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December 2008

Annemarie Spee

Mountain and quad biking is about getting away from it all and discovering the people and villages of the countryside
The Wheel Deal
Fed up with the noise and smell of tour buses, cars and tuk-tuks in town? Never fear, the solution is here for you to get away from the congestion by renting a slice of freedom

Hiring a car or motorcycle is an expensive and can be a risky affair, but mountain biking is a healthy alternative, as is quad biking for those with good piloting skills. Getting the handlebars and your destination destiny in your own hands is your passport to a different pespective of Cambodia and allows you to glimpse and maybe experience Khmer culture in the remote villages you will pedal your bicycle or manoeuvre your quad bike through. From one-day discovery trips to multi-day adventures, almost anything is possible.
Terre Cambodge (012 982 062), one of Siem Reap’s adventure specialists, offers tailor-made rides to satisfy your appetite for adventure. Packages vary from three days exploring Angkor Wat to 14 days of cycling around the country and are designed around your interests and ability. While riding at your own pace on quiet, scenic roads and in the company of an experienced guide, you can stop when and where you want for a chat with the locals or a picnic. All tours include helmets, equipment (spare tyres, pumps etc), a local guide and a support vehicle for luggage, food and drinks. Multi-day rides include overnight stays in villages or pagodas.
Laurent Holdener, director of Terre Cambodge, explains that his customers span the demographic divide. “Some people request three-day ‘easy riding’ tours to discover Angkor Wat while others want to spend their whole holiday on bicycles. We offer baby seats for families with small children.” Getting more popular in Cambodia is the phenomenon of “Charity Cycling”, where a sponsor contacts Terre Cambodge to design a 10-day tour for groups of 15-60 people who cycle for charity.
Although mountain biking is for everybody, the hot and humid Cambodian climate is definitely not, so if you can’t imagine yourself pedalling around the countryside, a quad adventure might be your pick. Specially designed for off-road travel, Quad Adventures Cambodia (092 787 216) offers different tours for beginners and more experienced drivers. After clear instructions and practice, provision of a helmet and raincoat (if necessary) you head off into the countryside to explore remote villages and the surrounding countryside. Herve Nicole, the company’s founder, says his quads are not dirt bikes and in Cambodia cannot be rented for racing.
“They are solid, easy to drive bikes without gears, but our main concern is always safety, which is why it is important to do the practice first and adapt the tour to the level of the drivers. We drive at a reasonable speed and with two or more quads we always have two or more guides. There’s no official minimum age, but the question is actually not age, it’s experience. A 12-year-old who grew up on an Australian farm where his family owns a quad can have more experience than an 18-year-old from Paris, France, who has just passed the exam for his driver’s licence.” Quad driving is not only for fun but also for a good cause. With the help of travellers who join the tours, Quad Adventure Cambodia supports a school and orphanage in Chres village.
Mountain and quad biking have one thing in common: they are a perfect getaway and offer a unique way of exploring the country. Of course the mud, rain, sand, dust and road bumps are all part of the adventure.
TAXISERVICES
BOATOPERATORS
BUSCOMPANIES
TRAVELAGENTS&TOUROPERATORS
AIRLINES
AirAsia
Daily flights to and from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Departures at 08:35.
Room T6, PP Airport - 023 890 035
www.airasia.com
Angkor Airways
Service suspended as we went to press. Contact the airline for current details.
SR International Airport - 063 964 878
www.angkorairways.com
Asiana Airlines
Flights to Seoul temporarily suspended at the time we went to press.
www.flyasiana.com
Bangkok Airways
Flights to Bangkok seven times a day, and to Koh Samui daily at 13:25.
571, National Road 6 - 063 380 191
www.bangkokair.com
China Eastern Airlines
Flights to Kunming temporarily suspended at the time we went to press.
Old market area - 063 965 229
www.ce-air.com
Jet Star Asia
Three flights a week to Singapore and onwards. Departures at 07:55.
Old market area - 063 964 388
www.jetstarasia.com
Lao Airlines
Daily flights to Pakse and Vientiane (Laos), departing at 10:05.
114, National Road 6 - 063 963 283
www.laoairlines.com
Malaysia Airlines
Flights to Kuala Lumpur four times a week, departing at 13:00 or 15:25.
Siem Reap airport - 063 964 135
www.malaysiaairlines.com
PMT Air
International services suspended.
294, Mao Tse Tung Blvd (Phnom Penh) - 023 890 512
www.pmtair.com
Royal Khmer Airlines
Occasional flights to Korea and Vietnam.
245, Mao Tse Tung Blvd (Phnom Penh) - 023 994 502
Siem Reap Airways
Four flights a day to Phnom Penh.
571, National Road 6 - 063 380 191
www.siemreapairways.com
Silk Air
Daily flights to Singapore. Also two flights a week to Danang (Vietnam) at 16:40.
313, Sisowath Quay (Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh) 063 964 993
www.silkair.net
Vietnam Airlines
5 flights a day to Saigon, plus occasional flights to the capital city Hanoi.
342, National Road 6 - 063 964 488
www.vietnamairlines.com
TAXISERVICES
You can take a taxi to Phnom Penh or the Thai border at Poipet. PP costs from $60 upwards for a whole taxi and should take 4-5 hours plus stops. Poipet costs around $35 though the road is still in awful condition in parts and the journey can take up to six hours. Take a blindfold.

