Best Tips for Visiting Angkor Wat | Siem Reap, Cambodia - How to Beat The Crowds
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- After a week of exploring Siem Reap, Cambodia, these are my best tips for visiting Angkor Wat and the nearby temples.I really wish I knew these things before visiting Angkor Wat, so I've put together this video to help your trip become as amazing as possible!
As I say in the video, the best time to visit the temples in Siem Reap is early in the morning. It is colder, and less crowded. However, a lot of other people also get up early, so you better structure your route in a way opposite of the crowds. I'll also show you how you get to see the main Angkor Wat temple without the crowds.
Here are my suggested routs:
1. Start with the gates of Angkor Thom at 7am, then go to Bayon at 7:30, then to the nearby temples after that.
2. Start with Angkor Wat at sunrise, but go to the East end of the temple (everyone else are at the West side of Angkor Wat. After Angkor Wat, quickly go to Ta Phrom, and the nearby temples.
3. Start with Pra Roup at 6:45ish, then head to Ta Som at 7:30. After that, go south to Bantay Kedei and the nearby temples.
I'm really happy so see so many of you are enjoying my tips for visiting Angkor Wat. It's such an incredible place, and the experience gets all that much better when you beat the crowds 😊
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Im traveling to Cambodia (Phnom Phen amd Siem Reap) in June. This video tips is helpful!
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I am traveling to Cambodia end of March , 😊 thanks for the tips ❤️
Hope you had a great travel!
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amazing place..
visit again soon! it’s gorgeous there! im sad i havent visited since about 2003.
Thanks for watching. It's an amazing place!
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This vid. gives great advice, especially about being respectful. I lived in SR for 12 years and it has changed a lot. In July 2001, when I first went to Angkor, there were 5 people in the temple. It's very difficult to have that kind of experience now, so advice like Simen's is invaluable.
Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked it!
Gladly to see tourists pay respect the culture and traditions and share knowledge
Whoa! I was there in 2003, and we virtually had the temples to ourselves. So much gratitude for having that opportunity before the tourist explosion. Great video.
Was there in 1996 - even the main walkway to Angkor Wat was empty at 2pm in the afternoon. Virtually nobody anywhere back then.
Social media attracts tons of people there.
My tip is to go around noon, yes it's hot but drink plenty of water and seek regular shade. I hired a bike from the hotel and found I was there TOTALLY ALONE.
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Thank you for vitsit and promote about my country
I am going to Ankor wat in couple of weeks. Your video is very helpful in my planning.
Thanks
Good comments. I first went to Angkor in 2010. I was with a Thai mate, and, unfortunately , we only did 5 temples in three days. I have been back on a number of occasions, but, travel on my own.. I will go back in 2020, but, for 5 or 6 days. Back in 2011, I did a day trip to Beng Mealea. That's an amazing place. I went there by tuk tuk as well.
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I was there March 16th to 24th really enjoyed it and once in a lifetime experience.❤
Thanks for visiting my country.💕
I'm went this Temple 3times.my friend kalki.&sowdarya..me... very nice.....
Thank you so much for all that information very well appreciated
Thank for sharing
Thank you for visiting our country, hope to see you again.
Thanks for watching, buddy. Will definitely come back!
Thanks for the tips! Love the suggestions.
very good guy ,Thanks sharing your information to us.👍👍
Hi! We actually did this. We followed this instruction, and nailed it! We were ahead the crowds, and mannaged to see the best ones, and chill at the pool for the rest of the day.
We saw the sunrise at Angkor Wat, took some amazing photos, and then continued our way, without visiting Angkor Wat (we did this last) to the next ones, so when we were leaving, part of the groups were arriving. And so on. Also, good recommendations. I liked Bayon the most. Ta Som is also amazing.
So, thank you, and keep posting! 😜
hi can I ask for your route as I just have 1 day in Siem Reap ^^ thank you
Simen, thank you so much. Your tips were SPOT ON!!!
My wife and I went to Siem Reap in the beginning of January. It was amazing. I made a 3 day temple plan based on Simen's recommendations. We deviated from the plan on day 2 and hired a guide and went for the sunrise photo at Ankgor Wat. That day was not fun! Our guide was terrible, the crowds were thick, but we got some good pictures. The biggest let down was that when we went into Ankgor the crowds were already there.
