Two temples in Siem Reap. Angkor Wat has 532 tickets and tours to book; Bayon has 6 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Angkor Wat is not ticketed on its own. Every visitor needs an Angkor pass, which covers the whole archaeological park and is sold as a one-day, three-day or seven-day pass at the official ticket centre on the road out of Siem Reap or online. The pass carries your photo and is checked at the main temples, so keep it on you all day. Whatever tour you book, ask whether the pass is included: most tours leave it as an extra, and you then stop at the ticket centre on the way in.
The bulk of what is sold online falls into a few groups. Sunrise tours collect you from your hotel around 4.30 am, take you to the western ponds for first light and then walk you through the temple before the crowds build.
The Bayon has no separate ticket: it is covered by the Angkor pass, which is sold for one, three or seven days at the official ticket centre outside Siem Reap or online. The one-day pass costs USD 37, the three-day pass is better value for anyone wanting more than a quick look, and children under 12 enter free with a passport. The pass carries your photo and is checked at the gates of each major temple.
Almost every organised day in Angkor passes through the Bayon, since it stands at the centre of Angkor Thom between Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm. The most popular option is a sunrise tour that watches dawn over Angkor Wat and then moves on to the Bayon and the jungle-wrapped Ta Prohm before the heat builds;
