I've always gone there by riding a motorcycle, but I have family coming (a man and a woman in their early 20s) and they don't know how to ride motorcycles. It seems like a taxi would be the best bet (4 people total), but I find they're a bit "limiting". By that I mean you don't get to really see and smell the countryside, plus no wind in your face. On the plus side it's fast and comfortable.

A tuktuk would be another option, but I don't think many would be willing to the the whole journey there, and it wouldn't be much fun either (it would take what, like 2.5 hours?).

Am I forgetting something or is a taxi the only viable option?

What are other PP musts with a family member? I've going to dig out the old restaurant threads (I think Titanic is often mentioned as an introduction to Khmer food, though I'v e never ever been there).

You mean Chi So Mountain? We can do that in a new custom tuktuk truck, seats 8 comfortably, licensed driver who speaks good English. Our normal rates are $20/40 (half/full day) but we'd do a full day for $30 for regular CEO posters. Definitely a 'more real' experience than taxis.

John Bingham wrote:That's a good price. Is it one of those three wheeled solid sort of tuk-tuks or a trailer?

The solid Chinese three-wheeler...

Edit: this one:

^ WJF, thanks for the photography lesson!

John Bingham wrote:I've hired Monteros/etc with drivers to do those kind of shortish trips. The trailer tuk-tuks I've used the very odd time for that kind of thing are so flimsy that on an major national road I get freaked. That looks much more solid. I'll be in touch.

Cheers - the SUV drivers think twice about trying to bully the rigid framed tuktuks off the road, especially bright yellow ones. I've travelled in the back as much as I have driven in the provinces, and these feel so much safer than the chariot style tuktuk, while still giving you the smells-and-sounds experience of Cambodia. We only travel at around 45km/h (road permitting) and this ends up being as fast as most of the other traffic on the national highways. We do a weekly village run on some fairly rugged road, these cope well as we've custom built the seats for westerners and added a few other features.

Haha, I actually thought of messaging you to know if you did longer trips, but figured I'd make a thread to get a wider response. Can all people comfortably sit up straight without needing to hunch forward? Three of the people will be tall barangs.

I think I'd prefer sitting facing the road for a long trip, but the braking power of tuktuks is pretty abysmal, so your machine would likely endure the trek easier and make it nicer. I found your contact info on Facebook, so I assume i call that number to make a booking? How many days ahead of time should I book?

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Haha, I actually thought of messaging you to know if you did longer trips, but figured I'd make a thread to get a wider response. Can all people comfortably sit up straight without needing to hunch forward? Three of the people will be tall barangs.

I think I'd prefer sitting facing the road for a long trip, but the braking power of tuktuks is pretty abysmal, so your machine would likely endure the trek easier and make it nicer. I found your contact info on Facebook, so I assume i call that number to make a booking? How many days ahead of time should I book?

Yes, plenty of headroom. Facing forward is always going to be better but in our experience the bench seats are just fine, and passengers enjoy watching the scenery pass by. We made a design decision to go with bench seats over forward facing as the forward facing seats end up too cramped.

Yes, book through the numbers on Facebook - 010 833 113 (English) and 010 833 114 (Khmer). A few days notice for bookings is appreciated.

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:43 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Haha, I actually thought of messaging you to know if you did longer trips, but figured I'd make a thread to get a wider response. Can all people comfortably sit up straight without needing to hunch forward? Three of the people will be tall barangs.

I think I'd prefer sitting facing the road for a long trip, but the braking power of tuktuks is pretty abysmal, so your machine would likely endure the trek easier and make it nicer. I found your contact info on Facebook, so I assume i call that number to make a booking? How many days ahead of time should I book?

Yes, plenty of headroom. Facing forward is always going to be better but in our experience the bench seats are just fine, and passengers enjoy watching the scenery pass by. We made a design decision to go with bench seats over forward facing as the forward facing seats end up too cramped.

Yes, book through the numbers on Facebook - 010 833 113 (English) and 010 833 114 (Khmer). A few days notice for bookings is appreciated.

Hi.
Are you still in the tuk-tuk business?
Two friends of mine will be in P.P. in the beginning of February.
As pretty unexperienced riders they don't wanna take a bike for a ride to Phnom Chisor and Tonle Bati.
How much will it be per day / half day?
Thanks in advance
Markus