The best time to take pictures for us was early morning and late afternoon. The lighting was incredible. Mid-morning to mid-afternoon the light was too harsh.
We did not rent a motorbike. We paid a tuktuk driver $20 for the day and he took us around. I would have preferred to rent a bike, but we heard varying stories that they don't allow it and if you do, you have to leave your passport with the rental agency.
Follow Simen's suggestions...you won't regret it! Visit the Women's Temple...it was one of our favorites!
Wow, that's amazing to hear!! So happy to hear you had a great time. I agree with you, the light in the morning was absolutely incredible.
Thanks lot for your comment!
Thank you for your tips too 💐
Thanks you so much for share Angkor wat to another people konw.អរគុណ
Thanks for watching!
Yes, it's a good idea to visit the temples in reverse from what other people do.
Planning my one-day visit to Angkor Wat (can't afford 3 days) and this video was really helpful. I'll try to explore the Angkor Wat while people are looking at the sunset, then Bayon, then some of the temples to the north. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your interest in our culture and history. You are the first person on UA-cam who gives honest advices about your visit
Thanks Simen for some great tips and great personality btw
Hi,
Thank you for you Amazing video and your tips. We'll be at Phnom-Penh on 18th octobre till 9 novembre 2022, with my baby girl (14 y.o.) We will visit Angkor Wat and all the others temples top, trying to follow your tips. If you have more tips for this country, I'll be glad to watch or read them. Thank you again. My baby wish to visit the Vietnam's jungle, and I'm still trying to found out a way to do it too. Thank you so much 🤗💐
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Thanks for putting the suggested routes in the description.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this...we took your advice and managed to do the tour in reverse. We had Ta Phrom virtually to ourselves. Incredible experience.
Awesome! Happy to hear that
This is so helpful! Thanks a lot, we'll be there in 10 days :-)
Awesome! Have a great trip :D
Did u avoid crowds?
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There are 5 gates in Angkor Tom. You missed one. The last gate is called the gate of ghost 👻. In previous time they used it in some occasional ceremonies such as king funeral.. very quiet 🤫 and less tourists.
Hi Simen, thanks for the tips, my daughter & I will be visiting Siem Reap next month and your suggestions will definitely help! :)
Awesome. Enjoy :)
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Thanks brother!
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Going there this end of the month, this really helps!
We've been to Siem Reap 3 times and can honestly say these are truly excellent tips. Refreshing to get good information out of a youtube vlog.
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Amazing and helpful tips! Thanks so much. I have my motorcycle license in my country yet I never even considered the idea of renting a bike and mapping your own path. I know the complex is MASSIVE! So this idea appeals to me more than tuk tuk or hired car. Thank you!
Awesome! Hope you had a great trip!
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WOW! I can't wait to see all of this Temples, I visit there soon in Siem Reap, Thanks for the Advice and your VD
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Thank for visiting Cambodia i hope you enjoy your day.
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Great tips, thank you. We are here at the moment and our best tip is to go to Ta Phrom around lunch time. It will still be busy, but a lot of tour bus crowds leave at noon so you get a more enjoyable experience if you are there at about 11:45 am. :)
Good video
Thank you!
excellent information Simen,clearly spoken and altogether one of the absolute better videos on YT . shit I'll even do something I never do I'll rub-a-dub-dub SUB ....,just because your on another plateau compared to countless others ..
Probably one of the best vlog/trips info I’ve seen… super cool and informative 👍👍🤘
Thank you! Glad you liked it
Hey I from Cambodia I love your video❤ 🇰🇭🙏🏻
I miss this amazing place 😍😍😍 Wanna visit again someday and explore the other temples that I have not visited
Wellcome to cambodai .Very good for discrition
Thanks brother
Now there will be new crowd after watching ur vodeo and I will have to find other ways to beat them 😆 jokes apart, thanks for the tips
Great advice! I like your video ;)
Thank you. I am going with my family today and this helped. Cheers from toronto
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Thanks, going there end of October 2018Benny, denmark
i was there like 9 months ago, best way to beat crowds is to sneak in 3am(also its free then xD), look sunrise from top of angkor wat tower(no1 can do this cos they open tower for tourists 8am)
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Amazing Angkor Wat
Thank You
nice background of Ta Promh Temple
Thank you so much for the tips, would help my visit to Angkor Wat a lot easier. I'm going on November 19th and will have at least two weeks in AW.
