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 Cambodia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Cambodia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Angkor / Siem Reap city guide,
and Phnom Penh city guide.
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| K Hunkeler |
28 March 2005 |
Stayed at FCC Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We did take a trip to Angkor Wat and some of the other ancient temples and it was beautiful and very impressive. Our favorite was the Bayon and should not be missed. For all the trips and everything else it is recommended to always ask for the prices in advance to avoid surprises. We went to the Victoria Hotel for lunch and dinner a couple of times, the service and the food was very good. The restaurants in Angkor are much more reasonable than in a lot of other places in Asia. A lot of tourists go to the old market area where all of the bars and restaurants are. There is very good value for the money, good to ask for the Siem Reap Visitors guide which is free and is available at most hotels and shops. It explains the different temple areas and gives very good info about trips and restaurants.
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| G Schaafsma |
27 March 2005 |
Stayed at Mysteres d' Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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I traveled to Siem Reap/Angkor from Phnom Penh. I met a super-friendly/knowledgeable driver named Nol (cell phone 855.12.998.352) at the airport in PP. He took me around PP for the night, and made arrangements for me to be driven around by an associate of his in Siem Reap. These guys are well worth the $20 or so a day you pay them. Tuk Tuks are fun for a short ride, but if you are seeing temples all day, you need a car with airconditioning. Saw most of the temples in Angkor over 2 days, and saw the main highlights of PP, including the Killing Fields, Royal Palace, Tuol Sleng museum, etc.
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| M Sterling |
27 March 2005 |
Stayed at Sokha Beach Resort - Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
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Highly recommend "Treasure Island" restaurant - excellent food, ambience and service.
Craig and Mick's Bar was fun and service and drinks good and reasonably priced.
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| P Narum |
19 March 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The standard price for a rented car (with driver) is $25 a day, with an additional $25 needed for a guide. The arrangement is for a 3-hour in the morning (8 to 11) and another 3-hour tour in the afternoon (3 to 6). The noon break is necessary to recover from the heat! A tuk-tuk costs $6 for half a day and $12 for a whole day. Nearby the hotel is the Bayon II Restaurant with evening dance performances daily ($12 with all-you-can-eat buffet). Make sure to visit the roofed market stalls downtown to get good deals on souvenirs.
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| R Gonzalez |
19 March 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The Old Market area's an interesting place to buy souvenirs (bargaining here is a pleasant experience). Most vendors accept US dollars, but make sure to bring lots of small notes. They don't accept coins, so be prepared to receive change in local currency, or in kind as I opted (i.e. 3 pcs. instant noodles in exchange for $.50 change).
Many quaint, reasonably priced restaurants surround the Old Market. Try the home-made ice cream/sorbet at the Soup Dragon restaurant.
Needed a memory stick for my digital camera and found one at the Sakallork Photo Shop on Route Number 6. It's a small store with a friendly staff. The owner even gave me a free ride to the Old Market on the back of his motorcycle.
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| A Carter |
17 March 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Be aware of the $25 visa charge and $20 exit tax when travelling by air. $40 for a 3 day temple entrance. Add to that dearer food etc than Thailand, it makes it quite expensive for a 4 day trip. However the temples are quite fantastic!
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| T Rothschild |
13 March 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We had an absolutely wonderful time in SR. We travel alot & this trip was no exception. The people in this wonderful country are doing such an amazing job considering the devastation they have suffered time & time again. We used Saron Soeun as our tour guide. He was fantastic! His english is great & his knowledge of the temples is amazing.You can look at Saron's web site at www.sarontours.com. We had three days in SR & had Saron as our guide for 2 days. We found that this was ample time to spend around the temples. We pretty much saw every temple in the area & even went out to Bantreay Srei which is 35km out of Siem Reap. We did these temples in great detail & didnt feel like we skimmed over them at all.
By the 3rd day we were most happy to have the day to ourselves to do a bit of shopping & go back out to Angkor Wat in the pm for one last look. Angkor Wat is best in the am. The crowds are much less & you can have many spots to yourself. Would suggest going out there in the am to do the big tour & then go there again one arvo for a look with the sun setting,but the crowds at this time are huge & the place takes on a whole different experience-not as pleasant as in the morning when it is all still a little mysterious.
If you are there on a Fri or Sat nite, please take an hour out of your time & go and see Beatocello. He is the Western Doctor who has spent his life dedicated to building Children's hospitals in PP & SR & caring for those who cannot get care. He plays the Cello and sings a little,which is quite entertaining. He plays in the Children’s hospital at 7.15pm for one hour & its free. The more important part about this is he shows 2 movies which will change the way you will think forever(not gorey)just eye opening. If you can please go, make a donation to this very necessary cause & if you are there during the opening hours of the hospital, please go and give blood. I know that this sounds like a scary thing to do in such a poor country, but I can assure you that it is totally safe. These children need us to help. Please dont just be a tourist, give something back to these people who have had so much taken away from them. I urge you. We had the best time in Cambodia & are already planning our next trip back there.
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| M Banks |
06 March 2005 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We had guide and driver for our three days which we organized before arrival which was helpful. We ate at the excellent Red Piano and the Ivy. We went to Dr. Beat Richners concert at the hospital on the Friday night...an interesting and thought provoking experience! The real highlight, other than the temples, was our wonderful massage at "Seeing Hands 4" which I would highly recommend. It was easy to walk there from the hotel.
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| M Betz |
05 March 2005 |
Stayed at Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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If you're not on a package tour, speak with several tuk-tuk drivers and find one who speaks passable English and knows something about Angkor Wat, then hire him for the day (arund $10, plus drinks). It may be more interesting.
If you're going in the dry season, and if you decide to see the floating market, avoid, at all costs, taking a tuk-tuk to the boats! Take car or bus. The unpaved riverbed they use for a road when the water is low results in the tuk-tuk ride from hell. Three days later my kidneys still hurt.
Take the time to see the war museum. The collection of junk weaponry is very uninspired, almost boring. But the attraction is to talk to Mr. Cat, as he says his friends call him. Because he has 9 lives. After he relates his life story and shows you all his war wounds, you'll really think he does have 9 lives. And, if, after hearing of the unspeakable tragedy visited upon him and his family by the war, land mines, etc., you don't have a king-sized lump in your throat, you're not human.
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| T Haaxma |
04 March 2005 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat is simply beautiful and something absolutely worth seeing. A three day visit gives plenty of time to relax and see the top temples (Ta Prom, The Bayon, Angkor Wat and the pink sandstone temple outside of Angkor). Nice restaurants are Viroth's and the FCC.
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