How many days should you spend in Siem Reap?
Give Siem Reap enough time for Angkor without turning every hour into stone and heat. Two or three full days can work well; longer lets food, markets, pools and slower side trips soften the temple marathon.
Answer
Siem Reap is the kind of base that punishes a heroic schedule. Angkor is vast, exposed and easy to underestimate, especially when every day starts early and ends sweaty. Two full days gives many travellers a strong first experience of the temples; three gives more space to slow down, revisit moods and avoid treating Angkor like a checklist. Extra time can be valuable if you want cafés, markets, a pool break or a gentler rural excursion. The right answer is less about temple count and more about energy.