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From Angkor to Mekong in one day by boat? (and other)
Hi,
does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
one?
many thanks
J.
ps. there are just 2 of us.
does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
one?
many thanks
J.
ps. there are just 2 of us.
In article <bbd0c991-0e15-4e43-8437-
5c7290ab1c7e@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
> does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
> Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
to find a boat to continue the journey. Then there are 3-5 day tours
from Siem Reap to Saigon (bookable in Siem Reap).
> Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
(car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
> We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
> visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
> span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
> one?
As I wrote it is possible to book tours in Siem Reap.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
5c7290ab1c7e@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
> does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
> Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
to find a boat to continue the journey. Then there are 3-5 day tours
from Siem Reap to Saigon (bookable in Siem Reap).
> Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
(car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
> We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
> visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
> span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
> one?
As I wrote it is possible to book tours in Siem Reap.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
mine was $25 per day too
make sure you tell him you do not want to go to restaurants with
tourists.
tell him "I don't want see tourist, i want to see locals"
foot massage is only $5 per hour
u'll have a blast
On Mar 31, 6:39 pm, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <bbd0c991-0e15-4e43-8437-
> 5c7290ab1...@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
> > does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
> > Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
>
> Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
> boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
> to find a boat to continue the journey. Then there are 3-5 day tours
> from Siem Reap to Saigon (bookable in Siem Reap).
>
> > Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
>
> I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
> time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
> (car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
>
> > We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
> > visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
> > span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
> > one?
>
> As I wrote it is possible to book tours in Siem Reap.
> --
>
> Alfred Molonhttp://www.molon.de- Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
make sure you tell him you do not want to go to restaurants with
tourists.
tell him "I don't want see tourist, i want to see locals"
foot massage is only $5 per hour
u'll have a blast
On Mar 31, 6:39 pm, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <bbd0c991-0e15-4e43-8437-
> 5c7290ab1...@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
> > does anyone know if we can go down the Mekong all the way from Siem
> > Reap to the delta in Vietnam by boat? Can one do it in one (long) day?
>
> Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
> boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
> to find a boat to continue the journey. Then there are 3-5 day tours
> from Siem Reap to Saigon (bookable in Siem Reap).
>
> > Visiting Angkor we plan to hire a guide for 2-3 days - any good tips?
>
> I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
> time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
> (car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
>
> > We have 2 days (3 nights) for Mekong's delta. Initially we planed to
> > visit it by ourselves. Is this a good idea or with such a short time
> > span is an organized cruise a better idea? Any good tips on choosing
> > one?
>
> As I wrote it is possible to book tours in Siem Reap.
> --
>
> Alfred Molonhttp://www.molon.de- Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
On 31 Mar, 11:39, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
> boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
> to find a boat to continue the journey.
Do you know how long it takes SR to PP and PP to the Delta? any idea
of the costs?
> I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
> time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
> (car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
That seems like a good option. You just took a guy at the airport? Was
he also a guide able to say something about the reliefs and their
meaning?
He probably had his 'favorite' hotel he took you to? I was thinking of
first going to the city, choosing a hotel myself and then finding a
guide. What would you recommend? Can you suggest a good reasonable
hotel?
Many thanks to both Alfred and Rick for comments!
J.
> Technically possible, the problem will be finding a boat. There are
> boats leaving at 7am from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, once in PP you'd have
> to find a boat to continue the journey.
Do you know how long it takes SR to PP and PP to the Delta? any idea
of the costs?
> I was twice in Siem Reap and both times I just hired a local. The second
> time I hired the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport for $25/day
> (car + driver), which is cheap in my opinion.
That seems like a good option. You just took a guy at the airport? Was
he also a guide able to say something about the reliefs and their
meaning?
He probably had his 'favorite' hotel he took you to? I was thinking of
first going to the city, choosing a hotel myself and then finding a
guide. What would you recommend? Can you suggest a good reasonable
hotel?
Many thanks to both Alfred and Rick for comments!
J.
In article <72ee2554-78f5-45db-98bc-38d5b8c4e5a7
@b5g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, says...
> Do you know how long it takes SR to PP and PP to the Delta? any idea
> of the costs?
Not sure, should be something like 6 hours from SR to PP (or 8?). By
about 2pm you should be in PP. Can't remember the costs, but it should
be peanuts.
> That seems like a good option. You just took a guy at the airport?
Yes.
> Was
> he also a guide able to say something about the reliefs and their
> meaning?
No.
> He probably had his 'favorite' hotel he took you to?
Can't remember how I found the hotel. Here is my travelogue:
http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Cambodia/2006/
> I was thinking of
> first going to the city, choosing a hotel myself and then finding a
> guide. What would you recommend? Can you suggest a good reasonable
> hotel?
