| Most people who take a Cambodia vacation will visit | | | | although at a slightly higher price than in the town. Be |
| Ankor Historical Park. Ankor Wat and the surrounding | | | | cautious of ice from the stalls around the temples. |
| temples are best visited at sunrise and in the early | | | | If you want to eat around the temples, you will find |
| morning and late in the afternoon towards sunset. | | | | small restaurants everywhere. The food is generally |
| There are two reasons for this, the light creates a | | | | local. For more western food, there are several |
| completely different atmosphere, and it is not so hot. | | | | restaurants near the main entrance to the temple of |
| Break up your day and avoid the heat of the sun. | | | | Ankor Wat. |
| Your pass will be valid for as many visits as you wish | | | | Take insect repellant if you are visiting in the late |
| to make - so get up early, and see the sites of Ankor | | | | afternoon / evening. |
| before it gets to hot. Then, mid to late morning, come | | | | Wear a hat - if you don't have one, they are for sale |
| back to your hotel in Siem Riep and relax in the heat | | | | everywhere. A straw hat costing a dollar will do the |
| of the day. Later on, when the weather cools down, | | | | job if you don't have one - they are sold everywhere. |
| go back to the temples for sunset. | | | | Use sunscreen and take sunglasses. A cotton kramer |
| Take your time - if you decide to rent a bicycle (pedal | | | | - the local scarves are very cheap, and great for |
| or electric), this is one of the nicest ways to see the | | | | keeping off the sun, wiping your hot brow and |
| temples, and it gives you independence but if you are | | | | wrapping round your neck. |
| not used to riding in hot environments it may be a bit | | | | Put on decent footwear and protect your feet. |
| tough. | | | | Flipflops may seem more comfortable, but climbing |
| Just about everyone in Siem Riep is a "guide". Moto | | | | around the temples can be rough, sweaty, sharp and in |
| dops (motorbike taxis) will often tell you they are | | | | some places quite dusty. Cambodia travel can be |
| guides but just take you from point to point. Some | | | | tough on the feet! |
| guides from the guesthouses and hotels are very | | | | If you are visiting for more than one day, you will need |
| good - but be careful, many have no idea and make | | | | a photograph for a multi day pass. Take a passport |
| things up, and some just reel out dates and figures. A | | | | photo with you BEFORE you get to the temples. |
| good guide book of the temples and history of Ankor, | | | | There is a facility to take pictures at the entrance, but |
| or a good Cambodia Vacation guide book will be very | | | | there may be long queues. |
| very useful for historical background and maps. After | | | | If you are one of the few people left in the world that |
| that, your own intuition is the best guide. | | | | uses a camera with film then be prepared to pay |
| Make use that you drink plenty of water. It can get | | | | extremely high prices if you run out of film at the |
| very hot, and it is very easy to dehydrate. Soft drinks | | | | temples. Ankor has some amazing photo opportunities |
| are sold everywhere around the temple grounds | | | | and most people take lots of pictures. |