Siem reap Travel Guide
Siem Reap is a small colonial town just north of Southeast Asia’s largest lake, Tonle Sap. The name Siam Reap actually means the “defeat of Siam” — today’s Thailand. It is quite a small town and you can walk around to see the city. It is reported to be safe enough to be out after dark. Siam Reap draws visitors for its world-famous monuments nearby: Angkor wat. Visiting the hundred-or-so temples and studying the forests around Siem Reap is still the main reason for being in the city. Angkor temples represents Khmer civilization which dominated the region during 900 - 1500 AD. The magnificent sandstone ruins cover an area of 400 square kilomaters in Siem Reap provice containing over 100 monuments, including about two dozen major temples.
Some of the main temples, such as Angkor Wat and Bayon, merit repeated visits at diferent time of day as the reflection on the carved walls and labyrinthine interior spaces are transformed by changing lights.
Siem Reap has today become the most visited place in Cambodia.
You can take a bus from Bangkok’s Northern bus station to Aranya Prathet (102 baht for normal buses, 196 baht for A/C). The ride takes about five hours, and from the bus station, you’ll need to take a tuk-tuk (about 60 baht) to the border crossing site. Trains from Bangkok’s Hualamphong station leave for Aranya Prathet twice daily at 5:55 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. To avoid crossing the border altogether, you can fly into Siem Reap. The airport is 8 km outside of town along Route 6, the main road.
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