Cambodian Cultural Village
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Cheth C
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Couples
I only gave this place 1 star because it wouldn't let me click on 0. Honestly it's a waste of time . It cost $15 us for tourist but if you Can speak Cambodian its $5. If your Cambodian but cannot speak khmer its $15 . This place is a scam. I am Cambodian from Canada and could speak khmer but my daughter couldn't they made me pay $15 for her entrance. The actors / Staff thought I didn't understand the language so they were making fun of me and making racist comments. Mainly the Male actors. I was very embarrassed and decided to leave. Luckily I could understand what they were saying. For other foreigners beware these guys are Fake . They think down on visitors but put on fake smiles. Shut this place down or hire mature staff. I will not come here again and will also highly recommend for others not to come either. Save your money and go elsewhere. I hope I helped out for those who are curious. Enjoy Sorm Reap Cambodia it's a beautiful country .
Written 20 February 2020
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Marina N
Melo, Portugal378 contributions
Feb 2020
Maybe children can appreciate. I arrived at 2:15 and just found out inside of the village that the restaurants and all kiosks where closed (I did not have lunch). It is very big and has no good directions/signs inside. No one told me about the electric car. Wax museum seems from a movie of the 70´s. Everything seems very artificial.
Written 7 February 2020
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CanadianAbroad2013
Calgary, AB3 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
By far the biggest waste of money on our three month trip through Asia. At $15 USD per person (Angkor for the day is $20) you expect something impressive. I'm sure the sight might be appealing if you arrive AFTER 2:30. Before 2:30 it is a ghost town of empty buildings with nothing to do and nothing to learn. I wanted to cry at how I'd thrown away half my day's budget on this complete waste of time. Fun fact, if you're a local, you pay half the price. They gouge tourists on the cost when there is nothing in English and apparently even the shows (if you both to stay because the staff are horrifically rude) are in Khmer so fingers crossed you can understand.
Hint: if there's a sign above the ticket counter that says tickets are non-refundable, it means everybody and their mother tried to refund a ticket, so they needed a sign to stop it.
Yes, your ticket is valid all day, but if you're like most visitors, you only have so much valuable time in Siem Reap that it's best not wasted on a complete rip off.
I wish I'd just taken a lighter to my $30 for myself and my husband instead. It would have been far more entertaining.
Hint: if there's a sign above the ticket counter that says tickets are non-refundable, it means everybody and their mother tried to refund a ticket, so they needed a sign to stop it.
Yes, your ticket is valid all day, but if you're like most visitors, you only have so much valuable time in Siem Reap that it's best not wasted on a complete rip off.
I wish I'd just taken a lighter to my $30 for myself and my husband instead. It would have been far more entertaining.
Written 28 December 2014
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Faradilla
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
As tourist I would like to see the Cambodians' culture of course. Eagerly to see the shows as schedule accordingly but I am so disappointed because I need to walk very far and electric train don't have a driver???? And we need to mixed up with local people and yet no space for us to see the shows? The local people keeps seizing with tourist for chairs even single space for us to see the performance. Yep, we doesn't understand their Khmer language but we can read the body language to understand the show. I just stand there for nothing and yet cannot see anything. So disappointed! Local people can come at any time but the tourist? Forget it to visit. Wasting my money and my time!!
Written 4 March 2015
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Hannah S
London, UK30 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
I can imagine the cheesy scenery and weird wax models being mildly interesting for families with children. However I cannot believe how dire this place really is. Firstly, I didn't really understand what was going on there .. Loads of vacant areas which were suppose to represent Cambodian history and culture. However there was literally no explanation as to what it all meant. This was disappointing to us as we came here to learn about Cambodia and it's culture as we have never visited this country before. Secondly, the staff seemed to be wandering trying to find stuff to do and not really taking notice of visitors... Considering it's an amusement park it would be nice to be greeted and welcomed by staff who could provide information as to what the hell was actually going on. Thirdly (not finally as I could write an essay) and most shockingly, the conditions that the animals were kept in were APPAULING. Filthy cages with empty cans and food wrappers thrown in to the tiny cramped conditions. I was genuinely brought to tears when I saw that they had a beautiful lemur cooped up into a tiny hut with old feaces festering around it and empty crisp packets strewn over the bottom of it's cage. That's when we decided to leave. Staff lacked any amount of care for the animals. Found it ridiculous that so many were wandering round looking for stuff to do when some could have been cleaning the cages and caring for the animals properly. Take my word for it, this place was a waste of 15 dollars.. I'm just holding out on the hope that that money could be supporting those animals in some small way
Written 5 August 2015
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Gravion
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We started our day 4 with a trip to the silk farm run by Angkor Artisans. So far so good... And everything went downhill from here on...
