Is Cambodia fun?

The cost of Cambodia actually depends on you personally. If you are a backpacker, a day or so in 80 yuan is enough.

visa

China tourists can obtain Cambodian visas through the following three channels:

Go to the Cambodian Embassy to handle it;

Apply for visa on arrival at Phnom Penh Airport/Siem Reap Airport;

Apply for an electronic visa through Cambodia's official website.

The fees for these three channels are RMB 190, US$ 20 for landing visa and US$ 25 for e-visa.

In terms of expenses, landing visa has an advantage, but some netizens said that they have encountered unexpected situations such as asking for bribes. In order to save time and avoid accidents, e-visa should be the first choice for all those who go to Cambodia to apply for visas. It is valid for 3 months and can stay for 30 days after entry. However, the e-visa can only enter from five ports: Phnom Penh International Airport, Siem Reap International Airport, Koh Kong Zhan Mian (bordering Thailand), Banchomi Anji Bobei (bordering Thailand) and Bavi (bordering Vietnam).

If you do not enter the country from the above five ports, you must communicate with the embassy on how to obtain a valid visa.

To apply for an electronic visa in Cambodia, all you have to do is complete the online application form and pay by credit card. You will receive the visa by email. Please print two electronic visas (entry 1, exit 1) before departure, and just take your passport and entry and exit card (which will be issued on the plane) and give them to the customs officers when you go through the customs.

Materials to be prepared:

Personal passport information (everything on the personal information page)

ID photo (digital photo, the size is no more than 2M, the file name must be in English, and the format can only be jpg/png/gif. If you don't have a reserve, find a white wall at home and take a selfie under it. When you go through customs, you should match yourself. )

Credit card with VISA or MASTER payment function (UnionPay is invalid only).

An email that can be used normally (for receiving confirmation letter and e-visa)

Entry: passport+entry card+e-visa, no tipping required.

Departure: The airport service fee is $25. After check-in, there is a special counter next to it before entry. Customs only needs passport+exit card+e-visa, and there is no need to tip.

Traffic saving strategy

Long-distance traffic

There are small planes, buses and boats between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The flight time is less than 1 hour, which is relatively convenient, but the cost is high; It is unsafe to take a boat and the sanitary conditions are poor; The bus is better. Although it takes six hours to walk on the road, I stop to rest for half an hour every two hours and see the scenery along the way without fatigue.

There are many bus companies operating this line. The most expensive is MekongExpress, which is about 12, and the medium-priced capital and Angkor Express are about $7, which is relatively clean, air-conditioned, well managed and cost-effective.

Short-distance traffic

Bunny Bunny Car is the most common means of transportation in the local area, which is very suitable for you to travel around. The so-called Tu Tu is actually a trailer with a shed behind the motorcycle, where four people can sit face to face. Its rental starts from the same day, and the price should be negotiated with the driver at the beginning.

When talking about prices, we should pay great attention to whether to watch the sunrise or sunset, whether to return to the city at noon, where the itinerary includes, and so on. So be sure to make it clear in advance, or you may encounter disputes at any time. The regular price for renting this kind of emergency for one day is about $65,438 +05.

You can rent a bicycle by visiting some scenic spots at will. There is usually a car rental service around the inn. The price is about $2 1 day and $5 for mountain bikes. Cars are generally in good condition, so don't worry too much about locking them safely.

Strategies for saving accommodation expenses

When checking in, you usually write your name and passport number. The room rate should be paid before checking in. Check Out is called checkout. All inns don't serve boiled water, so you have to buy your own mineral water to drink. Hotels run by China people usually have boiled water, and other hotels send a bottle of drinking water free of charge every day.

Most inns have no slippers. Take the toilet with you. The voltage is the same as that in China, so it can be charged. Generally, it is also about 12. Some hotels have cable TV in their rooms.

In some hotels, breakfast should be included in the room rate, but you should ask before checking in or eating. Just because you packed breakfast last time doesn't mean you will pack breakfast this time.

When booking a room, the front desk usually recommends a better room first. For example, he said that there is a standard room with TV, refrigerator, hot water and air conditioning. So you can say you don't need so many things. Do you have anything simpler and cheaper? Maybe he will tell you that a room on the back street or a room without hot water is cheaper.

Grain saving strategy

Cambodian food is relatively light and has few styles. Every soup will be like a bowl of white rice. There will be a lot of ingredients in the soup, but there is not much soup, which is different from the soup we thought we used to drink.

The general price is, a fried rice, about 2 dollars, fried pork or beef with rice, 2.5 dollars. A meal, about 5 to 7 yuan for two people.

Suggest going to Bar Street. Dead fish seems to feel the environment is good, so consider going to feel it at night. There are many restaurants near the old market. You can go there and choose according to your advantages and disadvantages.

Cambodian hot pot is said to be a must. LP said that the best dishes in Southeast Asia are Thai food and Vietnamese food. Since I went from Thailand, I probably can't hold out much hope.

