How much does a sak yant cost?
A sak yant at our ashram is priced by its size and its design. A small, hand-size yant and a full back are priced the same way: send us the design you have in mind and where you want it, and we will give you a price for it.
Before you ask, you may want to know what happens at a sak yant session, step by step, and which Khmer designs we tattoo.
What is the offering?
The offering is a set of fruit, lotus flowers, candles, cigarettes and incense that goes with each sak yant, one set per person. Each person brings 7 different kinds of fruit, 10 lotus flowers, 5 candles, cigarettes and one pack of incense. Offerings differ from master to master; this is the list for our ashram.
See where the offering fits in a session.
Where is the studio?
The studio is on Funky Lane (Funky Ln) in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia, the town beside the temples of Angkor. We call it an ashram: a place for calming the mind and calming the senses. The pin on our Google Business Profile marks where it is, so the simplest way to find us is to open the map link on your phone.
Preservation Khmer SakYant
Funky Ln, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
WhatsApp and phone: +855 96 694 5501
How do I book a sak yant?
Message us on WhatsApp with the sak yant you would like and the dates you will be in Siem Reap. Instagram, Facebook and email work too.
Get a price and a time for your session.
Come to the studio on Funky Lane at your booked time.
A large piece starts with a consultation to go through the details, while a small, hand-size design can be done in a single visit.
Chantha or one of the studio's artists will tattoo you: read who will tattoo you, and all the ways to reach us.
Getting to Siem Reap from Phnom Penh or elsewhere in Cambodia
Our studio is in Siem Reap, not Phnom Penh. If you are in Phnom Penh and looking for a Khmer sak yant, Siem Reap is about 300 km away by road, on National Road 6, or a short flight away: the town is served by Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport, which opened in October 2023. Many visitors combine the trip with the temples of Angkor.
Once you are in town, message us and come to our ashram in Siem Reap.
What happens at your session?
You choose your design and its place on your body with the artist, at a consultation for a large piece. Then you make the offering, the sak yant is hand-tapped with a bamboo rod or done by machine, and a full sak yant blessing ceremony follows. Read every step, from the offering to aftercare, including whether it hurts.
How to choose a sak yant studio in Siem Reap
Look for evidence, not promises. Wherever you go, these five checks help:
See the studio's finished work. Ours is in our work, sorted by where each piece sits on the body.
Ask who taught the artist. Sak yant passes from master to student, so a sak yant artist should be able to tell you who taught them. Meet Chantha's teachers.
Ask what each design is called in Khmer, and what it means. Some designs also have their own place on the body, and a studio that knows the tradition will tell you where.
Read recent reviews. The studio is rated 4.9 from 135 reviews on Google, October 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
Watch how the work is done. Gloves on, and a needle prepared in front of you. Our artists wear gloves.
A tattooist who has not learned much about sak yant can call themselves a professional, but not a specialist in the art.
Quick answers to common questions, who can receive a sak yant, and sak yant for women.
