Planning Indochina

I realized na hindi ko na pala na-blog ang Bangkok ko, at hindi ko pa natapos ang Visayan road trip ko. Tsk tsk... And yet, I'm planning another road trip: Indochina! And, bente kami! As in 20! Grabe, ang dami. Gusto ko ata maging tour guide e. Anyway, it's still in August, but the plans are laid out as follows with a few minor changes nalang :P

Date	Time	Itinerary	Cost	Comments
Aug 20	1830	Meet up at McDo Resort's World	KKB	Group bus or taxi to NAIA 3
	1950	Check in at NAIA 3	PhP 450 + 1620	Terminal Fee + International Tax
	2250	ETD Manila via Cebupac
Aug 21 Aug 22	0020	ETA Ho Chi Minh via Cebupac	250+25 USD/grp	Pick up by bus (Vietnam Tours)
	0530	Sunrise at Black Virgin Mountain Cao Dai Temple	162000 Free	Breakfast in the area
	0900	Cu Chi Tunnel (Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc)	80000 VND/pax	Average time: 1-2 hours; included tour guide
	1300	Check in at Mai Guesthouse	230 USD/grp	5 rooms x 2 double beds
		Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office  – Free entry Reunification Palace (sunset) – 30000 VND War Remnants – 15000 VND Hotel de Ville (People’s Committee Hall)	KKB
		Shopping: Ben Thanh, Saigon Central	KKB	Walking distance; TNF, here we come
		Nightlife in Vietnam: Pub, Dancing	KKB
Aug 23	0600	ETD Bus for Phnom Penh (Mac Boi border)	40000 VND/pax	2-3 hours travel; via Sapaco Bus
	0800	ETA Mac Boi Border	170 USD/grp	Pick up by Angkor Guide Sarak
	1300	ETA Phnom Penh	50 USD/grp	Transportation around Phnom Penh
		Cheong EK Memorial (Killing Fields) – 5USD Toul Sleng Genocide Museum – 2USD Royal Palace (6.50), National Museum (5)	5 USD/pax 2 USD/pax	City Tour via coaster
	1700	Sunset river cruise at the Mekong River	50 USD/grp	Blue River Cruise; may bring food on board
	1900	Dinner? Shop at Russian Market, Central Market (?)	KKB	Tambay lang
	2230	ETD Phnom Penh to Siem Reap	230 USD/grp	6 hours via private coaster
Aug 24	0430	ETA Siem Reap	75 USD/grp	Transpo around Angkor temples
		Angkor: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Elephant terrace, Ta Prohm & Preah Khan Alt sunset: Phnom Bakneng, Pre-Rup, Bakheng Hill	20 USD/pax
	1900	Check in at Angkor Spirit Palace (1, 2)
Aug 25	0700	Check-out at Angkor Spirit Palace	150 USD/grp	Free breakfast
	1000	ETD Poipet – Aranyaprathet Border	400 THB/pax	Cross immigrations
	1500	ETA Bangkok. Check-in	THB 4000/van?	Van to (Chatuchak?) to BKK
		Chatuchak Weekend – up to 6 pm? (Outside) temple at night
	PM	Patpong Night Life	KKB
Aug 26	Plan A	Pattaya Bungy Jumping + Beach + Nong Nooch Garden	Est 3000 THB	2050/bungy + 2000/taxi + 450/Nong Nooch
	Plan B	Floating Market + elephant & crocodile show	830 THB	Transpo and lunch included
Aug 27	AM	Last-Minute Shopping
	1900	ETD Bangkok to the airport	No travel tax	8 pm - check in
	2340	ETD Bangkok via Cebupac
Aug 28	0344	ETA Clark via Cebupac		Rent a jeep back to Manila?

Grabe, I can't believe I'm this organized. I was able to do most of the planning in a week's time! Haha Tapos minor tweaks nalang ang iba, grabe.

These are the list of hotels that we would be staying at:

Hotel	Price (est.)	Amenities	Facilities	Comments
HCM: Mai Guest House* Pham Ngu Lao St., District 1	PhP 510 (2 nights) – 10USD	20 sqm TV, Desk	Free tea, coffee Computers	Trip Advisor 5 of 505 B&Bs and Inns Booking and Agoda
SR: Angkor Spirit Palace*** Phneachey Village, Psa Krom Market	PhP 323 (1 night) – 7.50 USD	55 sqm TV, View, Ref	Free breakfast Swimming pool	15-min drive to Angkor Wat and 10-min drive to market; Trip Advisor 52 of 195 Hotels Booking (3
BKK: Born Free Hostel Khao San Road	PhP 480 or 600 (2 nights) – 320 or 400 THB	12 aircon dorm 8 fan dorm		10-min walk to KSR; 5-min to bus stop Newly renovated; 3-months pa lang Hostel Bookers: 98.5%

And our working budget is...

Tour and Entrance fee - PhP 1700 (excluding Bangkok tours because we all have different plans)

Transportation - PhP 2800 (excluding Bangkok tours)

Accommodations - PhP 1250 to 1430

Total: PhP 6000 (excluding shopping and souvenirs, and Bangkok Tours)

Tada!