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Killing Fields   Phnom Penh

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   Phnom Penh

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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Beggars yeah right

by prikje

Don't give money to street beggars you get overrun by lots of them if they see you give something.And trust me they do see every move you make!The Cambodians are masters in ripping you off and begging like professionals in Angkor and Phnom Penh.I watched a group of kids while sitting in a pub and saw how they went to pick up there little sister and head for a ignorant tourist to collect with the phrase " Njam Njam".After they cash in,they jumped on a tuk-tuk bought some glue or something and inhaled it with a plastic bag. Never talk to them,don't look at them a keep a steady pase. Don't be as hard as a rock.The people are very poor but if you wanna help buy a postcard from organisations like AAD ( Angkor association of the disabled) the don't beg but work for money.Being in Cambodian you spend money for their economy.Eat at a local restaurant or buy local.But by giving money to beggars...

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Mondolkiri Elephant rides

by skydivefred

OK, when you go to Sahara desert, you expect to go for a camel ride in the snd dunes. When you go to Mondolkiri you might like to go for an Elephant ride. Make sure of a couple of things before you start1/ Make sure that your ride starts straight into the fields and jungle. That is where it is most unconfortable if not impossible to walk.Half my ride was along a dirt track and it was dead boring considering an elephant walks at 3km/h !!! 2/ Don't accept to ride 3 people on one elephant . This is most unconfortable as one of you will have to sit behind the "driver" which is killing when you go for a day ride !!!3/ This is the warning within the warning !!! I will not go for an elephant ride again as I found the elephant were really badly treated and beaten way too much. I did not like it at all and the other tourist who went with me found the whole experience a little "lengthy". What I...

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Touts at Ferry Pier from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

by batgirl1001

There are several boy touts at the ferry point at Siem Reap. They will attempt to guide you to the boat and 'help' you carry your luggage to the back of the boat.And then demand an outrageous $1 for this. Hence, never pass off your bags to any of them. Carry your own bags and deposit them to the bag of the boat no matter what these boys say.Remember that nothing is free in Cambodia and these boys are taking advantage of gulliable travellers. If you don't want the fuss of arguing over payment or non-payment, don't do it in the first place.Carry your own luggage.

Ankhor wat dinning stalls

by skydivefred

If you are used to sticking to touristic places, you won't find anything particular about the prices of the meals there but if you are on a budget travel you should know that a 4$ dish can be put down to 1/2 $. They will just tell you " don't tell anybody" !!! I am not telling anybody, just VTbody !!!!!!! LOL There is nothing unbearable to that experience !!! Just chat with the lady far off the other tourists and have a big smile, discuss, they speak perfect English and it should be enough . Buy some dishes at Siem reap before you go to Ankor;

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Madness at Phnom Bakheng

by herzog63

The scene at the bottom of the hill right around sunset is total Madness. There are so many people that prices for the touristy junk increases. You will be able to see Tourist buses, cars, trucks, motorcyles and bicycles lind up for as far as the eye can see along the road during the high season just before sunset. This isn't the place to buy your touristy junk. But I guess it is helping the local economy if you do?? There are great views of Angkor Wat from the top of the hill. But in order to properly photograph Angkor Wat you will need a BIG lense for your camera but the sunsets are beautiful indeed!! Our sunset wasn't the Super Fantastic one that I had hope for. If you want to experience Phnom Bakheng with any other tourists just climb up there during the heat of the afternoon and you'll be all alone!!

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Boarder crossing from Bangkok

by cheekylittlemonkey

We went from bangkok to poipet boarder by bus. We then walked across the boarder to cambodia. On the other side we got a small bus that we thought was taking us to siem reap. On the bus we had a very friendly local stand at the front and said he was our "group leader'. He told us a few facts about cambodia and said that you must have riel as that is what they mainly excepy as their currency and you could not use baht. Helpfuly they stopped at an exchange place 5 mins down the road....it was an empty shop with a small counter. The exchange rate was VERY LOW but as we all thought we needed reil we changed our money. We thought that maybe this would be the case in Cambodia. i personaly gave 30 pounds worth of Baht and got 20 pounds of riel in exchange!!!! DO NOT CHANGE MONEY!! You don't need riel unless you have no US dollar. In the city there are normal exchange places with proper rates....

Tonle Bati Lunch

by squidchip

If going to Tonle Bati and decide to have lunch in the village on the lake make sure you agree on pricing before you order. If not your bill may come to $20 US dollars or more.My driver made sure we agreed beforehand as not to get overcharged.

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The Airport Car

by Scottyj36

When you leave the airport, a man will offer you the airport car to take you to the hotel. It is a nice car, but do not accept it. It is way overpriced, about $30. Avoid the Airport car and look for a taxi or walk out to the main road and flag down a moto or taxi. Take the Taxi outside of the airport or be sure and call your hotel or guest house and see if they will send a car.

Arriving from Bangkok directly...

by tabatha

Arriving from Bangkok directly to Siem Reap you´ll be brought to a hotel where they get comission for you. Mostly it´s in the middle of no where and it will be allready dark outside when you arrive so the chance for you to change accomodation are not very high, but try to find outside a motorbike which brings you to the hotel of your choice.

Roadside Stalls

by keeweechic

In the country and feeling thirsty - be careful. While there are a lot of the roadside stalls selling fruit and drinks, there were also stands with bottles having 7Up and orange advertised on them but in actual fact contained petrol. This was to top up motor bikes and apparently before the major petrol stations set themselves up here, was the only way for cars to top up their tanks as well. There used to be some serious problems with the heat and the odd bottles blowing up on occasion.

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