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Taking a Tuk Tuk in Cambodia
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    • bpacker
  • By bpacker on May 18, 2005
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    • Tuk Tuk, Siem Reap - Khett Siem Reab
    Tuk Tuk, Siem Reap
    by bpacker
    In Cambodia, the king of the road is a 4WD, the queen a family sedan and the prince probably a "tuk tuk". A ride on this motocycle with covered trailer will probably cost you about 1-2USD (anywhere within city limits) and about 10-12USD if you're seeing the temple ruins. If you have to know, my diva friends and I did not take the tuk tuk out to angkor. Yes, being the spoilt divas that we were, we took an air-donditioned 4WD ( no less! ) on all the circuits, groan for USD20 per day.

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    Cambodia's most scenic boat trip
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  • By richiecdisc on June 20, 2005
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    • a great boat trip not to be missed - Khett Siem Reab
    a great boat trip not to
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    by richiecdisc
    The majority of travelers head to Cambodia from Thailand on their way to Vietnam or Laos, but we were coming the other way. We had gone from Thailand to Laos, down through Vietnam and were now making our way back to Thailand to fly home. We still had Angkor Wat as our last Cambodian stop and the best way to reach it was via the river from what we had heard. We had braved the dusty bus trip from Phnom Penh to Battambang for eight hours and four bucks so doing the same to Siem Reap was not an option we entertained long. No, the boat trip was the main reason we came here in the first place. Getting the ticket at a fair price was another thing. There seemed to be a bit of a conspiracy amongst the sellers but with some diligence and a dose of deception we managed to get it by playing one hotel against the other. Even though we had chose to stay at the more upscale (well, a buck more a night) Royal Hotel, their boat trip price was nearly twice what the Chayya Hotel was offering. Though it’s never good practice to buy outside of the place you are staying, we saved $16 and hopefully The Royal will think twice before trying the same with other travelers. Anyway, it was $16 for two from Battambang to Siem Reap. The advertised seven hour trip was closer to twelve as the river was so low, a few passengers had to get out and give the rickety wooden vessel a shove a few times! It was a beautiful trip just the same and the slow journey time was more in tune with the life we meandered pass.

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    Tuk Tuk driver, Mr. Da!
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  • Updated By Tommiandtanja on April 14, 2005
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    • Another tyre gone... - Khett Siem Reab
    Another tyre gone...
    by Tommiandtanja
    We managed to hire a very nice driver for a few days, Mr Da. He was a very skillful driver, although he had only one eye. We had a few flat tyres on the way, but the problem was always quickly solved, as there were every time helpful people around. This (picture) happened as we were heading to Bang Melea with a car.

    A Car for a daytrip costs 50-60 USD.
    A tuk tuk for a whole day costs 8-10 USD.

    Contact Mr. Da directly if you want good service!
    Tel (855) 12 960 905
    Kagna Out Dorm Guest House
    House 017, Sivatha Road,
    Siem Reap Cambodia

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    Irritating but necessary stuff: Visa/Taxes
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  • Updated By bpacker on June 6, 2005
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    • USD25 departure tax, siem reap - Khett Siem Reab
    USD25 departure tax, siem reap
    by bpacker
    If you're not planning to stay in Cambodia forever, make sure you pack an extra 25USD for your departure tax ! If not, be prepared to cry as you pay 10% extra by VISA ( there's a lousy VAT included ) . In my opinion, this tax is bloody expensive for a third world country. I thought that it was bad enough at 14USD for Hanoi, but this is almost double!
    As for the visa, yes, you'll need to prepare a nice, small photo of yourself and it's made on arrival at USD20 a pop ( valid for one month). And yes, the folks at immigration are nice enough to trim your photo if you idoitically hand them 6 repeated prints of your image to them.

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    Get there by air ...
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  • By shrimp56 on December 29, 2003
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    • Khett Siem Reab Transportation
    by shrimp56
    Flying is the easiest and safest way to reach Siem Reap and the Angkor complex. The roads are not good and the boats on the Tonle Sap do not meet basic safety standards.
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    Several airlines fly to Siem Reap. We flew Bangkok/Siem Reap Air. The flights from Bangkok and to Phnom Penh were on ATR 72s and were fine.

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    Beng Mealea Villa to Ankor Wat & other Temples
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  • Updated By shintarojon on March 2, 2004
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    • (date hired the motorbike w/driver - Jan, 2-4, 2004)

    Usually, you need a motorbike with driver in order to visit temples. Regular price is US$ 6.00/day but don't hesitate to ask for discounts---I got it for US$ 16.00 for 3 days!

    Look for Chang Rong (stay-in driver of Beng Mealea Villa & Restaurant) He can speak English, friendly and kind.

    I gave him US$ 10.00 tip for the good effort!!! I gave it secretly without telling other stay-in driver and the owner ' coz they will ask for commission!!!

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    Going from Siem Reap to the Airport
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  • Updated By Pakistaniguy on April 25, 2004
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    by Pakistaniguy
    Official government Taxis are also avialable from outside the airport terminal for US$ 5. but if you are in mode of doing some saving so it would be better if u can simply take a moto and pay only US $ 1 for going to the town centre !

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    To experience the local life and enjoy the scenery
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  • Updated By we2364 on September 13, 2009
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    • Scenery on the bank - Khett Siem Reab
    Scenery on the bank
    by we2364
    Either to take a boat from Siem Reap to Phnom Phan or a reversed way is highly recommended as it provides a different way (if you get tired with plane, train and bus) to explore the local life occurred on the bank side and enjoy the beautiful river sceneries.

    Every guesthouse sells the boat cruising ticket at $6 only.

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    Elephant Rides in Siem Reap
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  • Updated By bpacker on June 6, 2005
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    • Exploring Angkor Thom by Elephant - Khett Siem Reab
    Exploring Angkor Thom by
    Elephant
    by bpacker
    Way before Land Rovers and Tuks tuks in Cambodia came about, the only way to get to the Angkor Temples was via an elephant. If you're keen to follow tradition, you can find a group of elephants just outside the Angkor Thom south gate. For about USD11, you can hire an elephant with a handler and he'll take you through the south gate into Angkor Thom and bumble along for about half an hour. Alternatively, if you have cash to throw around, you can pay USD25 for a sunset elephant ride in Phnom Bakheng. For that said amount, the poor animal will walk uphill with you in tow so that you can watch the sunset from the top of the hill.

    Needless to say, the elephant ride at Phnom Bakheng was not endorsed by the divas. It was too expensive and cruel in our opinion. The elephants there looked really over-worked and sad..

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    Getting to Siem Reap, only one advice.....
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  • Updated By sachara on January 1, 2006
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    • Khett Siem Reab Transportation
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    Going to Siem Reap, coming from Phnom Penh or Battamabang I have only one advice, take that boat or ferry, crossing the wetlands of lake Tonle Sap !

    It is the perfect combination of travelling in the country at a relaxed way and watching at the wonderful world of the daily life at the water and the unique natural phenomenon of the wetlands. You can take the fast ferry of about 3 hours, but if you have the time take a slower boat.

    We took the slower boat to Battambang. It took us about 8 hours, but we had one of the most fascinating days of our stay in Cambodia. If you like, you can also reach Siem Reap by road or by air of course. The airport is about 7 KM from the citycentre.

    We came by road from Poipet at the Thai border by minibus. This distance of about 150 KM along dirt tracks took us -including a lunchbreak- almost 6 hours. Our bordercrossing was rather quick and smooth. After buying a visa for 1000 baht, a open-air bus brought us to the immigration for free. After getting a sticker and stamp we took a remorque-moto to the travel agency where a minibus was waiting for us.

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