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Siem Reap & Angkor Wat Excursions
I am being quoted what appear to be ridiculous rates for side excursions
around Siem Reap. For two persons, I have the following: Trip to Phnom Kulen Mountain - 10 hours - $260 for two persons. Beng Mealea Temple and Banteay Srey Temples Tour - 9 hours - $280 for two persons Koh Ker, Prasat Thom and Ancient Temples Tour - 10 hours - $314 for two persons Angkor: Lost City and Temples - 10 hours - $265 for two Total for above is over $1,100 While the next set of tours don't exactly match the first, a Vietnamese agent has quoted the following for four days of activities for two persons: Roluos and the Grand Circuit, all day Angkor Thom and the Small Circuit, all day Banteay Srei and Angkor Wat, all day Phnom Krom and the floating village, all day The cost is $616 If the going rate for a car is $25-$30 (8 or 10 hours?) and The going rate for a guide is $25-30 a day How much more could entry fees and lunches cost for these four days? It seems that one could fare better providing one could find a good guide. |
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On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:13:38 GMT, "Sharkbait"
wrote: I am being quoted what appear to be ridiculous rates for side excursions around Siem Reap. For two persons, I have the following: Trip to Phnom Kulen Mountain - 10 hours - $260 for two persons. Beng Mealea Temple and Banteay Srey Temples Tour - 9 hours - $280 for two persons Koh Ker, Prasat Thom and Ancient Temples Tour - 10 hours - $314 for two persons Angkor: Lost City and Temples - 10 hours - $265 for two Total for above is over $1,100 While the next set of tours don't exactly match the first, a Vietnamese agent has quoted the following for four days of activities for two persons: Roluos and the Grand Circuit, all day Angkor Thom and the Small Circuit, all day Banteay Srei and Angkor Wat, all day Phnom Krom and the floating village, all day The cost is $616 If the going rate for a car is $25-$30 (8 or 10 hours?) and The going rate for a guide is $25-30 a day How much more could entry fees and lunches cost for these four days? It seems that one could fare better providing one could find a good guide. Do NOT book any of them. Arrange them locally on arrival. I can only comment on Siem Reap and Angkor, but I don't see why the others would be much different. My relevant blog entries are he http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/cambodia.html http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/angkor-wat.html http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008...gkor-thom.html Accommodation in Siem Reap can be very cheap; the excellent Two Dragons guest house http://talesofasia.com/cambodia-twodragons.htm I stayed at was US$22per night for a single air-con en-suite room, you can get cheaper if you shop around, possibly not better for the price. Not 5* - but very comfortable. My tour of Angkor involved pre-reading on the net and an excellent guide-book from the guest house, then US$12 for my personal tuk-tuk with driver, arranged at the guest house, for the day. The tuk-tuk will seat two comfortably, four with a squeeze. The driver was not a guide, but spoke some English and knew all the sites. A separate fee for guides applies if you use one, but it's very modest. The site fee at Angkor was $20 per person for one day; there is also a three-day pass available. Lunch at the restaurants outside the front entry is cheap; I paid less than $10 in the air-con restaurant; I later realised the prices were cheaper and the food better in the others, but I was a bit warm:-) Carry US$; you don't need the local currency (4000 to the dollar); you'll get quite enough in change as a souvenir. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: The Taj Mahal |
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Sharkbait wrote:
I am being quoted what appear to be ridiculous rates for side excursions around Siem Reap. For two persons, I have the following: Trip to Phnom Kulen Mountain - 10 hours - $260 for two persons. Beng Mealea Temple and Banteay Srey Temples Tour - 9 hours - $280 for two persons Koh Ker, Prasat Thom and Ancient Temples Tour - 10 hours - $314 for two persons Angkor: Lost City and Temples - 10 hours - $265 for two Total for above is over $1,100 While the next set of tours don't exactly match the first, a Vietnamese agent has quoted the following for four days of activities for two persons: Roluos and the Grand Circuit, all day Angkor Thom and the Small Circuit, all day Banteay Srei and Angkor Wat, all day Phnom Krom and the floating village, all day The cost is $616 If the going rate for a car is $25-$30 (8 or 10 hours?) and The going rate for a guide is $25-30 a day How much more could entry fees and lunches cost for these four days? It seems that one could fare better providing one could find a good guide. Try he www.auberge-mont-royal.com Having already visited Angkor and sorting out our own GH and guides etc. We took the easy option in 2007 We did the 3 day explore package - excellent value... we paid the driver extra to visit Beng Mealea ( well worth a visit). Book a standard room -we were told by other guests the deluxe rooms don't really offer extra value. Jan |
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Thanks for your informative posts!
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