Then head to Ta Prohm Temple, made famous from its appearance in the Tomb Raider movie. Here you will find a natural jungle growing around, within and on top of this ancient temple. Again, this place allows for some great photo opportunities but is often very busy and it can be difficult to navigate through the crowd, pillars and walkways.
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Wow, seems a great place to visit. I’m a major history buff, would surely refer your post whenever I plan to visit there!!
Okay, so I seriously want to go to Angkor Wat next year! Loved this post and pinned it for my trip-planning! I think your shots were awesome, even if you said it was a murky day. It just adds to the mystical presence of the location!
I am dreaming of a trip round Asia, including Angkor Wat – great tips! xx
Your post and pictures are amazing. I was really convinced about Angkor Wat being a lovely place. If time and finances permit, I might be ending the year’s trip in Angkor Wat. Thanks for the tips.
I have no idea how you managed to get photos with minimal people in them! I visited in April and had such a tough time avoiding the crowds
Yeah we held back for a bit, we found after a little while, people mingled off into the temple itself. Plus, if you can get on the lake edge then you just get lake in front of you! 🙂
Great article. My mum’s been and it’s on the list. Kx
This post has brought me back such good memories of my trip to Angkor Wat. I really loved the sunrise there too! Thanks for sharing!
The grounds look huge! It’s always a bummer when the weather is a bit of a downer, but the temple still looks so impressive!
Angkor Wat is on my wishlist since many years. I would take all your recommendations about tuk-tuks, getting up at 4;30 for catching a sunrise and all for planning my trip. Creative tip given by you is really helpful, as it states how to avoid crowd and enjoy the place peacefully.
Thanks Yukti! Glad you enjoyed the post! 🙂
Angkor Wat is still on my must see list. Great tips especially lingering awhile after sunrise. THanks
Wow, what a day trip! It looks gorgeous! I hope to visit one day!
I got to visit the Angkor heritage earlier this year and it was a dream come true. I loved Cambodia in general but all the history around Siem Reap is really amazing. Thank you for reminding me that 🙂
I really loved Angkor Wat, there is so much to see and so many lovely temples. I guess my favourite is Angkor Wat as well. I kept on going back to just sit, hang around and enjoy the area. Loved it!
I really love that creative tip drop down menu…my friend actually got married in ruins before, not like this but with all the history and culture behind them, all ruins seem to be amazing. At only $20 too that’s not bad to see a piece of history!
Thanks Tatum, glad you like the drop down! 🙂 and wow getting married there sounds amazing! Bet they had beautiful wedding pictures!!
This is so helpful! I’m planning a one day trip here and had been planning on just throwing myself at the mercy of a driver haha 🙂
Yeah the drivers around here are fantastic!
The Bayon Temple looks captivating. Is that some renovations I see going on?
yeah unfortunately we were there just as they were washing it! I think they do it once a year to keep it safe!
This is high on my bucket list, maybe after Peru. Good tips, but damn… 4.30 am. You are my hero :)) I’d rather not sleep through the night :)))
This is such an amazing place with so much history. Really want to go thanks for the info
Looking forward to visiting Angor Wat next year 😀
I am dying to go to Angkor wat! Such a helpful guide and such gorgeous photos!
I love Angkor! I highly recommend Ta Keo, it is small and pretty unknown, but it sticks up over the rainforest and gives some beautiful views! I’m also slightly biased as it is where my husband proposed to me!
aww that is so beautiful!!
Ahh this is one of these place i want to go to so bad! I hope our travels will take us back to asia and i will het a chance to go. Am pinning for future reference
There are some useful tips here on visiting the temples. That’s a good tip about booking a tuk tuk for the whole day, you wouldn’t want to get stuck in the heat. Thanks for sharing it will help me with my trip there.
I cannot wait to go here next year! I would pay $20 any day to see this beautiful place! Angkor Wat is absolutely beautiful! Glad you had an amazing time!
We also only had one day in the Angkor complex, but opted to miss sunrise as we were not fond of crowds and had heard sunset was better in terms of numbers of people. We were also fascinated with Bayon – the faces in the rock are just so expressive!
Angkor Wat is amazing! I can’t pick which was my favourite temple, I loved Bayon and also Ta Prohm, the trees growing out of the temples were incredible.
Looks like a very interesting place. I always enjoy visiting cultural sights when traveling. Great post and useful guide!
I love Angkor Wat! No other temple complex has lived up to it since visiting, lol. We also did the sunrise tour, though we did the opposite of you: we hurried off quickly after the sunrise and got to the temple when most people were still taking their photos, so we had quiet as well. That early morning wake up call is no joke, though–we were SO tired.
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