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Getting there and away Phnom Penh
58 Reviews Several bus companies provide transportation from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The Mekong Express Limousine Bus is one of the better ones. It is about a 6-hour trip including a 15-30 minute stop in...
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Tuk tuk Phnom Penh
28 Reviews Before I start this tip, I would like to say that I don't want any mails or comments from self-righteous people telling me I should appreciate the local customs etc. - I do. The standard modes of...
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Rent a Car Phnom Penh
4 Reviews If you are looking for the safest, friendliest and most knowledgeable driver to show you around Phnom Penh or anywhere in Cambodia, then Sam's Your Man!! Sam worked full time for Australian friends...
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Motorbike Phnom Penh
17 Reviews Pay no more that USD 1 (foreigner price) per destination within the city. If someone is trying to ask for more than that, just walk off and take another one. I’ve tried to bargain for 3000 riel but...
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Rikshaw Phnom Penh
7 Reviews It looks like a dying profession ... from many Asian cities trishaw or samlor have already vanished largely because they have been replaced by much faster motorbikes (and you won't even have to work...
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Walking around Phnom Penh
3 Reviews The cheapest way to get around Phnom Penh is of course to walk! If you’re staying along the riverfront it’s easy to walk to many bars, restaurants, art galleries and shops. The Royal Residence, Silver...
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Cyclo Phnom Penh
3 Reviews A cheap and typical way to move around PP is by these bycicles. They cost slightly more than a moto ride, but are far more charming, as you go real slowly among the incredibly thick city traffic. As...
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The easiest and most convenient way to get to Battambang from Siem Reap is by boat. The villages which you pass along the way will amaze you. The floating fishing villages scattered along Tonle Sap are worth observing as you travel along the river.The ride may be slow at times due to low water levels as the river gets very very narrow at times.Boat tickets can be booked from any guesthouse and hotel. It cost USD$15 per pax.
As is the norm with travelling in this part of the world, you can always expect things to go to plan.I wanted to get a boat from Phnom Penh to Khompong Cham but ended up having to stay in the capital a day longer than intended as the boat wasn't running every day due to a lack of customers. Don't always expect to be able to travel on the day that you want to if heading up the Mekong by boat.When I did get away the journey was made all the more memorable by the fact that the boat broke down about 90 minutes out of Phnom Penh and we sat drifting in the Mekong waiting for the reserve boat to motor up to collect us. Thank goodness for the Canadian guy with the bottle of whiskey. The breakfast of champions!!
Instead of haggling with moto driver over every single fare I found it a good idea to know the rough fares for a short, medium and long distance journey around town. Your guesthouse will probably be pleased to tell you. That way, when I got off at the other end I would just say "thanks" to the driver, hand him the cash and wander off. I never encountered any problems with drivers working this way. Of course, maybe I was just paying too much already.............
The most common form of transport in Cambodia's cities and towns. The moto can seat 2 persons. However, if the roads are bumpy, one will have a hard time. Som was the motodup driver here. We paid him USD6 for a half-day tour to as far as the killing fields. Most drivers speak English.
It takes you hours and hours in dirty buses or smelly shared taxis. Even worse are the pickuptrucks. Don't let them ever persuade you to have a seat in the truck because, before you realise it, you'll be stuck on 20 square centimeters between bags and people.Pay something more to get inside
If you ask travelers in South-East Asia about the hardest trip on public transport they have ever made, most will probably answer : Poipet to Siem Reap. But this is only because few travelers are stupid enough to do the trip from Battambang to Phnom Penh by pick-up.This seven-hour trip is a nightmare, but at the same time an adventurous opportunity to test one's ability to suffer. From Poipet to Siem Reap there are only tourists on the loading area and you can sit on your luggage, between Battambang and Phnom Penh there are up to eighteen people like cattle in the back of the truck, you have to sit in the blistering heat on the metal edge for hours and hours, always hoping you that don't fall off the vehicle. With every pothole you think that your spine will crack sooner or later. When we arrived in Phnom Penh and checked into our hotel the guy at the reception asked if had just arrived...
Sihanoukville - Kampot (shared taxi - 2 1/2 hours - US 3$)Kampot -Phnom Penh (4 hours)Phnom Penh - Kompong Chnnang (91 km - 3 hours)Kompong Chnnang - Battambang (pick-up truck - 5 hours - US 7$)Battambang - Siem Reap (ferry - 3 hours - 15 US$)Siem Reap-Bangkok: a full day's job!!! The roads were bad, very bad and it wasn't even rainseason
In Bangkok you take an Airport Shuttle to the Esat Bus Terminal (100 baht)There you have a bus to Trat (near border) - 5 1/2 hours.Trat to border = 10 minutesBorder to Sihanoukville: boat 4 hours (15 US $)
As we always heard the express way in Cambodia is terribly bumpy, well, it's really an unexpected experience when we took the bus from Battambang to Phnom Penh. In spite of the dust in the dry season, the road is not bad at all, in stead, you could really enjoy a nice nap. 4$ per person with aircon, around 5-6 hours.
Due to the poor road conditions in Cambodia. I suggest whenever possible take the boat!!! Bring sunscreen and relax on your backpack on the roof of the boat. Great way to view the passing landscape. The inside can be load (the movie/radio is on 10+volume) and crowded. Seems like all the Westerners travel on the roof.
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh
9 Reviews and 371 Opinions Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel was first established in 1929...
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La Residence d'Angkor Siem Reap
1 Review and 372 Opinions The hotel is simply splendid. The spa is the ideal manner for relaxing after a long sightseeing of...
Au Cabaret Vert Battambang
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Q: I have only 6 days in Asia - planing to go through Cambodia and Vietnam and do a quick sight seeing tour through both countries ....
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