Siem Reap
Siem Reap exists to serve Angkor and has a dense concentration of hotels, restaurants and tour operators, plus a strong circus and arts scene of its own. Three-day temple passes are the standard choice. The floating villages on Tonlé Sap and the Phare circus fill non-temple time.
How long to stay
November to February; visit temples at sunrise year-round.
Typical daily budget
No budget published for this place yet
Best time to go
No seasonal guidance published for Siem Reap yet
Is Siem Reap right for your trip?
Based on what this guide covers, not a score. This is what Siem Reap is known for.
Great for
- History & culture
- Food
Less of a focus
- Nightlife
- Nature
- Family
- Couples
- Solo
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Top things to do
Angkor Wat
Entrance $37 · VerifiedSiem Reap
The largest religious monument in the world, a 12th-century temple-mountain with bas-relief galleries, approached across a moat causeway. Built for King Suryavarman II and originally dedicated to Vishnu, it later became a Buddhist temple. It faces west, which makes sunrise behind its towers a popular sight, and it appears on Cambodia's national flag.
Banteay Srei
Entrance $37 · VerifiedSiem Reap
A small 10th-century pink sandstone temple 25 km out, with the finest and deepest carving at Angkor.
Bayon
Entrance $37 · VerifiedSiem Reap
The temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, covered in more than 200 carved stone faces. The Bayon is the state temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, built by Jayavarman VII. Its towers carry more than 200 serene stone faces, and its bas-reliefs depict daily Khmer life and battles.
Ta Prohm
Entrance $37 · VerifiedSiem Reap
A temple deliberately left entangled with silk-cotton and strangler fig roots. The temple was built by Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. Archaeologists deliberately left much of it as it was found, with silk-cotton and strangler fig roots growing over the stonework.
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Popular activities
Angkor by bicycle
Ride the quieter temple loops on flat forest roads.
Angkor sunrise temple tour
Guided small-group circuit starting at Angkor Wat before dawn.
Tonlé Sap floating village
Boat trip to stilted and floating communities on the lake.