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HI ,
I want to rent a mophead to see the temples, can anyone tell me if i need a licence , or what other forms of transport can anyone reccomened and what kind of price ?
Thanks

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Mopheads are free, head to hardware store, or barrow one from the Guesthouse.

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While the hobo is correct, you shouldn't need one, your hotel staff will do the cleaning.

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if you borrow a mophead from your guesthouse, i think it would be courteous to clean your own room. and don't forget to rinse & wring before you bring it back.

by the way, wouldn't it be more difficult to see the temples through a mophead? Anyway, I recommend extensions.

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I guess you could try a flying broom if the mopheads are all rented out.

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In an effort to defuse the rampant smart-arsery....(seriously guys, were any of the above 4 posts necessary?)

You can't rent a moped/motorbike in Siem Reap. I believe you can rent a motorbike in Phnom Penh and ride it to Siem Reap; but I'm really not altogether sure.

You CAN rent these electric bikes, which are basically pushbikes with little electric motors on them. They don't seem to go very fast; compared to a motorbike, but a bit faster than traditional pedalling will get you. Im not certain how much they cost, I remember hearing $5 a day or so; there seemed to be charging stations located around various temples.

Alternate transport: walk; rent a tuk-tuk with driver (cost me $12USD a day. A Cambodian tuk-tuk is a moto with covered trailer. Quite nifty); rent a moto with a driver (cost about $10USD a day I think, perhaps less); rent a car with driver for the day ($25USD I think; more if you want to go to the outlying temples).

I quite liked my tuk-tuk. The breeze in the face as rode along was refreshing; and you sat comfortably as opposed to holding on to the back of a moto for dear life. Note also the driver will just drive; mine told me what temple we arrived at, but that was the extent of it. If you want a guide, you have to hire them seperately.

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I think you are confusing a mop with a broom also, when you get the broom, you sit on it not put it on your head.

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Agree with all the Commissioner has written. Wouldn't go for those electric bikes.
Also agree with what the others have said ;)

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Tourists are prohibited from renting mopheads in Siem Reap. If you want one you'll have to track down a licensed cleaner and have them clean up your room for you.

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<hr>seriously guys, were any of the above 4 posts necessary?)<hr></blockquote>

no

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