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Siem Reap Travel Guide www.travelfish.org Siem Reap travel guide a travelfish efish September 2006 BETA - “we’re still ironing out the kinks” Copyright Travelfish Pty Ltd, All Rights Reserved 1 Siem Reap travel guide Angkor Hospital for Children T: (063) 380 191 F: (063) 380 191 Achamean St, Siem Reap http://www.bangkokair.com Siem Reap T: (063) 96 3409 F: (063) 76 0452 [email protected] JetstarAsia (for Singapore) Set in the northwest of Cambodia, Siem Reap is best http://angkorhospital.org/ http://www.jetstarasia.com known for being home to the incredible Angkor Wat, a sprawling World Heritage-listed complex of ancient Police Lao Airlines (for Pakse, Vientiane) temple ruins. While Angkor is surely one of the globe's The Tourist Police have an office by the admission 114 Airport Rd, Siem Reap most amazing historical sites, Siem Reap province is gate into the Angkor Historical Park. T: (063) 963 283 F: (063) 963 283 also home to an array of other ruins, such as Beng http://www.laoairlines.com/ Mealea and Bantaey Srei, so if Khmer ruins are your Common needs thing, this province must be explored. Ruins aside, Malaysia Airlines (for Kuala Lumpur) Banks the province is expansive, running along the north B5,6 Airlines Office, Siem Reap Int. Airport ANZ Royal has installed international access ATMs -- coast of the Tonle Sap and north to Oddar Meanchey T: (063) 964 780 F: (063) 964 760 both in Siem Reap and at the airport. province. Few visitors get around here. http://www.malaysia-airlines.com/ Acleda Bank 6 Route 6. T: (063) 963 660 The provincial capital of Siem Reap is also a transpor- PMT Air (for Utapao, Hanoi) ANZ Royal tation hub, with many people coming through here en 148 Sivatha Rd, Siem Reap 566-570, Tep Vong Rd route to Phnom Penh, Poipet (then Thailand) or by T: (063) 760 942 F: (063) 760 943 Cambodia Asia Bank boat to Battambang. http://www.pmtair.com Cnr Sivatha & Airport Rds T: (063) 964 741 Canadia Bank Siem Reap's international airport now takes in more Siem Reap Airways (for Phnom Penh) Old market T: (063) 964 808 tourists daily than the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. 571 Airport Rd, Siem Reap SBC Mass tourism has well and truly arrived to this part of T: (063) 380 191-2 F: (063) 380 191 18A Sivatha Rd. T: (063) 963 838 Cambodia. http://www.bangkokair.com Union Commercial Bank Old market. T: (063) 963 703-4 Silk Air (for Phnom Penh, Singapore) Siem Reap International Airport, Siem Reap Siem Reap town Post office T: (063) 380 389 F: (063) 380 390 The main post office is on the river road, near the FCC Booming Siem Reap is the leaping off point for the http://www.silkair.com/ Angkor. magnificent temples of Angkor. In the space of a decade the town has exploded from a relatively small Thai Airways (for Bangkok) Internet backwater to the fastest growing settlement in Cam- Suite A15-A16, Regency Square, 294, Mao Tse Toung Internet cafes are scattered all over Siem Reap, par- bodia. Set astride the Siem Reap River, the town is Blvd, Phnom Penh ticularly in the old market area. Rates are extremely home to a couple of minor sites of interest, some T: (023) 214 359 F: (023) 214 369 low -- as little as 2,000 Riel per hour. Wireless access reasonable shopping and hundreds of guesthouses http://www.thaiair.com/ points are slowly becoming more common at cafes and restaurants. and some restaurants and bars. Vietnam Airlines (for HCM City, Hanoi) If you're planning on seeing Angkor from anything 342 Airport Rd, Siem Reap other than your aircraft seat, you'll be staying here. Getting around T: (063) 964 488 F: (063) 964 489 http://www.vietnamairlines.com/ Take your pick from a full range of accommodation Siem Reap is small enough to be able to walk to most options, from $3 flophouses to $300-plus luxury ho- spots, but there's no shortage of transportation to Boat tels. choose from. If you're arriving by boat from either Phnom Penh or Battambang, you'll arrive at Chong Khmeas ferry dock, Most tourists tend to visit the ruins in the morning and Remorque motos some 12km to the south of Siem Reap. Expect a moto late afternoon, taking a break in the middle of the day Best described as a motorcycle towing a chariot, to charge around US$2 to get into town while a car when the heat and poor light detracts from the tem- remorque-motos can be found on just about every should cost about US$6. The trip takes about 30 ples. The easiest