Angkor in Depth and Sambor Prei Kuk

Angkor's Small and Grand Circuits plus Banteay Srei, a day trip to the Chenla capital Sambor Prei Kuk, and a final day at the Kompong Phluk floating village.

Based in the Old Town for a slow pace: day 1 starts with the museum and artisan workshops, then two days cover the Small Circuit and the Grand Circuit including Banteay Srei. On day 4, follow National Road 6 to the brick temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk, which predates Angkor, and see the old bridge on the way back. On the last day, see the stilt houses on Tonlé Sap lake and the Roluos group before leaving. Suited to first-time visitors who want to understand the evolution of Khmer architecture.

Kompong Phluk floating village looks best when the water is high in the late rainy season; at the end of the dry season you may need to walk into the village.

Day by day

Day 1 · Museum and First Look at the Old Town

Siem Reap（Angkor National Museum、Artisans Angkor、Pub Street & Night Market）

The airport to the town takes about 1 hour; within town, go on foot or by tuk-tuk, and the museum to the Old Market takes about 10 minutes.

On the way in the evening, stop at the ticket office to buy a three-day pass, so you can enter directly for sunrise the next day.

Stay: Kandal Village

Day 2 · Angkor Wat Sunrise and the Small Circuit

Siem Reap（Angkor Wat、Bayon Temple / Angkor Thom、Baphuon、Terrace of the Elephants & Terrace of the Leper King、Ta Prohm）

Hire a tuk-tuk for the whole day; Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom takes 10 minutes, then about 15 minutes east to Ta Prohm.

Return to town at midday to escape the heat; starting out again in the afternoon is easier.

Stay: Kandal Village

Day 3 · Banteay Srei and Sunset on the Grand Circuit

Siem Reap（Banteay Srei、Preah Khan、Neak Pean、Ta Som、East Mebon、Pre Rup）

Hire a car and head north first, about 1 hour to Banteay Srei, then return along the Grand Circuit via Preah Khan to Pre Rup, about 80 km in all.

Stay: Kandal Village

Day 4 · Sambor Prei Kuk Day Trip

Kampong Thom & Sambor Prei Kuk（Sambor Prei Kuk (North Group / Prasat Sambor)、Prasat Tao (Lion Temple, Central Group)、Prasat Yeay Poeun (South Group)、Spean Praptos (Kampong Kdei Bridge)）

Hire a car along National Road 6 southeast for about 2.5–3 hours to the site, see the old bridge at Kampong Kdei on the way back, and return to Siem Reap at night.

Tickets for the site are bought separately and are not included in the Angkor pass; there are many mosquitoes in the forest.

Stay: Kandal Village

Day 5 · Tonlé Sap Lake and Roluos

Siem Reap（Tonle Sap Lake、Roluos Group (Bakong)）

Drive about 40 minutes to Kompong Phluk to take a boat, and on the way back pass the Roluos group of monuments, then go to the airport in the afternoon.

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