I
promise to show you the real Cambodia in a fun, safe and affordable
fashion. My reputation has been built on over ten years experience
designing tours that highlight the best cultural, historic and outdoor
features of my country
Or-kun! ( thank you in Cambodia ).
***** The best way to see everyday life as well as the special sights in Cambodia is to arrange a guide.
They
take the hassle out of getting around and explain the detail of the
temples and the sights. They also have insight having lived and worked
as a local. The guide we had was really great and he helped us to
maximise our time in Cambodia by taking us to our prefered list of temples along with offering us a chance to experience Cambodian life. He gave us great choices, noticed
when we were hot or tired and offered us options. He took great photos
which allowed us to soak up the experience. I would highly recommend
this guided tour option. www.cambodianguide.com
Special thanks to Pam Jackson & Ralph Cornford came from Australia who pick up our services in Cambodia on 19 - 22 October 2009. More Info. : http://pamincambodia.blogspot.com/
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I recently spent 17 days in Asia and one of the highlights of my trip was my time in Siem Reap with Sowanna. He is so knowledgeable in the history of his country and the many temples we visited.
As a 75-year old single traveler, Sowanna treated me like a member of his family, always
helping me up and down the steep steps of the temples, taking photos of
me for my children in the temples, making sure I had cold water to drink (it was very, very hot) and paying for lunches to get the local prices rather than tourists. Without his guidance, sense of humor and many kindnesses, my time in Siem Reap would have suffered greatly. Thanks again Sowanna!
Mrs. Shirley Maranda ( United States 2010 )
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I don't think I am saying anything different to
what other people have said already. Angkor Wat and it's related temples
are simply breath taking to behold. It is an experience that everyone
should do.
We did the temples in one day which while it can
be done, is still very gruelling. Our guide was Sowanna and he was
fabulous and we cannot recommend him enough. He took his time explaining
everything to us in easy to understand language. However, we knew our
guide was superior to everyone else when we encountered a Canadian
tourist who had collapsed during his tour. There were so many people
standing around him including his tour guide and no one was doing
anything for him. As soon as Sowanna saw the situation he completely
took over and started massaging him to get his circulation going and he
ordered one of the security guards to call an ambulance.
He was very
authoritative and competent and everyone there was grateful that he was
around. So I think it is
important to have a good guide, but I would also confidently recommend
Sowanna because you will be in good hands in the event of an emergency.
His contact details are: and his website is http://www.cambodianguide.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2010
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Dear Sowanna,
I would like to thank you so much for making our third trip to Siem Reap such a memorable experience!
Arriving in wet season gave us a completely different experience to when we have visited before in the dry season.We
love Siem Reap and the Cambodian people and were eager to share this
experience with my parents, Ted and Elaine, who have not travelled in South East Asia at all.Since
my Fathers retirement my parents have travelled extensively around the
world many times, so when they said that they loved their holiday in Cambodia they do this from a well travelled experience.
Your
kindness towards them and especially your attention to my mother to
make sure she was safe while climbing over the temples made their
holiday experience even more special. They enjoyed your stories and
friendly conversation and I am sure they will be writing to tell you
this very soon.
The highlight of my time in Cambodia was visiting your home village and seeing the school you support to teach children English.My
son, Sean, will definitely consider returning to help teach if this is
possible, and I am already looking for more teaching resources and
reading books for the school.
We are already thinking about returning to Cambodia again as there is still so much we can see and learn.
Thank
you so much for making this holiday such a terrific experience for all
of us and I have already recommended your services to my friends here in
Singapore.
Special thanks for family - Daborah Hewes came from Australia who
used our services ( 9th - 13th October 2010) and donated US$100 and 400 reading
books in English for Home Stay Volunteer Teachers Organisation. I , students,
teachers and community would like to pray for Lord Buddha to bless your family
to meet all happiness and good health and long life forever.
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Hello. Mr Sowanna,
We are back to our work today. Matt and I wanted to thank you so much for your guidance through Cambodia.
