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Cambodian Angkor Tour Testimonials. |
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Below you will find testimonials from some of my previous clients. I had a marvelous time with all of them, and am grateful for their time and letters of encouragement. My trip to Cambodia in 2006 was truly amazing, not only because of the beautiful country and its awesome historical temples, but also because of its friendly locals. One in particular stood out -our tour guide, Chhen - who made our whole trip even more memorable. As far as tour guides go, Chhen obviously knew how to get around Angkor Wat. |
 | But what was so great about this man (other than the fact that he can also speak English very well) is that he truly enjoys his job and takes it seriously - and this is dedication that just can’t be faked. Whilst I am sure that leading hundreds of different tourists up and down treacherous, steep temple steps in his course of work could be tedious and boring, Chhen seems to find enthusiasm in every story that he tells of the carvings on the temple walls. |
He initiated us in local traditions and culture. He brought our
group of five (consisting of my friends and myself) to local hangouts, showed us how the people in Cambodia live, away from
the usual tourist traps. He was not only our guide during our five
days’ stay there, but our concierge, bodyguard and friend. |
 | In all, I took back memories not only of a wonderful place that somehow seemed to have stood still in time, but also of a wonderful person. It has been over two years, and I still receive emails from Mr Kol Chhen, asking about how I am and my family. I have also recommended Chhen to my friends visiting Cambodia , and they have also come back with rave reviews about the place, and Mr Kol Chhen. |
If you are going to visit Cambodia to witness one of the wonders of the world - look Chhen up. You’ll be pleasantly surprised that there are more wonders in Angkor Wat than temples, and that is its people.
Claude Goldenberg Stanford University School of Education. 485 Lasuen Mall Stanford. CA 94305.3096 http://Stanford.edu/~claudeg/ Ph#562883 1408 |
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 | I hopped on the back of Chhen’s moto and he drove me out to the part of the West Baray that is still cultivated, where he phoned various contacts and soon had me thigh deep in water, sticking “baby rice” into the muck alongside a group of Khmer teenagers. When my boyfriend, also a journalist, had to find people who would give candid interviews about the sex trade and women’s health in the country, |
| Chhen took us to local people we would never have found on our own,made them comfortable enough to feel comfortable talking to us, and provided the background cultural knowledge that helped us put everything in perspective so we could write an honest news story. Living here, we have met many people who purport to be tour guides, translators, jacks-of-all-trades who can help a foreigner have a rewarding experience in Siem Reap, but Chhen is the real deal. We know Chhen to be fair, honest, and hard working. He speaks fluent English, enjoys his job and genuinely likes working with foreigners. |
 | Mindy & Kol Chhen We had the most wonderful time in Cambodia and Mr kol Chhen is the BEST!! Thank you for helping to make our trip perfect!! Regards Mindy & John Edmonds, WA & Email: mindyspicer@gmail.com |
I met Chhen by accident .I needed a tour guide and a friends recommended I call a guide he had used. That guide was unable to help me, but he recommended Chhen, and I am very glad he did.Chhen enjoys sharing Khmer culture and history, and this is very different from a guide that simply knows the facts. |
 | Chhen knows the stories, the history, and the artistic achievements of the temples in a vocabulary that was very welcome to me as a Westerner with no prior knowledge of Angkor and without an arts background. I particularly enjoyed the day Chhen took me to Bantey Srei, where the carvings are outstandingly preserved, and explained the culture and historical perspective behind all those intricate carvings. |
and then he took me to a village corner famous for its “Cambodian noodle soup.” Chhen knew the prices Khmer pay for the lunch, and he made sure that we paid only what was fair. He is a good conversationalist too, so I felt very much like I was exploring Angkor with Chhen rather than simply hiring a person to recite facts to me. He took me to his home village, too, and I met his family, which was a great experience. I’d recommend Chhen to anybody without the slightest hesitation. |
