Phnom Penh Tourist Traps

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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.... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 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... 

 bestantonio Says:  just don't go to long lin guest house !