Chong Kneas Pier → Siem Reap Town Center (Old Market)
After disembarking, take a waiting tuk-tuk or Grab vehicle north along Road 63 for 15 km to Old Market and the city center.
Cruise port in Cambodia
Siem Reap
Allow about 30 min each way from the terminal to the city center. Average time in port: 14 hours. 22 places to explore.
- Ships calling here
- 4 ships
- Upcoming sailings
- 350 sailings
- Average time in port
- About 14 hours
- Lowest fare
- From USD 3,365
After disembarking
Cruise ships dock at Siem Reap cruise terminals. Allow about 30 min each way from the terminal to the city center.
- 2 cruise terminals
The assigned dock is one of Chong Khneas Tonle Sap Pier, Kampong Phluk Boat Pier and varies by sailing.
- Buying an Angkor Pass and Temple Dress Code
To enter Angkor Wat and the surrounding temple complex, you must buy an Angkor Pass registered in your real name (1-day pass $37, 3-day pass $62) from the official ticket office (Angkor Ticket Center) or official online portal. As this is a sacred religious site, clothing that covers the shoulders and knees is strictly required.
- Siem Reap Tuk-Tuk Hire Routes (Small and Big Tours)
For sightseeing at Siem Reap's ruins, visitors usually agree on a daily rate with a tuk-tuk driver ($15–20 for the Small Tour, $18–25 for the Big Tour, plus an additional charge for outlying Banteay Srei) or hire through the Grab app to travel conveniently between temples.
About 14 hours in port: where can you go?
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Between the terminal, city and airport
Travel between the terminal, city center, railway station and airport.
Siem Reap Center → Angkor Wat
Take a tuk-tuk from the city center and go straight north for 7 km along Charles de Gaulle Boulevard to the west entrance in front of the moat.
Angkor Wat → Angkor Thom (Bayon Temple)
Continue along the road north of Angkor Wat, pass through the imposing South Gate, and get off at the entrance to Bayon Temple in the center of the ancient city.
Siem Reap Center → Banteay Srei
Hire a taxi or tuk-tuk from town or Angkor Park and travel 35 km northeast to the ticket office and entrance at Banteay Srei.
Siem Reap & Angkor places to explore
Explore 22 checked places. Select a pin to see its card, or choose View on map from a card.
Angkor Wat
Built in the early 12th century by Suryavarman II for the Hindu god Vishnu, this is the world's largest stone religious structure. Its immense moat, five lotus-bud towers, and intricate bas-reliefs extending 800 m along the first-level gallery are breathtaking.
- Visit
- about 3 hr
- Admission
- USD 37
Entry to the central Bakan Tower sanctuary on the temple’s third floor is strictly prohibited unless your clothing covers both your shoulders and your knees.
Angkor Thom - Bayon Temple
Built in the late 12th century by Jayavarman VII, this Mahayana Buddhist temple has 216 enigmatic stone faces of Avalokiteshvara, the 'Khmer smile,' carved on its 54 towers, watching over visitors.
- Visit
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Admission
- Free
Admission is with an Angkor Pass.
Banteay Srei
Meaning 'Citadel of Women,' this 10th-century Hindu temple is dazzling for its relief of the Devata goddess, the 'Mona Lisa of the East,' intricately carved as if with a knife into rose-pink sandstone.
- Visit
- about 1 hr 15 min
- Admission
- Free
Admission is with an Angkor Pass. Located 35 km northeast of Siem Reap, making it suitable for a half-day tour.
Ta Prohm
This mysterious site has silk-like roots of giant spung trees and banyan trees entwined around the galleries of a 12th-century stone temple. It gained international fame as a setting for the film Tomb Raider.
- Visit
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Admission
- Free
Admission is with an Angkor Pass; to protect the trees and prevent collapse, visitors must follow the designated wooden deck walkway.
Preah Khan
This vast temple-city ruin was built by Jayavarman VII in honor of his father. Its maze-like cruciform corridors and a Greek-style two-story building with round stone columns are distinctive features of a place where an ancient Buddhist university and monastery once coexisted.
- Visit
- about 1 hr 15 min
- Admission
- Free
Phnom Bakheng
This 9th-century temple pyramid stands on a natural hill 60 m high, northwest of Angkor Wat. It is a traditional sunset spot with views of Angkor Wat and the sunset over the artificial lake of West Baray.
- Visit
- about 1 hr
- Admission
- Free
To protect the ruins, the number of visitors allowed to watch sunset at the summit is strictly limited to 300, so go up 1–2 hours before sunset and wait.
Cruises calling at Siem Reap
350 sailings are grouped into 20 cruises by ship and route.
Pandaw29 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.04Asia cruises · 7 nights
Classic Mekong
Ho Chi Minh City → Siem Reap
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 4,311
Emerald Cruises7 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.10Asia cruises · 7 nights
Indochina Mekong Journey
Hanoi → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 8,186
Emerald Cruises45 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 9 nights · Mid-length cruise
Treasures & Temples of Vietnam & Cambodia
Hanoi → Siem Reap
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 4,786
Emerald Cruises41 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 9 nights · Mid-length cruise
Grand Tour of Vietnam & Cambodia
Hanoi → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 5,481
Emerald Cruises20 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.11Asia cruises · 7 nights
Wonders of Indochina and the Mekong
Ho Chi Minh City → Bangkok
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 5,921
Emerald Cruises31 departure dates
Sailing 2026.11 ~ 2028.11Asia cruises · 7 nights
Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong
Ho Chi Minh City → Siem Reap
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 3,421
Emerald Cruises30 departure dates
Sailing 2026.12 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 7 nights
Wonders of Cambodia, Vietnam & the Mekong
Siem Reap → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 3,421
Emerald Cruises11 departure dates
Sailing 2026.12 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 22 nights · Long cruise
Grand Tour of Vietnam & Cambodia
Hanoi → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 6,015
Emerald Cruises10 departure dates
Sailing 2026.12 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 14 nights · Long cruise
Wonders of Cambodia, Vietnam & the Mekong
Siem Reap → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 3,880
Pandaw2 departure dates
Sailing 2026.12 ~ 2027.12Asia cruises · 9 nights · Mid-length cruise
Deeper and Further on the Mekong River
Siem Reap → Ho Chi Minh City
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 5,544
Emerald Cruises9 departure dates
Sailing 2026.12 ~ 2028.12Asia cruises · 14 nights · Long cruise
Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong
Ho Chi Minh City → Siem Reap
Lowest departure fareFrom USD 3,880
Pandaw27 departure dates
Sailing 2027.01 ~ 2028.0420 cruises call at this port.
Ships calling at Siem Reap
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Emerald Cruises · 282 sailings
Emerald Harmony
4 cabin types · 3 dining venues · 11 entertainment options · 5 decks
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Pandaw · 34 sailings
RV Mekong Pandaw
3 cabin types · 1 dining venue · 10 entertainment options · 3 decks
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Pandaw · 29 sailings
RV Bassac Pandaw
2 cabin types · 1 dining venue · 9 entertainment options · 2 decks
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Pandaw · 5 sailings
RV Indochina Pandaw
2 cabin types · 1 dining venue · 8 entertainment options · 2 decks
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About Siem Reap
Siem Reap is a Cambodian cruise port of call for Emerald Cruises and Pandaw. On a route including Luang Prabang and Kratie, it is part of an itinerary continuing to Angkor, Angkor Ban, and Kampong Tralach.
Cruise lines calling here: 2 places
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