Entering Cambodia was no problem for us. At the rather clear airport, we were handed out the visa-on-arrival right in the arrivals hall. This costs 20 USD, an ATM is provided, and you need a photo. Unfortunately, I didn't have one available and therefore had to pay a "penalty fee" of 1 euro. The photo seems to be only for the files anyway, because it is not inserted into the visa.
Our hotel: New Angkorland Hotel
By taxi (fixed price: 7 USD) we drove to our hotel, the "New Angkorland Hotel" in Siem Reap. Despite our early arrival time, shortly before 10 a.m., we got the keys to our room after half an hour of waiting.
With an overview map of the place and the temple complexes, we went to the city center of Siem Reap. After lunch at the Indian restaurant, we talked to some tuk-tuk drivers, a moped with a trailer, about the fares. For tomorrow we arranged a full day tour for only 13 USD. Our personal driver picks us up at the hotel at 8 a.m. and then drives to several temples.
Fish Massage
In a side street we passed a "fish massage". Attracted by the advertising slogan "No piranhas", we took a closer look at the two tanks with fish of different sizes. For 3 USD we could hold our feet in the pools for 30 minutes and also got a cold beer. The Dr. Fish eat down superfluous skin residues.
You can really feel the little teeth biting along your feet. The skin on our feet felt really smooth afterwards. Crazy fun!
Departure by tuk tuk to the temple complex Angkor Wat
At 3 p.m. we were picked up by a tuk-tuk driver to drive to the temple complex Angkor Wat. Halfway there is the ticket office. We opted for a 3-day ticket for 40 USD. There is also a day ticket for 20 and a week ticket for 60 US dollars.
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the largest contiguous temple complex in Siem Reaps. The temple was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu when it was built in the first half of the 12th century. Later, it was converted into a Buddhist monument.
Phnom Bakheng Temple
We spent about 1 1/2 hours here before heading to Phnom Bakheng Temple for sunset. This is located on a 60-meter-high hill, which we climbed via a circular path. Unfortunately, we were too late to be allowed into the temple. So we only had one photo a little below the mountain.
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