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Angkor Wat and its palms reflected in the pool in front of the temple

Beyond Phnom Penh · by air or coach, two or three nights

Siem Reap & Angkor: two or three nights

Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Ta Prohm, the UNESCO World Heritage park of the Khmer capitals, with the hotels and tables of Siem Reap.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Siem Reap and Angkor: two or three nights

    Siem Reap·In depth

    Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Ta Prohm: the temples of the Angkor Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by air or coach from Phnom Penh.

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What to see

  1. UNESCO World Heritage

    Angkor Wat

    Siem Reap·Temple

    The great temple of the Angkor Archaeological Park.

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  2. Angkor Thom

    The Bayon

    Siem Reap·Temple

    The temple of carved faces at the heart of Angkor Thom.

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  3. Trees and stone

    Ta Prohm

    Siem Reap·Temple

    The temple held in the roots of great trees.

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  4. Fine carving

    Banteay Srei

    Siem Reap·Temple

    A small temple of rose-coloured sandstone and fine carving.

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  5. Silk and stone

    Artisans Angkor

    Siem Reap·Craft workshops

    Cambodian craft workshops, a silk farm and a boutique in Siem Reap.

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Where to eat

  1. Nouvelle Cambodian

    Malis Siem Reap

    Siem Reap·Cambodian cuisine

    Malis’s Siem Reap restaurant, on a terrace in the heart of town.

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  2. Cooking classes

    Mahob Khmer Cuisine

    Siem Reap·Cambodian cuisine

    A Cambodian restaurant in Siem Reap, with cooking classes.

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Where to stay

  1. Siem Reap

    Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor

    Siem Reap·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel of Siem Reap.

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  2. Siem Reap

    Amansara

    Siem Reap·Resort

    Aman’s retreat in Siem Reap.

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  3. Siem Reap

    Shinta Mani Angkor

    Siem Reap·Hotel

    A design hotel in Siem Reap.

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  4. Siem Reap

    Zannier Phum Baitang

    Siem Reap·Resort

    Villas among rice fields outside Siem Reap.

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