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How Many Days?
We have 18 nights to spend in Cambodia. Any recommendations for adding or
deleting days off the following itinerary: Enter Siem Reap - 5 nights Phnom Penh - 3 nights Sihanoukville - 4 nights Kampot - 3 nights Kep - 3 nights Exit - Kep-Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh on 19th day. The only change I've considered making is one less night in Phnom Penh and maybe one more night in Sihanoukville. We've never been to any of these places, so it's hard to say how much time any of these places are worth. Thanks in advance. rg |
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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:40:27 GMT, "Sharkbait"
wrote: We have 18 nights to spend in Cambodia. Any recommendations for adding or deleting days off the following itinerary: Enter Siem Reap - 5 nights Phnom Penh - 3 nights Sihanoukville - 4 nights Kampot - 3 nights Kep - 3 nights Exit - Kep-Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh on 19th day. The only change I've considered making is one less night in Phnom Penh and maybe one more night in Sihanoukville. We've never been to any of these places, so it's hard to say how much time any of these places are worth. Thanks in advance. I've only ever visited Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, so can't comment on the other places. I certainly wouldn't add any more time to Sihanoukville. Even 3 nights there would be quite enough already. If it were me, I'd spend more time in Phnom Penh. Chris |
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"Chris Blunt" wrote in message ... On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:40:27 GMT, "Sharkbait" wrote: We have 18 nights to spend in Cambodia. Any recommendations for adding or deleting days off the following itinerary: Enter Siem Reap - 5 nights Phnom Penh - 3 nights Sihanoukville - 4 nights Kampot - 3 nights Kep - 3 nights Exit - Kep-Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh on 19th day. The only change I've considered making is one less night in Phnom Penh and maybe one more night in Sihanoukville. We've never been to any of these places, so it's hard to say how much time any of these places are worth. Thanks in advance. I've only ever visited Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, so can't comment on the other places. I certainly wouldn't add any more time to Sihanoukville. Even 3 nights there would be quite enough already. If it were me, I'd spend more time in Phnom Penh. Chris I also have only visited PP, Sianoukville and Siam Reap. PP is a pretty town. But 3 days/nights should be enough, there isn't that much to see and must of what there is is unrelentingly depressing - although everybody should visit Tuol Sleng concentration camp and it is a very intense experience, its not like you would want to visit it twice or even spend a day there with a picnic lunch. Sianoukville on the other hand is a very *mellow* place indeed, reminiscent of Koh Samui 40 years ago, a very pleasant place indeed to relax. |
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Peter Webb wrote;
PP is a pretty town. But 3 days/nights should be enough, there isn't that much to see and must of what there is is unrelentingly depressing - although everybody should visit Tuol Sleng concentration camp and it is a very intense experience, its not like you would want to visit it twice or even spend a day there with a picnic lunch. Sianoukville on the other hand is a very *mellow* place indeed, reminiscent of Koh Samui 40 years ago, a very pleasant place indeed to relax. Arriving in the afternoon of the first day, I thought 1.5 days in Phnom Penh might not be enough. By the time we reach Sihanoukville, we would have been on the road for nearly a month, so some additional days of relaxation were factored in for the end by the beaches. I guess part of the point of being on vacation should be for some rest and relaxation, so that is what's planned for Sihanoukville, Kampot, and Kep. Kampot and Kep are relatively close to each other. I wonder if picking a hotel or guesthouse inbetween would be worthwhile for five or six days. To be correct, is it Sihanoukville or Sianoukville? Thanks in advance. rg |
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Enter Siem Reap - 5 nights
Phnom Penh - 3 nights Sihanoukville - 4 nights Kampot - 3 nights Kep - 3 nights Exit - Kep-Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh on 19th day. What are your interessts? Night life? Beach life? Wild life? Tempels? Recent history? Kampot and Kep are close together, Kep just 30 min by moto away. I'd do one of them (probably Kep) as daytrip. How about getting off the beaten to death track at least a little? Wild east in Ratanakiri? Or Battambang? It's is a nice place to spend a night or three, reachable from SR on a very nice boat trip and with good conections back to PP and SV. Or if you want to relax a little bit away from beaches and torists, stop over from BB to PP in Compong Chnang(sp?). |
