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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Cambodia
Take a tour of the top places to go in Cambodia. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Angkor / Siem Reap city guide,
and Phnom Penh city guide.
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| K Cooper |
20 January 2004 |
Stayed at Juliana Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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S21 and the Killing Fields are a must for everyone....a very moving experience. The Silver Pagoda, Russian Market and Central or Old Market were also worth a visit. Some nice looking restaurants along the sea front.
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| A Yuen |
20 January 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat is an incredible place. The jungle temple was by far the best. Strongly advise going to see the Floating Village. It was extremely interesting and although humbling very beautiful. Best advice we received before we left: take lots of passport photos, bring USD and bottled water.
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| T Langen |
16 January 2004 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Some very good restaurants are in the old market area of Siem Reap, we tried "Soup Dragon" and "Khmer Kitchen", both were excellent. Transport in Siem Reap and around the temples is easy by Motorbike taxis (short distances) or Tuk-Tuks (longer distances, they are not the noisy and smelly ones like in Thailand, very pleasant!) Always negotiate the price before!
95% of the cambodian population are very poor, you get an impression of this as you travel out of town into the countryside to see the more remote temples or on the trip to Tonle Sap Lake. But most were very friendly, you can find smiles everywere.
If you can, visit swiss medic Dr. Beat Richner in his new children's hospital Jayavarman VII. Every Saturday at 7:15 pm he plays cello, shows films about his work in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and talks about the medical situation for children in Cambodia. Very impressive and recommended. Free of charge.
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| E Morgan |
13 January 2004 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We had 2 full days here, which is adequate if you want just a quick survey of the major Temples (we managed 9 or 10) but don't want to or can't explore the area in greater depth. Dinners were at the Red Piano (great) and the Barrio (ok). Lunches were at spots across from Angkor Wat - the Angkor Cafe and one of the more local eateries. The latter was probably a slightly better value, but the former has western-type toilets. :-) Our biggest surprise was how much only two days cost.
At a minimum, bring sufficient USD for your visa (20), exit fees (25), temple admission (20/day). After that, a guide and a car will also cost $40 minimum (20 each), with the car cost increasing if you want to visit outlying temples. You can save money by getting around with a tuk-tuk or moped taxi and staying in a guesthouse vs. a hotel, but the point being, if you're trying to keep your spending under control, plan carefully. At least the food is cheap!
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| K Tin mui |
13 January 2004 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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As for the temples, Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm and Banteay Srei are not to be missed. The way to Tonle Sap and Tonle Sap itself is interesting too. By the way, massage centres in the old market area are not worth going.
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| R Patterson |
02 January 2004 |
Stayed at Bokor Mountain Club - Kampot, Cambodia.
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Went to Kampot for a New Year's Eve party ontop of the nearby Bokor Mountain. Fantastic night was had in a truly magical setting. Cost $20 one way up the mountain, this was for a private car with driver. The road is quite poor but made the trip more memorable. Love the ambience of both Kampot and the Bokor national park.
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| B Hugman |
10 November 2003 |
Stayed at Mysteres d' Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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With only five days in Siem Reap, modest trips, but recommend - Terre Cambodge sampan trip on Tonle Sap (the great lake) with small boat trips through the flooded forest (seasonal only); obviously the whole temple complex, though we found a few hours in the morning, followed by a rest and two or three hours in the late afternoon more than enough for one day; The Old Market is great for all kinds of fabrics, clothes and handicrafts; for serious carving in stone and wood go somewhere like Khmer Angkor Art of Carving or the (excellent) Chantiers Ecoles Artisans d'Angkor. Food delightful - almost everything available, including, of course, great Khmer food, reminiscent of Thai food, but much less spicy. Lots of French and international cuisine available, and, unusually for parts of asia, lots of good bread and pastries. Generally very good value: main courses in decent restaurants $2; soft drinks about $1 and beer about $1.50.
Dollars main currency, though riels acceptable everywhere also ($1/4000 riels).
Friendly, safe town, as far as we could see, though some talk of pickpockets in crowded areas (well, where won't there be?)
Many people speak some English (including moto-drivers) and a few French, though they say all the old French speakers were killed because they represented the imperialist bourgeoisie. There are lots of very, very poor people and many, many amputees and disabled beggars; you have to steel yourself to ignoring 90% of them or your heart would break and you'd be broke. A lovely, friendly, deeply-disturbing place to go.
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| O Fabre |
27 October 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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If you can get yourself a driver (a car not a bike) I seriously suggest visiting the far flung site of Beng Mealea. It doesn't come as part of the package of temples included the Angkor Wat pass but for two dollars (and another two dollars for a guide to help you avoid mine fields and the tangles of jungle) you get to experience (well, at least a faintly similar experience) of what the first white explorers may have felt when they discovered the other temples in the jungle. Mind your step though, the rubble can be treacherously slippery. Not recommended for the faint of heart and the out of shape.
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| P Flanders |
24 October 2003 |
Stayed at Princess Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Most restaurants good but my favourite is the Red Piano. Good food and friendly atmosphere. Beer good too!! They have a happy hour where drinks are half price until 7pm. The tiger draft is really good.
The highlight of the trip was the Angkor Temples and we had a really good taxi driver. His name was Inn Sokha he was the best taxi driver that I have used on my travels over the years. I would recommend him highly. Email address siemreapagh@yahoo.com
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| M Bowler |
22 September 2003 |
Stayed at FCC Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Great location and lovely people - don't bother with a trip to the Killing fields or the casino. Lots of 'professional' beggers, ignore them and enjoy.
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