We were told by our tour guide the day before that there is a nearby stone carving workshop and so we told the tuk tuk driver we would like to visit it. Somehow he misunderstood what we are telling him and decided to bring us to Cambodia Cultural Village instead.
When we pulled up at this place, we thought its kinda like the silk farm, a collection of cultural skills like wood, stone carving all in a spot. Boy were we wrong...
We paid 15 USD each and discovered that the first half of the day only consisted of a single show, the Khmer wedding. The wedding was conducted entirely in the Cambodian language and we had absolutely no idea what was going on, even when we were asked to go on stage to join in the dancing. Once the show ended, we started packing our camera and when we looked up, the entire place was completely cleared. It's like a Copperfield act! As we were going down the stairs, we were greeted by cast members changing in plain view in the room beside the staircase.
We thought things might get better at the Hall of Judgement. For those not in the know, this is a depiction of how the sinners are being punished in Hell. The entrance was hidden behind a fake stone cave fronted by a disinterested youth. The interior was dank with water dripping down from the ceiling, dark with loads of tripping hazards and the exhibits look fake and worn. There was a constant humming sounds from the generators and the walls was filled with luminous ghoulish graffiti. We reached the exit door, pushed and guess what, it's locked! We had to maneuver our way out via the entrance. If the park owners were aiming for a tourist hell on Earth, they succeeded spectacularly!
As we walked along, we decided to take a look at some of the cutural village buildings (after all, we paid $15!). We entered the Chinese & Cham houses and they looked absolutely sad. The Cham one was empty inside and the Chinese temple had a Western glass chandelier hanging over the statue of the deity
The miniature park was the saving grace. The small buildings looked pretty picturesque from the distance and we walked along them, accompanied by the ominous groaning of a metal windmill turning in the wind.
At this point, we decided we had enough. Heck the $15, we would just leave after 1 hr in the park. As we were leaving, we spied the "history" museum at the entrance/exit and decided to give it one last chance. Boy were we disappointed. The room was small and filled with dusty stuffed animals and dated looking murals.
We got the heck out of there.
Pls do not be mistaken, this is not a Siem Reap bashing review. Siem Reap is filled with wonderful sights like the ancient temples (we visited more than 10 and each one just seemed more spectacular than the rest), the countryside (we heartily recommend Quad Tour Cambodia), the hot air balloon ride that gives fantastic views of Angkor Wat and the Kampong Pluk eco tour that affords you wonderful views of an entire submerged forest and the never ending Tonle Sap Lake. Food was fantastic too! Thus, time is a limited resource when on holiday in Cambodia as there is so much nice things to see and do! Hence this review as we would not like others to waste their time as we had ours. It may be that we went during the lull season or we caught them at a bad day, but ultimately, we had a terrible time and this was 1 hr of our lives we would have liked back
We were told by our tour guide the day before that there is a nearby stone carving workshop and so we told the tuk tuk driver we would like to visit it. Somehow he misunderstood what we are telling him and decided to bring us to Cambodia Cultural Village instead.
When we pulled up at this place, we thought its kinda like the silk farm, a collection of cultural skills like wood, stone carving all in a spot. Boy were we wrong...
We paid 15 USD each and discovered that the first half of the day only consisted of a single show, the Khmer wedding. The wedding was conducted entirely in the Cambodian language and we had absolutely no idea what was going on, even when we were asked to go on stage to join in the dancing. Once the show ended, we started packing our camera and when we looked up, the entire place was completely cleared. It's like a Copperfield act! As we were going down the stairs, we were greeted by cast members changing in plain view in the room beside the staircase.
We thought things might get better at the Hall of Judgement. For those not in the know, this is a depiction of how the sinners are being punished in Hell. The entrance was hidden behind a fake stone cave fronted by a disinterested youth. The interior was dank with water dripping down from the ceiling, dark with loads of tripping hazards and the exhibits look fake and worn. There was a constant humming sounds from the generators and the walls was filled with luminous ghoulish graffiti. We reached the exit door, pushed and guess what, it's locked! We had to maneuver our way out via the entrance. If the park owners were aiming for a tourist hell on Earth, they succeeded spectacularly!
