Cambodia Thread 2

[entwife]

Can you comment about my itinerary

Day 1 and 2 is based on bou savy's itinerary:

Day 0: Arrival in Siem Reap

Day One: After having breakfast, start to visit South Gate of the Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Elephant Terrace, Terrace of Leper king, Takoa, Ta Prom. Break for Lunch. Afer Lunch visit Banteay kdey, Srah Srang and Angkor [textspeak!].

Dinner at Koulen 2 restaurant.

Day Two:

Sunrise viewing.

After having Breakfast, start to visit Pre Rup, Banteay Srey, Banteay Samre. Break for Lunch. After visit East Mebon, Tasom, Neak Pean, Preah Khan and Sun Set at Bakheng Mountain.

Pub street in the evening.

Day 3: Trip to Beng MeaLea.

Flight back to Manila @10pm

[adventurousfeet]

ok naman ang it ninyo sis mukhang di naman haggard. You can also try visit museums kung feel nyo eh temple overload na kayo.  Also, for me must try ang fish spa along pub street. Malalaki kasi ang isda nakakakiliti kaya nakakatuwa puro kami tawa.

[bagaholic_chewy]

Sa July ang Siem Reap trip namin, kami lang ni hubby. We have three full days to explore.. Will backread this thread for tips.

[adventurousfeet]

daan ka din sa west baray lake sis kung di naman kayo masyado maselan. may mga hammock at banig for rent ok din magchill pwede ka din magpaihaw ng kung ano ano. pwede din magswimming may salbabida for rent din. not usual na puntahan sa siem reap sis

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yung paluto sa West Baray Lake, san bibili ng ipapaluto? Mukhang ok din to. Plan kasi namin chillax lang kami sa trip.

[entwife]

Whole day ba yung Beng MeaLea? 1.5-2 hours daw yun from main Siem reap but most reviews say na it is the best temple.

Sa mga nakapunta dun, tama lang ba yung $65 na rent a car? mga how many hours kaya yung trip na yun?

Sis adventurous feet, saan located yung museums? Walking distance ba? may entrance fees?

[adventurousfeet]

sis bagaholic_chewy, meron dun lang mismo. Parang paihaw yung mga paluto nila na sinasabi ko ha.  Di ako nakabili ng ganun pero bumili ko mangga tapos pinahiwa ko na din. Tapos bumili mga kasama ko ng softdrinks and chichirya, ayun parang piknik lang.  Gawa ako ng post within the week dun ipm ko sayo. Para malaman mo na agad kung feel mo siya puntahan.

sis entwife, yup may entrance mga museum.  Sa war museum lang kami nagpunta may bayad din. Iyong national museum nila mas mahal yata, if I remember tanong ko sa driver namin sabi nya nasa 12-13USD din sa national museum nila.  Sa silk farm nagpunta din kami free naman ito bigyan lang ng tip iyong guide na magkkwento about the farm. Nagtuktuk kami sis. Bale whole day tuktuk kami tapos may listahan lang ako ng gusto ko puntahan. 

Kasi sis umay din kami sa temple kahit 1 day pass lang kami, iyong mga kasama ko di na bumababa sa tuktuk sa sobrang init pag nagpupunta kami sa ibang small temples. Siguro next time try naman namin yung malalayong temples.

[entwife]

ah nakakaumay din pala yung temples. hehe.

Anyway. bou savy to pub street, kaya bang lakarin mag-isa pag gabi? Safe kaya and gaano kalayo?

[adventurousfeet]

malayong lakaran din yata sis, pero i think kung di na naman pagod kaya naman. Naglalakad din kami sa labas ng bousavy ng mga 11-12mn nung first night namin okay naman.

[entwife]

Okay. Since kasama ko kasi mother, tita and tito ko,. Eh baka hindi nila feel lumabas until late. Young as I am, I want to experience the nightlife of Siem Reap lol.

Ang hirap igoogle kung gaano ba katagal and dapat ialot na time for Beng MeaLea. Sana may makapagshare pa rito. TIA

[bagaholic_chewy]

Mga ilang hours dapat i-allot for ikot and photoop for the following sites? Yung tamang pace lang, yung hindi madalian. Plan kasi namin iilang temples lang din puntahan.

 -- Angkor w.at
 -- Bayon (ito yung maraming faces no?)
 -- yung sa Tomb Raider (forgot the name)
 -- Beng Mealea

I'm not a morning person so malabong maka-sunrise kami sa Angkor. Mas ok sa akin ang sunset - and speaking of which, san ang mga ok na sites for sunset viewing?

[entwife]

Another question: Ilan ba ang kasya sa tuk tuk? pwede ba 4 passengers? Kasi may nabasa akong isang article na max of 3 pax lang.

[foruiz]

2 kaming girl ng pinsan ko and we walked from happy pizza to bou savy ;-) so safe naman.

[applerock83]

sis entwife, kami 4 sa loob ng tuktuk. kaming tatlo ng friends ko plus yung tour guide namin.

[entwife]

Nagpareserve na ako sa bou savy,.. at sa November pa trip namin.

Excited. haha

By the way, yung mga nagstay sa bou savy, wala bang confirmation e-mail na magsasabing reserve ka na sa kanila,. Something you can print out and show sa airport pag nagtanong.

Through e-mail ako nagpareserve so parang palitan lang kami ng messages ni Mr. Bovorn.

[Shiecg]

^ magpapadala yan sis ng confirmation, i just went through my emails and tiningnan ko mga correspondence namin ni Bovorn, meron confirmation email that you are reserved with  them.

[kaisha]

^^i agree with sis shiecg..they do send a confirmation
i was at cambodia last month and also stayed at bou savvy.. suki ng mga taga gt ata bous savvy..=)
which is good din..kasi the place is ok..the staff are very friendly.. our tuktuk driver is VIBOL--im not really sure
i'm spelling his name right. with how i heard his name was pronounced..=)  --- i also highly recommend
him, kasi super bait and also speaks good english. . during our last day, instead of being early for his friend's
wedding, he brought us first to the airport..
we also had tour guide pala during our first day-who is also recommended here at GT--mr SO SOPHEA..-i do recommend him also.
he just does not give info abt the temples, but also bout the people,cambodia's hx etc..

will post more next time-- but for now, i just want to recommend BOU SAVVY,
                                                                                              VIBOL-tuktuk driver from Bou SAvvy
                                                                                              SO SOPHEA

[i_v_y]

im in bou savy right now. maraming pinoy dito. staff are courteous and friendly.

im staying in a fan room for 8usd with free bfast and pick up. i recommend this place too. Bukas ako sa angkor [textspeak!].

[bagaholic_chewy]

Mga sis, meron na dito naka-stay sa Royal Crown Hotel and Spa? Kumusta naman? I booked through Agoda last October pa (ang aga, haha!) for a trip this July. I emailed them the other day to reconfirm our booking and inform them of our flight details (for airport pickup) pero di pa sumasagot. Just wondering if di ba talaga sila nagre-reply sa email or sadyang matagal lang sila sumagot.. TIA.

[entwife]

Mga sis yung confirmation ng bou savy goes something like this " i am pleased to reserve one twin and one double..."
I mean hindi yun parang sa mga agoda bookings with  breakdown ng rates, hotel policies, etc.

Yung sinend kasi sa akin as in composed email message lang. Censya na mga sis, na-OC lang _)

Sis kaisha, how much ang rate ng guide?

Kailangan ko atang bawasan yung pagbabasa ko ng blogs, parang masyado na akong nafamiliarize sa siem reap. I still want to feel the excitement kung ano ang madadatnan ko dun. Hehe