Bus tickets/hotel availabity

I understand that bus tickets and hotels are difficult to obtain during the chinese new year as people travel to visit relatives or go home during this period.

I also understand that the Chinese New starts on Jan. 26, 2009 and that the celebration will continue for a few days from that date.

My question now is: will I be able to easily buy bus tickets from P. Penh tp S. Reap on Feb.3,2009?

What about Hotel availability on this date. Will I be able to easily find a hotel in P. Penh or in S. Reap on Feb. 3, if I have no prior reservations?

Thanks.

Bus tickets/hotel availabity

Can you not book your hotel on the net now, and then get your hotel to reserve you a bus ticket?

Bus tickets/hotel availabity

Some of this will depend on what kind of hotel you will be looking for , usualy the bus ticket needs to be booked the day before to be safe .

Odball,

If I purchase a ticket on February 3 for a bus leaving for Feb. 4, would I or my hotel have aproblem obtaining seats for Feb. 4 dure perhaps to local people still traveling back home from the Chinese New Year Holidays?

Thanks.

Most people migrate out of the city back to their villages to be with family during holidays so you will be travelling in the reverse direction to them .We have a travel specialist who happens to live in Seam Reap who can give you a better perspective of conditions in SR at that time .

I will check with my tuk-tuk man and ask him about the hotel situation at that time , he also has a relative in SR who may come up with something , i will post again tomorrow evening .

ODBALL,

Thank you. Waiting for your reply.

Little late getting back to you , but tuk-tuk man says same thing , people migrate away from the city so you should have no problems , for a small fee he is always willing to help www.cambodia.wz.cz

phone 012 782 45 He gave me a contact in SR , this man operates outside of Sydney Angkor Hotel where good clean rooms are available from $15.00 a night .

sengdriver@yahoo.com , phone 092 557 293

Hope this is what you need , have a nice trip .

ODBAL,

Thanks a lot. Will keep your contact in file as my trip is still in February.