Posted Date: Friday 23rd of November 2012
Highly Recommended
If you are looking for a great official tour guide that will help you organise your entire trip to Cambodia, or simply require an honest, friendly and knowledgeable guide who will tell you everything you want to know about Angkor Wat and will look after you like royalty - I would have no hesitation in recommending Sophoan as he made Cambodia the highlight of our SE Asia holiday.
After sending emails to many of the companies on Trip Advisor that offered tours and transfer services to Siem Reap from Bangkok; Cambodia Travel Trails/Angkor Wat Services was the only company that always responded to my many questions promptly. Their swift response and flexibility of travel arrangements gave me great confidence to commit to booking our tour of Angkor Wat together with transfer services from Bangkok to Siem Reap and then from Siem Reap to Koh Chang.
As planned, we were picked up from our Bangkok hotel at 5.00am and driven to the border where we were escorted across by members of their team. We experienced no delays, scams or having to pay any ‘extra’ fees as we had read so much about at this land border. By 11.30am we were at our hotel in Siem Reap. The following morning we were met a 5.00am by our tour guide Sophoan Rath.
Sophoan Rath runs both Cambodia Travel Trails and Angkor Wat Services and was the perfect guide. He was polite, honest, friendly and had in-depth knowledge of the Angkor Wat complex and always making sure that we were comfortable (he kept a boot full of chilled drinking water). We had a full day tour planned from sunrise to sunset and by the end of it felt as though we had seen more amazing sights in that day than in our entire holiday.
Our transfer from Siem Reap to Koh Chang was equally as smooth as the Bangkok transfer, sailing through the border with no hold ups.
If you want to experience Angkor Wat but are somewhat daunted by the dubious border crossing, I would highly recommend the services of Sophoan via either of his companies. Again, if you are just looking for a great official tour guide that will tell you everything you need to know about Angkor Wat or the recent history of I would have no hesitation in recommending Sophoan.
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Posted Date: Saturday 3rd of November 2012
Angkor Wat alias Sophoan (Poan) Rath
In November 2012 I visited Cambodia for the first time. And ofcourse Siem Reap. There I met Poan showing my girlfriend, her mother and me the surroundings of Siem Reap, especially Angkor Wat and a tour on the river with a small boat. Never in my travelling life have I met such a competent, sentient and intelligent tour guide. And furthermore, he understood the Danish harsh humor. He is wonderful man whom I can fully recommend when visiting Cambodia. Mette, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted Date: Tuesday 18th of September 2012
Sophoan is a star!!!..
we enjoyed the combodian trip very much I ve just finished travelling siem reap and sophoan arranged us everything from Hotels, Taxi, Angorwat temples tour with A/C car and our trip back to bangkok , all went very safe. We were a bit scared to do the road trip but Mr. Sophoan arranged everything and we felt very very ease. I cannot thank him enough.. he is cheap and is really good compared to other guides we have used all over the world. We got more than our money's worth here with Sophoan and his company! We will visit him again
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Posted Date: Sunday 9th of September 2012
Polite & Professional Guide Ever
My first trip to Cambodia. Sophan listens to our requirement politely and gives his suggestion about everything. He recommended a good hotel and arranged a spacious vehicle for 4 of us. We planned to cross border by road and reach bangkok. After 2 days in siem reap he arranged a car to drop us in border and he came along with us to cross the border and introduced a new car driver in aranyapat. He helped us very much and we would surly get in touch with him in our next trips to cambodia for sure. His English is excellent and he is a complete professional. I recommend his services to everybody who visits cambodia.
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Posted Date: Saturday 1st of September 2012
Poan - Best in Class
This is my second tour with Poan. It was a four day tour again and it was as good as the first time! He is still the best tour guide I had ever had. He really puts his guests first, even if it meant standing in the rain to capture the perfect photo for me and my friend. He is knowledgeable, gentle and had many interesting stories to share. I never felt unsafe or uncomfortable when he is our guide. Definitely recommend him and hopefully visit him in Cambodia again. Thanks Poan, for a great trip!! Kae and I had a wonderful time with you. :)
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Posted Date: Thursday 9th of August 2012
FUN Angkor Wat trip w Mr Sophoan Rath!
We came to Angkor Wat from Bangkok via land, and shift through so many touring companies in order to find the best one with best reputation to avoid landing in bad situations, like what we heard of from fellow travelers online
We couldn't be happier! Mr Sophoan Rath is very professional, patient, accommodating & informative. From pick-up at our Bangkok hotel, through the Thailand-Cambodia land border hassles, and then the drop-off at our hotel back in Bangkok at the end of the trip : all went smoothly.. He helped us arrange our itineraries based on what we want to see and experience
Thanks to him, we had very wonderful memories of Siem Reap: majestic temples of Angkor Wat, beautiful sunrise, unique balloon ride, shopping at the night market, massage, tasty Korean food, and lots of great pictures !!!
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Posted Date: Sunday 1st of July 2012
Great Guide: Sophoan Rath
I travelled to Cambodia on a solo trip recently and secured the services of Mr. Rath. I was warned by friends that I may get scammed etc. But when I met Mr. Rath I immediately felt at ease. He met me at the Thailand Border and accompanied me to Siem Reap and then back again, ensuring I was always safe and comfortable. He was at my disposal at all times, advising and ensuring I was safe and having a good time. His was kind, friendly and knowledgeable on the history of Cambodia, highlighting the good and bad. I learnt a lot about the history, people and culture. His hospitality was the best I have had in Asia and I highly recommend his services. He also booked a wonderful hotel for me. All in all one of the best, relaxed and fun trips ever.
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Posted Date: Tuesday 12th of June 2012
Thank you for the wonderful tour!!
Just got back from cambodia a few days back and had Mr Sophoan Rath as my guide. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking an English speaking guide who is friendly, punctual and personal. Another plus point is his deep historical and cultural knowledge of cambodia which was very insightful especially during the temple tour. Travel around siem reap was in a comfortable air-con 4x4 with ample supply of cold water. Mr Sophoan does not rush through his tour and goes the extra mile if you have any special request/questions regarding siem reap. Did the temple (with sunrise) and floating village tour with him. Overall, great service, great guide, great friend. 2 thumbs up, even 3 if I could.
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Posted Date: Saturday 9th of June 2012
*****Sophoan Rath - 1st CLASS GUIDE!!!!*****
Spent 4 days in Siem Reap of which 3 days were with our guide - Sophoan (Poan), many reasons for any traveler to engage his services, of which the 5 most compelling are:
1. Friendly and approachable - always greets us with warmth
2. "Can do" attitude - make a request and Poan will try his best to do it for you
3. Knowledgeable and comprehensive coverage in his tour commentaries
4. Professional & honest attitude - provides alternatives and feedback on our tour suggestions whether it can be done in a better way, how we can save money and avoid tourist traps
5. Flexible and adaptable - not rigid at all in his tour plans, although the itinerary has been planned for days in advance, he is open and accommodating to changes, Poan will ensure that he revises the schedule to suit your needs
In short Poan service is 1st class, met him on our first day as a guide but we left siem reap as good friends! Better book him early or its your loss!
Jon - Singapore
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