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Vacation in Cambodia : Highlights & Travel Tips
Cambodia is a captivating destination where ancient history, warm hospitality, and everyday life along rivers, rice fields, and lively markets come together in a way that feels both timeless and deeply human. For many travelers, the country’s greatest draw is Angkor Archaeological Park near Siem Reap, where sunrise over Angkor Wat, jungle-wrapped temples like Ta Prohm, and the carved faces of Bayon create one of Southeast Asia’s most unforgettable cultural experiences. Beyond the temples, Cambodia offers a rich mix of attractions: Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace and sobering historical sites, the relaxed riverfront atmosphere of Kampot and Kep, floating villages on Tonlé Sap, and island escapes such as Koh Rong for white-sand beaches and clear water.
What makes Cambodia especially rewarding is how easy it is to combine iconic landmarks with meaningful local experiences. Travelers can sample Khmer cuisine such as fish amok and fresh market street food, explore artisan workshops, cruise the Mekong at sunset, or spend time in smaller towns to get a feel for daily life. Practical tips: plan early starts for temple visits to avoid heat and crowds, carry cash in small denominations since US dollars are widely used alongside the Cambodian riel, dress respectfully at religious sites, and allow extra travel time for road journeys outside major hubs. The dry season is generally the easiest for sightseeing, but Cambodia remains appealing year-round if you balance cultural visits with slower beach or countryside stops.
Best time to travel Cambodia
The best time to visit Cambodia is from December to February, when travel interest peaks and conditions are generally more comfortable for temple sightseeing, city exploring, and beach time. November and March are also good shoulder-season options, offering strong popularity with slightly fewer crowds while still avoiding the quietest, rainier months of August and September.
All travel reports from Cambodia
Phnom Penh
The city is hot, loud, smelly, chaotic, but also very lively, Asian, exciting and feels safe. We will certainly not get bored here in the three days.
Ready for the island!
From Phnom Penh, we went to Koh Rong Sanloem for four nights, a small island in southern Cambodia. I spent most of the time on the beach or in the hammock, so there are only a...
#27: PPP - Pool, Packing & Pizza
11.02.2020: Not much going on today.
Day 36/37 - weak
05/06.06.2019 I (Alex) apparently didn't fully recover from the cold I got in Siem Reap, so two consecutive days were relatively unspectacular. On the first day (36), I spend...
Back to Siem Reap.
10.02.2019: At 8 o'clock with the bus back to Siem Reap. Bene had prevailed with the party hostel. Then we checked into the 32-bed room. I lay down first, I was totally...
Tag 92 - Koh Rong
Relax on the island for a few days before our last stop in Bangkok. Beautiful but unfortunately Cambodia disappoints with poor service and excessively high prices.
Präsenzstatus: aktuell offline
More articles about Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temples will definitely follow... 😉 But right now, we are heading from Sihanoukville to Koh Rong Sanloem. We have found...
Escape to the neighboring island Koh Rong Samloem.
29.01.-03.02.2019 Video: https://youtu.be/PzV191pnN88
16.10. First Balance
Today was once again a travel day, so there is not much to tell. Actually, we wanted to go to a Cambodian island today, but the bus was so slow that we missed the last ferry and...
Siem Reap - Starting point for temple visits
The night bus, a 'hotel bus', brought us to Siem Reap and it went surprisingly well. We feel really good here. The city is much cleaner than Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville and our...
Onward journey by small boat from Battambang to Siem Riep ⛴️
As agreed, we will be picked up from the hotel at 6:45 a.m. (i.e. before we get up). With the tuk tuk and two French people and luggage of four people we drive 30 minutes to the...
First day in Siem Reap
Arrival at 9 o'clock. Didn't sleep on the flight again. Entry with eVisa without any problems. Hotel shuttle is already waiting. A tuk-tuk! But we still manage to bring the...
Tag 60: Trip to Battambang
Today we had a 6-hour bus ride ahead of us... but before we started, we had to go to the Vietnamese embassy to pick up our passports with visas. Luckily, everything went...
Tag 87 - Siem Reap
Temples of Angkor
Zum Meer ist es ein weiter Weg
Today was travel day. We took the bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. 5.5 hours were planned, it turned into 7. The traffic is crazy. Only the law of the strongest applies. No...
Visiting Angkor Wat.
7th February 2019
Riding a scooter to a floating village.
06.02.2019
The party island Koh Rong. Reunion with Jana and Lisa.
25th-28th January 2019
Exploring the Bokor National Park.
23rd January 2019
A relaxed first day in Phnom Penh.
19.01.2019
Visit to the Royal Palace.
21.01.2019
A place of horror.
20 January 2019
Angkor Wat and Siem Reap 🛕
Already two days in Siem Riep and finally we two slow travelers make it to the largest temple complex in the world!
Visit to a pepper farm.
24.01.2019
Cambodia - Siem Reap
Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat