Angkor Wat
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor Wat is not ticketed on its own. Every visitor needs an Angkor pass, which covers the whole archaeological park…
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10 temples in Cambodia, ranked by why it makes the list from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which ticket or tour to book and when to go.
| # | Temple | Country | Why it makes the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angkor Wat | Cambodia | Suryavarman II's twelfth-century temple-mountain, with the finest bas-relief galleries in Khmer art and five lotus towers mirrored in the western ponds. |
| 2 | Bayon | Cambodia | Jayavarman VII's state temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, where some two hundred giant smiling stone faces gaze out from a crowd of towers. |
| 3 | Ta Prohm | Cambodia | The monastery left to the jungle, where silk-cotton and fig roots split its galleries and towers, giving the clearest sense of Angkor's rediscovery. |
| 4 | Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia | A chain of five gateways climbs a ridge to a sanctuary on the edge of the Dangrek cliffs, with views far across the Cambodian plain. |
| 5 | Koh Ker | Cambodia | A short-lived tenth-century capital in the northern forest, crowned by Prasat Thom, a seven-tiered pyramid rising above the trees, with far fewer visitors than Angkor. |
| 6 | Banteay Chhmar | Cambodia | Jayavarman VII's remote walled temple-town near the Thai border, with face towers and galleries of reliefs explored in near solitude, with village homestays nearby. |
| 7 | Silver Pagoda (Wat Preah Keo Morakot) | Cambodia | Phnom Penh's royal temple, named for its floor of more than five thousand silver tiles, inside the Royal Palace grounds beside the river. |
| 8 | Roluos Group | Cambodia | The temples of Hariharalaya, the capital before Angkor, where the brick towers of Preah Ko and the Bakong pyramid show where Khmer style began. |
| 9 | Banteay Samre | Cambodia | A compact twelfth-century temple in the style of Angkor Wat, well restored and usually quiet, with complete galleries around its single lotus-bud tower. |
| 10 | Wat Phnom | Cambodia | The hill temple that gave Phnom Penh its name, with a stupa and shrines above a shady park, liveliest early in the morning with worshippers' offerings. |
Bayon
Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Bayon has no separate ticket: it is covered by the Angkor pass, which is sold for one, three or seven days at the…
6 tickets & tours
Ta Prohm
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ta Prohm lies inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, so there is no separate ticket for it: you need an Angkor pass,…
5 tickets & tours
Preah Vihear Temple
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Preah Vihear is one of the most spectacular Khmer temples and one of the hardest to reach.
2 tickets & tours
Koh Ker
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Koh Ker has its own ticket, sold at a checkpoint on the access road and online as a one-day pass;
12 tickets & tours
Banteay Chhmar
Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia
Banteay Chhmar is not covered by the Angkor pass: a separate small fee is paid at the site, and there is nothing to…
6 tickets & tours
Silver Pagoda (Wat Preah Keo Morakot)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Silver Pagoda stands inside the walls of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, and the only way in is with the palace…
2 tickets & tours
Roluos Group
Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Roluos temples lie inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, so entry is covered by the standard Angkor pass, which is…
4 tickets & tours
Banteay Samre
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Banteay Samre has no ticket of its own. It lies inside the protected Angkor zone, so entry is covered by the standard…
6 tickets & tours
Wat Phnom
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
No ticket for Wat Phnom alone is sold online, and none is needed: foreigners pay a small fee at a booth at the foot of…
23 tickets & tours