"The amazing ruins of Angkor..." Angkor Wat by jrs1234

Angkor Wat Travel Guide: 1,640 reviews and 4,723 photos

The main temple at Angkor Wat is a quite spectacular place; together with the many other ruins at Angkor, it's a world-class historical site. For a short but informative introduction to Angkor, you could try this History Channel webpage, and for a longer, temple by temple guide you should read the online guide at www.canbypublications.com, which also has a handy area map. Like many VT contributors, I'm putting all my tips for the various Angkor ruins in this location for ease of reference.

However accomodation and many other facilities are available at nearby Siem Reap - see my Phumi Siem Reab (Siem Reap) page for my tips on the town.

Pros and Cons

Pros:just spectacular!
Cons:still under renovation
In a nutshell:an amazing ancient place

Last visit to Angkor Wat: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Nov 2, 2003
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Penelope4 Dec 27, 2008 at 1:24 AM

Nice remembrance! I was reminded of the two entourages I saw: Cambodian wedding and funeral. I watched in silence and had those moments of admiration and respect for others' culture/tradition. Happy holidays!
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jenniferchin Dec 14, 2007 at 9:13 AM

Yes, I had a wonderful time in Angkor :-) Great pages you got here, Jeremy !!
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ukirsari Nov 26, 2007 at 6:25 AM

happy belated birthday, jeremy!
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bpacker Dec 28, 2006 at 8:07 PM

Jeremy, thanks for dropping by my T.Negara pg. Yes, you're lucky to catch the religious ceremony! Wished I had that chance when I was there.
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aussiejen Sep 28, 2006 at 3:38 PM

Thanks for visiting my Bangkok pages (I will finish them one day). I hope to go to Angkor Wat too :)
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larsy Mar 21, 2006 at 1:56 PM

Amazing, my friend just returned and I am so jealous.
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luckyzen Jan 22, 2006 at 1:35 AM

Wow! This must have been pretty amazing to watch. You were lucky to see it all. Greetings from Cape Town!
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Hermanater Nov 22, 2005 at 8:13 AM

Happy Birthday....great job on your pages..
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Jim_Eliason Oct 30, 2005 at 6:02 AM

Great tips!
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Wann Sep 11, 2005 at 5:06 AM

Great page. Many useful tips !!! I will visit this wonderful place one day...