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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Cambodia
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in Cambodia. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
Angkor / Siem Reap city guide,
and Phnom Penh city guide.
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| M Stelbrink |
17 September 2002 |
Stayed at Regent Park Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh is very worth visiting for 1-2 days and offers more than Tuol Sleng and Killing Fields (even though the presentation of the latter two is very professional, educational and really worth the visit). Hire a driver as public transport is very unorganized and individual movements within the city are sometimes difficult.
Good crafts and fabrics shopping at the Russian Market, but if you're European or American be prepared for a lot of attention by every shop owner and moving salespeople and beggars.
Overall a friendly, but also very poor city of a country that struggles to get to it's feet again after decades of war.
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| P Saengswang |
13 September 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is very different today than it was only a few years ago. Lots of new hotel construction, lots of tourists, and everything is priced in dollars. EXTREMELY expensive relative to everywhere else in SE Asia. That said, Angkor Wat, Angkot Thom, etc. are still magnificent. It is good for Cambodians that they are starting to build the infrastructure necessary to grab tourist dollars for their economy, but for you intrepid travellers out there - go now before it changes even further!
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| R Hazelwood |
27 August 2002 |
Stayed at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Phenom Penh is a tough town. Not only is it still in terrible condition from the Khmer Rouge reign of terror, but the people aren't exactly the easiest to deal with. Traveling as a single woman I found I was harassed quite a bit, which is different from just about every other place I've been in Asia. Also, a huge number of beggars here. I wouldn't spend more than a day here en route to Angkor Wat and be prepared: the Killing Fields and the Museum of Genocide are incredibly disturbing, particularly the latter, which is very graphic. Everyone around me was crying by the end and I had nightmares for several days afterwards. Probably worth going to but steel yourself!
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| D Kapp |
07 August 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is a busy rural Cambodian town. We felt safe in the streets, even at night. People were friendly and helpful, and language was not a barrier to having a good time. The only draw back to the wonder of Angkor Wat (itself absolutely amazing) was the CONSTANT attempts to sell water, books ... it made our first day there rather miserable to say the least. Get past this, and Angkor Wat is worth the visit. We strongly suggest 3 relaxing days touring the complex rather than a shorter stay. Give yourself a day to see the town too.
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| A Sinha |
21 July 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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WE did the usual stuff - visit Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Phrom etc.. WE also went to Banteay Srei, a little far, but very beautiful - highly recommended.
The most over- rated part was the sunset, for which we climbed up the hill(Phnom Bakheng). Its quite a climb, and the view is v v average - Angkor Wat just looks like a black structure in the background - can hardly se anything. I think its better to be at Angkor Wat itself at sunset - that way u can get some really good photographs with the sun behind you.
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| A Van der hulst |
09 May 2002 |
Stayed at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Going around as a business man trying to discover market realities and possibilities is an adventure on itself, since the idea of trading companies does not have the same standard as those of other more developed countries. "Walking", well more climbing and obstacle jumping trough the Charles de gaulle avenue made me save my daily excercise in the gym, as i walked about 10 km and came back to the hotel brown of dust and mud, my T shirt which i always wear under my shirt to absorb perspiration was soaked because of the heat and I managed to squeeze quite some humidity out of it back in the hotel. People have an easy laugh, specially when i tried to avoid stepping on some formica laid out on the side walk with which they where working, hitting with my shoulder a tree and because it rained a while ago it created a local depression discharging on me, Yes i suppose that was funny for the 20 people watching me and laughing their kidneys out, and accidentally my finger went up behind my back.
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| C Nguyen |
28 April 2002 |
Stayed at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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If going to Siem Reap (Angor Wat) carrying few luggages or backpacks, best take a motorbike taxi instead of regular taxi, unless many people. Expensive at $5 USD for such a short ride.
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| J Elliot |
11 April 2002 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We had a guide and a car for three days who worked out our route. As it was very hot we started early and were back at the hotel for the middle of the day.
We spent one morning going to the floating village at the lake-well worth the poor roads to get there.
We visited the Bayon 1 restaurant but it was poor.
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| M Langley |
08 April 2002 |
Stayed at Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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In early April it was HOT, around 40 celsius every day and that made touring the ruins hard work for us temperate climate folks! Not an easy country to visit for me as the effects of war and unrest are so evident and yet the glory of the Khmer culture and the Angkor ruins are spectacular. The poverty of the people amidst a growing number of extremely expensive hotels is also hard to see.
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| M Trinephi |
01 April 2002 |
Stayed at Tai Seng Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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One recommendation: start the day early, as it starts getting very hot as early as 9 AM. and take a nap in the middle of the day when it's too hot to move!
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