Angkor Wat one Day Private Tour for All Highlight Angkor Temples

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1. We offer pick up at your hotel in city Siem Reap, Please provide us your hotel name and hotel address for tour pickup that tour guide and driver will meet and welcome you at your hotel lobby.

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2. The south gate of Angkor Thom is most popular with visitors, as it has been fully restored and many of the heads remain in place. The gate is on the main road into Angkor Thom from Angkor Wat.

   30 min

3. The Bayon temple was built nearly 100 years after Angkor Wat. The basic structure and earliest part of the temple ate not known. Since it was located at the Centre of a royal city it seems possible that the Bayon would have originally been a temple-mountain conforming to the symbolism of a microcosm of Mount Meru. The middle part of the temple was extended during the second phase of building. The Bayon of today belong to the third and last phase of the art style. The Smiling Face at Bayon, the architectural scale and composition of the Bayon exude grandness in every aspects. Its elements juxtapose each other to create balance and harmony and there are more then 200 large faces carved on the 54 tower give this temple its majestic character.

   1 h

4. Angkor Thom is undeniably an expression of the highest genius. It is, in three dimensions and on a scale worthy of an entire nation, the materialization of Buddhist cosmology, representing ideas that only great painters would dare to portray

   30 min

5. Baphoun is the temple stands on a rectangular sandstone base with five levels that are approximately the same size, rather than the more common form of successively smaller levels. The first, second and third levels are surrounded by sandstone galleries. Baphuon is the first structure in which stone galleries with a central tower appear. Two libraries in the shape of a cross with four porches stand in the courtyard. They were originally connected by an elevated walkway supported by columns

   30 min

6. Phimeanakas temple is situated near the center of the area enclosed by the walls of the Royal Palace. It must originally have been crowned with a golden pinnacle, as Zhou Daguan described it as the Tower of Gold The temple is built of roughly hewn sandstone blocks and has little decoration

   30 min

7. The elephants are ridden by servants and princes, and tread as quietly as if they were on an excursive promenade. The steps of even length have no respect for any obstacle. The forest in which they travel in impenetrable to all but tiny creatures, able to squeeze their smallness between the fissures of the undergrowth and to the biggest animals, which crush chasms for their passage in the virgin vegetation

   45 min

8. The terrace of the Leper King carries on the theme of grandeur that characterises the building during Jayavarman VII's reign. It is faced with dramatic bas-reliefs, both on the interior and exterior. During clearing, the EFEO found a second wall with bas-relief similar in composition to those of the outer wall and some archaeologists believe that this second wall is evidence of a late rites, two meters wide of laterite faced with sandstone. It collapsed and a second wall of the materials, two meters wide, was built right in front of it without any of the rubble being cleared. Recently, the EFEO has created a false corridor which allows visitor to inspect the relief on the first wall

   30 min

9. Ta Nei is a late 12th century stone temple in Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, it is near the northwest corner of the East Baray, a large holy reservoir. It was dedicated to the Buddha.

   30 min

10. Ta Prohm is the undisputed capital of the kingdom of the Trees. It has been left untouched by archaeologists except for the clearing of a path for visitors and structural strengthening to stave of further deterioration. Because of its natural state, it is possible to experience at this temple the wonder of the early explorers when they came upon these monuments in the middle of the nineteenth century. Shrouded in dense jungle the temple of Ta Prohm is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura. Fig, banyan and kapok trees spread their gigantic roots over stones, probing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof over the structures. Trunks of trees twist amongst stone pillars. The strange, haunted charm of the place entwines itself about you as you go, as inescapably as the roots have wound themselves about the walls and towers.

