CAMBODIA – Phnom Penh – Nowadays vs. Past: Phnom Penh’s Colonial History on a Tablet

Description

This private tour offers the opportunity to discover the charismatic yet hidden heritage of Phnom Penh. The tour starts with a visit to 22 different culturally significant sites, from the Post Office and the UNESCO Office to the Royal University of Fine Arts, with an electric car driver and a handheld tablet.

The language is selected on the tablet, then put on the headphones, and while seated comfortably in the electric car, the driver makes stops in front of all the different sites so that it can both hear and see a short history about each one. There is no need to go out: click on the related site, listen to the history, and view photos from the past to virtually enter and get to know some of Phnom Phen’s sites unavailable to the public. All the narratives have been developed after years of research from different historians’ knowledge and archives.

This is a new and original way of discovering Phnom Penh’s heritage: having a multi-language tablet takes travelers into Phnom Penh’s past while they comfortably marvel at how they have changed and exist today.

Selling points

• To offer the opportunity to discover 22 of the Phnom Penh’s historic colonial sites in less than half a day
• To learn more about Phnom Penh’s heritage from an accompanying tablet in your guest’s own language
• To observe the differences and development of these sites from past to present

Level Of The Excursion

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Environment Impact

Economic Impact

Additional Information

Positive impact: Provide income and benefit to tuktuk drivers and local business.

Negative impact: Tul tuk produce high carbon emissions.

Time And Transportation

• Suggested hours of departure are between from 07:00 to 10:00 or at 14:00

Duration

• 2h 30min in the electric car (without taking into consideration as to where the hotel is located and the traffic conditions)

Min pax

1

Max pax

30

How to sell it

GIT

• More expensive than a day with a guide
• For GIT, an activity a little off the beaten track and for those particularly interested in colonial heritage
• Suitable for medium and high budget.
• The client will only have to sit in the electric car. Could be a solution for people who have difficulty walking
• It is best to do the tour in the morning during the hot season and from 9:00 to avoid the traffic

FIT

• Ideal for FIT
• Good introduction upon arrival in Phnom Penh. The arrival must be in the morning
• Best with a half day at leisure because if you have a guide for a half-day in the afternoon, you will pay a full-day rate.
• It is best to do the tour in the morning during the hot season and from 09:00 to avoid the traffic

Why this activity

• Can help convince people to stay another half day in the city
• Its own self-guided tour
• Available from any hotel or location in Phnom Penh
• Only 2hr 30 minutes duration
• The guest will only have to sit in the tuk-tuk. Could be a solution for people who have difficulty walking
• Virtually visit sites and locations which would not be shown or available to the public

Good to combine with

• Any half day tour but please note that if you combine a half day with a guide, it means the guest will pay full price for the guide, so it is best to combine with a free afternoon
• A visit to the National Museum & Royal Palace and Tuol Sleng in the rest of the program OR invite the guest to visit those sites on their own

Do not combine with

• CAMBODIA – Phnom Penh – Khmer Architecture Tour by cyclo

Market suggestion

Competitor comparison

• This supplier works with all the other DMCs already

Pros

• New concept for visiting Phnom Penh’s cultural heritage sites virtually
• Different languages available to match our different markets
• The first and last stop both offer a small bite to eat with a soft drink and fruits
• Do not need a guide
• In private
• All the rivers are well trained and do their job very well.

Cons

• Driver speaks only a little English

Information

• In the hot season, we need to consider the morning ride only
• If the guests have a full day guide, the guide will be waiting for the group at the last stop

Alerts

• Please let us know your time of departure
• If a guide has been booked for the rest of the day, he will drop the guest at the starting point and pick-up them up at the ending point

Important information

• Suggested departure hours are between 07:00 and 14:00.
• There are 8 languages available: Chinese – English – French – German – Japanese – Khmer – Russian – Spanish – Italian

Price range

$$

Inclusion

• Electric car, driver during the tour
• Tablet + headphones
• 22 stops
• Bottle of water provide on the first stop
• Fruits Juice on the last stop

Exclusion

• Foreign-language speaking guide
• Pick-up/drop-off from/to the tour
• Other extra expenses
• Other stops

