Standing rules for tickets, access, arrival, and the road. (by @dhang)
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Tickets, temple access, arrival, roads, and local rules. These are standing rules. Confirm the one that affects your day before you go.
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Culture, Etiquette & Guides
APSARA asks visitors to wear appropriate clothing, avoid touching or climbing, and not give money to children.
Source: APSARA National AuthorityThe APSARA visitor code says Angkor is a sacred site. It asks visitors to wear appropriate clothing, be considerate of worshipers and monks, not touch or climb, take litter away, and not give money to children.
Read the tourism info page before you visit.
The visitor code is on the APSARA tourism info page.
Temple Access, Restoration & Conservation
APSARA lists the Bayon as open from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Source: APSARA National AuthorityThe APSARA page for the Bayon lists opening hours of 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
That same page says the central tower was closed for conservation from 1 February 2020 until the work is finished. Check the page before you count on going up.
Bayon hours and the central-tower note are on the APSARA Bayon page.
Temple Access, Restoration & Conservation
APSARA says the Bakan is closed on holy days, hats are forbidden, and the top of the pyramid is closed to children under 12 and to pregnant women.
Source: APSARA National AuthorityOn the Angkor Wat page, APSARA says the Bakan is closed on holy days. Hats are forbidden and decent clothes are requested. For safety, access to the top of the pyramid is not allowed for children under 12 or for pregnant women.
Read that page before you plan a climb.
Bakan access limits are on the APSARA Angkor Wat page.
Temple Access, Restoration & Conservation
APSARA lists Angkor Wat as open from 5:00 AM to 5:30 PM, and the Bakan from 7:40 AM to 5:00 PM.
Source: APSARA National AuthorityThe APSARA page for Angkor Wat lists opening hours of 5:00 AM to 5:30 PM. It lists the Bakan as open from 7:40 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on holy days.
Use that page for Angkor Wat. Do not treat those hours as the hours of every other temple.
Angkor Wat and Bakan hours are on the APSARA Angkor Wat page.
Ticketing, Passes & Pricing
Angkor Enterprise says you can buy on the website, in the mobile app, at a kiosk, at a counter, or through a tour guide.
Source: Angkor EnterpriseThe official how-to-buy page lists five ways to get an Angkor ticket: the website, the mobile app, a self-service kiosk, a ticket counter, or a tour guide.
Use one of those channels. The page is the place to confirm what is open when you buy.
Sales channels are on the how-to-buy help page.
Ticketing, Passes & Pricing
The Available Tickets page lists Koh Ker at $15 and Beng Mealea at $10, apart from the Angkor park passes.
Source: Angkor EnterpriseDo not treat Koh Ker or Beng Mealea as included in the Angkor Temples Park pass. Angkor Enterprise lists them as their own 1-day passes: Koh Ker for $15 and Beng Mealea for $10.
Both list an entry window of 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM. Confirm the price on the Available Tickets page before you go.
Koh Ker and Beng Mealea prices are on the Available Tickets page.