Good information Simen, thanks for taking the time.
Very nice video! Like! Welcome to Cambodia brother! I wish another videos about other places in Cambodia 😘😙😍👍👍👍
Thanks for the tips! I’ll be visiting the Angkor Wat tomorrow!
Hope you had an amazing trip!
I am travelling to Cambodia this July ! this is a great tip for me thanks !
Hope you had an amazing trip!
This is the best cambodia travel tip video I've seen so far
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Dank voor de tips!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing tips. Wrote them down, and also took photos of the route. Thanks so much.
Awesome tips mate, thumb up, subcribed
Thank you 🙏🙏
i have been Twice to Siem Reap the last time was 4 years ago and the crowds at 5am for the sunrise were crazy even though it was pitch dark and there was nothing to see until the sunrise around 2hrs later , i think i was more dissapointed because my first time visiting was so amazing , my first time was 9yrs ago , i got my tuk tuk driver to pick me up at 4,30 am , he didnt want to do it as everybody else usually arrived at 6am , so he picks me up , we drive to the park entrance , a road with a chain across it , 5am a guy comes , checks my ticket drops the chain and its off we go , we arrive at the parking lot of Angkor Wat there is just me the Tuk Tuk driver and a guard who comes to check me out , i walk over the bridge in the moonlight then through the entrance having to turn on my torch in the blackness of the inside , then i walk into the moonlight courtyard completly alone , silence except for the sounds of the insects , and then around 15mins later the half silence is broken by the low monotomus sounds of Monks in a nearby temple starting their morning chants , absolutly amazing , a true moment of beauty and serenity unbroken until the first busloads of tourists started arriving . now at the car park at 5am there is a guy selling coffee from a van blasting out music ,
I agree with you, but I think it's just the Angkor Wat sunrise that was disappointing. Everything else was still mindblowing :)
Thanks a lot for such a useful tips, specially the timings of temple and the route you can chose to avoid crowd. Thanks a lot once again....
Thanks for watching!
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
"Beating the crowds in Angkor" will be an Olympic sport soon :D I've visited about 7 years ago in low season and it was pretty quiet everywhere except of Angkor Wat (still nothing like in the video). Going this Christmas again and will use your tips, let's see if all hundreds of people who liked the video gonna use same tips at the same time :D
I hear you! But the trick is to just go super early, then go home, then repeat the next day. And luckily I don't get enough views to screw up this tactic :p
thank you so much, i can't wait to go!
One of the most genuine videos I watched, thanks for the tips.
Thank you so much, Samantha!
Our Tuk tuk driver suggested we did it in reverse and it worked well, so tiring though lol
I'll be visiting in about 2 weeks, will follow your advice, it sounds reasonable.
Hope you had an amazing trip!
Thank you from Cambodia
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Thank you we gonna use your tips🙌🏻👏🏼greetz from Belgium
Thank you very much for your great tips. They were a big help.
Awesome. Happy to hear that!
OMG,you just saved me a whole lot of time and money!!
Heading to Siam Reap tomorrow and this is the exact video I've been needing to see, so thanks for taking the time to do this mate, got yourself another subscriber :)
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Amazing place! Been there and it was absolutely magical! 🤩
These tips sound great! Grateful to Simen for these thoughtful pointers as I prep for my trip!
Just found you here and loving your videos. I did exactly what you described back in 2013 and it worked great. If you have been to Maui in Hawaii and want to experience the 'Road to Hana' , that's also the way to do it, counterclockwise. I did two years ago and there was no one on the road. Keep up the good work 💓❤💗
Awesome, glad you like it! Will definitely keep that in mind if we get to go to Hawaii someday ;)
Thank you so much for the tips, would help my visit to Angkor Wat a lot easier. I'm going on November 19th and will have at least two weeks in AW. Hopefully it will be dry season weather.
Visited yesterday and found your tips most helpful. Thank you!
That's awesome! Thanks for watching
Thank you and great information to start from the north to south
Your tips are useful, answered all my questions in mind. Thanks
Awesome. Happy to hear that!
Amazing 😍😍😍
Lovely places. Very beautiful video images.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for all your great tips. I will be following your advice, when I get to Siem Reap tomorrow. Subscribed to your channel, also.
Awesome! Have a great trip!