Possible Extra

• Possible to add supplement for drop-off/pick-up at the hotel or other place

Remark

The 22 places are separated into 20 stops

• The post office square with a snack at Kéma La Poste Bakery
• The Post & Telegraph office
• Van’s Restaurant / Indochina bank
• The Grand Hotel / Manolis Hotel
• The Former Police Station
• Governo General’s house
• The Chinese house
• Hokkien Chinese Temple
• The Nagas bridge
• Wat Phnom
• The Country Club
• The National Library
• The Raffles Hotel Le Royal
• The Railway Station
• The Central Market
• The No Problem Villa
• The Royal University of Fine Arts
• The National Museum
• The Mansion
• The UNESCO
• The Royal Palace
• Street 2440 and Epilogue

Important notes

• Check the timing of departure with sales, as the tour should be 2h 30min
• Be careful to mention the name of the hotel during the booking or the meeting place
• Only mention the private departure

Please be careful with cancellation policy:

• If bookings are cancelled on the day, 100% will be due
• If bookings are cancelled in the 72 hours before the date, 50% will be due

Different Choice

• 8 languages available:
  Chinese – English – French – German – Japanese – Khmer – Russian – Spanish

Contact

Jean-Pierre Freneau – Co-founder
Booking +855 17 915 812
[email protected]

Internal Product Annoucement

[CAMBODIA – NEW PRODUCT – INTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT] EASIA

CAMBODIA – PHNOM PENH – Nowadays Vs. Past: Phnom Penh’s colonial history on a tablet
SUB-BRAND : Thematic Leisure | Groups
THEME: Classic | Family Travel | Art & Culture
SEGMENT: FIT GIT
REFERENCE : CA-S-PHNOMPENH-L-136-AC-$$

• Discover 22 of the Phnom Penh’s historical colonial sites in less than half a day
• Learn more about Phnom Penh’s heritage from an accompanying tablet in your guest’s own language
• Observe the differences and development of these sites from past to present

English

Today, your driver and your handheld tablet will be leading you to 22 different historical sites. Select your language, put your headphones on, and while seated comfortably in the tuk-tuk, the driver will stop in front of all the different locations, and you will select the location on your tablet to watch the short movie dedicated to the cultural history of the site. You don’t even have to leave th; the tablet will have all the information you need!
When you are in front of each site, click on the short movie and listen to the history, take a look at photos from the past, and virtually explore some places inaccessible to the public. All the narratives have been developed after years of research from the different historians’ knowledge and archives, giving you a thorough and complete history of each site.
This is a wholly new and original way to discover Phnom Penh’s cultural heritage: having a multi-language tablet taking you into the past as you marvel at the development and change Phnom Penh has undergone right before your eyes. Enjoy the tour!

Meals included:
Accommodation:
Note: Recommended for the whole year (in the rainy Season from June to November we highly recommend to start in the morning)

French

Aujourd’hui votre chauffeur de tuk-tuk vous conduira à la découverte de 22 différents sites détaillés par des informations disponibles sur une tablette. Choisissez votre langue, mettez les écouteurs et profitez de la balade dans un tuk-tuk confortable. Votre chauffeur s’arrêtera en face des différents sites historiques et votre tablette vous révèlera tous leurs secrets, sans même avoir à descendre du véhicule!
Une fois devant chacun des sites, vous pourrez cliquer sur un petit film dédié à cet endroit et écouter son histoire, regarder des photos d’époques et virtuellement accéder à certains lieux qui ne sont pas ouverts au public. Toutes les informations et les explications fournies sont le résultat d’années de recherches effectuées par des historiens qui ont assemblé tout ce savoir à partir de différentes archives.
C’est une toute nouvelle façon originale de découvrir le patrimoine de Phnom Penh. Avec cette tablette multilingue vous pourrez voir le Phnom Penh d’hier tout en observant de vos yeux comment il est aujourd’hui. Bonne visite!

