6 days 5 nights in Cambodia... not anymore

In order to save for a new PC, this... I have to let go. But since I have already done all the planning, I might as well share this. Feel free to sponsor me too if you want\plan to go!

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This is roughly what we can do. (http://angkorjourney.asievoyage.org/Ppenh.tour.6days.html)

Here's the map for easy reference on the locations in Cambodia
(http://www.cambodia-travel-hotels-tours.com/maps.shtml)

This one is map of Phnom Phen
(http://www.phnompenh-hotels.org/map.php)

The most frequent visited place should be all in the agenda for that tour. We can go backpacking on our own and visit those places ourselves. The up side to it is that we can choose which place we want to go and which place we want to skip.

I've also looked at Air Asia flight tickets, tickets from KLIA to Phnom Phen and back is RM463 including all the airport tax and stuff. For our visa we don't have to worry. We just have to prepare our photo, zerox copy of the passport and USD20 and hand it to the Cambodia immigration in the Phnom Phen airport
(http://www.cambodia-travel-hotels-tours.com/visa.shtml)

This link is all the hotel links. We could use about RM40 to RM70 USD30 to USD50 per person per night (some breakfast included).
(http://www.cambodia-travel-hotels-tours.com/)

http://www.phnompenh-hotels.org/transportation.php for transport in Phnom Phen. From airport to the town will cost about USD7 , RM27 RM20 per cab. There's cheaper transportation we can also take. Touring the town will cost about USD25, RM95 RM70 per day. That's for Phnom Phen only. If we want to go down to Siem Reap, we will have to take the speed boat or aeroplane. I've tried looking for domestic flight prices from Phnom Phen to Siem Reap but all airlines website sucks like hell.

http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srtransp.htm But according to this site Siem Reap Airways offer several daily flights to/from Phnom Penh. So if want to take the plane, I don't think there would be a problem. Boat will take 4-6 hours 251km! USD25, RM95 RM70 one way. If bus, cheaper, about USD3.5, RM14 RM20 one way. 314 km, 5-7 hour trip. Longer hours in bus but the bus makes at least two stops along the way, at Skun and Kampong Thom, so we can actually see a bit of things on the way.

When we reach Siem Reap we can just travel by local tour bus, cabs (about USD25, RM95 RM70 per day), tuk-tuks (USD13, RM50 RM35 a day), or bicycle (USD3, RM12 RM7 a day). You all know how to cycle or not? Don't know please go learn. HAHAHA. Save a whole lot of money ah.

This is the Angkor Wat temple guide (http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srtemples.htm)

To enter the temples have to pay entrance fee. The rates are here. (http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srstarted.htm) Tickets are sold in one day (USD20, RM76 RM56), three days (USD40, RM152 RM112) and seven days (USD60, RM228 RM168) blocks. I think 1 or 3 days should be enough. Depends on how much we want to see. We won't stay there more than 3 days anyway.

Then going back to Phnom Penh we can take bus or boat. Maybe if we take bus there then can take boat back. But this we can plan when we are there.

*Estimate total per person: RM1600 RM1590 exclusing personal spending money.

*This is the break down.

Flight from KLIA to Phnom Penh and back = RM463
Accommodation = (RM140 X 5days) \ 2 person = RM350 (mostly can get breakfast)
Accomodation = (USD50 = RM190) X 5 \ 2 person = RM475 (mostly breakfast included)
transportationaround Phnom Penh city and Siem Reap town = RM60
Transportation around Phnom Penh city and Siem Reap town as below;
From and to airport = (RM27 X 2 way) \ 4 person = RM14
Phonm Penh city travel = RM95 per day \ 4 person = 24
Tuk-Tuks in Siem Reap town = RM50 \ 4 person = RM13
Bicycle rental in temple areas = RM12 X 2 days = RM24
Travel between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap by bus = RM14
Travel between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap by boat = RM95 (per boat?)
Other misc transportation = RM60
Temple pass (3 days block) = RM152 RM112
Cambodia Visa (USD20) = RM76 RM56
Food = RM10 a meal X 3 meals a day X 6 days = RM180 RM150
Spending money = RM201

*FYI,
1 USD = 4,323.50 Cambodian Riel
1 RM = 1,145.48 Cambodian Riel
1 USD = 3.77730 RM

*More information Cambodia here http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cb.html

I estimated more for the accommodation and food. So should be cheaper. And of cos if you plan to buy more stuff then you should increase your own spending money. So... we should be spending is about RM1600+- RM1590 for the whole 6 days 5 nights holiday.

This is roughly my idea lah. Ideal group size is 4 person. Too many people hard to travel and make decisions.

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*edit (Nov-6 05): I've editing and added some information due to calculation errors. Not sure if anyone noticed but I calculated USD1 to RM2.8, not RM3.8. Some how I feel like I'm missing something out too.....Let me know if I did.

*edit (June-24 06): My mom, dad and sis went to Siem Riep! ...not me =(