 Lee Foo Hoe, Han Y.C. Jessie Lee & Kol Chhen We decided to visit Siem Reap, Cambodia in November 2009, and a friend recommended Mr Chhen Kol to us as our English-speaking tour guide. |
 | He is a very kind and friendly guide who knows every corner of Siem Reap. Just tell him which places you wish to visit, and he will bring you there. We would definitely recommend him to our friends and colleagues who are planning to visit this world heritage site. |
| Karen ,Siew Leng & Kol Chhen
We engaged Mr Kol Chhen as our guide and driver for a whole week in Siem Reap in December 2009. There were 4 ladies in our group . Chhen picked us up from airport and we liked him immediately .He was polite, friendly. and was willing to answer any questions we had . Since we were there to take pert in the Angkor Wat Half Marathon,Chhen drove us from the airport to the race pack collection venue,before transferring us to our hotel . |
 | He was there early to pick us up to our marathon venue the next morning at 5.30 am .Chhen was always punctual and always had a ready smile on his face .we felt that we could totally rely on Chhen for all the local information on Siem Reap ,Including where to eat and shop. The next few days,We explored the temples with him and he was very knowledgeable on the history of the temples. |
| He was a very safe driver and always obliged us by taking many photos for our group ,including stopping or slowing down his car so that we can take photos of the countryside .He was also very patient and often helped one of our group members to climb the steep steps at the temples .Chhen was like a friend and we could see his rapport with the locals ,especially the kids .The highlight of our trip was the visit to his village . |
 | We highly recommend this trip to the village as you will get a chance to experience first hand the life of the villagers.The village were very friendly and the kids were really awesome and so well behaved despite their humble surroundings.They always have a ready smile for the camera .We would advise you to bring along some candies and stationery as treat for these kids as this will really make them happy.Chhen introduced us to his lovely family and we got a chance to play with the kids , try our hand at harvesting rice and witnessed the most beautiful sunset over the lake .We also took part in the Clean Water Project, |
and you can read more on this on Chhen's website.We often take clean water for granted in our country and we were very humbled to see that so many of the villagers still do not have access to clean water.If you wish to contribute to a worthy cause to help the people in Cambodia, this is a really good project as for only USD180 ,You can help to provide a pump well for clean water for the villages .We are already making plans to return to Siem Reap next year and will definitely use Chhen as our guide and driver again.He is one of the few drivers who is also a licensed guide and we highly recommend him to anyone who is visiting Siem Reap /Angkor Wat .Your Cambodian experience will be much richer with Chhen as your guide.Thanks you Chhen ,From all of us being such a wonderful guide and friend .We will be back.Karen and Siew Leng From Singapore . |
| Margaret Bock &KoL Chhen It gives me great pleasure to recommend Kol Chhen as a dedicated Cambodian tour guide with excellent English skills. I found him through visiting his website at http://www. |
 | Patiently offering suggestions and changes to my itinerary .His thoughfulness and thoroughness resulted in a memorable and most enjoyable holiday. His knowledge of Cambodian history and architecture, its people and culture is remarkable. He is very passionate about his job and his country which was portrayed by his enthusiasm to ensure that I experienced and enjoyed every moment.Some trips turned into 13 hour days and at no time did I feel rushed. |
It was on these days that we had a compentent and experienced driver so that Chhen could dedicate the day to solely being my guide, whilst on shorter days he would drive. His car was comfortable, clean and airconditioned with a ready supply of cold water and refreshing towels. I was particularly interested in interacting with the people and visiting places that were not on the usual tourist itinery as I had visited Cambodia previously. I was certainly not disappointed. I have no hesitation in recommending Chhen as a dedicated guide, I wish him well and thank him for making my return trip to Cambodia so special. |
| Danielle en Bram & Kol Chhen We found our guide Kol Chhen through another post on Tripadvisor. After a phone call we met a couple of minutes later on and sat down to discuss the tour. |
 | We had some demands concerning the sites we'd like to visit. Kol Chhen
