Lonely Planet Cambodia (Country Guide) [Paperback]

Nick Ray (Author)

Book Description

Series: Country Guide | Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Angkor Wat is just the beginning. If you want to dig deeper into the real Cambodia, this guide is your key. Unlock the mysteries of the sacred temples, share the Mekong with endangered dolphins, and eat with pythons and cobras by your side. With Lonely Planet, you’ll have the adventure you always dreamed of.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 5th edition (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740595254
• ISBN-13: 978-1740595254
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,056,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Travel > Asia > Cambodia

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have For Cambodia Trip, July 2, 2002

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Shogun Len "tokieyasu" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Cambodia (Cambodia, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

I decided to be a little different when I went to Southeast Asia. Instead of taking the Lonely Planet Books which I had done to past trips to China, and England I went with the Rough Guide. What a mistake. Such a mistake that about 1/2 through the trip, somewhere in Thailand I think, I threw the book out and picked up LP guides to Vietnam and Cambodia.

The Cambodia book is great. Great information, easy to follow guides to Angkor what else could you need. LP really tells it as it is. Cambodia is a place changing everyday. Fortunately for the last year or two its been relatively calm and tourist friendly. How long this will last is anyone's guess. I hope stablity have finally come to this country with such a tragic history.

Angkor is a unbelievable place and the LP book will get you through it and teach you a lot.

Get this book before you go!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must have if travelling to Cambodia!!! Essential book!!!, June 3, 2001

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Kean Chhay Chang (Vic, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Cambodia (Cambodia, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

Very practical and quite a useful book to have when travelling to Cambodia. I found it useful myself too with information regarding Cambodian history, past, present and maybe the future of the country's outcome having came out of the shadows of the Killing Fields. The book covers everything you need to know about travelling to Cambodia. The best place to eat and what are the popular sites to visit... in Phnom Penh and the famous jungle ruins of Angkor. This 3rd edition contains wonderful photos of the Khmer people in many aspects... Even though the country had been ravaged by war yet their souls are still proud like before much like their ancestors who built a wonderful civilization that ruled mainland Indo-China. Also there is a page for those who want to learn basic Khmer which is easy and enjoyable...

Now that Cambodia is opening up the outside world the book gets a little bit thicker which I find is interesting since now there are many areas to visit in Cambodia like the hill tribes living in east of Cambodia and also the temple of Preah Vihear in the north of Cambodia which sits on the Dangrek mountain range overlooking Thailand. Great book to have and I hope soon in the next edition more information will be added. Don't travel to Cambodia without one!!!

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Necessity for a trip, September 12, 2000

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Gerrit Ruitinga "gerrit ruitinga" (Antwerp) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Cambodia (Cambodia, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

Planning a trip to Cambodia is not easy. The country is still not very accessible although much has been improved in the past years, in particular available flights.

If you plan to go, read the guide very carefully. It gives you enough background to do it on your own. However, I would still recommend to go for local assistance ( with the exception of Siem Rap when visiting Ankor Wat)

The country is beautiful and the people are very nice. If you have time and sense of adventure it is definitely worth a trip.

Pnom Penh should be the centre of the visit and the guide is at it's most helpful here with good background on the Tol Sluen Prison or the Killing Fields as well as on the nicer things like the Palace and the Silver Pagoda. A tip: try to take a good hotel. PP can be a bit depressing, particularly after a visit to the fields, and also is not a very safe place to go out at night without guide or transport. If you have transport you should eat of course in the Foreign Correspondent Club.

Angkor Wat is a must, although the guide maybe overdoes it a little. I find that you must be a real "culture buff" to use more than one day for a visit. In Siem Rap there is nothing, so don't fall for the trap of a four day visit.

In general, I find the guide giving good information and,as in all the countries here in SE-Asia, if you want to travel alone, you HAVE to take it with you.

I have been in Cambodia now a couple of times and each time I find it a good adventure, not in the least because of the help of this good guide.