Solo travel: Temple hopping in Siem Reap

Taken shortly before realizing that my tour guide and tour mates were nowhere to be found. Ended up getting left behind and riding a tuk tuk to Ta Prohm then a motorbike to Angkor Wat before finally finding the tour bus. Not the most ideal situation, but it was still a great day. 

I didn't plan on dedicating 2 and a half days to temple hopping, but when I arrived in Siem Reap I felt that it would be such a shame if I missed the opportunity to do that. And I'm glad I made that decision.

As mentioned in my From Vietnam to Cambodia blog post, I stayed at The Luxury Concept Hostel. Since there was a tour agency there, I just booked my Angkor Wat and Kompong Phluk tours with them. I bought a 3-day pass, which cost me $40 (around PHP 1,885) and I paid $13 (around PHP 615) for the Small Circuit Tour and $15 (around PHP 710) for the Grand Circuit Tour.

Small Circuit Tour: Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Phnom Bakheng

BAYON TEMPLE

TA PROHM

OTW TO ANGKOR WAT

ANGKOR WAT

GATEWAY TO ANGKOR THOM

SUNSET AT PHNOM BAKHENG

Grand Circuit Tour: Pre Rup, Banteay Srei, Banteay Kdei, Prasat Ta Som, Preah Khan, East Mebon

BANTEAY SREI

PRASAT TA SOM

PREAH KHAN

I decided to wake up at 3am on my third day of temple hopping, so I could catch the sunrise at Angkor Wat and go back to Ta Prohm because I wasn't able to appreciate it much on the first day since I was rushing and looking for my tour mates.

I was only able to visit 10 temples out of the almost 300 temples in Siem Reap alone, but I found the whole experience incredibly satisfying. The more I get to see new places the more I realize how beautiful it is out there!