Money and expenses
27. The official currency of Cambodia is the Riel.
28. Although, to a tourist the USD is the de facto currency of Cambodia. It’s the currency used in most transactions, leaving the Riel to the job of being used as small change/breaking the USD. Remember that USD coins aren’t used.
29. Even the ATMs will dispense USD if you are using a foreign card.
Mokey Cambodia
30. While the actual amount depends on the bank, every ATM cash withdrawal have a fee of about 5 USD. Anyway, try to with withdraw money as few times as possible.
31. Remember that cash is king. Very few stores/restaurants/guest houses accept you credit card, and those who do will charge you up to 5% to pay directly.
Koh Rong in Cambodia
32. Overall, we spent 977 Euros in Cambodia during 11 days, averaging 44 Euros per person per day. This is way too much when compared with other countries in the region.
33. However this includes, the visa (30 USD), the flight to Malaysia (115 USD) and the 3 day tickets to Angkor Wat (62 USD). Therefore without these and with a longer stay, it would be much more in line of Laos.
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
34. Accommodation and food are particularly inexpensive. Transportation is a bit more expensive, but still cheap when compared with western countries.
Bonus saving tip: Before you plan your trip, check out Hotels.com to find out what deals enables you to save on your travel. It is always good to have prior reservations done to avoid sky-scraping prices later.
Transportation
35. We knew that the SE Asian countries had crazy traffic and were very dangerous, but Cambodian really took it to a hole new level! We will never take another mini van in Cambodia!
36. In Cambodia, you won’t be able to escape the Tuk-Tuks. We managed to do it in Thailand and Laos, but not in Cambodia. You might as well embrace it ant try to enjoy it. Some of them as nice, some aren’t…
Sihanoukville in Cambodia
37. From Sihanoukville it’s very easy to get to and from the islands. There are several boats to the mainland and you can easily connect the boats to buses and mini-vans.
38. Apart from a weekend, touristic train from Sihanoukville to Phnom Phen, there are no trains in Cambodia…
Buses in Cambodia
39. Travelling in Cambodia is almost as slow as in Laos. 🙂 The country isn’t very big but it takes a full day or at least half a day to travel between towns.
40. Like Thailand and Laos, buses and even mini-vans will drop you off in the weirdest places (usually a few km outside tourist center). Be careful, because it can be dangerous and/or expensive.
Bus station in Cambodia
Other travel stuff and useful information
41. There is WI-FI everywhere. Almost every coffee shop, restaurant and guesthouse offers it, however it’s quite bad and unreliable.
42. Almost every place expects you to take off your shoes when come, not only the temples but even hostels and sometimes restaurants.
Koh Rong Beach in Cambodia
43. Get used to Asian bathrooms… In Cambodia it won’t be easy to find a western one! This means that the shower and the toilet are together, so everything gets wet after a bath.
44. Always bring toilet paper with you, most bathrooms won’t have it and sometimes even in hostels you will need your toilet paper…
Tom Rider temple in Cambodia
45. Lastly and probably one of the most important things: get used to the idea of seeing children asking you for money/trying to sell you something. As difficult as it is, resist to the urge of giving them money. You are doing more harm than wrong. Parents and/or organized criminals groups use the children to beg and get your money!
Bonus Tip: Always Remember to Buy Travel Insurance Before Your Trip ! Even if you don’t expect to need it, having a insurance will give you an extra peace of mind! And you never know when you need it!
Now we hope that you understand Cambodia better, moreover we hope to inspire you to travel to Cambodia. We want you to both enjoy every great thing Cambodia has to offer and deal with the bad and frustrating things that is has.
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