alixsliwinski has indicated that this thread is about Thailand
Hey,
I don't know about Thailand, but for Cambodia you should remove one day in Phnom Penh and spend one more in Siem Reap area.
My suggestion is that in addition to 3 full days to visit temples (there are a lot!) you also should go on the Tonle Sap lake and maybe stay a night in a village. Easy to organize from Siem Reap.
Enjoy
[ 29-Dec-2015, at 06:27 by Alain13 ]
thats a busy itinerary! good luck and enjoy the travelling, its a big country and while i dont like the touristy phuket area, i know people do! I spend my time with my thai wife in Khon Kaen....
I don't know the area of Thailand you are doing before Bangkok, but we are currently in Chiang Mai, and have just left Cambodia.
First thing I would say is that you should think carefully about whether you really want to do the elephant trekking. Most advice these days is not to do elephant rides, or see them in activities that are not normal elephant behaviour. I have copied a link below. There are some good sanctuaries around Chiang Mai though, if you avoid the ones that do rides and painting etc. Up to you of course.
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/http_cdnintrepidtravelcom/sites/default/files/51033_Elephant_Welfare.pdf
Siem Reap is great. We didn't get out to Tonle Sap, but I hear it is well recommended. How many days you need for temples really depends on how many you want to do in a day. We spent four days just doing a few each day, because that suits us, but you could do all of the main central ones in two days. Being Melea is the 'scramble over the fallen masonry' jungle temple about 70km away, which would require an extra day because of the travelling time, and we really liked Banteay Srei, which is 40km out, so can be combined with the Landmine Museum and some other temples. Most people also like to do the circus here.
In Phnom Penh, you really should visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which was a Khmer Rouge detention and torture centre. It is excellent, and such an important part of Cambodia's recent history. We preferred it to the killing fields, but they are compelling in their own way of course. I would do both (Tuol Sleng first) if you can, but if I had to choose just one it would be Tuol Sleng.
In Chiang Mai, you could do a trip out to the white temple. We've not been yet, as it is closer to our next stop, Chiang Rai, but it looks stunning.
Hope you have a great trip.
If you have one month for your trip, you should spend about 5 days visiting Vietnam. The trip in Vietnam will bring to you a interesting experience interesting for the people and culture in this country with budget so cheap
Good luck for you!
When in Phnom Penh I'd recommend visiting the killing fields, for sure. It gives a good insight into Cambodia's dark and recent history. Also, that's a lot of temples to see in Siem Reap - some people love that, but for me after visiting a few I was pretty good. Would be worth considering Sihanoukville too - I had the best time down there. But best advice is to not really plan too much. Just get to the places and then decide from there.
I filmed my trip around south east Asia last year - it could give you some ideas. Have an awesome trip!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGY5A9E4Rrc
You're spending too much time in 1 location. Travel north on a single direction as in Phuket, Pattaya, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
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