QUICK TIPS - CAMBODIA
2 people
TIME
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Sep 6 2015 - Sep 17
2015 (11
days low season)
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TOTAL COST
|
$15,473NT,
or $473US
|
COST OF GETTING IN
|
$3153NT (visas+ bus
from Bangkok) or $96US
|
TOTAL COST OF LIVING
|
$12,320NT,
or $377US
|
COST OF FOOD
|
$3199NT, or $98US
|
Recommend
|
anything with Kampot pepper, mangosteens, Korean
restaurant, Battambang restaurant
|
COST OF ACCOMODATION
|
$2967NT, or $91US
|
Recommend
|
CHHAYA Hotel in
Battambang, LAKESIDE Guesthouse in Phnom Penh
|
COST OF ENTERTAINMENT
|
$2329NT, or $71US
|
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
|
$2671NT, or $82US
|
VISA
|
Canada & Taiwan $30US +100 Baht each, or 1200 Baht each, 30 days
single entry on arrival
|
ITINERARY
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Poipet, Siem Reap, Battambang, Phnom Penh, Kampot, Kep,
Bokor, Kampot
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CUT COSTS BY
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not letting a monkey steal your Angkor day-pass! Taking
night buses.
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RECOMMEND
|
Capitol Tours Bus Company: cheapest, fastest
Angkor with a guide
Bokor National Park
Shopping: there are some amazing things at
great prices
Nary’s Kitchen Cooking Class: cheapest in SEA,
great market tour, great food
|
LANGUAGE
English is widely spoken, especially in Siem Reap. Embarrassingly, we only learned “arkun” which is thank you.
English is widely spoken, especially in Siem Reap. Embarrassingly, we only learned “arkun” which is thank you.
ETIQUETTE
Be
prepared to take off your shoes before entering someone’s home (or hotels) and
temples. Cover up in temples, and don't point your feet in the Buddha's direction. Never raise a foot over someone's head.
Smile
as often as possible.
Be prepared to haggle.
Be prepared to haggle.
TUK TUKS, TOUTS, CHILDREN
You
may find tuk tuks and touts annoying. Remember that they only want to work. You
can’t blame them for that. Your heart may go out to the children who are
begging or selling or trying to be your guide. Don’t encourage them. Find other
ways to help them, but giving them money will only make school appear less of a
priority. I talk about this more in depth here.
DO YOUR RESEARCH
That’s
standard advice for any country, but it helps even more in Cambodia. Prices are
often swollen but not always. It helps to know beforehand if you need to haggle
or if the price is right. You don’t want to end up underpaying (people are poor
enough) or overpaying for services.
BRING EARPLUGS
If
you’re like us, you’ll find that 1 hour of Cambodian music on a bus is plenty.
6 hours makes Jack a dull boy.
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