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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: Dec.13, 2024

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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