This was our first holiday together and the effort that you went to and
the guidance that you gave over the eight days will remain in our
hearts and our memories for a very very long long time.
My most memorable time was at the school with the children. I will always remember them.
Both Matt and I are very busy over the next few weeks so
please give us time to write on the blog sites. We want to set up some
links to other travel sites as well to make sure that you get get very
good recommendations.
I can write something for you straight away about information on how ladies should dress for the temples and the Palace.
When traveling to
Cambodia it is important to respect the culture and traditions of the
Cambodian people. Females, for most of the temples and sites will be
able to wear shorts and tanks tops. However there are two places where
you MUST dress modestly as a female.
The upper level of Angkor Wat
in Siem Reap and the Kings Palace in Phnom Phen. Please wear pants or
skirts that pass the knees and shoulders must be covered. The Palace
requires a female to cover her shoulders and legs. A shoulder wrap is
NOT accepted in the Palace. I recommend that you wear a light linen pant
and blouse. The weather is always hot so you must feel
comfortable. Comfortable flat walking shoes are also recommended. All of
the walking through Angkor Wat and most of Siem Reap is on dirt roads.
Please keep this in mind when choosing footwear. I wish for you to be
comfortable and happy when visiting Cambodia beautiful country.
I hope that this will help your tour guide site. Mr Sowanna and his family are in our thoughts
Matt and Karen, Australia 2010
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Hi there dear travelers.
I have traveled to Cambodia with bunch of my friends from Ukraine and USA in Nov-2007.My friend from Jamaica went there few months earlier and recommended to use services of local guide Sowanna Yun (his website: www.cambodianguide.com ). Sowanna provided excellent services and booked for this great hotel
for our group (eight people). Location was great; you can walk couple
blocks to local market. T-shirts, clothe, souvenirs are very cheap.Hotel has excellent pool with wet-bar.Rooms are specious and hotel itself looks very nice with traditional Cambodian decoration.Staff was very friendly. We had top floor room with
small balcony overlooking the pool area.We had only one small issue– my friend ordered vine in pool bar and it was not good – probably bottle was opened for too long. However, we called manager and he immediately brought new bottle and opened in front of us.
Something
I would like to share. I’ve booked this hotel with our Cambodian guide
Sowanna Yun who actually organized out entire trip in Cambodia.It worked very well – since he has some special discount / deal with this hotel, we paid for all his services including airport transfers
cheaper than I would be able to arrange if I book and pay directly to
hotel. Additionally,
he is really knowledgeable guide and has excellent
experience in photography. I actually gave him one of ours
photo camera and he was taking great pictures of us and was advising on
location and angle to get our own shots perfect. Yun planned Angkor Wat itinerary so we visit most beautiful sites when they were least crowded. He also organized hot-air-balloon trip to see sun-rise for us, again, with discount.
Overall our trip to Cambodia went very well. I have taken tons of pictures and post them at my personal web-site: www.leshko.com (sea Cambodia album). We were there only 3 days – this was way to short. I
certainly recommend staying there longer – allocate at least full 3
days for Angkor Wat, and 2 days to sea floating village; add more days
to explore Cambodians other beautiful places. "
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I had the most pleasant experience with Sowanna yun, as my tourist
guide. He has exceeded my expectations.
He is very knowledgeable and a
very good photographer, who knows exactly when to snap a shot, he is
very truthful about his services and is very kind to all people. I am highly recommending Sowanna as a guide to anybody who goes to Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was a dream come true and more. I have uploaded a lot of pictures in my Facebook account. kindly check it out: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1463920742#!/photo.php?pid=30789743&fbid=1356995292630&id=1463920742
Mrs. Marissa Langseth : United States 2010
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Dear Mr Sowanna, I
write to express my appreciation for the wonderful time that my family
and I had on our trip to Siem Reap (Angkor Wat). It was made especially
enjoyable due to your services as a Guide. We were able to cover all the
significant sights in 2 days.
