My trip to Cambodia was an enjoyable and memorable one. It was enjoyable and memorable not just because of the richness in history of the country but also because of our courtesy, patient, thoughtful and knowledgeable driver Soryar.
Though we only engaged Soryar as our local driver (not tour guide), he not just helped us in booking a very convenient hotel that is in walkable distance to all places like Center Market, Day Market, Pub Street and also Night market, he has also done the extra mile by sharing on the background history of each of place of interests we visited.
With him, unlike with tour group, we are able to stop as and when we want to take photos and try out on street food like bamboo sticky rice and dragon fruit dumpling, which he will advise on the hygiene before we try.
I would strongly recommend Soryar to whoever planning to go to Siem Reap as you are assured to be in good hand with him around.
Thumbs up for his excellent service! ;)
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The 3 days that my husband and I spent at Siem Reap last month was made memorable by the service of Soryar brothers. I corresponded with Kim Soryar prior to our trip and he offered the service of his brother Kim Yean as our tuk tuk driver and also arranged for our guide for the entire trip.
The suggested tour itinerary by Soryar keeping in mind our request was good and it was executed very professionally by his brother Yean. Yean is very humble, polite and a man of cheerful disposition yet with the right professional attitude that is required to deal with customers.
His gentle reminder for us to carry a cold bottle of mineral water from his thermal box whenever we stepped out to walk the temples, his offering us cold towels and water on our return from each temple visit, makes him a true symbol of hospitality and customer service. The best was, when he dropped us off at a shopping centre and we were releasing him for the day since the place was walking distance from our hotel, his concern for our safety as we walked back to the hotel, was impressive and touching.
The guide service provided was also good and here I must strongly recommend Mr. Vuthy or Tee as he likes to be called. He is certainly quite knowledgeable and we were glad to have him for the 2 days out of the 3 days. The first day we were given a Mr. Lee, who is not as good as Vuthy.
I highly recommend the Soryar brothers to all who wishe to visit Siem Reap - they will ensure that you get back with a wonderful memory of Siem Reap, as we did, for its the people one meets who leave a lingering taste in your mind.
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My husband and I spent 4 days in Siem Reap and used other tuk tuk drivers the first couple days. The tuk tuk drivers we hired were irritable and down right mean. They tried not to go to the temples we requested and were difficult to work with.
We found a reference to Kim on tripadvisor. We emailed him and he responded immediately, his English is great and he is incredibly nice. He was willing to go wherever we wanted and was absolutely FANTASTIC! He drove us to some of the far away temples, was constantly smiling, very knowledgeable, gave a great tour of the ruins, and each time we got back in the car he gave us a cold cloth to clean our hands, another cold cloth to cool down with and cold bottled water. We felt like we were treated like Royalty. Kim even made two extra stops for us, he took us to the Army Shooting Range to allow us to fulfill one of our crazy requests and even stopped at Angkor Wat on the way home so we could watch the sunset. We have been traveling for a year and Kim is one of the best guides we have ever had. We would recommend him to anyone. If we go back, we will definitely use him again!
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Thank you,
Or maybe i shall use Dziekuje :)
It was a pleasure to spend our holidays in such company. Mr. Kim brother made our stay. He was always smiling and constantly giving us tips :)
We will be back and you will be the first people with who we will be in touch, as we are 101% sure that if you help us to organise our stay- it will be the best ever.
To potential tourist- if you are on this website and consider what type of transport do u want. I will help- tuk tuk, as you can see more and enjoy the soft wind, and Kim family as even in Europe would be difficult to find such great quality service for such low price :)
Thank you again:)
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I can highly recommend Kim Soryar and his brother Soyean to anyone lucky enough to be visiting the stunning destination of Siem Reap. We have arranged everything through Soryar, recommended him to many friends visting Cambodia, and have never been disappointed. He has knowledge and family connections with guesthouses, restaurants, transport, and knows everything possible to make sure you stay safe, healthy, and enjoying your holiday.
We recently visited and chose to travel by tuktuk, instead of car, which is a lot of fun for a smaller group. Soryar's brother Soyean is the tuktuk driver. Soyean is reliable, well priced, very humble, and always smiling. He also knows a lot about the temples and their history, which was great, as we chose not to use a guide on this trip. He has only been learning English for 5 months, but you would not be able to tell! He is very well spoken, and whilst we visited all the temples, Soyean spent his time studying more English and reading books about Khmer history, so he can make his services even better.
Soryar is incredibly responsive to emails, and no doubt, he will arrange a wonderful itinerary for you to experience his country. My husband and I cannot wait to visit Soryar, Soyean and their family again in Siem Reap. In Soyean's words, "we are your new best friends in Cambodia and won't ever forget you".
THANKYOU SORYAR and SOYEAN.
Name:
Emily,
Posted Date :
12/29/2008
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