The Kingdom of Cambodia attracts tourists with its rich history and culture, ancient Buddhist temples, pristine nature, beaches and coral islands.
Until the 90s, the country was closed. The reason for this is the civil war and the bloody dictatorship of Pol Pot. Their consequences have not yet been completely eliminated, so the tourist infrastructure is poorly developed.
The main directions of tours to Cambodia are Siem Reap (a city 8 km from the temple complexes of Angkor), Phnom Penh and the Sihanoukville resort on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.
Necessary
passport, visa to Cambodia, air ticket to Bangkok, bus ticket Bangkok - Aranyaprathet, bus ticket Poipet - Siem Reap, hotel reservation
Instructions
Step 1
Check your passport. It must be valid for at least six months from the expected start date of the trip.
Step 2
Get a Cambodia Tourist Visa. There are three main ways. Method one: contact the consular section of the Cambodian Embassy in Moscow. Method two: go to the website of the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fill out an application and receive an electronic visa. Method three: apply for a visa upon arrival at any border checkpoint (except for the border with Laos). Visa fee in 2011 - $ 20.
Step 3
Buy an air ticket. There is no direct air link between Russia and Cambodia. To get to Cambodia, you will have to fly through one of the neighboring states of Southeast Asia. That is why combined tours to Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos are so popular.
Step 4
Consider a popular route through the capital of Thailand - Bangkok. Direct regular flights to Bangkok exist only from Moscow and are not cheap (from $ 1000 round trip). More economical are connecting flights and direct charter flights, which are organized from November to March (from $ 600). For a short trip to Thailand (up to 30 days), a visa is not required.
Step 5
To get to Siem Reap, you need to drive to the border village of Aranyaprathet. Government buses leave from Bangkok North Bus Station - Mo Chit. Travel time is about 4 hours, ticket price is 212 baht (about $ 7).
Step 6
In Aranyaprathet, take a shuttle minibus that will take you to the Thai checkpoint. Here you will be given an exit stamp and allowed to enter neutral territory, where the office of the Immigration Service of the Kingdom of Cambodia is located. Show your passport with a visa or apply for a visa if you have not received it in Russia. The formalities are over. Welcome to Cambodia.
Step 7
In Poipet, buy a bus ticket ($ 9) or rent a taxi to Siem Reap (you will be asked for $ 70-80, but this price can be brought down to $ 40). The journey takes about 3 hours.