Your description of
the temple architecture in simple English made it easy for all of us to
understand and appreciate without getting bored. Special mention for
your photographic skills and knowledge of all the strategic locations to
take pictures which resulted in some fantastic shots. Thanks once again
for the most memorable trip. Mahender and family. I will be writing a review in other websites and hope it will attract more tourists to use your services.
My latest trip to Cambodia was an absolute pleasure, and many thanks goes to my Cambodian Guide, Mr. Sowanna Yun ( http://www.cambodianguide.com ). "Wanna" speaks Khmer, Thai and English. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Cambodia and Angkor Wat, as well as all of the ruins throughout the
region.Wanna arranged every aspect of our recent trip, and it went off
without a hitch. I found him to be honest and helpful, and he went out
of his way to make our trip the best it could be. I now consider him a
friend and can't wait until our next trip there in 2009. Wanna has
already started planning that trip for us,
and I can't wait to reunite
with him for another great adventure. and he went out
of his way to make our trip the best it could be. I now consider him a
friend and can't wait until our next trip there in 2009. Wanna has
already started planning that trip for us, and I can't wait to reunite
with him for another great adventure.
That is fine that you used the money for a house instead
of the books/pens. You would know best how to help your
people. I would highly recommend Sowanna as a tour guide in the
Siem Reap area. He was always prompt and reliable, his driver and van were
very solid, his prices reasonable, and he was very knowledgeable.
Sowanna efficiently lead us through as many sites as we wanted to see. He
was conscious that our pace was good for all, with breaks as needed. We
covered extensively that region in 3 days with him.
He was flexible and had a very nice way about him.
He was trustworthy and easy to be with for long periods. He cares for the
people of Cambodia, and helps facilitate their rise towards their middle class
by helping them help themselves. He treats everyone with respect, but
provides outsiders an understanding of the everyday life for typical Cambodians
with peeks into their housing, yards, foods, villages, schools,
etc.
All our best to Sowanna Yun!
*****
Dear Sowanna,
Charles and I
had a wonderful 4 days in Siem Reap. You made our visit to Angkor Wat
very, very special. Thank you for sharing with us your passion, thoughts,
and deep knowledge of history, religion and culture. Angkor Wat came
alive for us in many ways. You should be very proud of this national
treasure. We will always remember our visit to Siem Reap.
We will
certainly recommend you to our friends. Please use me as a reference for
others who wish to consider your guiding services.
If you ever
travel to Boston in the future someday, please let us know. We would be
honored to host you and your wife as our guests. Charles sends his
warmest regards and appreciation.
Wishing you
many blessings in your life,
We will
certainly recommend you to our friends. Please use me as a reference for
others who wish to consider your guiding services.
If you ever
travel to Boston in the future someday, please let us know. We would be
honored to host you and your wife as our guests. Charles sends his
warmest regards and appreciation.
Wishing you
many blessings in your life,
Tamara & Charles
, Boston, USA
*****
I visited Cambodia with my wife Nadya in August 2009. Before our travel I found a local guide, Mr. Sowanna Yun, on the Internet (--). He helped me to figure out the itinerary for our 8 days in Cambodia and booked hotels ( Phnom Penh Hotel ) in Phnom Penh
and Siem Reap ( Tara Angkor Hotel ). Both hotels were booked for
suprisingly low rate; later on Sowanna told me that the hotels give a
huge discount if you book through the guide, as he has a special
agreement with them. Cambodia is a country of my dream,
and we decided not only to visit Angkor, but also to see some sites off
the beaten path, such as temples South of Phnom Penh,
Sambor Prei Kuk and Preah Vihear (the last one also Unesco Heritage site had just listed). Our flight from Moscow was through Doha, Qatar, and then Bangkok. The weather is August wasn't too hot, actually, it was like an average NYC summer.
But it was rainy,
at times. Our guide Sowanna did his job amazingly well, was always on
time, was very honest,supportive and accommodating
to our desires and needs. He knows the history of his country very
well. By my experience, you definitely need a guide in Cambodia, especially if you go to locations outside of Siem Reap and do not speak Khmer.