way to visit is to hire a moto by the street corner. Short hops around town shouldn't cost minutes. The boat to Phnom Penh takes around five day, although you can also go by bicycle, bus, car, more than a dollar, but if you're planning on using to six hours, the boat to Battambang four to eight helicopter and even hot-air balloon. these frequently, hire one for the day. They can com- hours (or more). fortably seat two people and three or four at a squeeze. Aside from exploring the Angkor Wat complex, most Bus people spend their time laying around their guest- Moto The main bus station is situated outside of Siem Reap house, sitting in one of the town's many bars and Short hops around town shouldn't cost more than a at the taxi-park though many bus companies will offer restaurants, seeing the other minor sites and shop- couple of thousand riel, with daily hiring starting at to pick you up and ferry you out to the bus station. ping. There's enough to keep even those with a mini- about US$6 depending on where you want to go. Bear The best company doing the Siem Reap to Phnom mal interest in ruins occupied for a couple of days, in mind the driver will not have a helmet, for himself or Penh run is Mekong Express, which costs US$8 and while if piles of rocks are your thing, you could end up you. You can pick motos up anywhere -- just look for takes around four hours. All buses break the journey spending a month here. a Khmer guy wearing a baseball cap. Currently foreign for a snack at Kompong Thom. The Mekong Express tourists cannot hire motorcycles in Siem Reap. buses have a toilet on board -- other (cheaper) serv- Orientation ices often do not. Taxis More expensive but more comfortable than other op- Resources Share taxi tions, figure on US$25-30 per day for a Toyota Camry, Online resources The easiest and fastest way to get to the Thai border more for a minibus. If you're planning on visiting out- Aside from Travelfish, the following websites are handy at Poipet is to take a share taxi from Siem Reap. You lying ruins and have a few people to split the fare with, resources: can either hire the entire car (US$30-35) or buy one this can be a smart way to get there. Most guest- http://www.talesofasia.com (or two) seats in a car. Do not, under any circum- houses and travel agents will be able to sort out a car http://www.cambodiapocketguide.com/ stances, take an organised minibus to Bangkok. See for you, or ask a moto driver and he'll find you one. http://www.canbypublications.com/ Tales of Asia for coverage of this route. http:// www.talesofasia.com Tourist office Arriving / departing There is a small tourist office opposite the Grand Air Hotel d'Angkor, but we've never managed to get any- Siem Reap International Airport is seven kilometres thing useful out of them. outside town. There is a US$25 departure tax (ouch!) for international flights and a US$6 departure tax for Free guidebooks domestic flights. A bevvy of leaflets and mini-guides have flooded the Siem Reap International Airport: http://www.cambodia- market, including the Cambodia Pocket Guide and airports.com/siemreap/en/ Canby's Siem Reap Visitor's Guide though bear in mind the listings in the latter are all paid for. To get from Siem Reap International Airport to Siem Reap both taxis (US$5) and motos (US$1-1.50) are Emergency available. In both cases, the driver will hope to garner your custom for the duration of your stay. Medical care In the unlikely situation that you need to be hospital- Airlines serving Siem Reap include: ised, head to Bangkok. Otherwise a well regarded AirAsia (for Kuala Lumpur) clinic and children's hospital may be helpful. http://www.airasia.com Naga International Clinic #593 Rd 6, Airport Rd, Siem Reap Bangkok Airways (for Bangkok) T: (063) 964 500 F: (063) 963 274. 571 Airport Rd, Siem Reap 2 www.travelfish.org Where to stay in Siem Reap If you’re baffled by the choice of areas to stay in Siem Reap, don’t fret -- it’s a pretty easy call. Siem Reap is bisected by the Siem Reap River. East of the river is referred to as Wat Bo and is home to many of the town’s budget guesthouses along with a smattering of mid-range resorts -- if you’re after a cheap bed or a mid-priced pool, check out Wat Bo. West of the river consists of four parts -- the Old Market to the south, the French Quarter in the middle, the Airport Road to the west and towards Angkor to the north.
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