18 Apr 2023
I did the one day small group sunrise tour on my first day in siem reap. After seeing the small circuit, I wanted to see banteay srei and the big circuit but couldn’t easily find a one day guided tour …. After contacting the staff, they found me a guide with very late notice.
My guide Chuop was amazing - great information on the temples we were seeing but also on Cambodian history and culture and geography. He was happy to answer my questions all day long and never got tired
Also yesterday’s tour had missed out on the Terrace of the elephants and the terrace of the leper king because the guide said it was crowded as they will still packing up from new year festivities . Even though it was not on my itinerary today, Chuop kindly took me to both of these also and explained them all.
He was very helpful with taking photos for me which is very hard as a solo traveller.
He was also very flexible with my lunch options and gave me many choices. We ended up having Khmer rice noodles and it was an excellent experience not having to go to the tourist restaurant like I (understandably) went to with the bigger group.
His English was excellent and he took great care of me throughout. We were never rushed and we could create our own itinerary …. Choosing to stop off at roadside places of interest
Posting this here as info in case anyone else thought one day of temples might satisfy them …. And then changed their mind and wanted to tailor a tour for day two