BOATOPERATORS
Seven companies operate boats to Phnom Penh, sharing the schedule between them. You can buy tickets from most travelagents or through the operators’ own agent
(tel: 012 932 328) at around US$25 one way. Alternatively:
Compagnie Fluviale du Mekong
Leisurely 3-day journeys between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, and onwards to Saigon. Call for the current schedule. 023 216 070
BUSCOMPANIES
There are numerous bus services to Phnom Penh and other destinations. The bus station is about 4km east of town. Some companies provide pick-up services, alternatively a tuk-tuk should cost about $1 a person.
Cambodia Asia Travel Co
4 departures a day to Phnom Penh (7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 12:30) on the Mekong Express (US$11) and onwards to Sihanoukville or to Saigon in neighbouring Vietnam.
11, Sivatha Street - 063 963 662
Capitol Tours
7 departures a day to Phnom Penh from 7am to 2:30pm. Foreigner price US$6.
Old market area - 063 963 883
GST Bus
4 departures a day to Phnom Penh from 7:30am to 1pm. Foreigner price US$6.
Old market area - 012 888 981
Hour Sokha
Two departures a day to Phnom Penh at 7:30am and 12:30pm on a two-floor bus.
Old market area - 012 726 989
Kampuchea Angkor Express
3 departures a day to Phnom Penh from 7:30am to 12:30pm. Foreigner price US$10.
Old market area - 092 523 229
Mai Linh
2 departures a day (7am and 1pm, US$6) to Phnom Penh and onwards to Saigon.
0729, Wat Bo Village - 063 762 888
Paramount Angkor Express
Three services a day to Phnom Penh for US$8 and onwards to Sihanoukville ($5).
618, Tep Vong Street - 063 761 912
Rith Mony Bus Service
Daily departures to Phnom Penh (US$6)and onwards to Sihanoukville.
SR Bus Station - 011 706 079
Sapaco Tourist Bus
One departure a day direct to Saigon (HCMC) in Vietnam. Foreigner price US$22.
023 210 300
Sorya Transport Company
5 departures a day to Phnom Penh from 7am to 12:30pm. Foreigner price US$6.
Old market area - 016 222 588
TRAVELAGENTS&TOUROPERATORS
Advanced Ticketing Service
Full service travel agency offering worldwide ticketing and visa services.
Angkor Night Market - 063 965 965, 012 988 599
[Opening times: 8am-5:30pm]
Angkor TK Travel & Tours
Let us show you the magic of the Mekong and the adventure of SE Asia so that you can take home a truly memorable experience.
117, National Road 6 (at Tonle Sap Restaurant) -
063 963 320
www.angkortk.com
[Opening times: 8am-7pm]
Asian Trails
Long-established tour operator covering a dozen Asian countries.
587, Hup Guan Street - 063 964 595
[Opening times: 8am-noon, 2-6pm]
Cambodia Hotel Service
Full service travel agency offering accommodation in each province: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kampong Cham, Battambang... We also book flights, boats, buses, vans, cars and guides.
232, Taphul Street - 012 516 103, 011 516 103
www.cambodiahotelservice.com
[Opening times: 7:30am-6pm]
Data Sight Travel
Full service travel agency offering worldwide ticketing and visa services.
Angkor Night Market - 063 965 955, 012 988 577
[Opening times: 8am-5:30pm]
Destination Asia
Destination management throughout SE Asia for travel connoisseurs.
18, Sala Kanseng Village - 063 963 271
[Opening times: 8am-noon, 2-6pm]
Diethelm Travel
International company with multilingual travel experts, good service and top deals.
4, National Road 6 - 063 963 524
[Opening times: 8am- noon, 2-6pm, Sat 8am-noon]
Exotissimo Travel
Established operator offering tailor-made journeys throught Indochina and beyonds.
300, National Road 6 - 063 964 323
[Opening times: 8am- noon, 1:30-5:30pm]
Hanuman Tourism
Established company offering tailor-made travel throughout the Mekong region.
Phoum Treang - 063 963 213
[Opening times: 9am-7pm]
Golden Swan Travel
Inbound-outbound tours, worldwide air tickets, visas, boat tickets and more.
Old market area - 063 965 338, 012 504 448
[Opening times: 8am-10pm]
Hidden Cambodia
Established operator providing exciting and educational Cultural, Adventure (Dirt Bike, 4WD, cycling, trekking), eco-tourism & humanitarian tours. Specialists in Koh Ker, Preah Vihear, Kampong Khleang and Preah Khan. New eco lodge now open.
012 655 201, 012 934 412
www.hiddencambodia.com
[Opening times: please call]
Indochinaglobetrot
Complete quality travel and tour services throughout Cambodia. Top deals and trips.
off National Road 6 (100m east of Psar Leu) -
012 829 927, 099 999 074
[Opening times: please call]
Intra Co.
Worldwide air tickets and hotel reservations. Leisure tour packages too.
130, Sivatha Street - 063 760 803
[Opening times: 8am-5:30pm]
Khiri Travel
Innovative itineraries throughout Indochina. 595, Hup Guan Street - 012 839 425
[Opening times: 8am-5:30pm]
PTM Travel
"Your reliable travel partner."
Old market area - 063 964 388
[Opening times: 8am-noon, 2-5:30pm]
Tourex Asia
Full service travel agency offering worldwide ticketing, passport and visa services.
Pub Street - 063 965 525
www.tourexasiagroup.com
[Opening times: 8am-9pm]
World Express Travel
Full service travel agent and tour operator.
Old market area - 063 963 600
[Opening times: 8am-5:30pm]

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