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Visit Ancient Angkor and Siem Reap I

Angkor Wat (Borom Vishnuloka), photographed on October 22, 2018.
Visit Ancient Angkor and Siemreap I

First revision: Sep.11, 2018
Last change: Mar.13, 2025
Travel Description of travel searched, took photos, gathered, and compiled by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.

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I decided to travel to Cambodia alone, backpacking in Siem Reap again during October 20-23, 2018, for 4 days and 3 nights. I departed with Air Asia on Saturday morning, October 20, from Don Mueang Airport to Siem Reap Airport, 10:10-11:10 a.m., for one hour (the time in Cambodia and Thailand is the same, no need to adjust the time). The return flight on Tuesday evening, October 23, from Siem Reap Airport to Don Mueang Airport, 3:20-4:25 p.m. was a budget trip. It was convenient to book tickets online. The round-trip fare, including luggage not exceeding 20 kilograms, was 8,298 baht (even though I booked 40 days in advance). I also booked accommodation online. I stayed for 3 nights at the Naga Angkor Hotel in the center of Siem Reap. It was a double room with air conditioning, breakfast and WIFI for 3 nights, totaling US$36.72 (paid at the counter. I was still worried that the agreed price would be around 1,200-1,300 baht). It was booked through Agoda Customer Service.

I have a travel plan to visit Angkor Wat and Siem Reap as follows:

Day One: Saturday of 20 October 2018

Time	Activities/places	Notes or Others
10:10-11:10 AM.	Travel from Don Mueang Airport to Siem Reap Airport	With flight number FD610, Air Asia
11:11AM.-01:30 PM.	Check-in at Naga Angkor Hotel, find lunch (find Fish Amok - coconut milk curry and fish curry together, and Lok Lak Beef - beef marinated until the meat is tender, cut into cubes, stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, and eaten with hot rice) Images from left to right: Fish Amok and Lok lak Beef, from https://silkroadrecipes.com/cambodian-khmer-fish-amok-recipe/ and https://www.marionskitchen.com/cambodian-pepper-beef-lok-lak/, accessed December 10, 2024. - Contact a hired car - Ready to travel to the ticket purchase point for Angkor Pass	I plan to buy a three-day pass, which will cost US$62.- (for one-day, three-day, or seven-day visits, the tickets will cost US$37, US$62, and US$72, and the tickets are valid for one day, seven days, and one month, respectively).
01:31-05:30 PM.	Ta Prohm Kel Temple See the outer part of Angkor Wat and the second gallery The bridge with carved lions and nagas in front. The temple (relocated from the main temple) on the north side of Angkor Wat Collect details of the second-level gallery West wing north wing - Battle of Lanka West wing south wing - Battle of Kurukshetra South wing west wing - Historic Procession South wing east wing - Heavens and Hells East wing south wing - Churning of the Sea of Milk East wing north wing - Victory of Vishnu over the Asuras North wing east wing - Victory of Krishna over Bana (or Banasura) North wing west wing - Battle of Devas and Asuras
05:31-06:00 PM.	Exit through the east gate behind Angkor Wat. Let the charioteer wait to pick you up and then return to your accommodation.
06:01-07:00 PM.	Check-in
07:01-09:00 PM.	Have a dinner, see Siem Reap city around the Old Market, then return to your hotel to rest.

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I left my house and took a taxi to Don Mueang Airport to catch my flight. I arrived at 8am. There were a lot of people, both Thai and foreign tourists, most of whom were Chinese. I exchanged baht to US dollars, checked in at the airport, had breakfast at McDonald's, and sat at Gate 4 to wait for my flight, which took off around 10:10am.

Photos from left to right: boarding the plane at Don Mueang Airport and a selfie while landing at Siem Reap Airport.

Arrived in Siem Reap around 11:10 am. The plane was almost full of passengers. There was a little bit of turbulence. After passing through immigration, we picked up our bags at the conveyor belt. We looked for a way into Siem Reap (there were airport staff who organized and arranged for us. There were taxis, roumogs, and motorbikes. I chose the roumog). The motorbike with attached seats, called a roumog (from now on I will call it a "tuk tuk"), took us to our hotel in the old market area of Siem Reap. The fare was US$9.--. The driver's name was Pon Louk (I checked him out, it should be the same as the Thai word "Poonlarp"). We had a good conversation and from then on, Ponlarp would be my driver who would take me around Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom throughout this trip.

From left to right: Sai Niang, receptionist at Naka Angkor Hotel, and Poonlap in a blue shirt while refueling.

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