Discover Siem Reap

Located at the center of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple is famous for its more than 200 monumental smiling stone faces, believed to represent the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or King Jayavarman VII himself, gazing down on visitors from every direction.

The jungle temple of Ta Prohm was deliberately only partially cleared of nature, so massive strangler fig and silk-cotton tree roots still entwine its centuries-old walls today — a sight also immortalized in the film “Tomb Raider.”

Thousands of visitors gather before sunrise at the reflecting pool in front of Angkor Wat to watch the five towers of the world's largest religious monument gradually turn pink and gold as they mirror in the water.

The bustling Pub Street in the center of Siem Reap transforms in the evening into a lively pedestrian zone with bars, restaurants and the adjoining night market, the perfect way to end a day among the temples of Angkor.

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport is served directly from several Asian hubs. Alternatively, comfortable buses run from Phnom Penh with a journey time of about six hours.

Located at the center of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple is famous for its more than 200 monumental smiling stone faces, believed to represent the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or King Jayavarman VII himself, gazing down on visitors from every direction.

The jungle temple of Ta Prohm was deliberately only partially cleared of nature, so massive strangler fig and silk-cotton tree roots still entwine its centuries-old walls today — a sight also immortalized in the film “Tomb Raider.”

The bustling Pub Street in the center of Siem Reap transforms in the evening into a lively pedestrian zone with bars, restaurants and the adjoining night market, the perfect way to end a day among the temples of Angkor.