1.1 Angkor Wat
Built in the early 1100s by King Suryavarman II, first as a Hindu temple to Vishnu and later a Buddhist one. It is the largest religious monument in the world and sits on Cambodia's flag. Come for sunrise behind its five towers.
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1.2 Bayon
The state temple of King Jayavarman VII, built around 1200 at the heart of the walled city of Angkor Thom. Its towers carry more than two hundred calm, smiling stone faces.
1.3 Ta Prohm
A Buddhist monastery Jayavarman VII founded in 1186 and left much as it was found, with giant silk-cotton and strangler fig roots growing through its walls.
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Nature
day trips
When you need a break from the temples, head for the hills or out onto the water.
2.1 Phnom Kulen
ភ្នំគូលេន
The sacred mountain about an hour and a half north, where the Khmer Empire was declared in 802. Swim under the waterfall, see the carvings in the riverbed at the River of a Thousand Lingas, and climb to the giant reclining Buddha.
2.2 Tonlé Sap
ទន្លេសាប
Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, a short drive south. In the wet season it swells to several times its size, and whole villages live on stilts and boats. Take a boat out to the floating villages of Chong Kneas or Kampong Phluk.
Good to know
Before you head out.
- Getting around
- Tuk-tuks everywhere. Use PassApp or Grab for a fair price.
- Money
- US dollars and Khmer riel. Change comes back in riel.
- Phone
- Get a local SIM on arrival. Campus has wifi.
- Weather
- Cool Nov–Feb, hot Mar–May, rainy Jun–Oct.
- Dress
- Cover shoulders and knees at temples.
- Health
- Drink filtered water. Clinics in town.
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