Amazing Siem Reap

After spent holiday in Thailand, Me and my three other friends continue the trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. As we came from ASEAN countries, we don't need any ViSA to enter Cambodia. We visited Small Circuit, Grand Circuit and Angkor Museum. We see sunrise in Angkor Wat and it was very amazing. Don't forget to visit Angkor Night Market and Pub Street to taste the best local food, amok fish and khmer bbq and to try their great and relaxing khmer massage. Thanks to Mr. Sophoan to guide and give us the best vacation in Cambodia with his hospitality and his knowledge about Cambodia history. (Ming, Neni, Fei & Hans)

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Poan is really great as a tour guise, highly recomended!

I totally recomend taking the daily tour with Poan. He is a very qualified tour guide who will definitively enrich your visit to this marvelous place and most of all he is a wonderfull person, very kind and attentive who shares he's knowledge and experiences with you so you can understand things with different perspective. You won't regret it!!

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Worthwhile to listen to your friends - Poan is the best guide

I planned to visit Cambodia last year but I cancelled it just because Poan was not available at that time.

Yes, my friend who recommended Poan to me was that serious, she convinced me to wait for another chance rather than having one who is not proved to be as good. So, I waited a year and finally visited Cambodia just last week and it was worthwhile waiting! Before we arrived in Siem Reap, Poan arranged everything from hotel (stayed in Victoria Angkor, it is a fairly nice report & spa hotel at a very reasonable price) to well thought-out itineraries. I have been travelling around many countries and by far Poan is the best tour guide I have met. His kind and heartwarming hospitality makes you feel at home throughout your trip. I had so much fun talking with him about the ancient & modern history of Cambodia, he has experienced (or survived...) the Khmer Rouge regime and shared with me his vivid memory of that cruel time.

Poan has never got tired of my endless questions, and most of my questions were repeated due to my bad memory... Hey friends out there, if you are planning a trip to Siem Reap for Angkor Wat tour, you have my word that he is the right one.

I already miss him who became my best friend and cannot wait to see him again on my next trip!

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Sophoan is amazing

We found sophoan online somehow and had no idea what to expect. Her arranged everything from us from bangkok- drive to the border, drove us to siem reap, drive back. He took us to Angkor wat and was beyond knowledgeable about everything. It was incredibly hot that day and he noticed we were getting exhausted so he even drove us around to tell us about the temples in his air conditioning. We were then looking for a specific restaurant he'd never heard of- sophoan drove us up and down the street to find it, asking anyone if they knew where it was. Really the nicest guy and best tour guide. We couldn't have been luckier than finding sophoan.

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Great trip with Poan

We heard about Poan from a colleague and we are glad that we had him as our guide for Siem Reap. Poan is very knowledgeable, nice, and patient. My husband and I were traveling with my parents-in-law. Poan was very nice and patient when my parents-in-law needed to rest, when we asked a lot of questions and when we discussed about the next days' trip. He suggested a very good itinerary and we got to see most of the famous temples. When we had to cancel our last day's trip last minute because my parents-in-law were too tired, Poan was still very nice to us. The drive Tuna was a nice guy too, funny and helpful. They both made sure that we had enough cool water and umbrellas during the hotness. We strongly recommend Poan and Tuna!

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Siem reap with Sophoan Rath (POAN) - Wonderful !!!

Our friends recommended Poan as a guide for 2 ½ days in Siem Reap. It was the best thing we could realized. He sent us a perfect schedule for the tour. He is a very smart, sensitive and a very special man. Talking with him we felt how the Cambodia is proud of the Kmehr Civilization very old and important for more than thousand years. We advised everyone that want to know Cambodia as we did to contact Poan as a guide.

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Wonderful trip with Sophoan Rath

My friends recommended Poan and I'm so glad they did! I only had about 30 hours in Siem Reap and Poan helped me to see and experience as much of Siem Reap as possible. Poan is very knowledgeable and pleasant. and I highly recommend him. I hope to get back someday and I will definitely be contacting Poan for my next Cambodia experience.

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Sophoan Rath - Fantastic guide

For a great tour of the Angkor Wat temples and the region, we can't recommend Sophoan enough. He was a fantastic and highly knowledgeable tour guide, a very nice and enthusiastic man who's English was impeccable. He also gave us a great insight into the history of Cambodia as he has lived through some of the worst of it. Lisa and David ps - Sophoan it took us long enough to write this, thanks again for making our trip so memorable.

