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I spent 4 days 3 nights in SiemReap in Nov 07. If you like to see heritage sites, this is the place to go. In fact, there are a lot more to se in SiemReap other than Angkor Wat. The small temples in Angkor Thom or those outside the Angkor Park are worth visiting. Cambodia is an interesting country with a sad history. It's developing now and the government ensures that there is zero crime to make it safe place for tourists.
Getting there :
My friend and I took AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia) - (departs at 7am in the morning) and it's a 2-hour flight. You can book your air tickets from the its website and you can get it for less than RM500 return (approx. £ 70). Since it's a budget airline, you have to book early for cheap fares.
You can also fly direct to SiemReap from Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Singapore ...
Advantages: Near Angkor Wat, a pit stop en route to Phnom Penn Disadvantages: Not tha much else to keep the interest beyond a day
SiemReap is the nearest town to the Angkor Wat complex. It is a long and detailed review but I hope it will be worth the read.
Getting There and Away
You can take a 1 hour flight into SiemReap itself and when landing fly close to the complex itself or you can go overland ? as I did, by public bus. The actual journey will be covered in a separate review. A Khao San Road / travel agent package is available but should be avoided at all costs, it can take up to 15 hours instead of 9. Usually an air ticket can be picked up for around 7500 Baht.
The fixed taxi fare from the airport into town ? unless you have organised a hotel with a free pickup ? will be US$5, the airport is only about 6km outside of town. The departure tax is an outrageous US$20 for international flights and US$5 for internal.
If you are travelling onto Phnom ...
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Introduction
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Angkor, Cambodia, is a World Heritage Site containing numerous beautiful temples that is situated a 20 minute drive from the Cambodian town of SiemReap. Some people mistake the Angkor Wat to be the name of the entire site. Actually, the Angkor Wat is one of the temples enclosed within the Angkor site. It is, however, one of the biggest and most beautifully constructed temples among the ruins there.
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The Angkor Wat
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Pretty much the main drawing point of this South East Asian nation. It was built in the early 12th century as a king's state temple and capital city. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre ? first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist ? since its ...
