Angkor Wat silhouetted against an orange sunrise and reflected in water

Cambodia

Temples · River Towns · Islands

Best time · November – MarchIdeal length · 4 – 6 days

The short version

Sunrise at Angkor, river towns at dusk and islands almost nobody has heard of.

Cambodia is the temple trip — but it isn't only Angkor. Siem Reap earns its early mornings, Phnom Penh sits where two rivers meet, and the southern islands stay refreshingly undeveloped. It pairs beautifully with Thailand or Vietnam, and works well as a short, focused few days of its own.

Best time
November – March
Ideal length
4 – 6 days
Places
3 to choose from

Popular places

Where to go in Cambodia

Most trips combine two or three of these. We'll tell you which pairings actually work together.

Angkor Wat reflected in the water at Siem Reap

Siem Reap

Angkor Wat at sunrise, Ta Prohm's roots, and a town built for slow evenings.

A pavilion of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

The Royal Palace, the riverfront and the country's more complicated history.

A quiet beach with benches under trees on Koh Rong

Koh Rong

White sand, shallow water and very little else — which is entirely the point.

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Tree roots growing over the stone ruins of Ta Prohm, Angkor

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