So this is my second time watching the sunrise over angkor. To be fair, if you’ve done it once then it doesn’t really need doing a second time, but if you haven’t been before you should!
Most hotels organise cars, TukTuk, or bikes that you can hire to get you aroun angkor – we paid $23 for the day but and extra $3 for the sunrise I make up for the early start!
We were collected at 5am and taken to get our tickets which cost $20 for a one day pass – if you purchase a ticket after 5.30pm it can get used the next day as well, handy if you arrive in time for sunset!
We were dropped on one side of the moat that surrounds angkor wat an walked across the bridge in the dark, following the odd torch light of other tourists and guides.
To get a good seat in front of the lake you need to be there super early! As the sun comes up, the three towers of angkor are silhouetted against the sky and reflected on to take. You can get some brilliant photos but you need to be there around 5 I would say to get a good spot, also torches as other cameras flashing (!) may disrupt your photos!
We watched until it was light enough to see around and then wandered around the temple itself! The best time as everyone else is still watching the sunrise and its blissfully peaceful!
For me the real magi happens at about 6.40. By this time we had seen the temple and had walked back across the moat! The sun had appeared as a bright pink orb above the buildings and the reflection on the lake was beautiful!
So if you value your sleep I would say you could have another our and still see a spectacular, colourful sunrise!
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