Phnom
Penh gives an impression of a very poor, dirty, and at times shady
city; I'd not recommend walking unaccompanied outside Sisowath Queue and the area around the Royal Palace. Thanks to Sowanna, we didnt have to walk around much, as he also provides a car with a driver. WE saw all main Phnom Penh attractions, namely: 1. Royal Palace - interesting Thai/Cambodian-style complex of XIX century. 2 Tuol Sleng - former Khmer Rouge prison - delapidated walls, barbed wire, a lot of fotos of prisoners and their guards, 3
Vat Phnom - not too impressive, modern monastery, but important
historical and religious sight. A lot of monkeys on the temple site. 4. Independent monument and the monument of Cambodian-Vietnamese friendship (the friendship which in reality does not exist) 5. National Museum - by far the most interesting places in the capital, with fine examples of Khmer sculpture and metal work.
We spent one
day traveling South in the direction of Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
Here you can see several beautiful temples, less frequented by tourists: 1.Phnom
Chisor, the ruined 11th-century temple. You have to climb up 420 steps
to reach the ruins! - and (besides ruins themselves) you will be
rewarded by the beautiful view on the fields stretching far away to Vietnamese border. 2.
Prasat Neang Khmao - small but charming rarely visited temple. It is
not very impressive, maybe, and badly looted, but has its own charisma.
3. Tonle Bati
- the site of well preserved and very beautiful Ta Prohm Kel temple. It
has some very unusual bas-reliefs - read a guide book or ask Sowanna
about their meaning!
Also South of Phnom Penh is Killing Field memorial - a pagoda filled with skulls of victims of Pol Pot regime. To be continued. Dmitry and Nadya. http://wild-forever.livejournal.com/
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After doing much search on the Internet and asking friends for recommendations we contacted the Cambodian Guide (www.cambodianguide.com) to be our guide during our 5 day trip to Siem Reap Dec. 2009. It
was the best decision we took! Sowanna Yun was most knowledgeable and
friendly. Every email I sent to him was promptly replied. Our flight out
was delayed one day due to heavy snow but Sowanna rearranged everything
right away and kept me informed of all the changes by email and by SMS.
When we finally arrived in Siem Reap there was our Tuk Tuk driver, a
lovely man called Vanna, waiting for us to take us to see the floating
village at Tonle Sap Lake. The next day we were picked up punctually at 5 am to see Angkor Wat
at sunrise. It’s a most breathtaking sight when you first see the
silhouette of the 5 towers and the reflection in the water (of the pond
in front of Angkor Wat) against the sky as the day becomes lighter and
brighter. It was a magical moment and it surpassed all my expectations!
The next two days were spent visiting various different temples, like
Angkor Thon, Banyon, Ta Phrom with many gigantic trees with powerful
roots that coil around the ancient stone slabs like a huge cobras,
waiting to become alive!
We were very interested in visiting the charity project that Sowanna supports, Home Stay Volunteer Teacher Org., so we ask Sowanna to take us there. It’s a project that teaches 2
villages English after school or work. It’s located about 40 km from Siem Reap,
on the way to Bang Melea Temple. We stopped at a market to pick up lots
of notebooks and pencils for the children. Basically HVTO, initiated by
Sim Piseth, a young Cambodian guide in his 20s, built 3 classrooms next
to a primary school to teach English to any villager who wishes to
learn. Currently they have about 600 pupils (children, adults, monks)
and the classes are held throughout the day.
The children
were very enthusiastic and eager learners, they also had very neatly
written notebooks! We were amazed by their beautiful handwriting, in
both Khmer and English. A
competent and energetic young Australian lawyer was teaching on the day
we visited; she was being assisted by a Khmer speaking Cambodian
teacher as well. She told us that the pupils are very keen, but the days
are too short so classes have to stop around 5:30 pm due to darkness.
