Watching the morning light appear behind the towers of Angkor Wat is one of Cambodia’s most memorable travel experiences. The journey begins before dawn, when Siem Reap is still quiet. After travelling through the darkness, visitors cross the temple’s great moat and enter the western grounds. As the sky gradually changes colour, Angkor Wat’s five towers emerge in silhouette above the reflecting ponds. However, the experience is about much more than taking a sunrise photograph