| D Sleipness |
06 December 2002 |
Stayed at Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Seim Reap is beutiful. NEVER buy anything from kids at the ruins. They are like pack animals.
Dead Fish is a very good restaurant. Good Thai food. But as usual in Cambo, not spicy enough.
Easy to get digital images transfered from camera memory cards to CDs in many areas.
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| S Funk |
25 November 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Century Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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I felt Siem Reap is a great holiday destination. There are many top quality 4- and 5-star hotels to choose from, it's convenient to get to from Bangkok, and the Angkor Archaeological Zone appears to be a well-managed facility. The Angkor area is very clean with good roads and big trees everywhere. There are pleasant shaded paths to walk around on through the temple areas.
I found Siem Reap to be a pleasant town with a nice French Quarter and many decent open-air restaurants. It's small enough that you can walk virtually anywhere. The thing I disliked the most was that things can be quite expensive (and overpriced given what must be a low cost of doing business in Cambodia) - for example, one of the places I considered visiting which was outside the Angkor area charged an incredible $20 for entry (I didn't go there as a result) and the cost for a 15-minute cab ride from the airport to town is set at $5 (I paid $1 to a "freelance" cab driver who ended up being my driver for 3 days at $20/day - a good value as far as I was concerned!). Also, the constant badgering by moto drivers as you walk through town (as many of us enjoy doing) is really annoying and can ruin an otherwise enjoyable stroll through a pleasant town.
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| L Zelkowitz |
25 November 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat and Siem Reap are too magnificent to describe here. We would like to recommend a "moto-bike" (tuk-tuk) driver. Speaks very good English, honest, $15 for entire day, etc. Name is Mr. SEIHA. He took us to temples, Tonle Sap, school, etc. seihalim363@hotmail.com He checks his mail about 1xper week. Tel:(855)012 953 110.
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| A Lazenby |
06 November 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat is a place that everybody has to visit at least once in a lifetime. GO! (and take your camera). We took the boat from Phnom Penh - definitely recommended (but only need to go one way). Take warm sweater & snacks for the boat and make sure you book in advance.
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| J Rise |
02 November 2002 |
Stayed at Juliana Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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The restaurant on street at entrance to the hotel (external, but closest neighbour to hotel) offered excellent food, our very best in Cambodia, at low price. Warm and welcoming service. Restaurant is highly recommended.
The Tuol Sleng museum is a must. We also enjoyed walking on the promenade along the river. One full day in Phnom Penh is enough!
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| L Chiang |
19 October 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Century Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The best advice I can give for touring Angkor is to find a good guide. It’s much more rewarding to tour with a guide versus a guide book. Ponheary Ly is an excellent guide (ponheary@yahoo.com) she is fluent in English and French. Her service includes a driver and car.
There is lots of motorcycle for hire in Siem Reap. I was able to get around town by hitching a ride on the back of these motorbikes. Ate all meals at the Angkor Century Hotel restaurant, very good food.
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| J Hansen |
18 October 2002 |
Stayed at Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The absolute main attraction in Siem Reap is Angkor Wat and the other ancient temples. The temples are truly worth a three day visit, which at the present time is one of the Angkor Wat Pass choices. I think beyond three days a person would be overwhelmed by ancient ruins. My guide was extremely well-informed about the temples, and was also willing to discuss Cambodia in general, both recent and present social, economic, and political conditions.
Transport to and from the world hertitage sites and about the city is easy to find on any street corner. I was fortunate to have found a particularly responsible driver who offered a choice of car or motorbike for each trip out to the temple complex.
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| H Michael |
08 October 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Cambodia is an amazing country, and Ankor Wat was amazing also. The Ankor Village Resort will get you a guide for any tour you want to take. You get a driver and a tour guide to yourself for the entire day for around $20.00.
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| J Stonham |
07 October 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor and surrounding temples are very impressive. Be careful not to get templed-out though - pace yourself. We found best to buy a 3 day pass and then do a full day then two half days. Driver required and guides are good but the quality varies. A trip to the lake and hiring a boat is a nice side day trip and hiring bicyles and cycling the town is highly recommended.
Red Piano had good food and ambience. Grand good for cocktails but very expensive. The FCC is opening so should be an excellent eatery. Otherwise good choice of restaurants all around the old market.
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| A Chacko |
29 September 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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I had just a day and a half and so I hired a car and guide. Costs USD 40 for a full day - arranged through the hotel. Saw the three most important temples - Bayon and Ta Prohm in the morning, took a break at noon and started again at 3 pm to see Angkor Wat. The guide was excellent.
Lunch was at restaurant called Bayon in Siem Reap town which had good food.
Dinner was at a new restaurant called Nest's and Fin's on 155 Vithei Charles De Gaulle Svay Dang Kum (Tel: 380888) which had opened three weeks earlier. Food is good and the restaurants speciality is birds nest - which although expensive in comparison with the other items on the menu is cheaper than in most Asian countries.
The next day I went to Tonle Sap lake - 20 mins ride. Hired a boat for USD 20 this I understand is a per person rate but as there was no one else I had the boat all to myself. Time was not a factor in the price and I was advised that I could spend an hour or two or more on the lake. Its interesting to see the houses on stilts in the lake. Very peaceful experience sitting out on the lake.
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Traveller's Tales: Things to do in Cambodia