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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:12:48 +1000, "Peter Webb"
wrote: "Chris Blunt" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:40:27 GMT, "Sharkbait" wrote: We have 18 nights to spend in Cambodia. Any recommendations for adding or deleting days off the following itinerary: Enter Siem Reap - 5 nights Phnom Penh - 3 nights Sihanoukville - 4 nights Kampot - 3 nights Kep - 3 nights Exit - Kep-Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh on 19th day. The only change I've considered making is one less night in Phnom Penh and maybe one more night in Sihanoukville. We've never been to any of these places, so it's hard to say how much time any of these places are worth. Thanks in advance. I've only ever visited Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, so can't comment on the other places. I certainly wouldn't add any more time to Sihanoukville. Even 3 nights there would be quite enough already. If it were me, I'd spend more time in Phnom Penh. Chris I also have only visited PP, Sianoukville and Siam Reap. PP is a pretty town. But 3 days/nights should be enough, there isn't that much to see and must of what there is is unrelentingly depressing - although everybody should visit Tuol Sleng concentration camp and it is a very intense experience, its not like you would want to visit it twice or even spend a day there with a picnic lunch. Sianoukville on the other hand is a very *mellow* place indeed, reminiscent of Koh Samui 40 years ago, a very pleasant place indeed to relax. Right. Sihanoukville is wonderfully unpolluted and the beaches are quite nice. It depends entirely on where each individual traveler's interests lie. Chris |
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Sharkbait wrote:
Kampot and Kep are relatively close to each other. I wonder if picking a hotel or guesthouse inbetween would be worthwhile for five or six days. To be correct, is it Sihanoukville or Sianoukville? Thanks in advance. rg yes, they're not far from each other. you might want to stay in Kampot and hire the moto [with driver] to Kep. 5 or 6 days?! okay if you want to do nothing but chill out. if i like a place i also just stay put and relax. i was first in Kep then Kampot by moto. nothing in Kep so nice to chill out here. no electricity after sundown. i didn't sleep that night in Kep. guards with ak47's and torches patrolled my guesthouse until dawn! both places are kind of eerie. it's Snookyville |
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Or Battambang? It's is a nice place to spend a night or three, reachable from SR on a very nice boat trip and with good conections back to PP and SV. I got the boat to Battambang. I asked the person in the hotel what there was to do in Battambang. He said visit the killing fields. I said I had already done this in PP. He said the Battambang killing fields were "much bigger and better than the one in PP - many more people died in the Battambang killing fields". I got the bus out the next day. Cambodia is a wonderful country, but too many of their tourist attractions consist of piles of skulls ... |
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Peter Webb wrote;
I got the bus out the next day. Cambodia is a wonderful country, but too many of their tourist attractions consist of piles of skulls ... I agree. With no disrespect, we have no desire to view the bones of all those who died at the hands of Pol Pot. rg |
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Peter Webb a écrit :
Or Battambang? It's is a nice place to spend a night or three, reachable from SR on a very nice boat trip and with good conections back to PP and SV. I got the boat to Battambang. I asked the person in the hotel what there was to do in Battambang. He said visit the killing fields. I said I had already done this in PP. He said the Battambang killing fields were "much bigger and better than the one in PP - many more people died in the Battambang killing fields". I got the bus out the next day. Cambodia is a wonderful country, but too many of their tourist attractions consist of piles of skulls ... Hello, ...and you bypassed a very interesting trip to Wat Banaan, the fishmarket with the vats for fishsauce production and many things more! Sometimes it's worthwhile to form ones own opinion or, at least look it up in a guide book. The "nice" boat trip can be rather nervetickling, depends on the fighting spirit of your pilot... During wet season, it is not uncommon that boats lose their way and arrive after a whole day of searching. But it is fun! pom |
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