Old Market in Siem Reap

What to buy?

Go before 8 PM!

Angkor Candles - 565 Pi Thnou Street
*scents and more scents

Kokoon - 365 Mondol
scarves, tea, carvings

Senteurs d'Angkor - Mondol Street
*teas, coffess, soaps, etc.

Siem Reap Nightlife

Early in the evening...

Elephant Bar
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor


Dinner...

Sugar Palm Restaurant - authentic, on 2nd floor of a wooden house
*Ta Phul Road
AHA
*Ask to go to Old Market and you will find it

Cambodian BBQ - do it yourself grill (lots of fun)
*Pub Street


Post Dinner...
Linga Bar - www.lingabar.com (chill lounge)
*The Passage

Pub Street

More Siem Riep Hotels!

Hotel BE Angkor
www.hotelbeangkor.com

Viroth's Hotel
www.viroth-hotel.com

Week in Cambodia

Day 1: Bangkok - Phnom Penh

*Car Pick-up for KEP, 3 hour drive to KEP from PP

*Ask your hotel (88 USD) or contact Chandataxi@yahoo.com/ 012-797-334 in PP (30 USD)

KEP

Stay: Knai Bang Chatt

Dinner at the Hotel - on the water facing Vietnam

Day 2: KEP

Chill in KEP, take a ferry to Rabbit Island for the day, Visit Kampot

Sunset cocktails at Veranda Resort


Cruise past all the old villas in KEP - once a seaside top spot

Eat at the crabshacks! 5 USD gets you a full feast...


Day 3: KEP - Phnom Penh

*Car back to Phnom Penh

STAY:
FCC Phnom Penh (book online - 75 USD per night)
www.fcccambodia.com

DO: Take a tuk tuk for the day (about 5-10 USD)
*Killing Fields
*S21 Prison
*Russian Market
*Wat Phnom

SPA: Amara Spa (foot massages are fantastic)
Corner of Sisowath Quay at St. 110
023-998-730



Day 4: Phnom Penh - Siem Riep
Buy a 35 USD ticket for a boat ride to Siem Riep. You can chill inside with the AC or outside in the sun as you cruise past villages. I would recommend the speed boat (5 hours) and you can buy ticket the day before at your hotel/FCC. You will leave at 7:30 AM...

Sunset at Angkor Wat - pick up a bottle of wine and head over in a tuk tuk. Sit outside and watch the sun go down...can't beat it or the photos you get.

STAY: Hotel de la Paix - top!

EAT: Old Market Area - AHA


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Now playing: Ladies Temple
via FoxyTunes

Day 5: Siem Riep
All day tour - Angkor Thom/Angkor Wat

-people take off around lunch time and head back to visiting around 3:00 Pm. However, if it is crowded, I would power through it to miss the crowd. You can be back and at the pool by 3:00 PM.

SHOP:
*Night Market - this is not junky! Highly recommend it.
*Artisans De Angkor - great silks!
A: Chantiers-Ecoles, Stung Thmey Street

Dinner at FCC Angkor (Next to Royal Residence)



Day 6: Siem Riep - Bangkok

Half day tour - Ladies Temple, Jungle Temple. others...

SPA: Bodia Spa
This is a great deal and a beatiful spa. Ask for the outdoor roof garden - its a treat - on top of the city! Call for reservations
Open: 10 AM - 12 AM
T: 063-76-1593
A: Old Market Area, Behind U-Care Pharmacy
w: www.bodia-spa.com

SHOP:
Rajana Knhmer Arts and Crafts (Old Market Area)

EAT:
Cambodia BBQ - quite the experience!
Old Market Area (off Bar Street)

A great guide in Siem Reap 2008

Caroline and I had an excellent guide in Siem Reap. He was very smart and his English was great.

Mr. Thy-Em
Tel: 855-12786-337
Email: universitykhim@yahoo.com

Prices:
Tuk Tuk (Full Day): 15 USD + Tip
Guide (FULL DAY): 25 USD +Tip

If you are looking for a car, expect to pay between 25-40 USD

ART in SIEM RIEP

1. The ARTHOUSE
A: Old Market Area (above WAREHOUSE
W: www.thearthousesiemriep.com

2. The LINKWAY GALLERY
A: Raffles Grand Hotel

3. MCDERMOTT GALLERY
A: FCC

4. RED GALLERY
A: FCC