Phnom Penh Tourist Traps

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Killing Fields

Killing Fields, Phnom Penh

 2 Reviews  When you arrive at the airport you will be approached by taxi drivers who will try to rip you off. Remember, you can get a tuk tuk to take you anywhere you want for a full day for 15$, don't pay... 

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Touts

Touts, Phnom Penh

 1 Review  As you arrive by boat from Siem Reap, you will find many guesthouses' touts waiting for you at the pier. It is a bit confusing at the beginning, they shout and hassle you around... If you have a... 

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The family business

 2 Reviews   "Me Love You Long Time" - 2 Live Crew Look, I'm not going to tell you what to do or how to do it. I figure that people need to be responsible for their own actions. But keep in mind that the... 

4.

Firing Ranch

 1 Review   Out past the airport, there is a firing range which gives you, the visitor, the chance to fire off real honest-to-goodness Cold War weaponry. The more you spend, the bigger the weapon, up to a... 

5.

Language problems

 1 Review  The cheapest way to go around Phnom Pehn is by moto (motorbike). The basic fare is 1000r -2000r one way. But sometime the driver says "yes" (he doesn't know any other English words perhaps) but... 

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Currency Exchange

Currency Exchange, Phnom Penh

 eagleis Says:  I wanted to change US$ into Riel at Guest House Chey. The fat owner of the guest house also owns the pharmacy on the ground floor manned by his son. He has a... 

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Volunteer Teach English

Volunteer Teach English, Phnom Penh

 Erikhal Says:  This is sad if my suspicions are correct. I followed a fellow vt advice and went down and volunteered for the ETO. It was both a great experience and a terrible... 

8.

TUK-TUK Scam!

TUK-TUK Scam!, Phnom Penh

 haydnesque Says:  be careful when you ride tuk-tuks. They will charge u 4,000 riel or US$1 in just a short distance. Locals used to pay 1000 or less. U must bargain before you... 

9.

The laundry prices at your hotel

The laundry prices at your hotel, Phnom Penh

 shrimp56 Says:  The prices are lower than at a US hotel, but still high. Well don't pay their prices. Instead take your laundry to one of the many local ones near the river.... 

10.

Motorbike Driver

Motorbike Driver, Phnom Penh

 vuzu Says:  Be aware of the motorbike driver on the street. They will give you wrong info if you DON'T take their service. ASK someone else instead of the motorbike driver... 

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Rip-off at Wat Phnom

Rip-off at Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh

 King_Golo Says:  I'm not 100% sure whether this is a real rip-off of tourists, but to me it appeared as one: Wat Phnom, the place where (according to the legend) Phnom Penh was... 

12.

walk, don't torture an elephant

walk, don't torture an elephant, Phnom Penh

 richiecdisc Says:  Though the elephant being used did not seem particularly ill-treated, it seems silly to ride an elephant around the base of Wat Phnom just to get a photo of... 

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Bargin!

Bargin!, Phnom Penh

 LAURAKP2002 Says:  Vendors will charge you 4 times the amount that the item you want it worth. once they tell you how much it is, tell them how much you'd pay & then bargin from... 

14.

Beggars

Beggars, Phnom Penh

 Hewer Says:  You will see beggars at every exit of every major tourist attraction in Phnom Penh. Many of them are very young (or very old) and there are many... 

15.

Avoid Cyclo

Avoid Cyclo, Phnom Penh

 Pakistaniguy Says:  These Cyclo Drivers cheat you and try to get as much money out of you as they can. They never take you directly to the place u want. They'll go around n around... 

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FCC Club

FCC Club, Phnom Penh

 jmmorgan Says:  I thought this place was a tourist trap. Chock full of the dreadlocked masses trying to outdo each other with their travellers tales. I was appalled to overhear... 

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So, this is probably the...

So, this is probably the..., Phnom Penh

 l_joo Says:  So, this is probably the biggest trap in the whole Cambodia and also in VTs. Somewhere before Phnow Penh, our bus pass by a small farming village and I saw some... 

Top 3 Hotels in Phnom Penh

Raffles Hotel Le Royal

 9 Reviews and 361 Opinions  Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel was first established in 1929... 

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Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh

 7 Reviews and 165 Opinions  Spent 2 1/2 weeks there this summer on business. The rooms are average and the decor is a tad... 

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Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

 1 Review and 364 Opinions  it is very near to the river fr0nt and the royal palace, not to mention near the stinky market.... 

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 Phnom Penh offers a chaotic sensory assault with its odd mix of gentle Asian beauty and raucous Wild West sensibilities. From the clandestine tourist areas to the squalor of its backstreets, one is...... 

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A City of Contrasts

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 Phnom Penh is named after the temple, Wat Phnom Daun Penh which was built after a wealthy widow Daun Penh found a hollow Koki tree with 4 Buddha statues inside it . She originally built a small temple... 

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