    1 h

11. Angkor Wat, the largest monument of the Angkor group and the best preserved, is an architectural masterpiece. Its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, relief's and sculpture make it one of the finest monuments in the world. It is generally accepted that Angkor Wat was a funerary temple for King Suryavarman II and oriented to the west to conform to the symbolism between the setting sun and death. The bas-reliefs, designed for viewing from left to right in the order of Hindu funereal ritual, support this function

    2 h

12. Phnom Bakheng is the highest temple in the Angkor Archeological Park, offering the best panoramic views of the whole area. Phnom Bakheng is a temple mountain in honor of the Hindu god Shiva and one of the oldest temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park

    1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 253 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 4Excellent tour – but I discovered I’m not an 8-hour temple person! 😄

  The service itself was very good. Our guide, Sara, was extremely knowledgeable and very easy to understand in English. The driver was also excellent and the private minivan was comfortable and a great way to get around the huge Angkor complex. My only problem was that there was simply too much temple-hopping for me. After about 2–3 hours I was completely overwhelmed. Some people might happily spend eight hours exploring temples, but I discovered pretty quickly that I'm not one of them! That's obviously not the fault of the guide or the tour. The one thing I wouldn't recommend is the 4:30 am sunrise start. We stood beside a smelly, mosquito-infested lake for about an hour to secure a good spot, and when the sun finally came up my reaction was basically, “Yeah... so what?” 😂 In fact, the people sitting among the temple ruins behind us seemed to have a better view. If I did it again, I'd arrive around 7 am, avoid the sunrise crowds and just enjoy wandering around the temples. Overall, I'm glad we did it. If we'd had the stamina to stay for the whole tour, it would have been very good value having such a well-informed guide explaining the history and significance of everything we were seeing. I'd definitely recommend this service if you are serious about temple-hopping. The guide, driver and organisation were excellent. Just be realistic about how many hours of ancient temples you actually want in one day!

  terrylS5959JLSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 510/10 Temple Tour

  Leap, our guide, and Thourn, our driver, made this temple tour such an amazing experience for me and my mom. From detailed explanations of history and architecture to cold water and towels at the end of each temple tour, we felt spoiled the entire time. Fully recommend, 10/10 experience!

  barghavsSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great tour experience

  Thank you to Leap and Sophal for a well organised tour around Siem Reap. Leap was attentive, engaging and could answer all our questions with good info.

  Sherpa818726September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Angkor Wat tour

  Mr Leap was a fantastic tour guide and made it a wonderful experience. Mr Art was a great driver who was very helpful

  NorthStar56459692847September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Highly Recommended

  Great tour. I saw all the major temples. Even with the afternoon rain it was very enjoyable. My guide Mr. Leep was very knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommended and worth the cost for the personal guide and private car.

  B2251JAnicholaspAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Angkor Wat Tour - August 22

  Our guide Sara was very informative with the tour, from explaining and describing the gates to the different temples he gave us a rich historical lesson on the people of Cambodia the Khmer empire, the kings lineage and how everyday life of was in the previous older centuries. My favorite part of the tour was Getting to see the many unique diverse temples, and It was also interesting to see the monasteries where the monks were staying at. Our driver Soufal was also a great driver who provided us with refreshments with water and wet towels that helped a lot since the days in Cambodia are very hot and humid. (Although we didn’t get to go in the monastery due to security reasons) it was nice to see them as we were passing by on our tuk tuk. For a whole day I would recommend to do the morning tour our day started at 7:30 and you get plenty of time to see many wonders that Cambodia has to offer you will be very satisfied with the whole tour, I’d say crowd size were not to worry about since our guide always gave us time to explore and there wasn’t a significant amount of people blocking our way!

  Connector59488701942August 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Siem Reap

• Its from-price is 11% below the median of the 2414 experiences we list in Siem Reap.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 56 of 2414.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Siem Reap

Siem Reap is the riverside town beside Angkor, Cambodia's vast complex of Khmer temples, with night markets, river walks and a relaxed centre.

Angkor Wat, often called the largest religious monument in the world, rises above its moat in a silhouette of lotus-bud towers that is breathtaking at sunrise. Nearby, the walled city of Angkor Thom holds the Bayon, with its more than two hundred serene stone faces, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Baphuon, while Ta Prohm is gripped by the roots of giant silk-cotton and strangler fig trees.

Top-ranked sights in Siem Reap: Angkor Thom, Tonlé Sap, Kampong Phluk.

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