Angkor in 2 Days

The great Angkor temples, then Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea out in the countryside

Start

Hotel pickup each morning

Duration

2 days, about 6–7 hours a day

Transport

Private air-conditioned car

Guide

Driver included; guide optional

Two days lets you see the famous temples without rushing, and adds two that most one-day visitors miss. Day one follows our Essential Angkor route. Day two heads out past villages, rice fields and sugar palms to Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea. It’s a private tour, so the pace is yours.

What you will see

Day 1

1. 

   Angkor Wat

   Cambodia's best-known temple: five towers, long galleries and some of the finest bas-reliefs in the park.

2. 

   Angkor Thom — South Gate

   Enter the walled royal city through its South Gate, along a causeway lined with stone gods and demons.

3. 

   Bayon

   The temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, where more than 200 carved stone faces look out from the towers.

4. 

   Ta Prohm

   Tree roots have grown through the walls of this jungle temple, which you may know from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Day 2

1. 

   Banteay Srei

   A small 10th-century temple in pink sandstone, covered in some of the most detailed carving anywhere in Angkor.

2. 

   Beng Mealea

   A large temple left largely unrestored in the jungle. Walk among collapsed galleries and overgrown courtyards, well away from the busiest sites.