If you are looking for ancient temples that are a little bit different and less crowded during your stay in Cambodia, visit the Koh Ker temples. Koh Ker Archaeological park is smaller than Angkor Wat but offers a great deal of history and a pyramid style ‘pièce de résistance’.
Visiting the Koh Ker Temples
Spend a full day to travel to and look around Koh Ker if possible. Many people combine it with Being Maelea temple as a day trip from Siem Reap which is a reasonable option.
It’s also possible to combine your visit to Koh Ker with Preah Vihear temple on the Northern Thai border. I visited Koh Ker as a day trip from Siem Reap and combined it with Preah Vihear in the same day. It’s doable but knackering and so I recommend doing each of these as individual day trips.
Or you could stay overnight at Preah Vihear and then travel to Koh Ker on the morning of your second day — especially if you like ample time to explore temples without being rushed.
It’s possible to stay overnight in Koh Ker village — I recommend a night at Koh Ker jungle lodge if you don’t mind something remote and authentic.
The ticket system for Koh Ker works similar to the Angkor Wat Tickets — you pay $10 for your ticket and this gets you…
