Cambodia
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Votes for CambodiaThe short answer
November to February. Dry, and about ten degrees cooler than the March to May furnace.
Angkor deserves three days, not one. Buy the three day pass, go at dawn each morning, and rest through the afternoon heat like everyone who lives there.
When to go
Best months: Nov to Feb
What a day costs
Per person, not counting flights.
- Guesthouse$10
- Street food$10
- Tuk tuks$10
- Hotel$40
- Eating out$15
- Tuk tuks and the Angkor pass$15
- Good hotel$120
- Restaurants$35
- Driver and guide$35
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Votes for CambodiaHow far it is
- Singapore to Siem Reap2h 35m
- Bangkok to Siem Reap1h 10m
- Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap2h 10m
- Getting aroundTuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between cities
- When to avoidMarch to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morning
Nonstop times from a few big hubs, to give you a sense of the distance. We have no idea which airport you are actually leaving from. Fares move weekly, so we leave those out.
When you land
- Airport to townThe airport is about 45 minutes from town. Most guesthouses send a free tuk tuk if you tell them your flight.
- Cash or cardUS dollars circulate alongside riel. Bring clean, untorn notes, because damaged ones get refused.
- Getting onlineCellcard or Smart, a couple of dollars, sold at the airport.
- What catches people outBuy the Angkor pass at the official ticket office only. Anything sold anywhere else does not work.
What not to miss in Cambodia
- Angkor at sunrise, then again at fourThe middle of the day is unbearable and the temples are close to empty at both ends of it.
- Beng Mealea or Koh KerUnrestored, overgrown, an hour out of town, and almost nobody there.
- The floating villages on the Tonle SapGo to Kampong Phluk rather than the ones with a ticket booth on the main road.
- Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek in Phnom PenhDifficult and necessary. Half a day, with a guide, and nothing planned afterwards.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.