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The ancient temples at Angkor Wat are unlike anything else on earth. Step back in time and take the trip of a lifetime with Moon Angkor Wat. Inside youll find:
*Strategic itineraries ranging from one to three days in Angkor to a week exploring the Khmer Empire, with suggestions on the most beautiful (and most secluded) temples to visit
*Top sights and unique experiences: Explore the sublime forested temple ruins of Angkor, remnants of the ancient Khmer Empire. Marvel at Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world, get up close to Angkor Thoms carved bodhisattva, and wander among nearly 100 ancient monuments deep in the jungle at Koh Ker. Immerse yourself in bustling city atmosphere of Siem Reap or the colourful markets, quiet streets, and funky art galleries of Battambang. Drink thick sweet coffee and sample prahoc or barbequed meats from street carts in Phnom Penh
*Tips for the best ways to tour the temples to get the most out of this sacred and awe-inspiring site
*Focused advice and historical context from documentarian and journalist Tom Vater
*Essential insight on trip planning, health and safety, reservations, transportation (by tuk-tuk, taxi, motorbike, or bicycle), and accommodations ranging from hotels to homestays with local families, packaged in a book light enough to fit in your daypack
*Full-colour photos and detailed maps throughout
*In-depth coverage of Siem Reap, Angkor and all its temples, Phnom Penh, and excursions to other parts of Cambodia such as Banteay Chhmar, Sambor Prei Kuk, Preah Khan, Koh Ker, Preah Vihear, and Battambang
With Moon Angkor Wats practical tips and an insiders view on the best things to do and see, you can plan your trip your way.
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TOM VATER
face of bodhisattva at the Bayon
temple in Battambang
Angkor Wat.
The first rays of the sun touch the central towers of Angkor Wat. A group of young monks, their robes a luminous orange, cross the causeway to the worlds largest religious building. A stones throw away, rice paddies and golden temple roofs shimmer in the morning sun. Old women, their heads hidden under red head scarves, rest in the shade of giant banyan trees, chewing betel.
I still vividly remember my own first glimpse of Angkor Wat. I was riding a motorcycle along the wide, tree-lined road from the ticket booths toward the temples. Monkeys swung from the trees. A couple of elephants stood in the shade, waiting for passengers. I turned and followed the road running parallel to the dark green water toward the causeway. Suddenly, across the moat, I glimpsed the massive central towers rising out of the dense foliage. I felt surprise, then disbelief, at the temples form and sheer size; the forest ambience induced a personal sense of discovery.
Mass tourism has discovered Siem Reap, the boomtown nearest the temples, but the monuments will always remain a sublime experience, even as they become more crowded. True marvels to behold, the temple ruins of Angkorstone remnants of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of Southeast Asia almost 1,000 years agohave put Cambodia on the map and attract more than two million international visitors a year. No one leaves disappointed.
tuk-tuk
brass deities and animals for sale
Khmer girl looking at bas-reliefs inside Angkor Wat
And you can add to the monuments the bustling markets, quiet streets, and funky art galleries of Battambang; the remote forest temples away from the main highways; and the lively riverside bars in Phnom Penh. Here, in the capital city, the smell of fried food wafts across the street, monks collect alms and police officers collect bribes, laughing children pass by on bare feet, and old men silently sit at roadside cafs nudging glasses of thick, sweet coffee. After sunset, the riverside turns into the worlds most chaotic traffic jam, young lovers race their bikes through darkened, potholed side streets, thousands of insects hover around flickering streetlamps, and sidewalk restaurants are crowded with travelers and local families.
A journey to Angkor Wat is an adventure, an experience, a moment in time. Above and beyond the magnificent sights, visitors are rewarded by the warm welcome of Cambodias people. Despite the countrys tragic recent history, poverty, years of isolation, and increasing political impunity, the sourire khmerthe Khmer smileremains intact. Kampuchea, as the Khmer call their homeland, has a timeless, mysterious, and somewhat anarchic quality, quite unlike any land you have visited before.
Terrace of the Leper King at Angkor Thom
draughtsman sketching a shrine at Sambor Prei Kuk.
colonial architecture in Phnom Penh
The temples around Angkor are Southeast Asias greatest architectural gems, bar none. The magnificent ruins of the Khmer Empire, located predominantly in the northwest of the country, are reason enough to visit Cambodia, though the bustling capital of Phnom Penh has come a long way from a dangerous slum-scape to a chaotic but quite beautiful riverside city. Cambodias many decades of conflict have ended, and while the countrys democracy has taken a serious beating in recent years, a return to all-out anarchy is highly unlikely. Armed robbery of foreigners is virtually unheard of, and unless you are looking for trouble, you are unlikely to find any. Several remote temples that have lingered in deep forest, virtually forgotten for decades, have also become accessible.
Angkor Ticket Office
Angkor Wat
In the past fifteen years, Cambodias temple town has developed from a few blocks of crumbling colonial architecture into a bustling tourist mecca. Siem Reap, the jumping-off point for the main monuments of the Angkor Empire, keeps on growing, and while this can be a somewhat uneven process, visitors will find everything they need hereexcellent accommodations for all budgets, a huge variety of food that includes local cuisine and Asian temptations as well as Western fare, and plenty of shopping opportunities, including
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