The village doesn’t have electricity, and the school doesn’t have power
generator to charge batteries for lighting. She also told us that many
basic things, like toothbrush, tooth paste, soaps, flip flops, are
luxury items, so she’s organising a donation of lots of toothbrushes so
the children will have nice healthy teeth.
This visit
was the second highlight of our visit as it made us understand how
everyone of us could help by contributing just a little time and/or
money to solve some very basic things in life. HVTO is a most worthy
project and we have decided to work with Sowanna to help it grow; the
next item on the list is a power generator so they can have light and
learn in the evenings as well. A last note, we loved being driven
around by our Tuk Tuk driver, Vanna. He was always punctual and smiling!
He took us to a simple restaurant that served delicious Cambodian food!
We could have gone there for every meal. He also took us to Healthy
Hands for a 4-hand oil massage. Pure bliss! On the last day Vanna took
us to the airport and we were very sad to leave him and beautiful Cambodia!For now all our best wishes and blessings to you! We miss Cambodia! Susi, Jakob and my mother Lee
Special
thank to family - Susi Ma, Jakob and mother Lee came from England who
donated the power generator for our supporting school in English
language. I ,teachers,students and community would like to pray for Lord
Buddha to bless your family to meet all happiness and good health and
long life forever
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I spent the 2010 new year's
weekend (actually only one and a half days) in Seim Reap visiting the
Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples. The experience was fantastic,
thanks to the incredible organization of my guide Sowannna Yun
(www.cambodianguide.com).
We managed to cover the Angkor
Wat complex, the Bayon Temple, the Tha Prohm temple while I was there. I
admit that this is not enough time to appreciate the full beauty of
this magnificent area, but if you only have a weekend to spare, it would
still be worth your while. Ideally, I would spend about 4 or 5 days in
and around Siem Reap. My local guide, Sowanna Yun, made my trip
possible. He took me around in an air conditioned car (he also has
access to motorbikes and tuk-tuks). His connections allowed us to
drive into places where other cars (except police) were prohibited -
this saved a lot of time and I got to see a lot of extra stuff. His
English is very understandable; his knowledge of Cambodia
history
and the significance of the temple carvings/statues was amazing; and he
knew exactly what pictures to take. I simply gave him my flight
itinerary before I left to Cambodia, and Sowanna booked my hotel and
arranged my whole weekend. Unfortunately, I suffered from mild
sunstroke on my first afternoon. Sowanna came with me to the hospital
and waited to make sure I was okay. If it wasn't for him, my trip really
would have been ruined.
I wish to
thank you so much for making our trip to Siem Reap a very pleasurable
experience. As both my
wife Elaine and I are getting on in age I was most impressed at the way you
took special care to address your presentations to my wife and the way you ensured
her safety as we walked about the temples where often the way was difficult for
elderly people to negotiate.
This was
our first visit to the Kingdom
of Cambodia and it proved
to be a very enjoyable one primarily due top the very friendly demeanor of all
the Cambodian citizens we met who were universally friendly and happy.
The
abundance of young and beautiful children often selling trinkets to us was a
special pleasure.
One is used
in Asian countries to being presented with poor people begging, in Cambodia we
saw nothing of this which was very reassuring.
For me in
particular, the highlight of the trip was visiting your home village to see the
circumstance many village people live in with income
levels as low as $200.00US a year and seeing the school you support to teach
children English which you correctly identify as an important means by
which they can rise beyond their village circumstance.
What you have achieved is very significant and very commendable. Kind regards from
Elaine and Ted Pickering : Australia,
Sydney 2010
Hi. Sowanna,We arrived back OK to Thailand.I have sent some photos for you
I would like to thank you once again for a
fantactic holiday, you really made it very memorable for us all. I will
be in touch and I already have some friends who will use your services
when they come for a holiday to Cambodia. May God bless you and your famil ..CHOCK DEE KA X KIND REGARDS INGRID AND FAMILY.2009
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Dear Mr. Sowanna,
We want to thank you for making our trip to Siem Reap so memorable. The itinerary you organized for us was perfect.
