I was just there a few days ago. What you wanna know? PP got nice places to see. Royal palace, killing field, s-21, russian market just to name a few.

Just PP?

I went the PP - Battambang - SR route. Tiring, but worth it

About 6 days. Khmer family restaurant in pub street SR has 50 cents beers all night every night

Day 1 - Phnom Penh
- Royal Palace
- Sisowath Quay
- Wat Phnom
- Central Market
- Sorya
- Eclipse Skybar

Day 2 - Phnom Penh
- Wat Botum Park
- Independence Monument
- Choeung Ek Killing Field
- Tuol Sleng S21 Genocide Museum
- Russian Market

Day 3 - Battambang (took golden bayon express through national rd 5)
- Bamboo train
- Phnom Sampeau (killing cave and bat caves)
- Phare Ponleu Selpak (Battambang circus)

Day 4 - Siem Reap (took angkor express boat through sangker river to tonle sap)
- Old Market
- Angkor Night Market/Art Center
- Pub street (can watch free apsara show at temple bar)

Day 5 - Siem Reap
- Angkor Wat
- Angkor Thom & Bayon
- Preah Khan
- Ta Prohm
- Bantey Kdei
- Srah Srang

* if want to be more thorough, can go do the big circle (neak pean, ta som, terrace of elephants, pre rup, phnom bakheng for sunset)

Day 6
- Shopping then fly back

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Aug 12 2014, 07:58 PM

Did already

Just came back from my solo trip. Want another holiday now

Anyways, enjoy ya

Had very nice weather when I was there, sunny in the mornings and early afternoons, but late evenings confirm will rain. Dunno about now, cause I heard rainfall is heaviest around this time of the year.

If only siem reap for 4D3N, I suggest you buy the 3 day angkor pass, cause there's not much to do in siem reap town during the day lol.

Small circuit one day, big circuit second day, then banteay srei and phnom kulen waterfall on third day.
Pricing wise, small circuit is about $15, big circuit about $18. Banteay srei and waterfall is about $60, entrance to phnom kulen is another additional $20 I think

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Aug 15 2014, 11:39 AM

Angkor cannot do in one day.
If your driver is okay with it, you can customize your itinerary and cherry pick the temples you want to go. Last time I did small circuit and some temples on big circuit. Would've costed me about $25 but managed to bargain down to $20.

Better do full day for phnom kulen, cos going there is already going to cost you $60, and second, you can only go in the morning, come back in the afternoon.

See if can negotiate with the driver to drop you off at bantey srei (need angkor pass)

Not impossible, if you don't mind spending less time in each temple and willing to pay a lot more, then it's possible to do in one day. But very hectic la.

Most interesting temples in Angkor Archaeology Park in the following order (my personal view)
1) Angkor Wat
2) Preah Khan
3) Ta Prohm
4) Bayon
5) Bantey Kdei & Srah Srang (Srah Srang is currently under renovation, just fyi)
6) Everything else

About the driver, ask your hotel to arrange for you. The price is more or less the same. If you're fit, it's definitely cyclable, and is an experience all in its own. But you cover less temples this way.

Small circuit (Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Bantey Kdei) - $15
Large circuit (Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Pre Rup) - $20

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Aug 15 2014, 02:58 PM

Siem Reap got no low season. Rain or shine also jalan. Just less people, meaning nicer photos


Purple - Small circuit
Red - Large circuit

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Aug 15 2014, 03:04 PM

Stayed at Number 9 hotel in Phnom Penh, and Boutique Cambo in Siem Reap. Those are budget hotels, all less than RM50 per night but very good service

Battambang is also a very nice place to visit, stayed at Senghout hotel.

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Aug 15 2014, 03:32 PM