Angkor in 3 Days

Angkor's great temples, two in the countryside, and a stilt village on Tonlé Sap lake

Start

Hotel pickup each morning

Duration

3 days, about 6–7 hours a day

Transport

Private air-conditioned car

Guide

Driver included; guide optional

Three days covers the temples properly and ends with something different. Day one follows our Essential Angkor route. Day two goes out to Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea. Day three leaves the temples behind for Kompong Phluk, a village built on stilts beside Tonlé Sap lake. 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.

Day 3

1. 

   Kompong Phluk

   A village of houses on tall stilts beside Tonlé Sap lake. Walk through and see how families here live with the rise and fall of the water.

2. 

   Boat through the flooded forest (optional)

   When the water is high enough, you can take a local boat through the waterways and flooded forest. The fare is paid on the spot and is not included.