Angkor Wat Siem Reap

This is not a history lesson from me . You can research your own data as you see fit. Some people walk around all day and have no idea what they are looking at . If you don't want to pay a small fee for a guide to give you all the history, at least educate yourself the night before for an hour on the internet.
Throughout my travels I have learned much with an open mind and have found that when I take the time to learn some of the language and inform myself of the culture it is so much more rewarding. I'm a better person for it.
Incredibly Breathtaking !!!
$40.00/ 3 day pass. $6/ night for 2 in a hotel hostel with free breakfast and a sandwich for lunch.The hotel my girlfriend and I stayed in also had free transport to the main night-market every night whenever we wished. The driver waited for us 2,3,4 hours. Very welcoming everyday from all the Cambodian people.
A driver is required for all 3 days (motorcycle/ cart) average $7/ day.
Please tip at the end of 3 days. If you don't tip there is something seriously wrong with you. A good majority of people live in tin huts with one room and a blanket separating the children or teens from the kitchen that is also the master bedroom. 100% of earnings in the tourism business does not go to the drivers or the masseuses. In my experience they got 30% to 70%. So a $20 tip to your driver for taking you around for 3 days will feed his family for a week, and may buy them shirts and shorts. The locals are not drinkers. The money goes to survive.
Angkor Wat must be seen for so many reasons. I feel it is more important to express the above information on my first of 2 visits to the country. It's truly magical.

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What an amazing experience, such an interesting structure and unbelievable about how large it all is!!

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The entire temple area that most people refer to as Angkor Wat is really great. The actual temple Angkor Wat is large and impressive, but I actually liked the other temples more. Maybe its because this temple is soooo crowded with people. My favorite part was actually the GIANT moat. But the bas relief walls around the outer edge of the main building are pretty neat too.

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this is defo a highlight of my trip the temples are ouit of thjis world so many too look at and theyre all so intricatelly detailed! its a long day but a must do! i got a day pass and did the small circuit watched the sun rise and set was wicked day! rode an elephant also soooo so good!

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A great temple complex a very impressive feat of engineering

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Angkor Wat is very nice and impressive once you get closer and go inside the 3 levels. It's huge and has many interesting stories carved on the walls. It's disappointing we did not see the sunrise for the day turned out to be cloudy the morning we were there.

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Um die volle Größe und Vielfallt dieses Tempel solte man sich mindestens 2,5 Stunden Zeit nehmen und unbedingt einen Führer dazu. Man kanns zwar auch mit eine, schriftlichen Reiseführer gut ergehen, allerdings wissen die heimischen Guides die "geheim-Themen und Tipps", die es erst richtig spannend machen

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So glad the French began restoring in 16th century and it continues today

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it really is a world wonder! It's 40 dollars for 3 days but then again it's a once in a lifetime experience (and they know it!). Great sunrise there! Don't be lazy and get there at 5am and you won't regret it!

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Me and my girlfriend are travelling around south east asia for 6 weeks.
We arrived in Siem Reap after of 12hours long bus ride from Kratie.
Right there we looked for Pow the legendary Tuk Tuk driver and local guide as we knew from our friends who visited Siem Reap couple months ago.
Lucky enough he was waiting for people from our bus so we found him quiete easily. He brought us to the hotel with WIFI in the rooms,hot shower and balcony in rooms as well the AC, in centre of the city and only for 9dollars a night. Next day he organized for us the whole day trip with guide information about Angkor, he wants to be an official tour guide in future, so his knowledge is perfect but for half of what it cost with official guides and also he has the transport. He also brought us for perfect sunrise and also organized a bus ticket for next day finally we go for beach-first time in 6 weeks. By using Pow skills we saved around 30dollars and have everything nicely organized. Also he speaks very good english and is friendly and honest.
If you are coming to Siem Reap and want to see Angkor Wat best sunrise and do not want to spent a fortune, you can reach him on sok_saroom@yahoo.com or 855 092 677366 I highly can only higly recommend his services. Best of luck to all of you travelling around Filip Zeman filipzeman@sportkids.cz

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It's just a load of old stones with some trees growing out of them in the jungle surrounded by beggars and children selling books. Siem Reap is pretty nice, very international. Full of wealthy people from every country on earth

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Just like tomb raider

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This is the most the famous temple in Angkor Archaeological Park and probably one of the most photographed sites in the world. Due to the fame of it, the area is completely packed with individual tourists and groups. However, the site is big enough to find places where you'll feel as if you're the only person.

Souvenir hawkers ranging from adults to children are all over the site pitching their wares. Most of them will be persistent but won't be aggressive. The best way to get away from them, is just to keep walking and not make contact with them.

The cost to get is included in the ticket you get at the entrance of Angkor Archeological Park. In my case, I paid the standard ticket fee but also a bit more since I hired a tuk-tuk driver to take me to Angkor Wat in addition to six other temples.

If you don't know anything about Khmer art and culture, then consider buying one of the guide books sold by hawkers. However, ALWAYS haggle. They will be selling the books for $30USD but I was told by my tuk-tuk driver you can get them for $5. If anything, ask your tuk-tuk driver to get one for you and they might be able to get it as cheap as possible.

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OK, maybe it's because i wasn't feeling too great and there were more tourists than expected but still i wasn't massively blown away, Don't get me wrong, it was impressive and the detail in the wall carvings were amazing but having been at Beng Mealea the day before it just didn't quite compare.

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