Angkor Wat Sunrise: Dawn at Ancient Pools

Experience the magic of Angkor Wat at sunrise on a private tour. Explore the ancient temple complex with a local guide and discover the rich history of the Khmer empire.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Angkor Wat - We begin with a pre-dawn departure (4.30 to 4.45am depending on the time of year) from your hotel for sunrise outside Angkor Wat. Enter the great temple in darkness from the little-visited eastern side, and creep along hoary cloistered corridors past the longest stretch of bas-relief carvings in the world.
What's Included
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off services
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Experienced and licensed English Speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages
  • Other
Additional Information

Visit sunrise outside of Angkor Wat with enter the great temple in darkness from the western side and soak up the atmosphere of dawn at Angkor, from the edge of one of the ancient library pools.
Spend your day with temple-hopping with your local guide to make the most of your visit to the world-famous Angkor complex, built between the 9th and 13th…

Location
Angkor Wat
Sangkat Nokor Thum,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tantricaurora
May 6, 2025
A perfect 2 day tour for a short visit to Siem Reap. - We were picked up at our hotel in a nice AC bus, they offered cold water and cool towels in between every visit, which was such a nice touch after the hot temple visits. Personally I loved seeing all the other smaller temples first before Angkor Wat, and more time to learn about the history and architecture of the temples and area. Just be prepared for lots of walking, stairs, a mini hike, and of course the humid weather. Our guide was Mr. Sopheaprath and he was very informative and paced the tour well. Our driver, Mr. Seyha, was so sweet and offered us water after every visit. Highly recommend.
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I6589cedanielm
May 6, 2025
Angkor sunrise - I attended today the Angkor Wat sunrise tour with Journey Cambodia, departure at 4.25am, visit Angkor Wat at the breathtaking sunrise plus the other main temples, Ta Prhom, Bayon, the trip and 'was pleasant and made interesting by the guide Sopheap Rath and the driver whose name unfortunately I can not remember but who's always been ready to provide us with fresh water and refreshing wipes, recommended tour, great value' Price 6 May 2025
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Faraway00478622966
May 5, 2025
Angkor Wat sunrise trip - The views were amazing, our guide Bun was so professional, passionate and polite to explain us everything. The driver Ousa was friendly and kind, very safe driving. Totally recommended to explore Angkor Wat
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Avanteeb
Apr 29, 2025
One of the best and most comfortable tours of our lives! Fully recommend Journey Cambodia! - Journey Cambodia came highly recommended to us from friends who lived in Phnom Penh. We booked a private tour and were very lucky to be paired with Mr.Bun and Ousa, who took us to Angkor Wat, Ta Phrom, Bayon, and Ta Nei temple. Mr.Bun briefed and reminded us on what to carry for the day. We had a luxurious, comfortable vehicle, driven by Mr.Ousa who was always waiting for us at the nearest spot outside the temple exit as soon as we completed our tour. In the heat, this coordination and timely pick-up made the long day possible. We were greeted with a chilled car, cool water bottles, cold face towels and Mr.Ousa's warm and hospitable welcome after each stop. The temples themselves were beautiful, and we were able to appreciate them and their history in full splendour, despite high temperate and large crowds at these sites because of Journey Cambodia. We are extremely well travelled globally, and Mr. Bun is without a doubt one of the best tour guides we have ever had. He is highly knowledge about all aspects of every site we visited - in terms of history, archaeology, architecture, carvings, religion, society, and pop culture. He spares no detail for those who are interested, and knows how to provide the best experience. He knew how to navigate his way through the crowds, ensuring we had minimal waiting time and the best view points. We learned about not just the sites we visited, but also Cambodian culture and people at large. Mr.Bun is great at capturing the best pictures and memories! One of the best photo albums from all our tours in life is from Siem Reap, which we did not expect and was an absolute bonus for us. Mr.Bun and Ousa are patient, kind, respectful and accommodating. As two young female travellers, we felt very safe and secure with them. They ensured we were comfortable and well-hydrated at all times, with access to food, water, sanitation, shade and rest. We are very grateful for Mr.Bun and Ousa's time, and would highly recommend them and Journey Cambodia to any family, friends, and travellers visiting Siem Reap!
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Enda
Apr 26, 2025
Well organised Angkor Sunrise tour - Pal Saruon was an excellent guide and Mr Tao was an excellent driver. Pal was very knowledgeable and passionate about the temples and provided us with a lot of clear and interesting background stories.The tour itself was well organised from start to finish. Many needed cold bottles of water and face towels. Highly recommend.
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Scottbn7087fx
Apr 19, 2025
Never forget this day. - Brilliant morning tour. Heaps of photos. The tour guide was excellent. Plenty of water available for us. Highly recommended.
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Angiejy5940cw
Apr 18, 2025
Angkor visit LOVE IT!! - Amazing tour. We love it, our tour guide Roem did it amazing, he makes the tour so interesting. He explained to us a lot of history, is so funny and very patient with the group. Definitely recommend him as a tour guide, besides as we only have one day he manage to get us to know the Angkor as much as possible. Thanks ROEM!!
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Stevevg8666tl
Apr 18, 2025
Wonderful Angkor Wat - We had a very early start Sok Chea our guide picked us up right on time at 04:25. We had a short trip from Siem Reap center to Angkor Wat in very comfortable and air conditioned coach. The driver was very good Mr Ha but everyone called him Mr Water as he provided cold water and towels throughout the tour. Sok's English and knowledge was excellent and gave us a very full explanation of everything. My wife has a knee injury following an accident and he was very attentive to making sure she could keep up with everything which was really appreciated. We had a wonderful trip which will give us many happy memories
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Franeuge
Apr 11, 2025
Great tour! - Nice tour, with good information on the history and significance of Angkor Wat, and other temples. Pal was good at point put picture spots and taking them himself. Our driver (Niwa?) was very attentive and helpful. The wet and cold towels were a great touch for every time we hot in and out of the van.
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Sima
May 6, 2025
knowledgeable guided tour - our guide Sopheaprath was very knowledgeable and was able to share interesting facts about each temple whilst keeping everyone engaged. He also knew the good spots to take photos and was able to speak and show the main points of each temple. if you want a guide who is genuinely passionate about Angkor Wat and want to learn about the Cambodian culture, book with Journey Cambodia!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).