Cambodia Tourist information Site
Emergency Cambodia Tourist Phone Numbers
Cambodia Thailand Border Crossing
Bangkok Poipet Siem Reap
There are a couple of ways into Cambodia from Thailand some people come from Koh Shan rd and head straight for the temples of Angkor Wat which will take them through the Poipet crossing an easy trip they will have all connection done for you to Phnom Penh or Siem Reap sit back and enjoy the ride till you hit the Thai border then hold on the roads are getting better by the day but there are still some rough spots especially on the road to Seim Reap.
Bangkok -Trat -Sihanoukville - Phnom Penh
Bangkok to Trat take a 1st class Thailand Bus from one of the main Bangkok Bus Stations Ekamai or Northwest cost under 200 baht they will drop you near the 7-11 in Trat from here there are connections to Koh Chang or Cambodia. For Cambodia you will need to take a mini bus across the street from the 7-11 to the border which will cost you 100 baht The important thing here to remember is that if you are getting the boat to Sihanoukville which I highly recommend the boat leaves at 8:30 Am the border opens sometimes at 7 sometimes 7:20 so you have to clear customs on both sides and get to the boat which is 7 KM away. They love to tell you that they will hold the boat if they are slow processing I wouldn't count on it. If you miss the boat you need to take the mini buses which they will sincerely tell you only takes 6 hours try more like 8 hours that is if you don't get stuck pushing your van out of mud holes deep enough to qualify as water buffalo rest stops.
Cambodia Taxi
You can catch a taxi from the Thailand Cambodia Border at Hat Lek for $60 all the way to Phnom Penh be sure to insist that you have the whole car otherwise they will have load the vicheile at your expense make sure also that the car is left hand drive and that the car that they show you is going to take you all the way and that they are not going to show you a nice clean air con car then fob you off to a piece of Shiite with no air and no shocks and cousin Mildred and all her teething kids.
Call Mr Rithy to Phnom Penh 016 555 885 Call Vibol to Sihanoukville $60 Excellent English 855 12 736 949 In Phnom Penh call Sadam (no relation thank you very much)
012 887 004 for a car Good English
Mr Jet for motorbike & tickets to where ever. 016 764 759 Good English
Trat Guesthouse Bangkok Guesthouse Sihanoukville Hotel Sihanoukville Guesthouse Phnom Penh Guesthouse Chaing Mai Guesthouse Budget Hotel
Cambodia Visa Entry
Cambodia Visa Requirements : A passport and visa are required. Tourists and business travelers may purchase a Cambodian visa, valid for one month, at the airports in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Both require 2 passport-sized photograph. You can get visa's at all land border crossings that are open to foreigners If you are planning on staying for a long time more than a month get a business visa if you get a 6 month or longer business visa you can enter and leave as many times as you like at no charge however if you leave from a airport you will need to pay a airport departure fee. Bring Passport photo'sAll forgien citizens departing from the airports in Cambodia are required to pay a passenger departure tax of $25, payable in US dollars. If you are leaving overland there is no charge. Current information about entry/visa and other requirements may be obtained from the Royal Embassy of Cambodia, 4500 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20022, telephone number 202-726-7742, fax 202-726-8381. Overseas inquiries may be made at the nearest embassy or consulate of Cambodia. There is a Cambodian office in Bangkok where you can get visa's in one day. We have flown into Seim Reap and Phnom Penh from Bangkok and were able to get the visa right there at the airport. We also crossed into Cambodia from Trat / Hat Lek and were issued a visa no problem. You will need passport photo's or you will pay extra $2USD
Cambodia Government Embassy Australia/New Zealand
Cambodian Government/Embassy USA French Embassy
US Embassy Cambodia USA Visas
**Scan a copy of all your documents open a Yahoo or Gmail account account and email them to yourself! file under Dog photo's, Moms reciepies , Bad jokes,be creative! I bet you are waiting till later to do this, trust me put this at the top of your to do list and you will be very happy that you did if your pack and wallet take a separate path from you!
If you drive International Drivers license helpful but not usually necessary.
· Cash and credit cards no more than needed. Leave one in Emergency back up kit with pin #
· Traveler's checks--$100 denomination for best foriegn exchange rate. Write down serial numbers one set in Emergency backup kit . Check off the ones used as you use them. Send an email to yourself at your hotmail or Yahoo e-mail account so that you can get at the info quickly include your passport number drivers licences number and credit card contact numbers along with your travelers cheques numbers
· Money Belt wear inside your cloths Duh!
· Cash stash I fold a $100.00 bill and hide in a shoe or article of clothes i.e. tongue of shoe, hat band, strap of equipment be creative!Foreign Exchange Trades Dollars Euros Baht
You can use a visa debit card from your bank you only have to pay 1% to the Cambodia Banks if you take out in $500 lots as long as you don't have your password where someone can find it this is a very safe and cheap way to get money in Cambodia, I wish some one would have told me I could have saved a lot of money this way.