was able to squeeze all the sites in the 2 days we had planned with a
guide (we wanted to explore the surrounding for ourselves on the last
day). We enjoyed his enthusiastic way of guiding us. His stories were very elaborate and whatever question you'll ask him, I'm sure he knows the answer (related to Angkor of course) |
| A nice extra was the supply of cold water during the (very hot) afternoons. We chose to go with a tuktuk, but he also offers the luxury of a car (air-con) if you'd like. We enjoyed our trip to Siem Reap (Angkor) and we thought it was well worth our money to have a guide with us for two days. |
| Janakiraman , Prema & Kol Chhen 1. Before you start out to Siem Reap, try to read up about the attractions in Siem Reap and select some 15 or 20 of them as 'MUST SEE'. If you do not do this, you will be wasting your time following the guide. There are 100s of temples to be seen in this area.2 .Read up on Hindu Epics like RAMAYANA and MAHABHARATHA from Internet. |
 | Because most of the sculptures that you will see are from these epics.you need to be knowledgeable to enjoy these attractions. 3.Select a very good Guide. I will recommend Chhen Kol. He is simply the best in Cambodia. He answers your E mails very promptly. He is available at : chhenkol@gmail.com |
| We found him very patient,kind, helpful,honest and very hard working. On all the 5 days we stayed in Siem Reap, he was at our hotel at the appointed hours(Most of the days it was at 6.00am) promptly and worked the sites with us till 8pm in the night. He is very knowledgeable in all the sculptures. |
 | He is very knowledgeable in the
Hindu Epics and he narrates them nicely to the visitors and makes your
visit more meaningful and enjoyable. Chhen Kol takes you to the correct restaurant and gets you the best deals. In five days we became so close that even now I correspond with him. I intend sending lots of tourists from my country to Chhen Kol as he is very reliable. |
| 4. My another tip is try to stay for 7 days in Siem Reap. We felt that 5 days is not enough for this place. 5.Besides Angkor Wat, definitely see Angkor Thom and its many attractions like Bayon, Leper terrace and the palace etc, Beng Mealea, Bantey Srei and Bantey Samrei and Preah Vihear which is about 180 KMs at the Thai border. It is almost a one day trip. Chhen Kol will organise all these conveniently for you. Sun set at Tonle Sap lake is a 'MUST' I am sure you will feel like going back there again. We are going there in 2011 once again. Janakiraman |
On our recent visit to Siem Reap, Cambodia, we were fortunate to have |
 | Using Chhen as our guide, we were able to make the most of our time and learn about the history of the area and just enjoy ourselves. His engaging personality, knowledge of the area and its history, and mastery of the English language helped make our trip to Cambodia a very rewarding experience. |
I ended up staying in Siem Reap for a year and a half after coming to town and seeing the temples. I don't think I would have been moved to do so if it weren't for the mystery I felt when my tour guide took me to some of the out-of-the-way temples. I lucked into meeting Chhen when the original guide I had contacted flaked out, and in retrospect I'm so glad the guy did. |
 | Chhen is a consummate gentleman and his English is fantastic. More importantly, though, when he shares the current and ancient history of the temples, I felt like he was very invested in them as a creation of his fellow Khmer. So many locals I knew in Cambodia cared about the temples as a necessary economic engine, but few seemed to dwell on the fact that their own ancestors built them. Chhen does focus on that and it makes the experience of seeing them much more engrossing. |
| And he took us off the path to other temples; I couldn't begin to spell the names of most of them, but there were fantastic nonetheless. Sunset at Preah Rup is an excellent alternative to the mass tourist freakout that is sunset at the temple most tour companies use for sunset. And ask Chhen to take you to the once-upon-a-time water temple, a now dry pool with a fantastic horse statue in the center. This was once, apparently, a hospital. Chhen is awesome because he doesn't treat his customers like means to an end. He likes people and that made me like him. Do yourself a favor and check out his site: http://www.cambodianangkortour.com |
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Chhen was an excellent guide: friendly, patient, professional.He unveiled to us the gems of the complex of Ankor Wat with professionalism and sympathy. But above all, he was a friend who has accompanied us on this adventure: without him on our trip would not be so good. Thanks Chhen, let's stay in touch! a big hug, ciao! Stefania & Matteo. |
