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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Can we go to Preah Vihear temple from Thailand?
Reader question: Can we go to Preah Vihear temple from Thailand?
Dear readers,
For several years we were turned back on the way to Preah Vihear temple, the situation was too tense.
Is it now possible to drive from Thailand to Preah Vihear and what rules apply in terms of entry, visa, etc.?
Regards,
Jouke
Access to Preah Vihear for visitors from Thailand has been closed since July 2008.
i went there this year. Admittedly the Thai side. From Ubon Ratchatani by car. Pay entrance to the reserve 200 baht. Walk a bit and then you will see the temple 2-3 km away with binoculars. Was a nice trip. So you can't really see Temoel and quite a lot from a distance.
If you really want, you can cross the Cambodian border at Sa Gnam, about 50 km from Sanka. (located on road 24 Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani). Take the tuk tuk or taxi to Anlong Veng, about 12 km. From there you can take a taxi or minibus over 80 km to the entrance of Pear Vihear. Take 4x4 up the mountain road and into the temple. There is reasonable accommodation about 20 km back from the start of the mountain road. It's quite an undertaking, but I thought it was worth it.
I think it's impossible from Thailand for the time being, but from Cambodia the Preah Vihear Temple is fairly easy to reach. I went there a little over a year ago for a writing assignment.
The best thing to do is to visit the temple from Sra Em. In Sra Em, a Cambodian town about 20 kilometers from the temple, you take a motorcycle taxi that drives you to the point where you have to buy a ticket. If you have bought that ticket, you will have to change motorcycles, because the mountain road is very steep in some parts and impassable for many vehicles. The motorcycle taxi will stop at the top of the mountain and then you can easily walk to the temple and enjoy the stunning view. It is also possible to go up with a jeep, but I have no experience with that myself.
I recommend checking into a guesthouse in Sra Em the evening before your visit. You can spend the night there for a few dollars. You can then go to the temple early the next morning. Then it is not so busy with tourists, it is still pleasantly cool at the top and you only have to share the view with a few Cambodian police officers and the occasional person who wants to sell you water or cigarettes.
From the temple you can walk to the 'monumental staircase'. If you walk down those stairs, you walk towards Thailand. Years ago this was the main entrance for tourists from Thailand who wanted to visit the temple, but during my visit the gate was closed and there were thick coils of barbed wire. To my knowledge that has not changed.
It may sound like quite an undertaking, but in my opinion it is totally worth it. Not only because of the temple, but also because of the great view and the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that is still felt here.
Following my visit, I wrote this story about it for the GPD last year: http://atehoekstra.com/index.php/23-preah-vihear-soldaten-zijn-nodig.
Best of luck!
In addition to my previous response, I would like to mention that Cambodia, like parts of Thailand, is currently experiencing flooding, including in the Preah Vihear province. Large areas of land are therefore under water.
I don't know exactly what that means for access to the Preah Vihear temple, but to avoid disappointment I think it is advisable to wait until November before visiting. By then, the rain and flooding will probably be over.