About Cambodia

1) phone
· country code: 855 (dial‘0’in Cambodia)
· Pnom Penh code : 23
· Pnom Penh Emergency call : 119
· Ministry Of Tourism:85523
· Prepaid
· Use Internet phone call for IDD in Internet café: cheapest in Battambang
· Internet $0.50 per hour in Pnom Penh
· President Airline(Pnom Penh)(855)23993 088-89
· Siem Reap Airways (855)63380330/1

2) Best Visit : Nov –Jan

3) Weather :
· Nov—March: cool with little rain
· Dec –Feb: lowest humidity : afternoon rain

4) Electricity
· 220VAC 50 Hz
· Plug of 2 rounded pin
· Outside cities :6.30pm—9.30 pm

5) Flight
· Luggage < 15kg
· Sharp item packed in ‘check in’ luggage
· Hand luggage <7kg, < 56X36X23cm
· Pay $1 to porters to carry luggage
· International departure taxes:$20-25
· Domestic departure taxes :$6-10
· Airport to town 10-15min; taxi$7 ; tuk-tuk$1

6) transport
· 43-5 perday perperson for local guide & driver
· Tricycle $3 per hour
· Car hire +driver $20-30 perday
· Motorcycles for visit places outside of Pnom Penh per day : $5-8 for dirtbikes ; $3-4 for motor
· Train is not recommended

7) Religion
· Remove shoes when enter Pagodas
· Long skirt for visit Silver Pagoda ( Palace)
· Smart casual dress in Angkor Wat

8) Social :
· Sompeah 合什鞠躬
· Don’t point feet towards persons
· Don’t touch head
· Ask permission when taking photo

9) food
· Amor or Elephant fish
· Khmer Kitchen, off Hospital Street, Angkor Wat, chivit Thai, Wat Bo Street

10) $$$
· High cost of meal, transport, shopping
· Riel 4000~ 1 USD (some shop charge when change in Riel)
· Change $10 USD into Riel
· Carry USD & travelers cheques
· Allow ~$7 for a main course meal
· Spent ~$12 per day for lunch & dinner
· Bottled water 500 Riel
· Soft drinks 2000 Riel
· Beer $1-2
· Photo film $4 per roll
· Credit card is limited used
· No charge using Master Card for cash advances in Canadian Bank
· No charge using Visa Card for cash advances in UCB
· Do money transfer in Western Union
· Other charge 2% for cash advances

11) Post
· Pnom Penh :Express EMS,DHL,FEDEX
· GPO on the corner of streert 102
· Siem Reap: along the river, 400m south of the Grand Hotel d’Angkor
· Sihanoukville: Victory Beach (back of Holiday Place Casino)

* AWARE : Landmines & don’t take bum bag

12) Web sites:
· concierge.com
· bayonpearnik.com/Cambodia
· canbypublication.com/maps/

13) Temples
· Angkor
· Hilltop Temple of Phnom Krom (watch sunset) near Tonle Sap Lake
· The Angkor Wat Prototype: Bery Mealea
· Mount Phousi 328 steps
· Wat Pnom

14) jungle trekking
· Bokor Hill Station
· Ream, Kirirom National Park