Your knowledge of the history of the region is amazing. We especially enjoyed your descriptions of the legends behind all of the detail work on the walls of the temples. You held our attention every minute. Thank you too for all of the photos you took. We will have many memories from those photos.
It was a great pleasure meeting you. We have already recommended your services to several of our friends.
Best regards, Gary and Margaret : Canada 2010
Special thanks for Gary and Margaret who used our services from 22nd - 25th October 2010.
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Dear Sowanna, How are you? First of all we
would like to thank
you for your time and helpful guidance during the days we spent in
Siem reap. We really
enjoy our time there.
I attached 2
pictures that we took
together so you can always remember you first tour with people fromChile! 2010
Regards, Cristina and Rodrigo Thanks a lot our Dear Friend Sowanna!!!... Our tour was really nice!!! we enjoyed a lot!!! Regards from Your chile friend,
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Hi Sowanna, Ian is traveling at the moment so I offered to respond to
your last email. The memories of our trip will remain with us for a very
long time.
We all enjoyed our short time in Cambodia, made all the more special with your guidance and help. Thank you for arranging the water pumps so promptly. We were very glad
to be able to help in this way. Please keep in touch, probably better to
contact me as Ian travels frequently. We would like to help more in the
future, so let's keep in touch to see how that can be arranged.
Best regards
Ian & Susan Baron ***********
Sowanna is a very professional, very reliable guide, and a very good person too.
He knows everything about Cambodia and Angkor temples. My trip was flawless. Strongly recommende!
I would like to thank you for the great five day tour you have spent with me in Siem Reap.
I have been to over 70 countries around the
world and met many guides, but, you are different. You took care of
everything, took me to places that most tourists do not see and
even invited me to your home for dinner and above all gave me a very
wide and clear picture of Cambodia and the temples.
I will highly recommend your services to my friends and anyone going to Cambodia.
Thank you and see you again one day,
Ofer Lapidot , Israel ( Middle East )
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Hi Sowanna,
We have meanwhile returned to The Netherlands again and like to thank you for your services during our trip to Cambodia.
You have made our trip a lot easier by exactly knowing what to see and how to get there.
We can recommend you because of your in depth knowledge
of the Cambodian sights and society, which has greatly helped our
understanding of your country. Furthermore we have experienced that you
are punctual and do what you say, thank you for that. We will certainly
contact you again in case we have the opportunity to see more of your
country.
Good luck to you and your family.
Walter and Louisa 2010
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Dear Sowanna,
Charles and I
had a wonderful 4 days in Siem Reap. You made our visit to Angkor Wat
very, very special.
Thank you for sharing with us your passion, thoughts,
and deep knowledge of history, religion and culture. Angkor Wat came
alive for us in many ways. You should be very proud of this national
treasure. We will always remember our visit to Siem Reap.
We will
certainly recommend you to our friends. Please use me as a reference for
others who wish to consider your guiding services.
If you ever
travel to Boston in the future someday, please let us know. We would be
honored to host you and your wife as our guests. Charles sends his
warmest regards and appreciation.
Wishing you
many blessings in your life,
Tamara & Charles
, Boston, USA
*****
Dear Sowanna,
I am back in America and
want to thank you for your expert guide services. The itinerary you
planned was perfect, including allowing for "nap time" during the
hottest part of the day.
Your advice for restaurants and things to do
and see in the evenings without was also wonderful. And the photos you
took using my camera are amazing!
I will return
to Cambodia in the
future and I can only hope that you will be available.
I
wish you the best.
Val Sawhill
Bradenton,
Florida USA
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Wanna - The Greatest Tour Guide in Cambodia
Kelly recommended this tour guide to me 3 weeks before we left for Cambodia. After few correspondences with him via email, WANNA
(aka Yun Wanna) officially became our tour guide for the temple
visiting.I wonder if it is due to the female-dominant culture or the
mindset of a traditional Cambodian, he was surprised when he found out
it was a She (instead of a Guy) who sent
him the emails during our first meet up in Le Tigre De Papie. He
guided us for 4 days,including the trip to Angkor City (3-days), Beng
Mealea temple and Tonle Sap Lake. Besides telling good legends, he is
good in taking photographs, he knows which angle or poses are the best
to potray the magnificent view of the tourist spots.
