The Royal Embassy of Cambodia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and Accredited to Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden
Traveling to Cambodia is easy. It is advisable to plan your trip a few weeks or months before your departure date.
Flights are available via Bangkok via Singapore, via Kuala Lumpur, via Hong Kong or via Saigon.
Airline tickets to London can be obtained by your Travel Agents usual. Ticket prices "Round Trip" vary low seasons and peak seasons. These price differences can fill up your budget a week's stay per person in Cambodia.
It is possible to visit Cambodia by land stations on the borders of Thailand and Vietnam.
But such projects depend on the situation in perspective on border security. It is therefore advisable to consult your Embassy for information on this point.
Administrative Formalities (Visa)
Passport valid at least six months after the date of return.
A visa is required for travel to Cambodia. A Tourist Visa costs about € 20 and is valid for one month, may be extended at the Immigration Department in Phnom Penh.
It can be obtained from the Cambodian Embassy in your country (in United Kinkdom or in certain countries of europe, you must contact the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in UK) or when you arrive at the International Airport at Pochentong Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.
It is therefore recommended to have with a photocopy of passport and ID photos. Visas are not granted to other border posts.
The visa is free for all persons of Cambodian origin.
Sanitary formalities
No compulsory vaccination. But the vaccine against typhoid fever are recommended (especially for the elderly and children), however, check before leaving your usual tetanus vaccines, anti hepatic .... are current.
Provide a small personal with drugs against potential intestinal problems, a mosquito repellent.
At the finish, avoid drinking unboiled water.
Flight connections
Cambodia has two international airports:
1 -
Phnom Penh is connected to Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Vientiane, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
2 - Siem Reap is connected to Bangkok, Saigon and Shanghai.
Singapore Airlines operates a daily flight from London to Siem Reap, via Singapore, at a promotional rate of € 692 from February 21 to June 23 (tickets purchased before March 31). Outside these dates: € 826. website: www.singaporeair.fr
From Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, there are other means of transport to reach the Angkor Site: "Travel by boat."
The journey takes about 6 hours, the price of shipment is less than $ 25 per person. It is much cheaper compared to air tickets (the ticket price AR is between $ 90 and $ 110 depending on the airline).
By boat, you will have the opportunity to admire, contemplate the scenery and smell the water of the Mekong, throughout the Great Lake of Tonle Sap is a "granary freshwater fish"
Nationnale currency is the Riel. Exchange rate relatively stable.
U.S. $ 1 = about 3,900 riel (about).
The U.S. Dollar is widely accepted next to the Euro and other foreign currencies that are easily changeable in most hotels, airports and markets. In Phnom Penh, and in major cities you can use international credit cards (Visa, Master,..). Use of Traveller's Check on a limited
Cost of Living
Average price of a meal (usually) :
3 to 5 dollars US
Price of meal at the restaurant
: 5 to 10 dollars US
Price of meal at the luxury restaurant
: more than US $ 15
Price of a hotel room at nightl
: 12 to 25 dollars US
Price of a luxury hotel room at night :
more than US $ 50
Climate and time difference
Hot and humid tropical
chaud et humide. The highest rainfall occurs between mid-June and late September The showers can be very strong but bright sunshine follows the rain. The temperature varies from 27 to 35 ° C. Local Time: GMT + 7 Time difference compared to UK: six hours in winter
and 5 hours in summer.
Example: Winter in London 12:00 ---> 6:00 p.m. in Cambodia
Summer In London 12:00 ---> 5:00 p.m. in Cambodia. The weather today in Cambodia The weather today in Phnom Penh
Languages spoken
Official language : khmer
Chinese, French and English are included in major cities
Telecommunications
Country Code: 855, Phnom Penh Code: 023. Several mobile phone systems cover the whole country.
Internet Cafe are in major cities.
Some hotels References
In
Phnom Penh
LE
ROYAL ...............Tel :
855 23 981 888, Fax : 855 23 981 168
Hotel
Phnom Bok,The well-equipped rooms, the quiet, warm hospitality and assistance to facilitate your stay in Siem Reap in the region of Angkor Wat.
Language spoken: French, Khmer, English and German
Fares range from $ 10 (room overlooking the road, fan, no breakfast.)
$ 25 (room overlooking the garden, with breakfast).
GRAND HOTEL
D’ANGKOR ...Tel : 855 (0)63 963 888, Fax :
855 63 963 168 (300€ - 400€)
VICTORIA
ANGKOR HOTEL ..Tel:
855 (0) 63 760.428. In France :33 (0)1.45.77.47.63.
(Double rooms from € 170, Customized tours)
La Résidence d'ANGKOR, .....Tel.
855. (0).63.963.390
(At the same comfort and the same price as Victoria Angkor Hotel. )
Clothing and Luggage
Bring summer clothes in cotton, a raincoat, a sweater for air-conditioned hotels, walking shoes and a hat and sunglasses, a camera or pictures (and) a video camera for not have regrets later.
For there are many wonderful things that can surprise you.
Avoid bulky luggage because you are allowed to register only 10 pounds on domestic flights.
Eating out
Le
Barrio (Patrick Colemphier) 7, Sivutha St. (Tel: 063.963.397).
Restaurant
Sophea and (Mathieu Ravaux), Opposite Angkor Wat (Tel: 012.95.301).
Angkor
Café, opposite Angkor Wat. The restaurant of Jean-Pierre Martial, creator of the Building Schools and the Village of silk..
Buy
Silk village (15 km from Siem Reap) and the craftsmen of Angkor (Tonle Sap Lake Road).
Nice shops, as the Siem Reap airport store.
"Orange River", Angkor, Pokambor Avenue. And also the old and the new market.
Various
Electricity: 110 & 220 voltage, provide an adapter.
For purchases: the markets are full of treasures, embroidered fabrics, silk, silver objects, basketry, semi-precious stones, carvings in stone or wood, paintings ...
You will have to complete a declaration upon arrival at customs.
Remember to develop your photos of memories there, the price is much cheaper compared to that in UK or in Europe (the difference can be up to threefold).
Some mobile phone subscribers in France or Europe can be used in Cambodia (check with your usual supplier for conditions of your plans and pricing of call transfers).
Telecommunications networks are also available in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and other tourist cities (prepaid phone cards for laptops valued at $ 10 or $ 20, internet, email, fax ... etc..)
The Royal Embassy of Cambodia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and Accredited to Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden
Travel in Cambodia
Flight connections 
In Phnom Penh: U.S $ 20 / person
Regional flights are provided:
Connections by Waterway
