Discovering SIEM REAP

Jun 21

One of my travel list is visiting this country for a long time. I just read this only in books during the WORLD HISTORY class back then in my college days. I am excited and its my first time travel in CAMBODIA specially in SIEM REAP and PHONM PENH.

Since we are already in Thailand, Bangkok with my college friends , We decided to book by land travel via GIANT IBIS TRANSPORATION - WWW. GIANTIBIS.COM

Route destination are in THAILAND, CAMBOODIA, VIETNAM . They will assist you aslo upon entering BOARDER IMMIGRATIONS.

Below the time travel schedule we selected:

BANGKOK-THAILAND to SIEM REAP- CAMBODIA

1 way fare is 43$ , Travel duration: 8 hours 30 mins (07: 45 am - 1st trip I 09 am - 2nd trip) 3 stop over

SIEM REAP to PHNOM PEHN, CAMBODIA

1 way fare is 17$ , Travel duration: 6 hours (10:30 pm the schedule we select, just there website and ticketing office) 1 stop over

A little bit history infomaion, CAMBODIA is part of SOUTH EAST ASIA Nation and between neighboring country of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam facing gulf of Thailand. KHMER is also known as Cambodian, also the official name of the people and languages.

04:00 PM - We arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We are assisted by Giant Ibis Transporation for the EXIT AND ENTRY Immigration process. Philippine passport can stay in 30 days in Cambodia. It was nice service and assistance to us specially the first time traveler.

04:30 PM GLOW INN SIEM REAP check in.

We select Family Room with Garden View, 3 bed, garden view and 30 sqm.

Below the sample ITIEIRARY GUIDE you can do upon visiting SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

1st day - CHECK IN, HOTEL I CITY NIGHT OUT AND FOOD TRIP
2nd day - ANGKOR WAT Full Day Tour Visit I SUNRISE VIEW
3rd day - Additional ANGKOR WAT Full Day Tour Visit I SUNSET VIEW
4th day - City Tour in Siem Reap, Full Day
5th day - Kulen Mountain National Park and Waterfalls Day Tour
6th day - Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour
7th day - CHECK OUT, HOTEL

We go to PUB STREET for our Dinner time.

Early sunrise at Angkor Wat temple

You can pay your ticket at Angkor Park Pass Ticket Counters

There are three different types of tickets or packages to access the Angkor temples that vary depending on the number of days you want to visit the complex, they accept CASH and all type of CARD as payment.

The one-day tickets cost US$ 37 per day,
The 2/3 day ticket US$ 62
The one-week pass (7 days) US$ 72

Angkor Wat is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex. built as a Hindu temple during the reign of Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century. It served as both a state temple and the king's tomb, and later became a Buddhist temple