History, highlights, best visiting times and insider tips from licensed guide San Park for each temple on the 2-day tour.
Day 1 of the tour
The largest religious monument on earth and the symbol on Cambodia's flag. Built as a Hindu temple to Vishnu and later used by Buddhists, it is still an active place of worship.
Best time: Sunrise (around 5:30–6:15 AM), then explore before the midday heat
Day 1 of the tour
The state temple of King Jayavarman VII at the exact centre of the walled city of Angkor Thom, famous for the serene giant faces carved on its towers.
Best time: Morning, before about 10 AM, when the faces are side-lit
Day 1 of the tour
A Buddhist monastery built by Jayavarman VII and left largely as it was found, with giant silk-cotton and strangler fig trees growing out of the stones.
Best time: Early morning or around midday, when big groups are at lunch
Day 2 of the tour
A small, elegant temple on a circular island in the middle of a man-made pool, built by Jayavarman VII as a place of healing and purification.
Best time: Morning, when the water is calm and reflective
Day 2 of the tour
A vast temple-monastery and Buddhist university built by Jayavarman VII to honour his father, with long vaulted corridors that feel like a maze.
Best time: Late morning, when it is often much quieter than Ta Prohm
Day 2 of the tour
A small 10th-century temple to Shiva, carved from rose-pink sandstone with the most delicate decoration in Khmer art. It is often called the "Citadel of Women".
Best time: Early morning or mid-afternoon, when the stone glows pink
Message San with your dates and hotel. He usually replies within an hour, and same-day tours are often possible.