Guest Reviews

With existing regulation as of Feb 2019 the tickets can only be bought from the government center where individualised photo of bearer is taken and imprinted on an ID which is to be presented every time a visit to the temple is made. The 3-day pass is USD 62 and reasonable To maintain the Temples and the roads going to the park. Kulen is a separate cost of USD 20.

We did this tour with a small group of 10. The perfect size. Our guide, Seila, was very knowledgeable and passionate about this magnificent heritage site as well as his country. He was punctual for pick-up and very attentive to our needs. He answered all our questions well. We had a great day and it was fun meeting new people.

Vichet, Kampong Phluk and Tonle Sap Lake Tour was rather personally given us a in-depth observation of the lives of the community members. He was well knowledgeable about the community and their lifestyle. Additionally, he went out of his way to take several memorable photos of members within my tour party to commemorate their experience. Thanks for the experience.

3 day ticket, well worth it. Buying on line made it hassle free although as we didn't buy it off line not sure how hassle free it really was compared to the extra cost involved.

KOMPONG PHLUK HALF DAY TOUR I would like to start by pointing out the overview description of the tour. It is as described as far as the pick up and drop-offs to the hotel. We cruised around the stilted houses which are very unique and it offers a distinctive perspective of the local way of life through the changes of season; dry and wet. If you go during the dry-season, which we did, expect a narrow and shallow waterway leading to the Tonle Sap lake. You can observe from the electric posts the height the water can reach during the wet-seasons. The walk through the village presented yet another outlook of the living conditions in the village; from the schools, stilted houses, and temples. One thing we did learn is that tourism has helped improve the living conditions of the inhabitants: So to say that Kompong Phluk is the least visited can be misleading in my opinion. The last thing I would like to add is regarding our overall experience. I am all about writing reviews but I personally dislike being asked to write a ‘favourable review’. I realize that the livelihood of a tour guide is based in part on feedbacks, but asking your guests to give a 5-star rating is slightly inappropriate.

This was a great way to see a local village and get some great shots. We first went around the village by boat, and then walked around the high ground through another part of the village (it was during dry season) to get a more intimate view.

The guide Mao was so knowledgeable he made the trip so much more interesting. It was very busy due to the time of year but definitely worth a visit.

My family and I went on a fantastic sunrise tour of the temples in Siem Reap with San as our guide. He was so informative. I started the day knowing nothing of the history of Cambodia, San changed that. He told us all about the history of Cambodia as well as information on the temples. It really helped bring my time at the temples alive and meaningful.

Mixed experience. Pickup and return to hotel worked well. Interesting drive out of town in air-conditioned minibus. Coffee and toilet stop in small riverside village/green tourism centre. Boat trip on river estuary to Lake Tonle Sap very interesting and full of photo opps - amazing stilted villages and fishing boats. We visited one village but some of us were not convinced we were entirely welcome - it felt a bit intrusive, although the trip was sold as green tourism benefiting locals.There was a primary school there and we were encouraged to visit two classrooms, so obviously not much work got done in them while we were there. (Several groups at once.) The children were very happy to see us and have photos taken. It was certainly interesting. Some women were selling packets of school workbooks and pencils for $3 or $5, which we then gave to the children - they were very pleased to get them. There was one native teacher who didn't seem that keen on us being there, and 2 western teachers or volunteers playing (English language?) games with them, who carried on as usual. Our guide was very careful to say he was not endorsing any sales of anything. There was also a recently built temple we were allowed to visit (after removing shoes and hats as usual). Then we sailed further on to the edge of the lake, and had the option of a half-hour small-boat trip (2 passengers and woman paddling in bows, $10 altogether) through the mangrove groves. I shared this with another solo passenger and it was a real highlight. Very serene and atmospheric. Highly recommended. We tipped the woman rower a dollar each as we suspected she would not see much of the $10. Then we came back to the floating restaurant to wait for sunset over the lake. They were hopelessly overwhelmed by all the boatloads of tourists arriving, so many of us didn't get served, but we had been given water bottles so that was not a problem. The view was lovely. Then back the same way past the stilted villages and fishing boats in the dusk - the fishermen were preparing to out, and then the minibus back to town. All extremely interesting but as I said, slight reservations about the visit to the village and school. The guide did not actually say much - nothing in the bus, and one longer talk at the village, which we couldn't always hear very well. I felt we would have benefited from a general into in the bus via microphone (there wasn't one). We were on the bus for at least 45 mins and that could have been made more interesting and useful. Glad I went and fascinating experience, but reservations as given.