By: Narla Phay – Cambodia country director
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After full day at the temples and no time for shopping during the daytime, please don’t worry, you can shop at night. The Angkor Night Market has been open for a few years with their own unique design of traditional Khmer houses or cottages. Each shop is the basic design and made from wood, bamboo and thatched roofs. It’s not super big but it’s good enough for you to walk around with friends or family after a hot day of touring.
There is a lot of stuff you can buy there such as silk, art, jewelry, clothing, souvenirs and more. The movies about Khmer Rouge are available for you if you want to know more about how Pol Pot, brother number one, started this regime. Do some shopping and then have a drink at one of the bars there with local beer and special cocktails made by locals working there.
The foot fish massage is one of the experiences that you need to try. My friends and I have tried it and we really like it because we never had this kind of massage before.
I usually come with my friends who live in Siem Reap or other friends from my hometown. My friends from my hometown they like here very much because it is nothing there like here. Most of the provinces in Cambodia don’t have the night market. Most of the markets are open in the morning and close in the evening. They bought some souvenirs for their family and friends which is a good memory that will make them remember the night market in Siem Reap.
Our daughter, Stephanie, loved the night market. This is a lovely blog, Narla. We enjoyed it very much!
Thanks,
Janet and Allen
I am going to Cambodia on September this year. Besides Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam are also listed to be visited. But still I have a question about a hotel you might have seen during your visit in Siem Reap. I booked the following hotel: Tara Angkor Hotel. You know if it is a good hotel? I heard good stories about it. What are the best attractions to visit in Siem Reap and in the surrounding?
Hello Emma,
I read your message and wanted to help you, because I have been in Siem Reap a lot of times. The Tara Angkor hotel is a beautiful hotel and is ideally and conveniently located, Tara Angkor Hotel is situated only 6 km from the Angkor Wat Temples, 15 min drive from the Siem Reap International Airport, a few minutes stroll to the Angkor National Museum and a short ride to the city town center with an array of Cambodian souvenirs, shopping and culture. They have a few promotions that you can make use of if you haven’t booked already: Last minute bookings, summer sales, early bird promotion or Angkor temptations. Of course there are a lot more, but have a look at their website. It is not that far to the Angkor temples that I would advise you to see for sure. I would say, grab yourself a 3 day pass and find yourself a decent tuk tuk driver to take you to the farther ruins and for a drive in some of the outlying villages. If you’re up for it consider renting a bike and checking out Angkor Wat on your own. There’s a lot to see and do so a lot depends on your time and budget. A few temples I would strongly suggest you check out besides Angkor Wat itself are Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom and of course Ta Prohm just to see the amazing tree. The Banteay Srei temple is farther out of Siem Reap but has a very different feel than a lot of the others. If you want to do something else as well, you can visit the day and night market. I can really recommend these attractions. If you need to know more, let me know.