To
be frank, I have never meet any impressive tour guide in my life. Wanna
is the first who change my stereotype on a tour guide. I remember how
he guided us along the journey,
I
respect his professionalism and passion into his guiding job, I
remember how he cheered me up on the second day of the temple visiting, I
remember how he called me 'philip, philip...' throughout the
journey...WANNA, we appreciate all your efforts.
As
a tour guide, you have done a great job. You are the best companion of
our trip!! Some says:"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going",
YES!! The challenges and the hardships that we encountered and passed
through along the journey will definitely become one of the utmost
traveling in our life!!
I and my group (altogether 5 women) spent 5 days in Cambodia. We arranged our program in advance with Sowanna and he booked for us an excellent hotel as we agreed on it. Our
trip was excellent and memorable thank to our guide to Sowanna. He’s a
very talented, experienced guide so we could rely on him every time. He’s very flexible and accomplised all of our wishes. For example On the way to Beng Melea – to a distant but a very interesting and intact
place
– we realized in a village that a wedding ceremony was held and as we
were interested, Sowanna arranged for us to participate ont he ceremony
and to take photos there. These was a magical moment for us. He knows well every monument and buildings he could show us the best places for taking photos. He could show us the most interesting places among the historical places and int he villages too.
Our bus was always very clean and we got cool fresh water every day in the bus during the trip. He took us restaurants where we could ate safe and healthy food. It’s also very important.
So,
I could recommend to everybody to take their visit to Cambodia with
Sowanna. If anybody need any information about him or about our travel,
please feel free to write me: zelko.csilla@mkb.hu or csillogo11@gmail.com
Dear Sowanna, I hope you are satisfied with my testimony. I wish you all the best and good luck in your job and private life too.
Best regards,
Csilla
HUNGARY
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Hi Sowanna, We got home in KL on time safely
and found out that Malaysia is
hotter than Siem Reap this couple of days.
We thank you for taking good
care of us and being considerate to JoJo's need. We developed 300+
photos from our camera, beautiful Angkor pictures! enjoy the trip very
much- You're a super tour guide,
Best Regards, Steve & Suchen
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Dear Mr. Wanna,
Our trip to Cambodia was amazing. We learned so much about your country, both past and present, in just three short days. It felt like we were in another world, one
so rich with history, both glorious and spiritual, yet a recent history
so incredibly painful. Irene and I both felt a great deal of respect for
you, Mr. Bunto and the Cambodian people for how
you and your country are pulling themselves
out of a difficult time and making the best of the great things you
have: your temples, your forests and lakes, yourculture
and most of all, the beauty of the people from deep within. I would
like to thank you and Mr. Bunto for all of the incredible knowledge you
shared with us, but also your personal stories, your opinions and your
observations. Thank you for not only helping to give us a great tourist
experience, but also a great human experience. Visiting Cambodia was the highlight of our two week Songkran holiday. Thank you for sharing your life, your history and your culture with us.
Again, thank you for making our trip so rich.
Maryan Cerina, Canada 2009
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Hi Mr. Sowanna,
sorry for this late reply. we
enjoyed the trip very much under Mr. Sowanna's service. it was good to
see those ancient temples. and also the interesting stories behind every
carving on the temples.
regarding the school, I was thinking maybe it's better to spend the money on things like
books or equipment for student's daily use , instead of paving up the
ground area. because we all actually grow up from the small village
surrounding by the similar natural environment
also, and we found normally it is
the natural surrounding(tree, grass,
sand) that really helps in a child's development. however, i know
Mr.sowanna and the school teachers know what is best for the kids.we
were happy looking at the teachers and students. thanks Mr. sowanna
brought us there,given us a chance to donate some
in helping them.
if i am going Cambodia again next time, I will contact Mr. sowanna again for sure.
thanks a lot, hereby attached a photo of us taken by Mr.sowanna.
