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The Angkor Archaeological Park now covers hundreds of temples across the forest, from Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, to the stone faces of the Bayon and the jungle-strangled Ta Prohm. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nSiem Reap, the town beside it, has grown into Cambodia's tourist capital, with a big backpacker scene, markets and Pub Street.\r\n\r\nThree days at Angkor is the classic, with a day for the floating villages of the Tonl\u00e9 Sap.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | About an hour from the new airport\r\nGetting around | Tuk-tuk, e-bike or bicycle\r\nLanguage | Khmer. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Appreciated\r\nTap water | Not safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three or four days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Pub Street and the Old Market area are the centre, with most hostels, restaurants and bars, and are walkable. 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Wat Bo, east of the river, is a calm, local neighbourhood a short walk from the centre.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Pub Street | Nightlife | The centre, with hostels and bars. | 13.3546 | 103.8553 |  | \nRiverside | Quiet | Guesthouses in gardens along the river. | 13.3600 | 103.8600 |  | \nWat Bo | Local | A calm neighbourhood east of the river. | 13.3580 | 103.8640 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.\r\n\r\nAngkor Wat is best at sunrise, reflected in the pond in front of it; arrive before 5.30am, then explore the galleries after the crowds leave for breakfast. Climbing to the upper level requires shoulders and knees covered. Angkor Thom, the walled city, holds the Bayon, a temple of over 200 serene stone faces. Ta Prohm, where giant tree roots grip the ruins, is the 'jungle temple'.\r\n\r\nBuy the Angkor pass online or at the official ticket office: $37 for one day, $62 for three days within ten days, and $72 for seven days within a month. Hire a tuk-tuk for the day, an e-bike or a bicycle; the 'small circuit' and 'grand circuit' cover the main temples.\r\n\r\nFurther out, Banteay Srei, a tenth-century temple of pink sandstone with fine carvings, and Beng Mealea, a collapsed jungle ruin, are worth a day.\r\n\r\nIn the evening, Phare, The Cambodian Circus, performs acrobatic theatre by graduates of a social enterprise school, one of the best shows in Southeast Asia.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Angkor Wat | Sunrise; arrive before 5.30am\r\nBayon | Over 200 stone faces\r\nTa Prohm | The jungle temple\r\nPhare circus | Acrobatic theatre","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Siem Reap town is free to explore: the Old Market, the riverside, Wat Bo and Wat Preah Prom Rath pagodas, and the Royal Gardens.\r\n\r\nThe temples themselves need the Angkor pass, but driving past the outer moats and gates, and watching sunset over the moat, costs nothing.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Old Market | Free\r\nRiverside | Free\r\nPagodas | Wat Bo and others\r\nMoat sunsets | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Siem Reap has a wide range of restaurants for travellers. Fish amok and Khmer curry, a mild coconut curry with lemongrass, are the classics; try nom banh chok from street stalls in the morning.\r\n\r\nThe night markets have cheap food stalls, and Pub Street's restaurants serve everything. Several training restaurants for disadvantaged young people, such as Marum and Haven, serve excellent food.\r\n\r\nA street meal is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3; a restaurant meal \u20ac5 to \u20ac12.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Fish amok | The classic\r\nKhmer curry | Mild and coconutty\r\nTraining restaurants | Marum and Haven\r\nA street meal | \u20ac1.50\u20133","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Pub Street is the centre of the nightlife, with bars, music and happy-hour draught beer from 50 cents, busy until late. The lanes around it have quieter cocktail bars.\r\n\r\nMost people go to bed early before a sunrise at Angkor Wat.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac0.50 to \u20ac3.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Pub Street | Busy until late\r\nHappy hour | Beer from 50 cents\r\nSide lanes | Cocktail bars\r\nEarly nights | For sunrise","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The town is walkable. For the temples, hire a tuk-tuk for the day, about \u20ac15 to \u20ac20, an e-bike, or a bicycle. Book tuk-tuks through PassApp or Grab to avoid haggling.\r\n\r\nSiem Reap Angkor International Airport, opened in 2023, is about an hour from town; shuttle buses run to the centre.\r\n\r\nBuses reach Phnom Penh in about six hours and Battambang in about three. In the wet season, a boat runs to Battambang across the Tonl\u00e9 Sap.\r\n\r\nLand crossings with Thailand have been closed or heavily restricted since mid-2025 because of a border dispute and fighting; check the current situation before planning to travel overland, and expect to fly between the two countries.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Temples | Tuk-tuk, e-bike or bicycle\r\nAirport | About 1 hour\r\nTo Phnom Penh | Bus, about 6 hours\r\nThailand border | Restricted; check first","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Siem Reap costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Siem Reap is cheap, but the Angkor pass is the big cost: $37 for one day, $62 for three days and $72 for seven. Dorms start around \u20ac5 and a careful day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30, plus the pass.\r\n\r\nA tuk-tuk for a day at the temples is \u20ac15 to \u20ac20, and Phare tickets \u20ac15 to \u20ac35.\r\n\r\nCambodia uses two currencies: US dollars for most prices, and the riel (about 4,000 to the dollar) for small change. Prices here are euro equivalents. Bring clean, untorn dollar notes; ATMs dispense dollars but charge fees. Cards work only in hotels and upmarket places.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Angkor pass | $37 \/ $62 \/ $72\r\nDorm bed | From about \u20ac5\r\nTuk-tuk day | \u20ac15\u201320\r\nPhare | \u20ac15\u201335","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Siem Reap is safe.\r\n\r\nThe heat at the temples is intense from March to May; carry water, wear a hat, and start early. Monkeys at the temples snatch food and bags.\r\n\r\nAt the temples, cover shoulders and knees, especially for Angkor Wat's upper level, and do not climb on fragile structures.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 117 police, 119 ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Heat | March\u2013May\r\nMonkeys | Snatch food\r\nDress | Shoulders and knees covered\r\nEmergency | 117 police, 119 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Pink sandstone, a jungle ruin, floating villages and riverbed carvings.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Banteay Srei | About 1 hour | Tuk-tuk | A tenth-century temple of pink sandstone. |  | 1305424\nBeng Mealea | About 1.5 hours | Car | A collapsed jungle ruin. |  | 1305423\nTonl\u00e9 Sap villages | About 1 hour | Tour | Stilt and floating villages on the lake. |  | 1305421\nKbal Spean | About 1.5 hours | Car | Carvings in a riverbed. |  | 1305422","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Siem Reap","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"November to February is cool and dry. The wet season, May to October, turns the temples green and quieter.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. 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