As we walked along, we decided to take a look at some of the cutural village buildings (after all, we paid $15!). We entered the Chinese & Cham houses and they looked absolutely sad. The Cham one was empty inside and the Chinese temple had a Western glass chandelier hanging over the statue of the deity
The miniature park was the saving grace. The small buildings looked pretty picturesque from the distance and we walked along them, accompanied by the ominous groaning of a metal windmill turning in the wind.
At this point, we decided we had enough. Heck the $15, we would just leave after 1 hr in the park. As we were leaving, we spied the "history" museum at the entrance/exit and decided to give it one last chance. Boy were we disappointed. The room was small and filled with dusty stuffed animals and dated looking murals.
We got the heck out of there.
Pls do not be mistaken, this is not a Siem Reap bashing review. Siem Reap is filled with wonderful sights like the ancient temples (we visited more than 10 and each one just seemed more spectacular than the rest), the countryside (we heartily recommend Quad Tour Cambodia), the hot air balloon ride that gives fantastic views of Angkor Wat and the Kampong Pluk eco tour that affords you wonderful views of an entire submerged forest and the never ending Tonle Sap Lake. Food was fantastic too! Thus, time is a limited resource when on holiday in Cambodia as there is so much nice things to see and do! Hence this review as we would not like others to waste their time as we had ours. It may be that we went during the lull season or we caught them at a bad day, but ultimately, we had a terrible time and this was 1 hr of our lives we would have liked back
Written 9 September 2012
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Chetana
Humble, TX23 contributions
Visited with my family including my son who is mixed with American. When I purchased his ticket I purchased it for the price of being Cambodian which was $5 verses $10 for foreigners. We were told that my son would get the same privilege, however that's not the case when the very nasty women denied him entry for that price. This is not at all about price it's about denying our very core being of who we are. I am pure Cambodian born in Cambodia which makes my son Cambodian. So what if he doesn't speak Khmer. She argued with us and refused to look at our passports for proof, even had the audacity to not refund my family's tickets when they did not want to go in because of her ignorance. Ultimately we spoke to her manager and relieved our money back. I felt completely let down and degraded! This is my country I brought my son to his country and he was denied who he is because he didn't speak the language...come on!
Written 23 May 2015
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Judy M
Sydney, Australia634 contributions
Jul 2014 • Solo
If you go at the right time (around 2pm), you'll be able to follow the dance and theatre shows from one 'village' to the next. They're quite close together so there's a sudden rush at the end of each show to get to the next one - just follow the other tourists. Having said that, the shows are pretty ordinary and completely in Khmer. I've been to many other cultural shows in their country's language but have still been able to follow what's going on because of how they were designed. Here, I had no idea of what was happening. The wax museum takes about 3 minutes to see and the 'villages' are very fake. Not somewhere I'f recommend unless you're desperate to see a cultural show. NB - bathrooms are relatively clean but squat toilets only.
Written 6 August 2014
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Lesley B
Scottish Highlands, UK11 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
We were very disappointed with this theme park. We loved everything about Cambodia except this !! It was the biggest waste of money at 15 dollars per person it was overpriced and did not deliver what the brochure indicated !
We were promised music and shows in every village depicting their own individual culture. We never seen one single show and the place was run down, poorly signposted and a big let down.
Give this a miss for sure !
We were promised music and shows in every village depicting their own individual culture. We never seen one single show and the place was run down, poorly signposted and a big let down.
Give this a miss for sure !
Written 16 May 2014
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FSYMP
Mt Prospect, IL214 contributions
Feb 2013 • Friends
What makes this very average attraction park worthwhile are the Khmer shows and dances. So before paying $15 entrance fee, call ahead and ask for the show schedule. Sometimes they are in the mornings but they are mostly in the afternoons. We saw 6 performances of about 20 minutes each.They are a combination of traditional dances with some skits. You can follow the story line without knowing any Khmer. And they include audience participation. View this park as a cheaper alternative to the dinner shows with traditional Khmer dances. The park has also miniature versions of some famous sights such as the Phnom Penh Royal Palace, Market Place. The one that I would recommend is the not so miniature version of the Bapuon lying Buddha. By the way the real one is incomplete.
When the shows are on, allow 2.5-3 hours for your visit. With the shows, it is worth $15 after all.
When the shows are on, allow 2.5-3 hours for your visit. With the shows, it is worth $15 after all.
Written 5 June 2013
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Are the shows in english language?
Written 18 March 2018
No they are not. They are in Khmer
Written 18 March 2018
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