Phnom Bakheng sunset

ប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង (Phnom Bakheng)

Sunset over the jungle from a hilltop temple

⚠ 300-person cap at top

Hours

06:00–19:00 (operator list, checked locally April 2026; 300 people at a time on top)

Tickets

Angkor Pass required: 1 day US$37 · 3 days US$62 · 7 days US$72 (official Angkor Enterprise office or angkorenterprise.gov.kh, checked Oct 2026). Under-12s free with passport

Address

Northwest of Angkor Wat, on the hill to the left just before Angkor Thom's south gate

This late-ninth-century temple sits in steps on top of almost the only hill on the Angkor plain. It's an easy walk up a forest path, then steep wooden stairs, and from the top the sun drops over the West Baray reservoir while the tips of Angkor Wat's towers poke above the trees to the east. Only 300 people are allowed up at a time, and on dry-season weekends the quota is said to fill by 4pm. Everyone comes down together after sunset, so have a torch or your phone light ready.