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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 from many Asian cities trishaw or samlor have already vanished largely because they have been replaced by much faster motorbikes (and you won't even have to work...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 ferry to Koh Kong was the first modern means of transportation Cambodia had to offer. For three hours it cut through high waves at break-neck speed, so that many passengers got very sick. At least we passed some beautiful islands with beaches on the way.
The four-hour boat trip from Siem Reap to Battambang in tiny not very trustworthy speedboats was a real highlight.The trip starts on a lake and via small canals we came to the river that leads to Battambang. On the way we passed several floating villages.
Here you can see one of the local taxis that we are about to overtake. We didn't use helmets at all when we were on the motorcycles. Most people didn't either. So if you want to use a helmet you may have to search out a place that rents them. I'm sure as more foreigners ask for them more shops will pop up providing them.
Taxi's are relatively cheap by European standards in Phnom Penh. Traffic is light so they can get you where you want to be quickly. Drivers are keen for your business and will generally offer to collect you for the return journey if you wish.Drivers can be hired by the hour, day etc at very reasonable prices. The cars we used were fairly new, well maintained and had Air-Con. Drivers english was also of a good standard.
International flight into Cambodia are available to Phnom Penh Pochentong and Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) Airport.Most flights are from Bangkok to Phonm Penh or Siem Reap with Thai Airways, Siem Reap Airways, Bangkok Airways or other airlines as Thai Orient, Kampuchea, Phnom Penh Airways.There are also flights from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia Airlines), Singapore (Silk Air), Hong Kong (Dragon Air), Vientiane(Lao Aviation), Hanoi (Vietnam Airlines), Saigon (Vietnam Airlines) ...
Renting a Motorcyle for about $5 US per day is a great way to explore Siem Reap and the outlying areas at your own pace! But this price will depend on your bargaining skills and whether or not you will want the driver to be a guide also. For this price they probably won't be a guide. But they will pick you up at 5:30 am and take you around all day until after sunset. Just make sure you tell them where to wait for you outside some of the bigger Temples such as Angkor Wat. So you know where to look as there are lot's of other drivers waiting for their passengers too.
How to bring fresh meat to towns, under tropical climate, when you don't have freezer trucks. If you didn't notice, they are alive !! I also saw pigs, nice one, around 100 kg, like me :-P. And they were on the same small size type of moto. If anyone tell you they even saw buffalos... better be skeptic !
I remember so many old french movies showing herds of people riding their bikes in the former "Indochine" french protectorate. When I entered Cambodia from Thailand, at some point at the end of the afternoon, they were hundreds of them, from one side of the road to the other,likely with their best clothes, likely heading to some parties. The ladies, standing straight on their seat, with the typical khmer scarf around their hat, the men with perfectly white shirt. I knew I was really in "Indochine" at this moment.Nowadays, more and more buy small motorcycles. And you know how bad two strikes motor can be for the air...Herebye, a man bringing a large saw in the Angkor complex.
I read somewhere that one is supposed to be with a cambodian to visit the Angkor temples... well as far as I saw, it wasn't true. Still, this is a bit far from the town of Siem Reap, so you need a transportation mean. There are many such moto-taxi guys. They bring you to the temple, tell you its name and to witch door you are.. and wait to bring you to the next temple. It isn't expensive, and they may help you with locals, since they have to know some english. Saltoa, turn around a grumpy me, from the time I was in the city. He was trying to get me as a client to bring mwe to the temples. He also was looking for a commission for getting me to some guesthouse. But, what he offer me was fine, so we agreed, but for 1 restaurant.
a good way out of Siem Reap is to cross the lake to Battambang, This is Cambodia's second city and worth a look, then it is possible to catch a train back from here to Phnom Penh !! another Experience not to be missed !!!!!!!
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...
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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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