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Orientation
Heading north from Siem Reap, Angkor Wat is the first major temple, followed by the
walled city of Angkor Thom. To the east and west of this city are two vast former reser-
voirs (the eastern reservoir now completely dried up), which once helped to feed the huge
population. Further east are temples including Ta Prohm, Banteay Kdei and Pre Rup.
North of Angkor Thom is Preah Khan and, way beyond in the northeast, Banteay Srei,
Kbal Spean, Phnom Kulen and Beng Mealea. To the southeast of Siem Reap is the early
Angkorian Roluos Group of Temples.
TEMPLE-PASS WARNING!
Visitors found inside any of the main temples without a ticket will be fined a whopping US$100.
Information
ADMISSION FEES
While the cost of entry to Angkor is relatively expensive by Cambodian standards, the
fees represent excellent value. Visitors have a choice of a one-day pass (US$20), a three-
day pass (US$40) or a one-week pass (US$60). An improved system was introduced in
2009 that allows three-day passes to run over three non-consecutive days in a one-week
period and one-week passes to last for a full month. Purchase the entry pass from the large
official entrance booth on the road to Angkor Wat. The Angkor ticket checkpoint is due
to move in the lifetime of this topic and will reopen on a parallel newer road to Angkor.
Passes include a digital photo snapped at the entrance booth, so queues can be slow at
peak times. Visitors entering after 5pm get a free sunset, as the ticket starts from the fol-
lowing day. The fee includes access to all the monuments in the Siem Reap area but not
the sacred mountain of Phnom Kulen (US$20) or the remote complexes of Beng Mealea
(US$5) and Koh Ker (US$10).
Entry tickets to the temples of Angkor are controlled by local hotel chain Sokha Hotels,
part of a local petroleum conglomerate called Sokimex, which, in return for administrat-
ing the site, takes 17% of the revenue. Apsara Authority, the body responsible for protect-
ing and conserving the temples, takes 68% for operating costs, and 15% goes to restora-
tion. A South Korean company is due to take over the concession when the checkpoint
moves to the new location.
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