Epic Travel → Asia & the South Pacific → Cambodia → Ta Som

Location: Siem Reap Area, Cambodia

Time Required: 30 minutes

Red Tape/Notes: An Angkor Pass is required to visit all sites within the Angkor Archaeological Park. Passes are sold in one-day, three-day, and seven-day blocks that must be used on consecutive days. Passes may be purchased at the main entrance on the road to Angkor Wat.

What’s Nearby?: Angkor Thom, Prasat Bayon, Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Angkor Wat

Ta Som is a small temple, but still worth a stop (especially if you’re on a jungle cycling adventure and need the break from the adrenaline rush of sketchy bridges and dams – more on that in the Ta Prohm post). Like its closest neighbors Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, Ta Som has been left largely unrestored, and restoration work consists mainly of attempts to stabilize the remaining structures. There is a single shrine enclosed by walls which are broken by two sets of entrance ways and two small libraries on either side of the entrance path.

Epic Travel → Asia & the South Pacific → Cambodia → Ta Som