Cambodia travel tips, a choice of destinations also combinable as tailor-made individual holidays in Cambodia.
We do arrange customized travel in Cambodia, cultural journeys and adventure travel in Cambodia as well as beach holidays in Cambodia.
Introduction tour:
A journey to Angkor Wat and Phom Penh, about 7 days from Bangkok.
Visit booming Phnom Penh, and notice spirits of old and recent history
still lurking.
Enjoy the journey over-land or by boat across vast and unique Tonle Sap Lake to Siem Reap/Angkor, and gain a glimpse of
what life in Cambodia is all about.
And then wind down, explore and get inspired for a few days by the amazing Khmer temples of Angkor and vicinity.
Siem Reap / Angkor Wat
Experience the sunrise at Angkor Wat, or at one of the city gates of Angkor Thom. Explore Ta Phrom being taken back by the
jungle. Face the Bayon and venture into a few other of these fascinating temples. And reserve half a day for an excursion
out to Banteay Srei and the River of Lingams.
Or relax a day on a boat cruising Tonle Sap and visiting the Biosphere Reserve.
Siem Reap is a nice, relaxed town and to spare at least 3 full days for the relevant sites is a must.
You also could travel from Phnom Penh via Battambang to Siem Reap, taking in the best of French colonial style architecture.
City trips Phom Penh:
This city has some exceptional cultural sights like the Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, and the Royal Palace, but
you might want to have a look at Wat Phnom as well.
Infamous Tuol Sleng Museum (S21) is part of Phnom Penh, but whether the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek should be on a
program, I better leave up to you. The market Psar Thmei, built in Art Deco style, is quite interesting, and depending
on your taste the Russian Market as well.
It also has never been unpleasant to sit in one of the restaurants on the river-front and watch local life happening.
The North-East - Ratanakiri und Mondulkiri:
Explore one of the more remote regions and meet people of Cambodia's ethnic minorities, the Montagnards.
Fly onto the plateau of Ratanakiri and discover the area in day-trips with some hiking from Banlung,
from/to Phnom Penh about 4 days.
Take a ride to Mondulkiri into densely jungle-covered mountains. It is still only possible by road partly on a slightly
exhausting track. Stay at Sen Monorom and take day excursion from there, from/to Phnom Penh about 5 days.
Beach holidays:
Cambodia's best known and even white beaches are around Sihanoukville and vicinity. Even it's also a harbour city,
built only in the 60s, life is slow and relaxed. Take a boat out to the islands and marvel about underwater sights
and crystal-clear waters.
Kep is the old spa town from colonial times built early last century, and further south down the coast. The place had
been nicely restored in the 60s. The local beach is slightly short (1 km), but a couple of miles off the coast on the
island of Koh Tonsay are exquisite beaches for swimming and snorkeling.
The region of Kampot has a few beaches as well, but we can't recommend them yet. Bokor, Cambodia's only hill station at
1000m is 40 km west of Kampot.
Remarks:
Hiring a guide gives you 3 options: Guide accompanying the whole trip from arrival in Cambodia until departure,
different local guides at different destinations, or just transfers and hotels (drivers usually speak some
English). English speaking guides are widely available, other languages on request.
We also joyfully accept inquiries about tours or routes which are not mentioned here. This page has been created to allow a general overview of the most asked options.
