r/CambodiaTravel

Hi! I'm traveling with my partner to Phnom Penh soon, and instead of going directly from there to Siem Reap, I was wondering if it's doable to travel along the roads in the West, through the Cardamom area? We are big time nature lovers, and want to see more of the country than just through the window of a sleeper bus.

Please share with me your best tips on visiting the Angkor Wat

- What is the best time to go?
-Is it recommended to get tickets before, and if so, from where?
- Is it recommended to do so using a tour guide? And if so, why?

Many thanks in advance 🙏🏼

I know this is way too early but I like to do my research well before I commit to buying the plane tickets as well as booking the accomodations..but am planning to go to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap next year's June.

Thought of spending maybe 4-5 days between these two places. Is transportation easy to get? How many days should I allocate for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap? Is the airport packed that I need to be there earlier than the usual 2 -2.5 hours before departure? Whereabout in Phnom Penh should I consider staying,as well as Siem Reap..I want to visit Angkor Wat badly (have not done any research on Siem Reap as yet to know what I want to do/visit there apart from Angkor Wat). I also love night markets..any interestiny night markets in both area?

Thank You so much and your kind assistance and answers are very much appreciated.

Want to go from Phnom Penh to Koh Rong and onwards to Siam Reap. After that probably to Thailand like Ko Kood would be great. Heart that all land borders are closed right now so iam not quite sure how to do that without taking a flight cause that is gonna be pretty expansive🫠

Any tips ?

Hey everyone… planing on going from Ho Chi Min City to Phnom Phen with bus. I was going to buy an E-Visa in advance because iam not quite sure if the visa on arrival will work on a traffic border?

Would love to hear some opinions if somebody is experienced on this border
Thanks😁

Hello, I'm at the tail end of planning a trip for next March. We have it almost nailed down except for 2 nights. These are minimum requirements over 15 nights:

3 nights Hanoi

4 nights Siem Reap

3 nights Hoi An

3 nights Tam Coc

fly home from Hanoi.

We have 2 nights unaccounted for. Some ideas we had:

1) 2 nights in Luang Prabang (in between Hanoi and Siem Reap). Flight options weren't great though - one of them was connecting through BKK. Doesn't seem worth the hassle for just 2 1/2 days.

2) Add an extra night to Hoi An to allow us to explore the region more, spend a day in Da Nang etc. Then add an extra night in Hanoi after Hoi An and before Tam Coc.

3) Stay 2 nights in Hue

Note: We are avoiding the whole Halong Bay cruise. Sounds very formulaic and crowded, not our vibe. We looked at the higher end cruises but they were so pricey and they just seeemd to follow the same formula as everyone else. Was totally put off reading the itineraries.

We thought about Sapa but it's so far and we don't want to be on the road for that much time. Also thought about PuLuong but thought it might be a little too remote and we might get a little bored.

We love culture, nature, wildlife and history.