Repas inclus:
Hébergement:
Remarque: Recommandé toute l’année (pendant la saison des pluies, de juin à novembre, nous recommandons vivement de commencer le matin)

Spanish

La actualidad frente al pasado: la historia colonial de Phnom Penh en una tablet

Durante el día de hoy, se orientará mediante las instrucciones de su conductor de tuk-tuk y una útil tablet repleta de información, quienes le guiarán a través de 22 lugares diferentes de la ciudad. Seleccione su idioma, póngase los cascos y, mientras se sienta cómodamente en su tuk-tuk, el conductor irá haciendo paradas enfrente de todos los lugares históricos. No necesita salir de su tuk-tuk, la tablet dispone de toda la información que necesita.

Cuando se encuentre frente a uno de los sitios, puede hacer clic en un pequeño vídeo dedicado a dicho lugar, escuchar su historia, ver fotos históricas y entrar virtualmente a algunos lugares que están cerrados al público. Toda la información y explicaciones facilitadas son la culminación de años de investigación por parte de historiadores a los que se les ha dado forma mediante el conocimiento obtenido de diversos archivos.

Esta es una nueva y original forma de descubrir el patrimonio de Phnom Penh: disponer de una tablet multilenguaje que le revela cómo solían ser los lugares mientras usted observa la apariencia que tienen en la actualidad. ¡Disfrute de la excursión!

Comidas incluidas:
Alojamiento:
Nota: recomendado durante todo el año (durante la estación lluviosa, de junio a noviembre, recomendamos encarecidamente comenzar por la mañana)

Italian

Oggi, sia il conducente del tuk-tuk che un pratico tablet informativo vi condurranno in 22 diversi siti in giro per la città. Selezionate la vostra lingua, mettete le cuffie e state comodamente seduti nel tuk-tuk, mentre l’autista farà fermate di fronte a tutti i luoghi storici. Non è necessario spostarsi dal proprio mezzo, il tablet ha tutte le informazioni che vi servono! Quando vi trovate di fronte a ciascun sito, potete fare clic su un breve filmato dedicato al luogo, ascoltare la cronologia, visualizzare le foto storiche ed accedere virtualmente alcuni posti che non sono aperti al pubblico. Tutte le informazioni e le spiegazioni fornite sono il culmine di anni di ricerche da parte degli storici, messe insieme con conoscenze ottenute da diversi archivi. Questo è un modo nuovo e molto originale per scoprire l’eredità di Phnom Penh: avere un tablet multi-lingua che rivela come erano i siti mentre state osservando anche come sono al giorno d’oggi. Godetevi il ​​tour!

Pasti inclusi:
Alloggio:
Nota: consigliato per tutto l’anno (nella stagione delle piogge da giugno a novembre si consiglia vivamente di iniziare la mattina)

German

Ihr Tuk-tuk-Fahrer und ein handlicher Tablet-PC werden Sie zu 22 unterschiedlichen Sehenswürdigkeiten in der Stadt führen. Wählen Sie Ihre Sprache aus, setzen Sie die Kopfhörer auf und während Sie bequem im Tuk-tuk sitzen, hält Ihr Fahrer an allen historischen Orten. Es wird nicht nötig sein, das Fahrzeug zu verlassen, denn auf dem Tablet finden Sie alle Informationen, die Sie benötigen!

Sobald Sie sich vor der jeweiligen Sehenswürdigkeit befinden, können Sie sich einen kurzen Film anschauen, bei dem die Stätte näher erläutert wird. Sie erfahren etwas über die Geschichte, sehen sich historische Fotos an und betreten einige der Sehenswürdigkeiten virtuell, da diese nicht für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich sind. Alle Informationen und Erläuterungen, die Sie erhalten, sind die Höhepunkte aus vielen Jahren Forschung durch Historiker, zusammengefügt mit dem Wissen, das sich in verschiedenen Archiven hat finden lassen.

Hierbei handelt es sich um einen neuen und sehr originellen Weg, das Erbe Phnom Penhs zu entdecken: Sie nutzen ein vielsprachiges Tablet, welches zeigt, wie die Sehenswürdigkeiten früher waren, während Sie beobachten, wie diese heutzutage sind. Viel Spaß bei der Tour!

Mahlzeiten inklusive:
Unterbringung:
Hinweis: Ganzjährig empfohlen (in der Regenzeit von Juni bis November raten wir dringend, mit der Tour morgens zu beginnen)

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