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Phum Beng Meatea Holidays

Far away from the famous Angkor Wat, Le Bayon and Ta Phrom, Beng Melea is the temple that was used as background in a film by Jean-Jaques Annaud called the Deux frères.

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Phum Beng Meatea: How to get there?

1 and a half hours from Siam Reap by tuk-tuk

Phum Beng Meatea: See when to go?

From November to May

Phum Beng Meatea: For how long?

Half a day
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Phum Beng Meatea: What to see nearby?

What our travellers think of their stay
Virginie Bigeni
Travel writer
5
Beng Melea is a Cambodian temple which is part of the enormous empire of temples at Angkor, and not far from Siam Reap. It's one of the wildest temples and one of the most isolated from the usual tourist circuit...magnificent!
My suggestion

Once again, such beauty has a price. So if you're feeling lazy, don't go! To enjoy it at its best you have to get up at dawn. The site is 1 and a half hours by tuk-tuk. You can sleep later on.

Aurélie Chartier
Travel writer
5

Far away from the famous Angkor Wat, Le Bayon and Ta Phrom, Beng Melea is the temple that was used as background in a film by Jean-Jaques Annaud called the Deux frères.

My suggestion

If you want to explore Beng Mealea I advise you to arrive before 8 o'clock in the morning. If you arrive before the tourist coach you will have the temple to yourself (more or less). Guaranteed magic!

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