Three days is the standard Angkor pass for a reason: one day for the main temples, one for the jungle and outer circuit, and one for the lake and the town.
Siem Reap · 3 days Cambodia
Best time: November to February for dry, cooler days.
The small circuitDay 1
⛩️5:30 AM
Angkor Wat at sunrise
The largest religious monument in the world, approached along the western causeway as the towers come up out of the dark.
🚗 ~7 min · 2.1 mi
📍9:30 AM
Angkor Thom and the Bayon
The walled royal city, entered through a gate lined with stone figures, with the Bayon’s serene carved faces at its centre.
🚗 ~7 min · 2.1 mi
📍3:00 PM
Ta Prohm
The temple left partly to the forest, with silk-cotton roots grown through and over the galleries.
The outer templesDay 2
📍8:00 AM
Banteay Srei
A small tenth-century temple in pink sandstone, twenty-five kilometres out, with the finest surviving carving at Angkor.
🚗 ~39 min · 11 mi
📍12:00 PM
Preah Khan
A large flat monastic complex, less restored and much quieter, with corridors narrowing as you walk inward.
🚗 ~8 min · 2.3 mi
📍4:30 PM
Pre Rup
A steep laterite temple-mountain that catches the late light, and a calmer sunset spot than the usual hill.
The lake and townDay 3
📍8:30 AM
Tonle Sap floating villages
The great lake south of town, with stilt and floating settlements that rise and fall with a water level that swings several metres a year.
🚗 ~40 min · 12 mi
🖼️2:00 PM
Angkor National Museum
Context for what you have walked through: the Khmer empire, its kings, and a gallery of a thousand Buddha images.
🚶 ~25 min · 🚗 ~3 min · 0.9 mi
⛴️6:00 PM
Old Market and the riverside
The covered market and the lanes around it, then the river path once the heat drops.
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Best time to goNovember to February for dry, cooler days. March to May is very hot; the rains from June to October leave the moats full and the crowds thinner.
Getting aroundA hired tuk-tuk for the day is the normal way to do the temple circuits. The town itself is small and walkable.
Local tip: Buy the Angkor pass the afternoon before at the official ticket centre; passes bought after 5pm are valid from the next day and let you be at the gate for sunrise.
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Day 1: The small circuit
5:30 AM
Angkor Wat at sunrise
The largest religious monument in the world, approached along the western causeway as the towers come up out of the dark.
9:30 AM
Angkor Thom and the Bayon
The walled royal city, entered through a gate lined with stone figures, with the Bayon’s serene carved faces at its centre.
3:00 PM
Ta Prohm
The temple left partly to the forest, with silk-cotton roots grown through and over the galleries.
Day 2: The outer temples
8:00 AM
Banteay Srei
A small tenth-century temple in pink sandstone, twenty-five kilometres out, with the finest surviving carving at Angkor.
12:00 PM
Preah Khan
A large flat monastic complex, less restored and much quieter, with corridors narrowing as you walk inward.
4:30 PM
Pre Rup
A steep laterite temple-mountain that catches the late light, and a calmer sunset spot than the usual hill.
Day 3: The lake and town
8:30 AM
Tonle Sap floating villages
The great lake south of town, with stilt and floating settlements that rise and fall with a water level that swings several metres a year.
2:00 PM
Angkor National Museum
Context for what you have walked through: the Khmer empire, its kings, and a gallery of a thousand Buddha images.
6:00 PM
Old Market and the riverside
The covered market and the lanes around it, then the river path once the heat drops.
Make this Siem Reap plan yours
Forward your real booking confirmations to Petrel and it builds this exact day-by-day view for you: flights, hotels, reservations, live flight status, and the travel time between stops. Under a minute.
