Cambodia Thread 2

[inertia]

mamaya na dapat kami aalis for siem reap but last-minute we decided to move our trip to august na lang just so we have more time to assess if we're willing to take the risk considering yung illness doon ...

cebu pacific naman allows rebooking of flights for free if booked within 30 days of the original flight date...

[foruiz]

Do I still need to get a tour guide when going aound Bantea Srei? ....

No need, kami we did not have a guide although may mga nagpreresent para mag-guide pero sinasabihan na lang naman na "thank you we will rather do it by ourselves". Feel ko kasi nabasa ko naman na guide book e, pero if you want a more comprehensive discussion then get a guide.

[italiandoll]

Hi girls, done back reading thread 1 and 2.  Will be in SR (bus from HCMC) last week of Aug, excited!   

How much is the sunrise hot air balloon ride at Angkor [textspeak!]?
I'm finalizing our IT already, will ask more questions after I've organized my notes.  TIA! 

[inertia]

^sis, balloon ride is $150 and our guide told us the ride takes around 8-9 minutes lang... buti na lang nag-drain battery ng camera ko so nagkadahilan ako not to take the ride muna  ...

just got back from Siem Reap and sobrang kulang ng 3 days! ... but then again parang di ko na kayang maglakad kung nag-extend pa kami... mainit dun ngayon, with occasional rains ... one little tip i learned from my friend (and i found out it works) is to take a dip in the pool (kung meron yung inn nyo) after a long day's walk 'cause it relaxes the muscles ...

as first-timers who didn't do much research , we didn't mind getting the packaged tours offered by our inn/hotel, merong good for 1, 2, or 3 days... tuktuk with driver is $12/day, plus $25 for a tour guide, which i do recommend you get kasi very interesting yung background info na binibigay nila...may additional fees kung medyo malayo yung temples na pupuntahan

another tip when shopping sa old and night markets... haggle!  half-price (or even less) kaagad ang tawad kasi may pumapayag naman...

also, magandang magpunta museum before touring the temples... i wasn't that much interested at first but went anyway, and i left not regretting the $38-entrance fee i shelled out ... madaming info ulit mapupulot don...

[traveltechie]

im planning to go to Cambodia too, backread muna

[matetreyes]

we got manila-siem reap ticketsa sa piso sale kanina! dec 2013. yun lang, wala pang pabalik. so mas ok ba na siemp reap manila ang kukunin namin na pabalik o HCMC? O Bangkok? parang ang lalayo ng bus rides! kung magstay lang kami sa siem reap, ilang days dapat? or mag phnom penh pa ba kami? 1  day lang ba sa PP keri na?

[barefoot_taka]

^pwede na 1 day lang sa PP. kami we arrived late night. night market lang kami nun. then next day morning tour. tapos mga 3 or 4pm yata kami umalis by Mekong bus to SR.

[matetreyes]

ilang hours yung from PP to SP na bus? mas ok yata sa first day (technically second day dahil midnight ang flight) na namin gawin ang PP, then balik siem reap? or may direct flight ba PP to manila? para dun na exit?

yung night market ba sa PP, walang parang ganun sa SP?

[yby2476]

may night market din sa SR..PP to SR bus ride is 6hrs yata..wala pa yatang direct flight to PP from manila...

[matetreyes]

parang may nakita ako sa tigerairways na pp to manila. im not sure lang kung may layover pa yun.

worth it ba yung 6 hours drive to PP? Eto ba yung hindi maganda masyado yung road?

[gorgeousmama]

we got manila-siem reap ticketsa sa piso sale kanina! dec 2013.

sis how much inabot ng fare ??

[yby2476]

yung tiger air, pupunta pa ng malaysia yata yan, bago dumirecho ng pp sis

[matetreyes]

101 sis per pax one way

[london]

^ you can do mnl-sr-pp-hcm-mnl or mnl-sr-bkk-mnl depende na san niyo gusto.

sr-pp - 6hrs
pp-hcm - 6hrs

sr-bkk - 12hrs

[matetreyes]

^sis pag yung first option, ilang days yan dapat?

[barefoot_taka]

^ kami mnl-hcmc-pp-sr-hcmc-mla 1 week. also mas enjoy ang night market sa SR kesa PP. konti lang choices sa night market ng PP.

[matetreyes]

nku mahaba-haba pala to!

[london]

^ mnl-sr-pp-hcm-mnl. assuming cebu pacific, sample it below:

day 1 mnl-sr 7:45pm-9:30pm
day 2 sr temple tour main circuit, apsara dance at night, night market
day 3 sr temple tour, farther temples or visit museums (depende if gusto niyo pa to). kami dati, we took the night bus from sr to pp, that was before may naaksidenteng pinay.
day 4 morning travel to pp. upon arrival, tour killing fields and genocide museum. if kaya pa, visit other sites in pp.
day 5 morning travel to hcmc. upon arrival, city tour (nakarating kami ng hcmc mga 2pm na. sobra kasing traffic haha)
day 6 mekong
day 7 cu chi tunnel and cao dai temple. return to manila at midnight.

[matetreyes]

parang hiningal ako sa iti na yun! LOL

kaya ko lang yata isang 6-hour na byahe. pero yung 2 days na sunod na may 6-hour bus ride parang pagiisipan ko muna, hehe.

ang hanoi malayo no?

[yby2476]

yes sis malayo din ang hanoi...:-) yung mga iba ang ginagawa eh, laos-hanoi ang trip...mas malapit kasi yung hanoi sa laos...