The khmers only buy simple food, dont buy souvenirs, dont use guides, doubt they use tuk tuks either, so there spending is very minimal
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I'd disagree with that statement. My wife's family takes many trips to Angkor and also to the Waterfall each year. When they go to the Waterfall they rent a van for the trip up and back. They sit by the water and order food, take pictures, sometimes pay to wear traditional dress and have pictures taken. I'd say they actually spend more than the tourists that get taken up to the waterfall, look around, put their feet in the water and head on out.

Same at Angkor. They buy food from vendors, drinks and have picnics and relax. They often take a tuk tuk out and back and sometimes two depending how many people are going out.

While I'm happy that it appears I'll be able to head out to Angkor occasionally, I must admit that I might need a new excuse to skip some of the waterfall trips. When the price of a ticket went up we agreed it just wasn't worth the cost for an afternoon. Now I might be heading off to the waterfall for a hot afternoon or three

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:58 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:42 pm Excellent. Can we just rock up to the ticket office with a passport and visas, or anything else needed/must be applied for elsewhere?

There's a website you have to apply on after 9th September.

Or you can apply at the ticketing office, a few people have reported applying already, 7 days to process they've been told.

Waiting seven days isn't really useful unless you live in SR. I'll wait and try on the website.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:04 pm I'm still not so sure about the wording. I'll wait and see what experiences others have.

Did you read the official MoT translation? It's clear as glass, and has been confirmed, free Annual pass, no limit on visits during that period. But hey, what do I know, or care, every temple looks the same to me, just sharing info for folks who enjoy that stuff.

The original Khmer is not ambiguous, but quite clear:
"enter once a year without paying"

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