Angkor Wat in Photos

June 20, 2023

While visiting Siem Reap in Cambodia, we spent a day wandering around the ruins of Angkor, the seat of the Khmer Kingdom from the 9th–15th centuries. We hired an electric scooter to make our way around the ancient city at our own pace. Using the Smart Guide app instead of hiring a guide insured we had enough time to linger and take photos. So without further waffle here is Angkor Wat in Photos.

Sunrise behind Angkor Wat at 6am, view from outside the moat

Sunrise behind Angkor Wat at 6am. View from inside the walls.

Morning light through the windows of Angkor Watt, the carved pillars causing 4 shadows

Baksei Chamkrong in front of trees in Angkor

"Tomb Raider" Temple/Ta Prohm Large tree growing over an ancient wall in Angkor

Morning light in the outer corridor Ta Prohm Temple. Stone pillars wall the left and a stone wall wall on the right

Large tree growing over an ancient wall in Angkor

Monk looking to the sky during sunset at Phnom Bakheng, Angkor

For our diary of Angkor Wat in photos we followed the “small circuit” on the Smart Guide app. This brought us to the “big hitters” as well as other non-crowded incredible structures. The route is 18km, covers 21 sites, and says it takes 7 hours. We started at sunrise and ended at sunset stopping to eat and grab a drink.