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 Angkor from Bakheng by dfactor
I missed it on my 1st visit to Bakheng. I went back there on the final day of my pass at noon to get this picture. To my surprise, apart from the ticket guards, there is not a single tourist soul on Bakheng at that time. Bakheng is like a haunted temple, it's only me, the ticket guards way far at the entrance and some stray dogs. If I see a black cat there, I swear to god I would have get outta there like bats from hell. Leave a Comment
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For people arriving in Siem Reap in the afternoon, the climb up Bakheng Hill to see the sunset, which they have read so much about, and which they anticipate will be the highlight of their trip, may be their first experience of Angkor and a disappointing one at that. The first thing they encounter is the mayhem at the bottom of the hill, with hundreds of pedicabs, motorycles, taxis and tour buses lining the roadside. Then there is a troop of elephants waiting to take you up the hill for an exhorbitant fee. Once you are past that, you face the climb up the steps with hundreds of sweating tourists blocking the way.
At the top, you try to find a space in the crowd of other sunset watchers. It is all fairly joyless. Maybe I was just there on a bad day, but my digital camera even has a sunset setting and all I managed to get a picture of, apart from the hordes of tourists, was a white dot on the horizon.
I tried clambering down the other side to see if there was a better view through the trees, but there wasn't. I found the best spectacle was looking back up at the hundreds of tourists sitting on top of the hill. The other good thing from there is that you have the setting sun behind you, so you can at least take a half-decent picture of the ruins. Leave a Comment Directions: Phnom Bakheng
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 by we2364Leave a Comment Address: Phnom Bakheng hill
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Phnom Bakheng is often described as the best spot to experience a true Angkor sunset. Apparently, every person in the world knows about that, because it's full of people from 4 to 7pm. Be there early, and you might get a place where you can actually see the sun setting over Tonle Sap lake. Be there late, and you'll only see the backs of thousands of people. Sunset on Phnom Bakheng is not really recommendable if you're looking for a romantic thing to do with your girlfriend, but if you want to take some interesting photos, this is the place to be. First, you can watch and document people's strange attempts to climb up the steep stairs of the temple. Second, you can watch the crowd go crazy when the sun approaches the surface of Tonle Sap lake, illuminating it magically with its intensive orange light. They will even start applauding! Third, and this is the no-nonsense thing about sunset on Phnom Bakheng, you can take photos in the best light conditions when everybody else is hectically descending down the hill and the temple empties in some minutes. At 6pm, there are 1000 people, at 6.05pm, there are 500 people and at 6.15pm it's just you and some others.
For security reasons, the authorities have closed the very steep and rocky direct way to Phnom Bakheng. Some years ago, it was terrible to climb down a landslide-like hill in complete darkness. Nowadays, a winding path leads along the hill. It is not lit either, but at least there are no rocks on the way. Alternatively, you can ride up the hill on the back of an elephant. For either method, plan at least 20 minutes up the hill.
Phnom Bakheng closes at 6.30pm. Leave a Comment Directions: halfway between Angkor Wat and the Bayon
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 Artistic Angkor by Jmill42
Here is the view from the top! Leave a Comment
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 Angkor Wat in the distance
from Bakheng by richiecdiscLeave a Comment
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ukirsari by ukirsariLeave a Comment Address: Phnom Bakheng, Siem ReapDirections: Angkor Wat Complex, Siem Reap
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 Sunset@Phnom Bakheng... by savitha
1. Walk up the steep hill.
2. Let the elephants walk for you.
well, there you go...The elephant trail is less steep but i suggest you walk up the steep hill..I guarantee you'll be able to loose "reasonable" amounts of calories...!
Once you've reached the top of the hill, the next task is to climb up the stairs to Phnom Bakheng.I fail to comprehend on why the stairs width is so small...I felt insecure walking up, but after seeing people from all walks of life and every corner of the world walking without much difficulty (well, at least, they didn't show any signs of difficulty ), i put on a brave front and climbed up..
You'll need around an hour to explore the place, including the "calorie burning" climb...
I'm glad i did...the view up there was spectacular..It was rather overcrowded, but when the sun went down, I was a little sad as my trip to the great Angkor park has ended... Leave a Comment
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 by pmarshuk
Looking down from the opposite side to the sunset you get wonderful views of Angkor Wat surrounded by the jungle. Leave a Comment
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 by jose_a_juan
Sunrise: Your moto driver will tell you what time to leave in order to enjoy the sunrise at Angkor.
Sunset: It is possible to enter the area for free after 17:00 to enjoy the sunset. Angkor Wat and Bakheng hill are popular places for sunset. By moto Leave a Comment
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