Cambodia

[TravelBug]

I am not so sure why it is so expensive to go to Cambodia. Maybe it has something to do with the taxes being paid to their government. Nagulat din ako when I found out that the airport tax for an outbound flight from any Cambodia airport is US$25. Ang mahal nito kumpara sa airport tax ng ibang countries sa Asia. Singapore's Changi and Bangkok's Don Muang charges around US$13 only, Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok charges around US$15 at sa ating beloved but delapidated NAIA ay around US$10 lang.

[TravelBug]

Oh by the way, I heard that land travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap will take around 8-14 hours depending on the season and road condition. If you wanna fly from Bangkok to Siem Reap, the one hour flight via Bangkok Airways will cost you at least 10,000 baht. Ouch.

[nina9702]

Jetstar also flies to Siem Reap from Singapore. Approximately SG$189 and fare with taxes na (except for the Airport tax in Cambodia). Ang pangit nga lang kasi they only have one flight per day, unlike Bangkok Airways. Umaga pa, 6am ang flight out of Singapore, 7:50am naman ang flight out of Cambodia.

[faaip_de_oiad]

Kainis, monsterboy's right there right now. hehe

[heygurl]

sarap naman!!!!!

[blue_jay_el]

faaip, im not sure if monsterboy visits this thread. but could you tell him to post here his travel experience once he gets back? ...hehe... thanks!

[jazzy]

it is interesting to see cambodia bigla.

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[p!nk]

i wanna visit cambodia also but di na kaya ng sked namin. i've always wanted to visit the angkor ***. aside from this, ano pa bang ok puntahan sa cambodia?

[monsterboy]

Looking for me? Hehehe, joke lang

The cheapest way to get to Siam Reap is through Pan-Asian budget carriers. Jetstar Asia flies from Singapore for around 80 USD, while Air Asia flies from KL for about the same price. If I had booked earlier, the KL-Siam Reap flight would've cost me 2600 PHP all-in; instead my plane fare cost me 3500.

Expenses in Siam Reap would include entrance ticket for Angkor *** (20 USD for a 1-day pass, 40 USD for 3 days, and 60 for a week). I found someone to split the tuktuk/travel guide cost, so that was around 11 USD.

You can check www.travellerspoint.com for accommodations to suit every budget. I chose (which was coincidentally Lonely Planet's Editor's Pick as well) Jasmine Lodge. The staff were very friendly, with airport pickup. My room was single occupancy with a TV, and fan, and spent 2 USD per night.

Spent another 12 USD for that van-bus ride to Bangkok. 10 hours to get to the Poipet-Aranyaprathet border, and about 4 hours to get to Khao San in Bangkok. Warning on the Siam Reap-Poipet van ride: the roads are bad, but not too bad.

Spent about a total of 60 USD for 3 days and 2 nights. Not bad, really. I'll post pictures in my blog once I have the time. Give me about a week

[blue_jay_el]

hi monsterboy!

thanks for the 'informative' info! ...hehehehe

nde ko na-consider yung KL-Seam Reap route ah... at least its now worth re-considering..hehehe

can't wait to see the pics in your blog....wait...ano ba blogsite mo?

[TravelBug]

I made a sample booking for Clark-Kuala Lumpur-Siem Reap-Kuala Lumpur-Clark via AirAsia:

MNL-KUL roundtrip for September 8-12 is only at 3,727 pesos.
KUL-REP roundtrip for September 9-11 is only at RM272.98 or 3,850 pesos.

That's only around 7,600 pesos total plus Philippine Travel Tax and airport facility fees in both Clark and Sieam Reap airports. Not bad!

[blue_jay_el]

^hmmmmm....ok na yun!.... but September is not a good time for me. I might check the November or December Schedules.....but baka masmahal ng konti

instead of getting the 800+ packages, why not use the excess for an extra day or two, diba?

salamat!

[monsterboy]

blue_jay_el: Goodluck with the trip and have a ball! Book early to save a lot.

Try to visit my blog for some pictures and updates. Im trying to post as much detail as I can, haha.

[blue_jay_el]

monsterboy: Seen your blog. Nice to hear how you enjoyed your trip!


so... here are some things I was able to do today (consuming most of my time for work and use it for 'research'..mwehehehe):


1. Browsed AirAsia's website to check for cheapest airfare....and it was a success...hehehe. Guys, I'm PLANNING to go backpacking to Kuala Lumpur & Siam Reap around some time between 2nd and 4th week of January next year (need to wait for 13th month pay...ahahaha!)

2. Checked for good place to stay (travellerspoint and lonelyplanet). Plannin to check-in at Jasmine Lodge (REP) and Le Village (KUL)

3. Drafted my itenerary. Initially, I was just planning to see Angkor ***. But I was able to arrange my sched to have a 3d/2n stay in KUL and 3d/2n stay in REP

4. Computed budget. I think 300 USD (excluding pocket money) would be enough!...yey


...though im still giving myself 2 months to decide if i'll push through my plans (hope plane fare rates won't increase yet by then)

Actually, Im a bit excited on this trip... this would be my 1st time to go backpacking. My previous trips were taken care by a travel agent. At least this time, I'll do the booking of everything on my own.....

...haaaay...sana hindi ma-udlot!

[nina9702]

Ack! Promo ang Air Asia kaya napabili tuloy ako ng tickets to Siem Reap (from KL). Looks like I'm going to Cambodia in January

[chloe_kiks]

check out SINGAPORE AIRLINE's website:

www.singaporeairlines.com

click on the phil promotions... they have SNG + SIEM REAP package. only 600+.

[monsterboy]

Bump. Posted my photo album in one of my blog's entries. They include some of my Cambodia pics.

[blue_jay_el]

ei monsterboy, saw the pics.... mejo madami ah! hehehe. I seems you really had a great time in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand (did i miss anything?). Thanks for sharing those pics!

By the way, where did you stay in KL? It seems you had a cozy room.

Another thing, is it alright if i send you a PM for my other inquiries? thanks!

[blue_jay_el]

Hello everyone!

It's been a while since my last post. Anyway, some updates....



FINALLY, it's confirmed. Im going to Cambodia (with side trip to Malaysia)! Wooohooo!

I already booked my flight via AirAsia

Jan 22 -- Clark to KL
Jan 23 -- KL to Siem Reap
Jan 26 -- Siem Reap to KL
Jan 28 -- KL to Clark


By the way, FYI, promo ng AirAsia Free seats to KL/Kota from Jan 8 to Mar 31, but booking period is until Nov 3 (unless i-extend pa nila ulet)


Yey.... my first backpacking trip...matutuloy na rin! Haaaay...I really need this trip...just wanna give myself a break. Onga pala, feel free to tag along...hehe


Next step: study Backpacking 101 ...ahahaha

[jeune_fille]

Bili ka ng Jewelry. Specifically Rubies and Emeralds. Cambodia is a major source for rubies and emeralds. My mom bought a sack of rubies and emerald stones for just $500. She had the stones set on various jewelry and made a killing off the ones she decided to sell off.

Angkor *** is spectacular.

Haggle as much as you can. They won't rip you off as much as they rip off white people.

Hello po Naku gusto ko to, 1 sack for 500 US$ makapunta nga ng cambodia :LOL: , paano po malalaman kung totoo, I mean *** seller ba kilala dun sa bansa na yun? I like those precious stones. And maganda itong business