If you’re looking for a personalized tour of Angkor Wat / Siem Reap, look no further. Sam was... read more
If you’re looking for a personalized tour of Angkor Wat / Siem Reap, look no further. Sam was... read more
A splendid two days with Sam being comprehensively educated, immersed in the Angkor wonders, and... read more
We have just finished our 2day tour of the Temples and the river tour.
Our tour guide Nol was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and made us feel welcome. The lunches were excellent, the car ready and air conditioned on our return from each of the Temples.
Cold towels and water a welcome bonus after each walk around these amazing sites.
Overall a great experience and will not be forgotten!
Enjoy!
Took the private day tour + floating island tour with guide Sophal. Took us to all the main temples in an order that avoided the crowds(even in the low season). A highlight was the boat tour of the floating houses. Sophal and the driver had water and cold towels for us after every stop and were kind and attentive. A must do for people with only a day to visit Angkor Wat!
My friend and I did a one day tour through Angkor Guide Sam with our tour guide Sophal. We had an awesome experience; he took us through all of the major temples, as well as the floating village. He knew all the best spots to avoid the crowds and to find great photos. He also spoke excellent English and gave detailed explanations of everything we saw. He was extremely knowledgeable and personable. The driver Tavan was always waiting in the comfortable air conditioned SUV to pick us up with cold towels and cold bottled water after every stop. They also offer a extremely good price for such great hospitality and service.
I would absolutely recommend to any of my friends and family visiting Siem Reap!
Tour guides Somondy and Pov
Two day private tour for four people.
We took a tour with parents - who are in good health and fitness but in their 70s. We are quite active. our group had a range of english capability from fluent to basic.
Sam devised a very broad and rich tour itinerary for us. Everything that he advised was logical, valid and useful.
Tour:
Somondy (Dy) adjusted as he went, planning around weather, crowds and constantly looking at the levels of fatigue of my parents (I think that in itself deserves five stars).
We still had the opportunity to do more active things along the way, with additional time to walk and explore.
Pov was always there, at just the right time, prompt and precise.
Somondy is incredibly knowledgeable and knows how to engage an audience. His range of knowledge - history (ancient to modern) and art, culture, engineering and architecture is really impressive, and he speaks in a way that each member of our tour group understood and stayed interested. The level of attention and attentiveness of our guides for each member of our group were really appreciated.
Cold bottled water is provided as part of the tour - that was extremely important, as we would have consumed at least 3 litres per person because of the heat.
Why would I book again?
Based on what I observed and in chatting with Somondy, I am pretty sure that he would be able to provide an even faster pace and highly active tour for a group in other circumstances.
I feel that we had exceptional value for price - we had an extensive list and plan and were able to see more in this tour even taking it slow, compared to other company offers. In addition, everything from having a comfortable car to being able to learn first hand from Somondy about Cambodia and Angkor.
I would be happy to book a second visit in Siem Reap with our guides.
Not knowing much to expect...we had an exciting and pleasant adventure exploring some of the temples and also one of the UNESCO Heritage.
The trip started out with a last minute email 2 days before the trip to Sam and his email replies were prompt and clear. (We also arranged airport transfer less then 12 hours via whatsapp!)
The pickup was comfortable with the driver Tavan. We didnt hesitate to arrange for a return transfer too.
Our guide Sophal and Tavan were on time for the trip the next day. With his good knowledge of Cambodian history and fluent english, the journey was filled with sight-seeing and interesting stories.
Phal was able to plan and time our trips to the various temples to avoid the crowd...and the crazy heat! Still...we didn't have to rush and he paced the visits to our ability and energy.
After each temple, Tavan was always on hand to give out the cool and refreshing wet towels and a bottle of cold water. Always a welcome in the heat!
Departing fr our hotel at 7.30am and completing 4 temples with lunch and even a quick stop ro the supermart and back to our hotel by about 4pm.
The temples we visited:
1. Angkor Wat
2. Bayon
3. Tasom
4. Bantaey Srei
Good enough especially if you are with kids or teens...
Remember to gear up with comfy footwear and something for the heat (an umbrella might also help if there are showers)...light clothing but please be respectful...dun forget your cameras!!!
We contacted Sam before leaving home and he was very quick to reply, communication was easy and we took his suggestion that we do the 2 day classic private tour rather than the 2 day easy go tour since it was rainy season and this proved a very prudent suggestion. Our guide Noi was marvelous, he knew all the best spots for taking photographs, pointed out small details we would have missed ourselves such as a stegosaurus among the decorations, apsaras in different poses to the usual, his knowledge of the history of the temples was top notch and his English really good. He never rushed us, was attentive to my husband who is a tad nervous of heights and steps and patiently endured pouring rain on the 2nd day to complete the tour. Our driver Tavan is also highly recommended - he was a very careful driver which we particularly appreciated in the rain, polite, always smiling and provided plenty of cold water and towels which were especially welcome on our first day in the heat. We have no reservations in recommending Noi, Tavan and Sam himself who communicated via Whats App on our arrival in Siem Reap making sure we had no concerns, thank you all for making our visit to the temples so memorable.