Temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia

When you say Cambodia the first thing that will come into your mind is Angkor Wat. One of the Seven Wonders of the Earth. I always go to another country in South East Asia because of the beach but now it’s because of the culture that I have always read in books. 

We initially wanted to go to the beach in Cambodia but we changed our mind last minute and decided to go to Siam Reap from Phnom Penh. For more information on our land transportation you can read about it more on this post. We arrived in Siam Reap at 2:00 pm so we have to rush and find a way to be transported to the temples. Good enough there were tuktuk outside the transport office and they quickly offered us a tour in Siam Reap. We rented a tuktuk at a fair price of $25 USD for the whole day. 

First stop is to get a pass in all the temples. You need to pay $20 for a one whole day pass which will be checked by the caretakers of each temple. Once you lose it there is no way that you could get inside unless you buy another pass. You can also buy a 2 day or 3 day pass. 

Second Stop: The famous Angkor Wat. Mind blowing, breathtaking and full of history! 

I truly admire the design of this 

During the Khmer Rouge, the soldiers would beheaded the statues for there were golds and jewels stored here before. that’s why you could see a lot of beheaded statues. 

Third stop: Bayon Temple. This would be my favourite temple among all which I have visited. Baron was built in the 12th or 13th century as the official temple for King Jayavarman VII. This temple is mainly dedicated to Buddha. You could see faces of minor and local deities which the previous King is very keen of. 

Local and Minor Deities

Fourth Stop: Ta Prohm is well known as the Tomb Raider temple. It gained popularity because of the movie. You could see that trees mainly surround this temple and the people of Cambodia left it in this way so culture and nature could meet. 

You could see the big roots of this tree which grew very big in the top of the temple. 

My best friend in my travels. My backpack 

After a very tiring tour around Siem Reap it’s good just to order a fruit shake and see the sun set in the beautiful land of Cambodia. 

Tuktuk drivers are very responsible. They could not ride their tuktuks without a helmet on. 

Waiting for the sunset