Information practice in Cambodia
Visa Cambodia
An entry visa is required.
It is issued by the Embassy of Cambodia within 48 hours or in the day with a supplement of €15.
An entry on arrival visa can be issued at airports
Phnom Penh and Siem reap.
An initial stay of 30 days visa can be extended for a
months, once the Department of immigration
in Phnom Penh.
Accommodation
It is easy to be host in Cambodia.
Cambodia has very average ranges hotels
good market and very comfortable at the sumptuous Palace.
There are small prices, the guestes house addresses, they are
multiply and some are very good qualities.
With US$ 20-50, you can have a double room
air conditioned, with bathroom, TV and refrigerator.
You can also find a hotel of high standing to
Phnom Penh, Siem reap and Sihanoukville (Kompong som).
Security
Pickpockets, theft problems are present mainly in
major cities, including in Phnom Penh and surrounding areas,
the bathing area (Sihanoukville) and Siem Reap.
Avoid especially to sighted jewellery.
Put your money in the closed interior pockets and don't drag your camera, video.
It is advisable to leave his passport and plane ticket in
a place of safety and to keep itself a photocopy of these documents.
Flights in Cambodia.
Cambodia has three international airports in Phnom Penh (Pochentong) to Siem Reap (close to the site of Angkor)
and Sihanoukville/Kompong Som (seaside).
Several airlines offer flights to Cambodia, in particular, Air France which launched three direct flights weekly between
Paris - Charles de Gaulle and Phnom Penh since March, 2011.
Direct flights décolleront on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 19: 30 from Charles de Gaulle to arise in Bangkok the following day at 11 h 50, from where they will leave after a stop from 1: 30 to finally ask in Phnom Penh at 14: 35.
There is a tax of departure of $25.00 USD to pay at the airport for the return.
For national flights (Phnom Penh) the fee is US$ 6.00..
Insurance.
Travel insurance for a destination as Cambodia
is essential. It must be purchased from a firm
insurance prior to your departure.
It allows to provide for the reimbursement of medical expenses
pressing foreign sickness, and accident.
It is necessary to always have on you: member card.
the coordinates and the number of the insurer in case
problem.
In some forms of credit card, insurance of
travel is included, as MasterCard GOLD which includes
a very interesting for assistance insurance benefits
travel abroad. .
Internet
Internet points abound in Cambodia.
The price is between 1000 r $ 1/hour.
Some restaurants, cafés and bars offer free wireless internet service.You can also
Subscribe to the home, about $ 70-120 for a 1 MB unlimited connection.
There are operators in the web as Online, Ezecom or Digi.
You can also choose for the key 3 G, which recharges as the phone.
Telecommunications.
There are many points of appeal (for shops with isolated cabins) easy to spot: 1500 Riels per hour in Phnom Penh at $ 2/hour in Sihanoukville.
In Cambodia, the mobile telephone use is ubiquitous, the numbers begin with: 012,015,017,018.You can buy the telephone cards (sim card) throughout the city, especially in big cities and tourist centres, which cost 2,5,10,20$....
To call Cambodia from abroad, dial: 00 + 855 + number (to a mobile).
Phnom Penh to France, dial: 00 + 33 + the corresponding number (9 digits: do not call the initial "0").
If you want to use your mobile telephone:
-take the precaution of validating the international service with your operator.
-use it with the SIM of the country, consider to unblock your phone.
Electric current
Sockets are the same as in France (220 volts).
Time offset
Cambodia is ahead of 5 hours on the France summer schedule, 6 hour on the schedule of winters (+ 7 h universal time).
When it is 12h in France, it is 18 h in Cambodia .
Climate
There are 2 seasons in Cambodia
- seasons of rain: May - October
- dry season: November - April
The temperature in the Cambodia is 25 degrees minimum, which can rise more during the monsoon which is known by the name of tropical seasons.The months of December to April (April 13 or 14 is khmer new year according to the ancient horoscope) are pleasant to discover Cambodia.Cambodia is sunny almost all year round.
How to travel in Cambodia
The tuk tuk are popular transportation and provide pleasant walks.
You will find most often on tourist sites, as for example the edges of the river or the hotels.
Prices range from $ 1 to $ 2 for short trips and $ 10 to $ 15 for a rental day.
Rates depend on the number of passengers and the place where stationed the tuk tuk.
And Motos-taxis (ou Motodops),Taxi.
bus
The majority of the major Cambodian cities are served by air-conditioned buses.
Several bus companies as Captitol Tower or Soriya,(climatisée,video films and karaoke Khmer) provide daily link between:
Phnom Penh - Siem reap:7$US
Battambang-Siem Reap:5$US
Phnom Penh - Battambang:7$US
Phnom Penh-Kampot:6$US
With two cases of 30 minutes, the time for tourists to enjoy the local cuisine, served in these cases, so restaurants road.
The average for the bus fare is about $ 6 for 300 kilometres.
boat
The boat trip is very pleasant to do (Sunburn!) start:
-from Phnom Penh to the end of the Lake of Tonlé Sap (6 h).
-from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap (9 h).
Motorcycle and tuktuk drivers are waiting for the arrival of tourists to offer their services.
Location de voiture
On peut trouver facilement la location de véhicule ou un minibus avec chauffeur pour 30 à 70 $US par jour.
Food in Cambodia
The staple food in Cambodia is, of course, rice.
The vast majority of Cambodian eat meat:
beef, pork, chicken and other fish.
They like the game and exotic dishes.
The Cambodia kitchen accommodate varied vegetables:
the eggplant, cucumber, pepper, tomato, green papaya,
the seeds of soybean, banana flowers.
It is advisable to taste: Trey Amok (marine fish dish).
Bay Cha (fried rice), Ban Chaiv (pancakes of rice flour), Bok Lehong
(papaya salad green grated), Cha Kheiy (dish spiced with ginger).
Kuy tiev (soup Phnom Penh), Loc Lac (pieces of beef, marine),
MI Kantain (fried rice noodles), Num banh chok (rice with piosson soup noodle).
A Cambodian full meal includes a plate of rice, soup (samlor), a cha (flat stir-fry), and at the same time other dishes.
The samlor is in all meals.It is a popular dish in Cambodia, include: the samlor Machou (fresh sour soup), samlor AMN (vegetables, meat soup), samlor curie (with potatoes ,chicken and spices ), samlor machou Sach KO, samlor machou trakoun.
Khmer eat at any time around the SAP on a bench, a simple meal (about $ 2): rice jumped to beef, fried noodles, Kuy tiev (soup Phnom Penh), Bay Cha (fried rice) with Loc Lac (pieces of beef, marine),....
In General, the Cambodian are three meals a day: the morning 7 am, then to 11 h 30 and the dark, to 18 h.
Breakfast, they consume the kuy teav or Borbor (rice porridge).