Originally Posted by
paehk
Hi there,
I'm hoping to travel from Hong Kong to Angkor Wat in May and have a few questions:
1) Is this a horrible time of year to go?
2) Is it best to fly to Phnom Penh?
3) How long does it take to get from Phnom Penh to Angkor Wat and how do you do it?
4) How much time should I spend in Angkor Wat - is a couple of days enough?
Thanks!
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1) It would typically be very hot and humid in May. from what I've heard if you're lucky it will rain and that will be a relief!
2) You can fly into Siem Reap, the town closest to the Angkor temples via Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos etc. Or you can take a bus from Phnom Penh.
3) The plane hop is about 50 minutes. Don't know how long the buses (express and other) take.
4) Depends on your threshold for temple burnout! We spent 3 days "doing temples" (with sensible siestas every day) and another just wandering about the town and were very happy with that choice. 3 days for temples is about as much as the average, interested lay person can take, I imagine. Many do less than that.