US dollars are excepted everywhere in Cambodia., Thailand Baht is good as well in some area's close to Thailand. Make sure that your dollars and traveler's checks are wholeand that they are not damaged or defaced ! They have to have 100% of the bill otherwise they will not take it, EVEN AT THE BANK! I kid you not!!! I suggest that you bring lots of small bills especially 5's They like the new bills over the old ones especially the 100's We have seen the counterfeits and you would not be able to tell the difference so do yourself a favor and only except the new bills if you are getting large US currancy back. The new bills have big heads the old have small heads.
Health
· Typhoid tetanus vaccine or (new) oral update
· Hepatitis A vaccine or gamma globulin shot
· · Bandana any number of uses very handy tool!
· Band-Aids lots of sizes also big roll tape and gauze pads
· Bottle of benedine solution and small bottle hydrogen peroxide
· Anti bacterial soap preferably the kind that does not need water
· Bar or bottle of anti bacterial soap
· Needles ask your doctor before you leave and they should give you a few different sizes with a couple of different points.· Mosquito spray with highest concentration of DEET available, apply every 4 hours in the bush. best to buy here
· Any personal medicines in original container with 2 copies of the prescription one with you one copy in
emergency back up kit.
· Pepto-Bismol pills
· Toiletries and a roll of t.p.
· Q tips good for cleaning camera's and dive equipment of sand and debris.Yogurt is a excellent way to get your digestive track in order again if you get exposed to something that doesn't quite agree with your system. We are not doctor so if you have symptom's that seem serious go to a doctor immediately, better safe than sorry.
Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! Don't forget drink lots of bottle water!.
Clothing
· Light weight walking shoes with good drainage, or gym shoes or Tivas
· Tivas or flip-flops Or as the Hawaiians say slippers for around town.
· Light weight clothes. Shorts, T-shirts, light colors best for heat and mosquitoes.
· One pair of long, light weight pants for temple wear and a long-sleeved shirt if you are in mosquito territory in the evening. We like cargo pants with zip off legs ugly but functional with lots of zippered pockets, fast drying. Can be a little hot though
· Bathing suits fast drying and skimpy... well fast drying anyway bring at least 2 pair
· Base ball or broad-brim bush hat
· Hair ties
· Sweat shirt and pants, warm socks to sleep in on trek.
· Light weight inflatable air mattress and or foam camp pad for the trek if you are a Spartan by all means use the skimpy foam
· Sheet bag; take a sheet sew the bottom and up a ¼ on the end for dodgy hotels to avoid critters
· Mosquito net buy hereRemember you carry your bag so keep it light.
Beach ball use as a head rest for airplanes also can be used as a beach ball!
· Large rain poncho that will cover you and your pack can buy here as well $4 USD very good to keep you dry, ugly too!
· Zip-locks, preferably 2 galleon size, but 1 galleon will do. Put camera, dry clothes, wet clothes, etc.,
in themLarge plastic bags make good emergency ponchos and keep you and your gear dry on treks
Dive Shops like EcoSea Dive sell water proof bags I bought one and the first time I used it a drunk guy bumped into me on my pier and I went swimming No worry saved a $75 phone!
· Camera and some film. Film is available here and inexpensive, back up battery for camera may be hard to find if at all in rural areas
· Video camera, tapes, extra tapes, extra batteries and 220-110 converter for charger.
· Journal and pens or pencils and art supplies, including scotch tape. You will never remember the names of all these places. Have your film one-hour developed here and tape in journal with descriptions
while you can remember the names or ask someone. It is too late after you get home. Before leaving,
write the addresses of people you promise to send post cards to in the journal. Include important
phone numbers, if any.
· Like international credit card stolen numbers, These are the 3 major credit bureaus in the US and the SS administration
Equifax 1-800 525-6285
Experian (formerly TRW) 1-800-301-7195
Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
Social Security Administration fraud line at 1-800-269-0271AMEX 1 800- 430-1000
First USA 1-847-888-6600
· A good book while in transit.
· Portable CD player with a few disks ( I have heard that you can buy bootlegs here for stupid money like a buck a disc) is something you should consider bringing as a luxury item (radio is a waste of time)loak peasaa kmai?
· Sunglasses, reading glasses bring a copy of your script put it in.... That's right the emergency backup kit
· Binoculars, preferably small
· Small flashlight and extra batteries. We recommend a back up dive light that uses 4 C batteries,
tough, water proof long lasting suggest you bring extra bulb.Now they have the LED lights some are even underwater proff batteries last for ever very rugged a better way to go.
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