Recommendation -Tour Guides - Cambodia Tours

Starting in the travel industry as a messenger and driver for the UNTAC forces in the early 90s, Kham Sambo and his staff at Cambodia Tours have a long and varied experience with toursand travel in Siem Reap and Cambodia. Whether you are a couple of friends or a big group, we can organize transportation on the ground or Tours arrange breathtaking helicopter flights over the temples - please let us know what you want to see and do and we'll  be happy to make a customized tour proposal for you...

"I write in support of Kham Sambo and his team of experts indeveloping this travel agency,which I feel is equipped toprovide excellent service for visitors to Cambodia.Kham Sambo,himself, has been “my” driver for the past fifteen years. We’ve traveled in various vehicles along roads, dirt paths, through rice fields, up mountains, and over plateaus. Whenever, wherever, “Sam” has always been there to help me. Having worked with him over a long period, I highly recommend Sam and his team to provide services that will make your visit to Cambodia a memorable one."
Dawn F. Rooney, PhD, FRGS, Author Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples

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Sambo's two very satisfied customers viewing a sunset at Phnom Bakheng
Thank-you for taking us on a great day to Angkor Wat! We enjoyed our itinerary of getting up early to see the magical sunrise behind Angkor Wat.Then our leisurely breakfast before our guided trip around..Angkor Thom Bayon TempleTerrace of Elephants Ta Prohm You were a very knowledgeable guide and happy to answer any of the questions we threw at you.You made our tour good fun making sure we took away happy memories of Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. We recommend other tourists choose you for their day at Angkor Wat.

With thanks       ANichole, Gemma

Megan Bond, 28, Teacher in Canada, writes:
"As soon as I arrived at City l I was greeted by friendly faces. One of them was Sambo's. He was very accommodating and not pushy at all. Before I even had to ask about touring temples or visiting the city central  he was informing me of some of my options and that he was there to help if I needed it. It was like he was reading my mind. Within my first half hour he had helped to arrange transportation to see the sunset at a temple,as well as a one day visit for the following day. He was to be my guide. He even agreed to my 5 am departure to see the sun rise at Angkor Wat. Sambo catered to my needs by asking me where I wanted to visit. We took our time walking through the temples and he made sure that I did not feel rushed. I was relaxed and able to "take it all in." He also took me to a cafe for breakfast and gave me time (as much as I needed) to eat, write in my journal and gain back some energy for our trip to the other temples.Sambo showed me details in the temple walls that I don't think I would have noticed it I had gone on my own. He explained Hindu and Buddhist stories and religions well. I felt that all my questions were answered well - even the general ones about Khmer culture and opinion.Sambo came across as intelligent and easy going. This open and friendly nature made me feel that I could ask him to arrange whatever I needed. I recommend his services to anyone. Really an enjoyable trip!" April, 2009
"Sambo has always been exceptionally helpful and will go out of his way to make sure all our needs are taken care of. Sambo has organised short tours for my teams a number of times and he's always polite, professional, friendly and given his experience in the industry, everything just gets done. A great guy to work with! - Cindy Angel, World Youth International"

Thank you Sambo

"To day I write in support of Kham Sambo and experts in developing this travel agency, which I feel is equipped to provide excellent service for visitors to Angkor wat area . Kham Sambo, himself, has been “my” tour guide 3days from 4-6 July 2010 . We’ve traveled to Angkor wat , by tuk tuk , through to the temple  . Whenever,wherever,“Sambo ” has always been there to help me. to information to the poor children and organisation in seim reap that heave children 40 people , I highly recommend Sambo and his team to provide services that will make your visit to Cambodia a memorable one." Australia's  06 July 2010

Recommended Sambo Guide
I recently took a trip in Southeast Asia and went through Cambodia, a country I didn't know much about and felt that without a guide my experience in this country wouldn't be as a good. Two of my friends recently went on their honeymoon and recommended Mr. Sambo to me, and I am glad they did! He was a great guide from beginning to end of my stay in Cambodia even though he was my guide only in Siem Reap. Before I got to Phnom Penh, Sambo suggested everything that I should see (a great list of places), how to get everywhere, and the amount of time I should stay in each place (he was right about everything). I finally met him in Siem Reap, where he picked me up at the bus station and drove me to my hotel (a great 3 star hotel at a very reasonable price, with pool, restaurant,nice big and clean room, and very quite and relaxing despite being less than a 10min walk to the heart of town and the infamous 'Pub Street'), after quickly getting settled in,he didnt waste any time and we went out to the local art university, where he got me a guide that gave me great explanations about everything I was seeing. Sambo then took me to the ticket office and we went to see a temple real quick before it closed. That's what we did the entire next day, more of the amazing temples! Sambo was extremely knowledgeable about everything regarding these awesome structures, he knew the history and was able to explain it very well, and he was also able to describe to me the scenes in the carvings in all the temples, really bringing the whole experience together (it also didn't hurt that he knew the best places to get great pictures, off the path and away from the other tourists, great views and knew where to find the most pristine stone carvings, worth having Sambo just for this!).He then completed my whole experience with a great boat ride through a floating fishing village, where Sambo gave me a taste of what being a local was like. As for food, he made sure I ate extremely well, recommending me nothing but excellent places to go to, I enjoyed some great Beef Amok and Lok Lak while in his company, and then I was truly privileged to be invited to his home where his wife cooked up the best meal I had while in Cambodia (stir fried beef with onions, green tomatoes and a delicious peppercorn dipping sauce, as well as stir fried pork with pineapple, green pepper, green tomato and onions, amazing!).Having Sambo as my guide made my trip to Cambodia much better, he gave me a true understanding of the country and what it's people and history are like (his spoken English is very good too!).   ( 04 July 2011 ) Mr .Jean Nihoul  ( U S A )

Recommend by Debbie sealev , New zealand

Sambo was our guide in Siem Reap for 2 days, and his communication via email in the days leading up to our arrival were prompt and helpful. We went to Angkor Wat and several of the other temples on the first day and to the Chong Kneas floating village, the Killing Fields Wat, and the Sok Children's Sanctuary and Orphanage on the second day. Sambo was really helpful and had a lot of knowledge to pass on, and he took care of us from the moment our taxi arrived in Siem Reap. He listened really well to our requests and gave us exactly what we wanted - activities within our budget, interesting things to see besides Angkor Wat, an Orphanage that could do with some recognition and help, and good, clean and well-priced accommodation. He booked us into the Side Walk Never Die Hotel, which we were really impressed with for the money that we paid, with staff that were a lot of fun.  We had a great time and I would definately hire Sambo again if I returned to Siem Reap. Many thanks Sambo, you helped make our trip fun and interesting. Regards, Debbie Sealey, New Zealand.

Recommend  By VIORICA BROUGHAM

Just a short message to thank you again for organizing our trip.We really enjoyed it and everything went very smooth. We had a very good driver and a very good guide as well - we just wished he spoke more,  but I guess he was recovering after a cold. Nevertheless we enjoyed meeting Mak, he is a great guy ! Hope everything works out very well for you! We will recommend you!