Most of tourists just only focus and see Angkor; they never much about Beng Mealea, which is about 70 km eastern side of Angkor. This temple looks similar side and style of Angkor Wat. Yes, it is completely the same style of Angkor. Unfortunately, since after the discovery by French and it is isolated it caused this temple left in... More

This was our overall favourite temple. We got here early and for about 1/2 an hour we were the only ones around. It was so much fun to explore. If you are going, try to get here as early as possible - the buses start arriving about 9.00ish I think and as there are skinny walk ways you may find... More

Constructed: Early 11th century C.E. King: Suryavarman II Beng Mealea, an Angkorian temple located approximately 80 km from Cambodia's Siem Reap, is the place to visit if you want to feel like an explorer. Here, the jungle and the ruins are one. The encroaching plants make Ta Prohm look like a well-manicured garden. Because of the temple's distance from Siem... More

If you have the time, hire a driver to take you to Beng Mealea. Entrance is $5 and not included on your Angkor Pass. This is the last temple discovered. It is not all assembled as the other Angkor temples...lots of Indiana Jones exploring, climbing, trees growing within the ruins. There are walkways. However you are allowed at your risk... More

We made a day trip of Beng Mealea, Koh Ker and Preah Vihear, due to the distances we travelled by car (6am start and returned to Siem Reap about 8pm) cost $130 plus entry tickets. A long day but so worth it!!! Hardly another tourist in sight. This temple has not undergone extensive work, so it allows you to imagine... More

This temple is about 2 hours outside of Siem Reap by tuk-tuk. The day trip cost us $40 US which we thought was really good because by travelling a bit slower through the country side, you had a chance to see plenty of Cambodian life and scenery. We got to stop at a couple of market places and a few... More

The temple is largely overrun by vegetation and not so busy as other temples. It's more adventurous with a ‘lost temple’ feel, though the climbing is a little hazardous, not for the less mobile. Trees growing from the broken towers and galleries are amazing some of the best ‘tree in temple’ shots apart from Ta Prohm.

Be prepared to climb all over, wear good shoes & bring a camera & preferably a guide if you can. I was fortunate to have an excellent guide who was willing to climb all over the place with me. It was a fantastic morning!

A lot further and remote, Beng Mealea is a temple ruin that had been partially devoured by the jungle. The place is big, beautiful and cooling (because of the surrounding trees). You won't get to see much (or any) sculptures/ carvings because most of them were ruined. Just walk around and explore the temple while you breathe the fresh air.... More