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Siem Reap

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97% of people who have been to Siem Reap think it's worth visiting. The most popular places in Siem Reap are Angkor Wat, Bayon, and Angkor Thom. Siem Reap is featured on the lists Places featured in Season 13 of The Amazing Race and Around The World In 18 days - 2011. Places in Siem Reap have been tagged ruins and temples.

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Siem Reap experience by flamingfruits

I enjoyed the simplicity and sincerity of Siem Reap. The people are warm and always smiling, as they try their best to communicate with the tourists. The town mainly consists of low-rise buildings, with the pub street and old market as commercial areas. You can easily get around town using rented bikes and tuk-tuks. Khmer food is very mild, as compared to Vietnamese and Thai food… but what I liked about it is the subtlety of its taste. It does not overpower your palate, but rather, it covers it in an understated, pleasant way.

over 2 years ago

Untitled by funkfaerie

It might be worth taking a 1 week pass and taking a couple of rest days in between. After 3 full days morning to night exploring temples, they all start to look the same and you lose you appreciation for them. And maybe you can take a hike out to the temples that are further afield.

I loved Bayon. And Ta Prohm. Angkor, while being the biggest and most famous, was not nearly the most interesting.

Best tip: Don’t use dollars. You can’t get change for $1 but you can buy stuff in riel for much less than a dollar. But if you’re not backpacking around several countries at the time, you may not really care.

over 4 years ago

Untitled by dumpycactus

the warm and friendly people of Cambodia…

siem reap has more to it than Angkor Park, but that’s the major and sometimes only reason why people are there. i admit, i also did not prioritise to see the city a bit more, so i don’t hesitate to take the next chance to be there again.

i was at the temples for about 16hrs/day for 3 days, and wish i could’ve had more time. fair warning to others: this is not normal, and it fits within my interests + “life career”.

prepare for dust and sunburns.

keep the rest free for imagination and inspiration.

over 5 years ago

Siam Reap by cateinbkk

on april’08, I went to Siam Reap for business meeting and did make some friends there. It is an amazing city with ancient world history and modern pleasant living. People are very friendly and naive. They tried to talk Thai, even sang P’ Bird’s song to me. Golf courses there are great to play.

over 5 years ago

Untitled by eenfiel

Breath-taking beauty.

over 5 years ago

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  • travel.nytimes.com By Ancient Ruins, a Gay Haven in Cambodia by NAOMI LINDT March 21, 2010 Gay visitors and locals are carving out a retreat in Siem Reap, where the concept of homosexuality seemed nonexistent until recently. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com 36 Hours in Siem Reap, Cambodia by NAOMI LINDT December 28, 2008 The town that lodges and feeds Angkor’s million annual visitors has evolved into a chic haven of rest and relaxation. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Siem Reap by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 The ruins of the ancient city of Angkor, capital of the Khmer kingdom from 802 until 1295 A.D., are one of the world's marvels. The "City of Kings," Angkor boasts some of the largest religious monuments ever constructed; it's a vast and mysterious complex of hulking laterite and sandstone blocks. Unknown to the world until French naturalist Henri Mouhot literally stumbled onto it in 1861, the area of Angkor existed for centuries only as a myth -- a wondrous city (or cities, to be exact), its exact location in the Cambodian jungle unknown. After Mahout in 1861, archaeologists flocked here, only to be foiled by years of conflict that left the temples in the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Many temples were damaged and pillaged. Tourists were the subsequent invaders, from the late 1990s. Today the sight is mobbed, but you can still find those quiet moments in communion with this amazing man-made wonder. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Why Is Everybody Going to Cambodia? by MATT GROSS January 22, 2006 Gone is the Khmer Rouge. Now there are five-star hotels and helicopter tours of ancient temples. (read article)
  • travel2.nytimes.com Why Is Everybody Going to Cambodia? by MATT GROSS January 22, 2006 Gone is the Khmer Rouge. Now there are five-star hotels and helicopter tours of ancient temples. (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Cambodia Re-emerges by SIMON ROMERO October 19, 2003 (read article)

Activities in Siem Reap

Private Arrival Transfer: Siem Reap Airport to Hotel

Save time and money - book your Siem Reap airport arrival transfer service before you go! You will be met on the ground in Siem Reap and then travel in an air-conditioned vehicle from Siem Reap Airport to your Siem Reap hotel - saving you the hassle of... $10.00

Private Departure Transfer: Hotel to Siem Reap Airport

Need to get to Siem Reap Airport? Plan your airport departure transfer ahead of time and secure your Siem Reap airport transfer right here. You will travel in an air-conditioned vehicle from your Siem Reap hotel to Siem Reap Airport. Arrive at the airp... $10.00

Private Tour: Angkor Wat Ancient Temples Full-Day Tour from Siem Reap

Visit Cambodia's magnificent Angkor temple complex on this private full-day Angkor Wat tour from Siem Reap. In the morning, visit the Roluos Temple Group, then return to Siem Reap for lunch. In the afternoon, spend two and a half hours touring majestic... $65.00

Private Tour: Angkor Wat and The Royal Temples Full-Day Tour from Siem Reap

Be mesmerized on this Angkor Wat private tour from Siem Reap. Tour of Cambodia's Royal Temples of Angkor,l begin at the south gate of Angkor Thom City and explore the Bayon before continuing to Baphuon temple, the Royal Enclosure and Phimeanakas, the T... $65.00