- Drink bottled water, and carry small US dollar notes: change usually comes back in riel.
- Do not buy antiquities. Taking them out of the country is illegal.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Khmer
| English | Khmer |
|---|---|
| Hello | សួស្តី (suostei) |
| Thank you | អរគុណ (orkun) |
| Please | សូម (som) |
| Yes | បាទ/ចាស (baat/chaa) |
| No | ទេ (te) |
| Excuse me | សុំទោស (somtoh) |
| Goodbye | លាហើយ (lia haey) |
| Do you speak English? | និយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ? (niyeay anglais te?) |
| I don't understand | ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ (knhom min yol te) |
| How much is it? | តម្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? (tamlai ponman?) |
| Where are the toilets? | បង្គន់នៅឯណា? (bangkon nov ae na?) |
| The bill, please | សុំគិតលុយ (som kit luy) |
| Help! | ជួយផង! (chuoy phong!) |
| Cheers! | លើកដប់! (leuk dop!) |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyCambodian riel (KHR), US dollars widely used
BudgetAbout €45 a day, mid-range
Best seasonNovember to February
PlugA/C/G · 230V
Tap waterBottled only
TippingAppreciated, not expected
Emergency117 / 119
EntryA visa is required: EU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders can apply for the e-visa online or get one on arrival.
HealthHepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Malaria is present in some rural areas, so ask about prophylaxis for your route, and pack repellent against dengue.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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