As we are gearing up for Cambodia and we have started looking at the details for planning. And from past, I have realized that pre-planing of a trip teaches you a lot and if you have an account of planning you did, you can compare it with actual exploration and see where your plan worked & what needed more attention. We are in Cambodia for 8 days.
As of now, we are planning to go to Seam Reap on 3rd day morning and intend to spend spend 3 nights in the city. Most likely we will be going from Phnom Penh. So I checked different ways to commute from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.
After reading above link, it seemed like Buses are quite comfortable but we may opt for a Taxi which can comfortably accommodate 5 of us along with out luggage. Bus usually costs $15 per person and a taxi would be around $100. Since we are 5 of us, we can certainly consider booking a taxi and have our trip the way we want it.
(?) Can we stop at Sambor Preikuk while going from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap? - This is something I need to figure out but it seems if we opt for Taxi, we can certainly plan it. So this one majorly depends how we commute from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.
Now that I know that we have approximately 2.5 days to spend in the city, I have started looking into main places to see in Cambodia. This search lead me to this link which shares reasonable details. Broadly talking, there are following main things to do or places to explore in Siem Reap city of Cambodia in SouthEast Asia. Here is what we decided as our priority list -
Day-1 (When we reach Siem Reap)
1. Party in Pub Street
2. Shopping in Night Market of Siem Reap
Day-2 (Mainly for Angkor Wat Archeological Park)
2. Angkor Thom
3. Banteay Srie
Day-3
1. Floating Village
2. Angkor National Museum (Entry ticket - $20)
3. Landmine Museum & School (Entry Ticket - $5)
4. Beng Mealea ($5 per person)
And if you notice plan, we will only be buying one day ticket which costs $37. There are 2 other options - 3 days ticket and week long pass. Since we don't have much time there, we will manage with 1 day pass & explore other things around Siem Reap.
Above list can be a little aggressive, so we may not go to all the priority list would remain the same.
Here is very interesting blog which shares some useful insights about Siem Reap. Like tips to plan sunrise visit to Angkor Wat and for that you need to buy the ticket a day before.
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