Cambodia » Day TripAngkor Wat Sunrise Guided Tour 1d
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From: United States
Posted Date: 12/Oct/2019
Angkor Wat sunrise to sunset tour!
We had a superb day trip from sunrise to sunset. Our guide's was Mr Chhay Sokhuoch. He was an excellent guide, interesting, pleasant and very knowledgeable. We spent the day visiting several sites in the area and he gave us some very good recommendations for our second day. We are very satisfied and would certainly recommended doing your trip to the temples with him.
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From: United States
Posted Date: 23/Feb/2018
Fantastic day viewing the temples!
Poan organized the most perfect tour of the temples. He lead us through a variety of sights and his depth of knowledge was phenomenal. He was able to explain general history of the people and structures as well as go into great detail of anything we wanted to know more about. A gentle, kind, brilliant guide. I would highly recommend Poan to anyone wanting to see and learn about this area.
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From: United States
Posted Date: 29/Dec/2017
One day angkor wat tour
We were able to get a last minute one day tour with initerary modifications since I really wanted to see Beng Mealea. I would definitely recommend seeing it, it's very different from the other temples. Our tour guide Kim was great, he knew all the perfect spots for pictures to avoid crowds. Wish we had more time to do their three day tour.
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From: United Kingdom
Posted Date: 16/Nov/2015
Sustained effort!
After a lengthy online chat with Mr. Rath I confirmed the day trip - and it was worth it! The guide assigned was Mr. Sim, who was knowledgable (written his own book on Angkor Wat) and a nice chap. Slight hiccup at the start as there was confusion over which hotel we were in (hotel had several properties with similar names), but a call to Mr. Rath at 05:00 set that straight! If you are able to, it's worth doing the early start for the sunrise at Angkor Wat. You don't have to be right at the front of the lake, in fact if you're on the left hand side you get all pillars in your photos and the whole lake too. Sunrise may feel like it's disappeared even though it's bright and blue sky... Just wait, it pops up in spectacular fashion quite suddenly.
We took a packed breakfast from hotel which saved time and keeps you moving rather than going back and forth. By starting early, you also beat some of the rush at other temples.
Cold water is provided in the car, but do ensure you've taken some too.
It rained for a short while but umbrella's were provided (if I did it again I'd take my own smaller one as it's easier to put away in a bag). I'd advise shoes with good grip and ones that are easy to walk in. I just wore normal ballet pumps with a rubber grip and it was fine. No need for hiking boots unless that's what you feel most comfortable in. Ladies - avoid skirts and dresses unless they're long/flowy as there's lots of climbing up steep steps and not everyone likes a free show as they're trying to balance up a wooden ladder. Take a hat even if it's cloudy. If you can get cooking spray like Magicool then get that too.
Please please be respectful of the dress code. You're visiting temples, not an amusement park. The monks and local staff are too humble to tell you that tiny shorts and strappy tops do upset them. You're also not doing your own country/race proud.. We got talking to some of the local people that work in the temples and grounds, and it was sad that the same old list of tourists were being mentioned as being ignorant. Get your tan elsewhere people....
Lunch was in a road side restaurant (there's a whole line of them by a lake), which was good. Not as cheap as I'd thought it would be but they've a captive audience so can keep city prices I suppose. The food was worth it.
We didn't go to Angkor Artisans at the end of the tour as we were shattered (Mr. Sim was fine!), and it was only a five min walk from our hotel so we went for a stroll there ourselves another day.
It's a full day but worth going. These magnificent temples have withstood so much, the history of the country and religious fluidity has shaped current norms and lives... We learnt all this on the day. Thank you Mr. Sim.
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From: United Kingdom
Posted Date: 06/Aug/2014
Great
A great tour. We did a two day tour of Cambodia temples. Guide was informative and friendly. He was also a very safe driver and stopped at restaurants when we requested it. Thanks for a great few days.
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