Cambodia Cultural, religious historic sites Trips

A really interesting trip, which shows something both of modern, recent and ancient Cambodia. Lovely people, food etc and made a bit more special by our guide, Ly, whose passion and personal experience, as well as his commitment to us and to his country, made it very special. Not a fast paced trip, possibly the first time I have come back from holiday feeling relaxed - but maybe that isn't a bad thing

An excellent and varied tour with many highlights. We missed out on visiting Battambang because of border disputes but this was probably to our benefit as we had extra days in Phnom Penh and Siem Riep so we had less travelling and moving hotels and gained a lovely cycle ride round Silk Island in Phnom Penh so we didn't miss out on anything. The pace was comfortable with quite moments but no boredom. The group was lovely, the leader excellent, the restaurants also excellent, such a variety of delicious food, beautifully presented at extremely reasonable prices (helped by a good exchange rate with the US$ but would still ahve been reasonable). The only improvement would have been the inclusion of some of the optional extras which were all excellent. I would have also been good to visit the Landmine museum and the Phnom Kulen mountains. I would say that countryside was what was most missing from this tour, we had glimpses on the day near Kampot and on Silk island but a visit to a National Park would have provided another level of contrast to those already on the tour. It would be good to provide an extension in Siem Riep to include a third day at the temples, the Landmine Museum, the floating villages and the Phnom Kulen mountains.

Great sight seeing tour of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap- all the mainsights ticked off including lots of temples. What made the tour for us was our guide Tra who's lived experience, of himself and his family, through the Pol Pot regime and beyond and his willingness to share these experiences with the group really bought it to life and helped us appreciate not only the horrendous history and suffering of Cambodia but how far it has come since independence. Likewise Tra's knowledge of Cambodia's complex religious beliefs and influences was so informative and interesting Due to current conflict with Thailand we couldn't visit Battenbam but we always felt completely safe and I would urge people not to be put off by the conflict.

Our tour leader Tra was brilliant - very knowledgeable, friendly and aways went the extra mile to help us have the best possible experience. All accomodation and transportation was handled expertly. The destinations were well chosen and helped us to see a huge variety of local culture and history.

We felt the 24 hours in Saigon was not well spent. The orientation walk seemed pointless as there was no time to go back to any of the sites as we were moving on the following day. More time in the Mekon Delta would be welcome.

The experience was totally amazing. It was wonderful to be able to have such a variety of experiences and to meet with many local people. My only complaint was the hotel in Hue. The bathroom was so slippery and having the toilet in the same area as the shower was scary because I was afraid I would slip and fall