It's a good idea to stop at an ATM to get some cash when you arrive. The
hotel where I stayed was ok, but I'm sure that there are other, perhaps
even better hotels in SR. However, unless you expect luxury, the hotel
is not so important. You visit SR for the temples not its hotels.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
@b5g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, says...
> Do you know how long it takes SR to PP and PP to the Delta? any idea
> of the costs?
Not sure, should be something like 6 hours from SR to PP (or 8?). By
about 2pm you should be in PP. Can't remember the costs, but it should
be peanuts.
> That seems like a good option. You just took a guy at the airport?
Yes.
> Was
> he also a guide able to say something about the reliefs and their
> meaning?
No.
> He probably had his 'favorite' hotel he took you to?
Can't remember how I found the hotel. Here is my travelogue:
http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Cambodia/2006/
> I was thinking of
> first going to the city, choosing a hotel myself and then finding a
> guide. What would you recommend? Can you suggest a good reasonable
> hotel?
It's a good idea to stop at an ATM to get some cash when you arrive. The
hotel where I stayed was ok, but I'm sure that there are other, perhaps
even better hotels in SR. However, unless you expect luxury, the hotel
is not so important. You visit SR for the temples not its hotels.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
On 1 Apr, 13:24, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <72ee2554-78f5-45db-98bc-38d5b8c4e5a7
thanks again.
> It's a good idea to stop at an ATM to get some cash when you arrive.
> is not so important. You visit SR for the temples not its hotels.
of course (for the hotel)! anything decent really goes, not going to
look for it too long.
re ATM: do you pay for the hotel/guide/taxi in USD or local currency?
I'll have a read through your blog,
many thanks
J.
> In article <72ee2554-78f5-45db-98bc-38d5b8c4e5a7
thanks again.
> It's a good idea to stop at an ATM to get some cash when you arrive.
> is not so important. You visit SR for the temples not its hotels.
of course (for the hotel)! anything decent really goes, not going to
look for it too long.
re ATM: do you pay for the hotel/guide/taxi in USD or local currency?
I'll have a read through your blog,
many thanks
J.
In article <dda6ec70-5a01-4dff-ae9e-6276f4e33f04
@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
> re ATM: do you pay for the hotel/guide/taxi in USD or local currency?
The ATMs of the ANZ bank gave out US dollars. I paid in US dollars for
the hotel, the driver, the ticket to the temples and for almost anything
else. Got the (small) change in Cambodian money.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, says...
> re ATM: do you pay for the hotel/guide/taxi in USD or local currency?
The ATMs of the ANZ bank gave out US dollars. I paid in US dollars for
the hotel, the driver, the ticket to the temples and for almost anything
else. Got the (small) change in Cambodian money.
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe
"Alfred Molon" <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:MPG.225c47dc670e5fa598bb06@news.supernews.com...
> In article <72ee2554-78f5-45db-98bc-38d5b8c4e5a7
> @b5g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
>> Do you know how long it takes SR to PP and PP to the Delta? any idea
>> of the costs?
>
> Not sure, should be something like 6 hours from SR to PP (or 8?). By
> about 2pm you should be in PP. Can't remember the costs, but it should
> be peanuts.
>
>> That seems like a good option. You just took a guy at the airport?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Was
>> he also a guide able to say something about the reliefs and their
>> meaning?
>
> No.
>
>> He probably had his 'favorite' hotel he took you to?
>
> Can't remember how I found the hotel. Here is my travelogue:
> http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Cambodia/2006/
>
>> I was thinking of
>> first going to the city, choosing a hotel myself and then finding a
>> guide. What would you recommend? Can you suggest a good reasonable
>> hotel?
>
> It's a good idea to stop at an ATM to get some cash when you arrive. The
> hotel where I stayed was ok, but I'm sure that there are other, perhaps
> even better hotels in SR. However, unless you expect luxury, the hotel
> is not so important. You visit SR for the temples not its hotels.
> --
>
pls note that as far as I know ATM cash dispenser are still scarce in
Cambodja.. there was none two years ago.
In any case.. in Siem Reapt the dollar is almost the only value
circulating
at a fixed rate of exchange. the official one.
hotels are very cheap. I guess you can get a 4 or 5 stars hotel for less
than 100 dollars.
taxi pick you up at the airport and normally they do not charge you if you
hire them for the next days
after that.. 25 dollars a day is the normal price.
pls be aware that tickets for Angkor wat are sold for one or two or more
days.
if you buy one for two days.. they will make a photo of you and give you a
ticket with yr photo as a souvenir.
at all times you should have yr ticket with you. there are places where
entrance is free. and other where you should show yr ticket.
the area is quite big. you will need a car or a bycicle.
and lot of water to drink. drinks are sold at higher prices in the area
i took a bus from Siem Reap to Pnohm pehn and it took 6 hours. it is a
special bus. but lots of locals ( hey pay a cheaper fare) on it.
there is also a boat. but more expensive.