If you've ever considered going to Cambodia, GO! Following is a review of a temple trip I made. My brother and I had only a few days to spend in Cambodia but we knew we did not want to miss being so close to Angkor Wat without seeing it. Joining a group tour is not our usual style and we also wanted to see other, less well traveled, temples. We decided on hiring a guide, as Cambodia is still relatively inexpensive and without one, we would run out of time. |
 | I found Chhen Kol through an internet search and his reviews were great, so I emailed him about availability and cost about six weeks before our trip. He responded back promptly and was able to accommodate our tight schedule at a very reasonable price. He arranged to pick us up and reserved lodging for us in Siem Reap. When we missed our connection, he found us and took us to an excellent (as in great food) restaurant to discuss the trip in more detail. |
| liked Chhen right away. He was friendly, professional, knowledgeable, a great listener and, as I was to discover later, a great reader of people. He had a concise, positive answer or suggestion to every question. With his cousin Kim, an excellent driver, the four of us embarked on a two day trip into northern Cambodia, visiting a number of temples on the way to Preah Vihear. I was surprised at the number of obscure places Chhen knew. Each temple was in a different style, and, although I am no history buff, I thoroughly enjoyed them all. Chhen knew the history of each one. Our third day was spent in and around Angkor Wat. Although it is the best known temple and I enjoyed it, there were others I actually liked much better and was glad to have made the effort to see with Chhen. What makes Chhen a great guide goes far beyond knowing all about the temples and the geography. He choreographs everything with such finesse. He knows what to see and when. He’s never in a rush, but knows when it’s time to move on so we don’t miss other fabulous sights. He allows you to experience the wonder, but he’s right there to tell you what’s going on in as much detail as you like. He knows when you’ve had enough and it’s time for a cold drink. I don’t see how my experience could have been better. I found what I liked most about Chhen was his exceptional understanding of human nature and the depth of his appreciation for being Cambodian. I have to thank the folks who took the time to write reviews which led me to Chhen. Check him out yourself at http://www. |
Me and 2 of my friends in our twenties decided one day to visit the legendary temples of Angkor Wat - but we didn't want a cookie cutter group tour. |
 | Being computer whizzes, we spent a few days looking for a trustworthy, experienced, and highly recommended guide. We ultimately found Chhen and we are so glad we did. We communicated via email to arrange our meeting, and when the day finally came, he picked us up from our hotel in his air conditioned car. Air conditioning in Siem Reap is priceless, but that was just the start of good things to come. |
| Chhen showed us around the best temples in Angkor, filled us in on the history behind each temple and helped us communicate with the locals. Chhen exemplifies the best parts of Cambodia - friendly service, a calming demeanor, and a sincere interest in having a good time. If you are looking for the best way to see the temples, why not commission a personal guide for the day? You'll be so glad you did. |
I came across Chenn Kol through recommendations by travelers on tripadvisor, and I am very pleased that I picked him out of many to be our tour guide. I was impressed when he responded to my emails promptly. Sure enough he was at our hotel even earlier than our 5:30am meet-up for a sunrise start. at Angkor Wat |
 | Chhen enthusiastically imparted to us a lot of fascinating historical and religious background on the temples. It was good to have him tell us what the bas-reliefs on the temple walls are trying to depict. We gained a great appreciation of the richness of Cambodian history and the brilliance of Cambodian craftsmen/carvers because of Chhen. |
| Chhen was also happy to answer our many questions about Cambodian life, government, his and his parents’ experiences during the Khmer Rouge period, etc. His airconditioned car and stock of ice cold water were very welcome bonuses on what was an extremely hot day. He haggled with vendors for us if he thought we were getting charged too much. I could strongly sense his sincerity and integrity, and his desire for his fellow Cambodians to become progressive through education, hard work and honesty. Thank you Chhen for your excellent service. It’s been a real pleasure. |