A gloriously deserted Ankor Wat awaits the return of visitors
Cambodia reopened to vaccinated tourists in November, but it is still possible to spend hours at the complex’s lesser-known temples without seeing another person.
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Cambodia reopened to vaccinated tourists in November, but it is still possible to spend hours at the complex’s lesser-known temples without seeing another person.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, jostling for the perfect angle, hordes of tourists used to gather before dawn each morning to watch the sunrise over the magnificent ancient temple of Angkor Wat.
Cambodia has been open to foreign tourists for months, but in this time of Covid, few have made the trip, making it possible to imagine that you alone have rediscovered the glorious temple complex.
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