Cluster · Siem Reap
Royal Gardens & Angkor National Museum
Late-morning or late-afternoon cluster: the national museum's air conditioning, the shrine of Preah Ang Chek and the shaded royal gardens; a good heat break.
Rules in force · 6Angkor temples enforce a dress code
- Cambodia ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra. Some nationalities can also get a visa on arrival.
- Cambodia ↗Angkor Wat and other active temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered, or you are turned away at the gate.
- Cambodia ↗US dollars are used for most tourist prices; carry clean, undamaged small notes and some riel for change under one dollar.
- Northwest Cambodia ↗Shoulders and knees covered at every Angkor temple; guards check at the main gates.
- Siem Reap ↗Angkor temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered; carry a scarf or light shirt in your day pack.
- Siem Reap ↗Buy the Angkor pass only at the official ticket office in town, not from touts or at the temple gates; carry it and your ID, it is checked at every temple.
Bound and physics
The royal gardens, the shrine and the national museum on the northern side of the river (approximate box).
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- paved paths and streets
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Angkor National Museum lobby (AC, WC)
ac · toilet · seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Preah Ang Chek shrine
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — Royal Gardens shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Sivutha Boulevard café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
E — Café north-east (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
F — Shop south-west (field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
G — Riverside path (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
always: 95% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 9.6′ · heat: 95%
Nodes in this cluster
No place pages yet; nodes here are used by the planner only.
Edges out (directed)
- Old Market & Pub Street
- Tuk-tuk south · ~8 min
Sleep within reach
- Old Market & Pub Street — 20–28 min
- Wat Damnak & the river's east bank — 22–30 min
Red lines here
- Museum and shrine: shoulders and knees covered; the shrine is an active place of worship.