Siem Reap Travel guide helps you get acquainted with the town and enjoy a tension free trip to this lovely town of Cambodia. Siem Reap is the gateway to the temples of Angkor, Cambodia's spiritual and cultural heartbeat. A sleepy backwater until a few years ago, it is fast reinventing itself as a sophisticated centre for the new wave of visitors passing through it each year. Siem Reap Travel guide informs you about the facts and features of this town.
The town is served by the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport which opened a flash new terminal building in the July of 2006. The airport is less than 15 minutes from the town centre by a car or motodop. If you have an advance booking in a hotel, you can ask them for a free airport pickup. The airport connects the town with Vietnam Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Singapore, china and many other countries. Some of the airlines serving the airports in Siem Reap are Vietnam Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, JetStarAsia, Silk Air, Angkor Air Siem Reap Airways Asiana Airways and Korean Air, Angkor Airways and Royal Khmer Air.
There are separate terminals for international and domestic flights. International departure tax is a steep US$25 for adults and US$13 for children. It is payable after check-in and before clearing immigration. You can at times also pay in cash, as the credit card facility is unreliable.
Prek Toal is a popular bird sanctuary about an hour west of Chong Khneas. It is a place you must visit. Try to take a day out for this trip. There are some villages nearby that the tourists are advised to visit and it includes Kompong Phluk, Kompong Khlea, Moat Kla and Pursat. There are several temples and even temple complexes located at some considerable distance from Siem Reap town.
The good network of transportation in Siem Reap makes getting around the city very easy and hassle free. Most of the tourist attractions in Siem Reap can be seen by traversing on foot. Other modes of transport available are motodops, taxis, rented bicycles and tuk-tuks.
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