Do not eat roadside stalls, do not drink raw water and drinking water from unknown sources. It is recommended that supermarkets replenish water. This merit is introduced in detail. Coconut said it well. We can consider making a living from this. Replenish a lot of water, so there must be more than one bottle of water in the bag, otherwise it is easy to get heatstroke and dehydration.

It is recommended to eat more fruits and vegetables. It is said that vegetables and rice in BBQ in Cambodia are free. If you eat less food on weekdays, you can consider going there to eat, but ask in advance whether the rules have changed. Checking out after dinner is called CHECK. It seems that foreign invoices (recept/CASH SALE) are rarely stamped, so they are generally signed.

Eating in the scenic spot: the elephant table in Angkor is diagonally opposite (discount is available), Cambodian fried rice 1- 1.5 USD, and vegetables/beef are included in the meal. It tastes good. The next day, it will be settled opposite Dongmei Ben, the same as above. There is a hammock in the dining area, so you can take a nap at noon.

It is highly recommended to throw cakes from India on the streets of Siem Reap. They are sold in trolleys on the street with butter and condensed milk on them. Those who like dessert must eat it. They are super delicious. 1000R 1.

Shopping money-saving strategy

When you buy things in Angkor, you must bargain hard, asking for 6 knives and cutting by 2 knives. If you don't sell or leave. Compare several companies and you will naturally know the bottom price.

When you go to the market or shop to buy things, just ask how much? Cheap? Can you give me a discount? Or take a calculator and dial the number, and finally it will be ok. If they think bargaining is too hard and they can't make money, they will all say: unprofitable.

Things sold around some scenic spots with few people are cheaper than those in the old market. In addition, if you like it, you may not see the same thing again. Nice t-shirts there. Many people suggest that you take less T-shirts and buy them locally.

The prices of things bought in big circle scenic spots such as Imperial Bath and Cardamom Temple can be kept at a minimum. Near the Royal Bath, there are 6 dollars /3 batik colored pants. In Siem Reap, it is more suitable to buy LP/ scarf/national treasure bag/bergamot/original black-and-white picture of Buddha's head/relief engraved with smiling Buddha's head. LP-2 dollars less than figure 4 dollars more than figure; Scarves are divided by the size of silk. The most expensive, largest and most gorgeous striped scarf is 9 dollars, and the medium one is 3-4 dollars, not a silk sarong. I won it at the price of $3 /5 at the Cardamom Temple. In addition, the small Buddha's hand is $5, the big Buddha's hand is $8 (I think it can be less, so I was in a hurry to buy it at that time), the medium-sized Buddha statue 10, and the medium-sized relief engraved with the smiling Buddha's head is $4, which was bought near Ban Diez Lei. Cambodia's flowery cloth is very suitable for making tables and bedspreads. I bought three pieces of cloth in the Russian market in Phnom Penh, and the price ranged from 3 to 5 dollars. I bought square pillowcases with various designs and puzzles at the price of 7 dollars /4, while it was 3 dollars /2 in the Russian market.

Comparatively speaking, things in Angkor scenic spot are the cheapest, especially in small scenic spots with few people. A beautifully printed pirated LP illustration 2.5 yuan, women's hurdle vest 1- 1.5 yuan, men's t-shirt 2 yuan, homespun pants 2-2.5 yuan.

The old market and the central market in Siem Reap feel that things are more expensive, but if you can bargain, you can cut them down.

Tourism suggestions in Cambodia

Best tourist season

The best month to visit Cambodia is 165438+ 10 to February of the following year. It is the dry and cool dry season in Cambodia. Everywhere is lush and full of green pastoral scenery, and there are different aesthetic feelings in scenic spots with water.

consistent

Try not to make long-distance calls in the hotel, because the way of telephone bill statistics is not perfect, and tourists will always suffer. Some hotels don't have to pay for local calls, but they have to pay extra for outside calls, such as Phnom Penh. If you make a domestic long-distance call, visitors can go to a small shop near the central market and rent a mobile phone to make a phone call, which is more convenient and the price is quite reasonable. International calls from public telephones cost $3 to $5 per minute, local calls cost 500 riels per minute and domestic calls cost 500 riels per minute. Emergency number: hospital: 63-963 1 1? Doctor: 23-2 169 1 1? Fire alarm telephone: 63-380298 Alarm telephone: 63-963333

Kingdom of Cambodia.

Cambodia, formerly known as Khmer, is located in Indochina Peninsula, bordering Thailand in the west and northwest, Laos in the northeast, Vietnam in the east and southeast, and the Gulf of Siam in the south.

Cambodia is a dish-shaped basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and a vast and rich plain in the middle, accounting for more than three quarters of the country's area. There are Mekong River and Tonle Sap Lake (also known as Phnom Penh Lake), the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, and the capital is Phnom Penh.

Cambodia is an ancient civilization with a long history, and a unified kingdom was established as early as 1 century.

Cambodia has experienced a long war since 1970s. From 65438 to 0993, with the establishment of national authority and the realization of national reconciliation, Cambodia entered a new period of peace and development.

Cambodia is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Its economy is dominated by agriculture and its industrial base is weak. It is one of the least developed countries in the world.