( orkun. thank you )
regards,
chao ling and friends. Malaysia 2010
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Special thanks for Chao Ling group came from Malaysia who
donated US$100 for Home Stay Volunteer Teachers Organisation. I , students,
teachers and community would like to pray for Lord Buddha to bless your group
to meet all happiness and good health and all the bests.
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Dear sowanna
Happy to see your email ...we all arrived here safely and was sharing our experience
Same time..happy to see that you have a new group coming to visit cambodia
next week and same time you will be taking them around...Keep up the
good work... with all my freinds here in singapore ..a good time. Myself will definitely recommend my friends/colleague to you as a "guide" for their future trip,...
Special thanks to Jitendra Bhilare and family who used our pick up services in Cambodia on 11 - 14 June 2009.
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See Angkor
Wat with the Cambodian Guide
In December my
husband and I spent five nights in the fun town of Siem
Reap, but of course the great attraction was Angkor
Wat. We bought three-day temple passes and hired a local guide, Sowanna Yun (www.cambodianguide.com).
His English is good and
knowledge of Buddhism, Hinduism and Khmer history is extensive. He related many
interesting, and sometimes amusing, anecdotes about the carvings.
Sowanna knew the best
times to visit (we even had some places to ourselves) and took some great
photos of us. He was prompt, professional and accommodating. I have some
mobility restrictions but my husband is fitter and able to scramble up steep
steps. Sowanna ensured we both experienced Angkor
Wat to the best of our capabilities. We also appreciated the air-conditioned
car with driver and icy cold water and towelettes.
Sowanna is also a caring,
charitable person and a highlight was being taken to the village school he
supports. It was delightful to meet the children who are so keen to learn.
Special thanks to Chris & Martin, I,
teachers, Piseth and students and community in Sreth & Sophy and
other villages around would like to thank for your generosity and
donation amount US$100 for battery to start our Power Generator to open
computers again. Our Power Generator has been stopped 2 days ago ,
because our battery is broken. I will give your donation in US$100 for
community leader tomorrow morning on 14th December 2010 to buy a new
battery.
- We are all would like to pray for God to bless you and your wife to return from Cambodia with safety and the best health.
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Mr. Sowanna,
Thank you for the wonderful weekend and we really enjoyed our stay and all the historical facts and stories. I will send a note and pics for your website on the weekend. Thanks again, Robert
I just wanted to say
thank you for taking good care of us during this past week in Siem Reap.
I really enjoy your friendship and of course Cambodia
overall. I am looking forward to receiving an update on the progress and
location in your village where you will be setting up the new well for the
village
When you design the sign for the
fresh-water well, please use the following information:
Sponsor: Rick Yakabowich
From: Yorkton , Saskatchewan , Canada
(the name of my home town and province)
I will be very proud to have my
family name on the sign.
I am also thinking about how I can
help your school. Once the well is set-up and in full operation and you have
the sign finished also, I will arrange another trip to Cambodia soon
and we can discuss more details about what else I can do to support you and
your village.
Special
thank to family - Rick Yakabowich came from Canada
who donated the 1 Clean Water pumps for Cambodian family. I and
villagers would like to pray for Lord Buddha to bless your family to
meet all happiness and good health and long life forever.
****** Dear Sowanna, I finally returned home from my long trip around the world last week. I have very happy memories of my visit to Siem Reap, and I want to thank you again for being such an excellent guide.
You had asked me to send you photos you took of me in the school we visited, and I am attaching some of them to this email. Please let me know whether you are able to open the attachment. If not, I will send them another way.
I hope that the school now has electricity running from the street so that they no longer have to rely on the generator...especially now that gasoline/petrol prices are getting higher and higher! Warm Regards, Leslie ( <zebrowitz@gmail.com> ) 2011