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Rath Sophoan was the organizer and tour guide for a two-day visit my daughter, neice and I took to Cambodia in early April 2013. He was of stallar quality in all aspects and is an immense asset to his organization and to the country of Cambodia.

Responsiveness: Always clear, pricise and prompt in email contacts prior to the trip.

Organization: Always negotiated all obstacles to make our stay run smoothly. This included initial pickup and final dropoff in Bangkok that involved border handoff and pasport control issues.

Politeness and consideration: Was always a gem to deal with and treated us wonderfully in every way. He anticipated food, rest and bathroom needs, frequently offered to take group photos of us at good photo spots and drove us safely and expeditiously multiple times through challenging traffic.

Knowledge: He is a treasure trove of historical and cultural information about Cambodia. As a history person I could not have been more pleased.

Command of English: Superb to the point that we enjoyed sharing logic and mathematical puzzles together. He is also possessed of a wonderful sense of intellect, inquisitiveness and good humor. He was a delight ot spend time with.

In over 50 years of travel including over 100 travel guides he stands out as the best I have ever had.
Richard Hess, PhD

Fantastic experience with Sophoan Rath

From the very first contact with Sophoan, he was responsive, informative, and helpful. We came overland from Bangkok with a complicated series of arrangements, and he smoothly negotiated all the steps. I felt like we were in very capable hands, and Sophoan was just as lovely in person as he was in his emails. His knowledge of Cambodian history and culture is vast, his command of English superb, his presence an absolute delight. When we asked about seeing Angkor Wat at sunrise, he immediately offered to make it happen even though it wasn't on the tour itinerary. He seemed to anticipate our every need effortlessly. In every single way he exceeded my expectations. I could not recommend him more highly!!

For more, please read my dad's review "Cambodian Guide Extraordinaire"--it's clear that it should be a 5 star excellent review from the text (tripadvisor?)

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Siem Reap with Sophoan Rath - highly recommended

I was planning for a trip with friends to visit Siem Reap & Angkor Wat (Mar 26-28, 2013), and a friend recommended Sophoan as a tour guide. It turned out to be an excellent recommendation. Poan was very proactive and gave prompt replies to the numerous queries I had prior to the trip, and he recommended an itinerary which allowed us to see the most of Siem Reap and Angkor Wat within the very short period of 2 days. He even had comfortable transport arranged to bring us from Phnom Penh airport to Siem Reap. Throughout our short holiday there, we were very impressed with his vast knowledge on the history of Angkor Wat and Cambodian culture, and our needs were very well taken care of by him and the driver (sadly did not get to know his name). In the blistering hot weather, they made sure we did not have to worry about having no ice cold water, getting to the various landmarks in the really huge Angkor Wat complex or having to think about where to settle our daily meals. As a tour guide, he has exceeded our expectations; any requests to changes in the itinerary were prompty accomodated and we had truly enjoyed our time in Siem Reap. I look forward to visiting Cambodia again, and would very much like to have Poan as my Cambodian tour guide again.

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Great tour of Angkor Wat temples

We booked a day tour of the Angkor Wat area with Sophoan having read the reviews on Trip Advisor and were not disappointed. We didn't have much time in Siem Reap but the tour packed a lot into the day we had available. Sophoan is incredibly knowledgeable and was willing to answer all of the questions we asked, regardless of how silly they were. He was willing to share his personal experiences of living in Cambodia during some of the darker periods of its history which was very moving.

We appreciated the structuring of the tour in such a way as to avoid the big tour parties which really enhanced our experience of the temples. Sophoan pointed out all of the best vantage points to take photos from, including where to stand to appear to be nose to nose with the Buddha statue. Overall we just had so much fun on the tour with Sophoan and really appreciated his sense of humour. The temples themselves were incredibly beautiful and diverse and the day was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday.

Sophoan also arranged our transfer from Siem Reap to Ko Chang in Thailand which we were very happy we had arranged in advance as the Thai border crossing is pretty confusing and you need to change vehicles. We were met by a guide where our driver dropped us at the border who walked us across the border and ensured we knew what we were doing. The Thai leg of the journey was straight forward and we appreciated the driver's help getting us to the ferry.

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