Cambodia forum

1. We will arrive in Bangkok very early in the morning (say around 8am). Connecting flight to Saigon doesn't leave untill 4pm... I assume we need to enter Thailand, get the visa, reclaim luggage and then wait around the airport?

I'm not sure if you will have to clear customs -- check with your airlines, but if you do, you'll get 30-days visa on arrival. With six hours I would definitely head into town -- six hours would totally do my head in at the new airport. Have you been to Thailand before? If not, and you wanted to do some quick sightseeing, I'd suggest Jim Thompson's House for starters.

2. From Saigon to Phnom Penh we will book a tour with SinhCafe...Does anyone have experience with this tour? Do you need to book in advance or can you just do it there 1 day in advance?

When I read your itinerary, I assumed you were doing it DIY -- really no need to do a tour. Would recommend overnight in Vinh Long (homestay) and overnight in Can Tho (so you can see the floating markets the following morning), then to Chau Doc and catch the speedboat following morning to PP.

3. In Bangkok we want to do the Bike Tour in the countryside from www.spiceroads.com - feedback would be appreciated

Can't help you on that provider, there is a cycling in Bkk story here though -- we loved it: http://www.travelfish.org/feature/47

4. The days we have planned in Sihanoukville/ Kep can be subject to change. We have planned it like this to make sure we have a rest period in the middle of all the big cities, however things can change as you go along ;-)

My personal pref is Kep and Kampot over Sihanoukville, but Sanookyville does have FAR better beaches ... there's also guesthouses on some other islands now (unfortunately not on TF yet) google "Lazy Beach Cambodia" to see one that I continue to get RAVE reports about.

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