Niki Ekberg driver:
Hi! Just wanted to thank the members who recommended Sun Same as a guide and driver in Siem Reap. We just returned from a great five-day trip and it was fantastic. He was patient with our young kids and took us to the best spots for photography -- including sunrise at Angkor Wat.
Here are his details: sunsame99@gmail.com; +855 92 55 25 35
Hi! Just wanted to thank the members who recommended Sun Same as a guide and driver in Siem Reap. We just returned from a great five-day trip and it was fantastic. He was patient with our young kids and took us to the best spots for photography -- including sunrise at Angkor Wat.
Here are his details: sunsame99@gmail.com; +855 92 55 25 35
Sieam Reap / Angkor Wat information from friends.
Yem Kosal (Nicky) - Ellen, Sharon's friend's recommendation
yemkosal@hotmail.com
www.guideinangkor.com
h/p (855) 12 704 570
Sony Som, works with Branch president, but is not LDS, Sharon said he is sweet/knowledgeable
siemreapguide@yahoo.com
h/p (855) 92 953 176
Information about Branch President from Cheryl:
Chetana is gone on a mission, her father is the branch president and can be the driver. Her dad's email: bunseakloy@gmail.com. We used a member, Lee as a guide. He was darling. Lee's number : 017385044. Lee's email :sokly_cam@yahoo.com
Info from Mark Oshida:
The Branch President (and driver) is President Bunseak Loy (bunseakloy@gmail.com, +855 12 710207). The English speaking guide is Sok Ly (sokly_cam@yahoo.com). They usually come as a pair and charged us $65 total per day. I would send an email to the both of them. If they don't reply, then call President Loy.
Info from Mark Oshida:
The Branch President (and driver) is President Bunseak Loy (bunseakloy@gmail.com, +855 12 710207). The English speaking guide is Sok Ly (sokly_cam@yahoo.com). They usually come as a pair and charged us $65 total per day. I would send an email to the both of them. If they don't reply, then call President Loy.
Malia suggested this hotel b/c it is centrally located:
Steung Siem Reap Hotel
Street 9, Mondul 1,Sangkat Svaydangkum
Siem Reap, 17000
Cambodia
Tel: 855-63-965-168
Alma Hiatt Stilt village:
We did Kampong Pluk on Tonle Sap Lake- a fishing village where the houses are up on stilts. The tuk tuk driver drove us out to the village where we caught a boat (still included in his $15 a day, even though it was 30-40 min away form our hotel). We took a motorboat for $20 a person (they charged us $5 for all 3 kids). This was the only unpleasant experience we had bc at the ticket desk it doesn't list the price and none of the travel books say how much it is either, there's just a bunch of guys telling us it was $20 a person- which relative to everything else seemed like a lot. There were other tourists there who also felt like they were getting gypped so we all compared notes. Another group was being charged $30 each at first. Anyway, you take this motorboat 30 min into the village, you go through the villlage and out to the lake. THey stopped us before getting to the lake at a house where you can opt to change to a smaller boat rowed by a local for $5/person. This ride was really cool, getting deeper in to the village and through the "forest"/mangroves. IT was probably a half hour tour. At that house you can get drinks and food like eggs, fried rice, noodles. We were actually just trying to get to Chong Khneas which is the floating village on Tonle Sap lake closest to Siem Reap, but Tip our tuk tuk driver that day recommended this place instead. One thing I really loved was the drive out to the lake through the fields and rural villages, on a red dirt road.
Alma HOTEL extra info
Alma Hiatt Stilt village:
We did Kampong Pluk on Tonle Sap Lake- a fishing village where the houses are up on stilts. The tuk tuk driver drove us out to the village where we caught a boat (still included in his $15 a day, even though it was 30-40 min away form our hotel). We took a motorboat for $20 a person (they charged us $5 for all 3 kids). This was the only unpleasant experience we had bc at the ticket desk it doesn't list the price and none of the travel books say how much it is either, there's just a bunch of guys telling us it was $20 a person- which relative to everything else seemed like a lot. There were other tourists there who also felt like they were getting gypped so we all compared notes. Another group was being charged $30 each at first. Anyway, you take this motorboat 30 min into the village, you go through the villlage and out to the lake. THey stopped us before getting to the lake at a house where you can opt to change to a smaller boat rowed by a local for $5/person. This ride was really cool, getting deeper in to the village and through the "forest"/mangroves. IT was probably a half hour tour. At that house you can get drinks and food like eggs, fried rice, noodles. We were actually just trying to get to Chong Khneas which is the floating village on Tonle Sap lake closest to Siem Reap, but Tip our tuk tuk driver that day recommended this place instead. One thing I really loved was the drive out to the lake through the fields and rural villages, on a red dirt road.
Alma HOTEL extra info
I couldn't find another hotel that would let us have 3 kids in the room with us, that was centrally located.
We got a delux room here (1 queen, 1 twin) and then they pulled in a full-size bed that two of our kids slept in.
