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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Take a tour of the top places to go in Siem Reap, Cambodia. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Angkor / Siem Reap city guide,
and Phnom Penh city guide.
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| D Brackett |
03 December 2004 |
Stayed at Mysteres d' Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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No need to mention that the temples are fabulous - that's why anyone goes there. Hire a local guide and driver. Contribute to the local economy. Even in the "cold" season we found it very hot, so I would say that air con is not optional. A side trip to the Prek Toal Biosphere Reserve on Tonle Sap lake is well worth while both for a change from temples and for a view of the countryside, not to mention that it is a fabulous place for birders. The Cultural Village is also a nice change from temples - you need several hours there to catch a few of the cultural performances on the stages scattered around the site. Khmer food is delicious - similar to Thai but not so fiery.
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| S Taylor |
29 November 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Diamond Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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No matter how little time you have in Siem Reap try your hardest to get out to Beng Mealea. It is quite remote and takes over an hour to get to, but can be incorporated into a dy trip with Banteay Srei, Kbal Spean and a couple of other smaller sights. Being this far out over bad roads Beng Mealea is not swamped by package tours. So you don't have to share the ruins with hundreds of others - we had the place to ourselves. The temple ruin has been left untouched and is completely overrun with jungle - Ta Phrom may have big trees but this has real jungle and a simply wonderful atmosphere. Miss it at your peril...
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| J Hamilton |
13 November 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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On our first visit to the temples we hired a car and guide through the hotel for $50, not being too sure of how things worked. It’s not necessary, and much cheaper and more comfortable to hire a tuk-tuk for maybe $6 for half day. Visit Angkor Wat in the morning, Bayon in the afternoon, Ta Phrom in the morning to miss the crush. Enter Angkor Wat and Ta Phrom from the east entrance to get even more peace and buy a copy of Dawn Rooney’s “Angkor” for $5,4, or 3 from the first kid who approaches you when you get out of the tuk-tuk. That’s all you need.
Soup Dragon near old market serves excellent food and cold beer at reasonable (for Siem Reap) prices. Old market is fun to wander round in and has some nice souvenirs. Interesting pictures can be taken in the meat and vegetable market section. Make sure you have a lot (say 50 for 3 days) of 1$ bills, and make your life easy. A visit to the land mine museum (ask the tuk-tuk driver) is a must, just don’t get so fascinated as I did and forget to take any pictures!
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| E Forget |
23 October 2004 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We found Cambodia relatively expensive but I guess when you have a week only it's best to stay in mid range hotels and hire a car and driver to get around. You probably can stay in much cheaper places, but it's more hassle and Cambodia is very hot and we got very tired. Angkor is a magic place, it is worth spending 3 days there and it's also better to hire a guide. There isn't much to do in Phnom Penh, apart from visiting the killing fields and genocide museum, which was hard. Phnom Penh has some great French restaurants, I think it is one of the best places in Asia to eat. I would also like to mention the Artisans d'Angkor, in Siam Reap: a workshop/school that trains sculptors and weavers. They have 2 schools, that people can visit: one is a silk farm and the other is the sculpture workshop. Their products are not cheap but they are beautiful, replicas of Angkor designs are definitely worth it.
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| L Milis |
16 October 2004 |
Stayed at Angkoriana - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We visited Siem Reap for the richness of the Angkor Wat complex: splendid and for Europeans used to medieval buildings an enriching experience of what the contemporary Kmer culture could perform. We had contacted before we left an excellent guide (laoukchhou@yahoo.com) (I guess most guides are well trained) who gave (in French) very adequate explanation on the monuments, daily life, monasticism, nature etc. He made us understand much better the deeper sense of the architecture and sculpture. The price was fair and so was the organization and price of the transport (by 'remorque'). Since everybody is paying in US$ everything is cheap for €-people.
By the way: asia-hotels.com was effective in the reservation procedure.
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| F Moey |
12 October 2004 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor was astounding, best to get around on the remorque-moto's, fun & convenient, but remember to bargain! Restaurants, cafes & bars are aplenty in city centre, but most look like each other. Day trip to floating village was a rip-off as the sights do not justify the US$7 per head, 1 1/2 hour boat trip out to the Tonle Sap Lake.
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| H Batt (2nd call) |
07 October 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We hired a guide to see the temples through the internet at $50 a day including the car. We thought that was not worth it, as everything he said we had read in the guidebooks. A taxi driver from the hotel was cheaper and knew where to go anyway. The temples were spectacular-Bantei Srei is a must see, as is Tah Prom, Tah Som, and Bayon. Climbing up the very dangerous hill to see Pnomh Bakeng at sunset should be done on an elephant both ways($30), as coming down in the twilight is very risky, particularly for anyone over 40!
Have a look in the SR market's food area for the fried large hairy black spiders.We saw them the only time we didn't take a camera. The fast boat down to PP was good (be careful of sunburn because outside it is scenic, cool because of the wind, and hats don't stay on (Harry got burnt). The very best trip was back to SR to catch the plane, on the Meikong Express Bus-$6, but with breakfast, water, and the most incredible views of the countryside, with elephants, dogs, cattle, horses, people (all on the road!!). T-shirts are of a good quality here.The tablecloths, cotton or silk, all wash well. Unfortunately, buying anything from stalls is so harrowing that they kill the experience for many. I would have bought more things if I had been left alone to see what was there, instead of the in-your-face yelling and pushing and decide now.
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| K Russo |
03 October 2004 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Cambodia is an excellent destination with so much to see and do. We stayed for five days in Siem Reap, which was ample time to see all that we wanted of the Angkor temples; relax and sample the excellent restaurants of Siem Reap; do a day trip to include Bang Malea and the floating Village; and extra time to shop at the Old Market. Such a wonderful holiday destination.
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| M Smith |
02 October 2004 |
Stayed at Borann L'Auberge Des Temples - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat and the associated temples is a must see.This was our main target in Siem Reap and took up most of our 3 day trip.We paid $20 per day for a guide and $13 per day for a tuk tuk driver, both organized by the hotel.The Red Piano was worth a visit and the Angkor What bar.We tried several Thai restaurants and had no bad experiences apart from maybe some table clean up issues.Try the traditional Kmer massage also which was $10 for 2 hours,very relaxing after a day at the temples.
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| S Alias |
26 September 2004 |
Stayed at Mysteres d' Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor is great, but if you have no time, make sure you go the outer circuit jungle temples apart from seeing Angkor Wat in the sunset and sunrise, as well as the Bayon and Banteay Srei temples. Great food in the Blue Pumpkin and Khmer Kitchen, and also at the FCC. It's nice to visit the small temple in the royal Garden, and rinse your head with blessed water, very refreshing and spiritual.
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