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Cambodia Travel Tips
Cambodia
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Travel to Cambodia
At the beginning of
2000, Cambodia adopted an Open 'Air' policy. Since then there has
been a number of press releases promoting direct flights to Siem
Reap International Airport from Singapore, Vietnam and several other
countries, as well as the regular flights by Bangkok Airways from
Bangkok, Sukhothai and Phuket. Royal Air Cambodge, the national carrier of Cambodia, flies to Phnom Penh from all the international destinations listed below. In addition, there are direct non-stop
flights to Phnom Penh from: Bangkok (Thai Airways International); Ho
Chi Minh City (Vietnam Airlines); Guangzhou (Canton); Hong Kong (Dragonair);
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia Airlines); Singapore (Silk Air); and
Vientiane (Lao Aviation
). There are now direct international flights
on
Bangkork Airways
from Bangkok to Siem Reap three times daily; a
very easy and convenient journey making Angkor a convenient weekend
destination from Bangkok. Connecting flights are available to most
parts of the world from these destinations. To travel with Bangkok
Airways Ltd., contact
Offices in Phom
Penh for the other airlines mentioned above are located at: Royal
air Cambodge (206A Norodom Boulevard, Tel: 428 830); Dragonair
(19 106 Street, Tel: 427 665); Kampuchea Airlines (same
address as Draonair, Tel: 427868); Lao Aviation (58 Sihanouk
Boulevard, Tel: 216 563); Malaysia Airlines (172-174 Monivong
Boulevard Tel: 426 688);
Silk Air (ground floor, Pailin
Hotel, Monivong Boulevard, Tel: 364 747); Thai Airways
International (19 106 Street, Tel: 722 335);
Vietnam Airlines
(35 Sihanouk Boulevard, tel: 427 426); Phnom Penh Airways
(209 Street 19, Phnom Penh, tel: 217 419 or Sivatha Bvd, Siem Reap,
tel: 825 754);
President Airlines (50 Norodom Bvd, tel: 427
402 or Opp. Provincial Hospital, Siem Reap, tel: 063 964338).
Pochentong Airport
is the arrival and departure point in Phnom Penh for all
international and domestic flights. It is located seven kilometers
from the centre of the city. The official taxi service from the
airport to central Phnom Penh costs about US$10. There is a US$25
exit tax for all travelers leaving from Pochentong Airport and US$25
from Siem Reap Airport, regardless of nationality or age.
Visas
All
foreign
nationals
entering
Cambodia
are
required
to have
a visa.
It can
be issued
by any
royal
Cambodian
embassy
or consulate,
but
the
easiest
places
to get
one
are
the
Immigration
Counter
at Pochentong
Airport
upon
arrival
in Phnom
Penh,
or the
Immigration
Counter
at the
Siem
Reap
Airport.
Embassies
are
located
in Canberra,
Bangkok,
Beijing,
Prague,
Havana,
Bonn,
Budapest,
New
Delhi,
Tokyo,
Pyongyang,
Jakarta,
Vientiane,
Paris,
Moscow,
Washington
DC,
Sofia,
Hanoi
with
a consulate
in Ho
Chi
Minh
City.
To
apply
for
a visa
you
must
have
a passport
valid
for
three
months
from
the
date
of entry
into
Cambodia.
If you
are
entering
Cambodia
by land
a visa
can
be issued
at the
checkpoint
at Moc
Bai,
near
the
border
between
Cambodia
and
Vietnam.
Visa
are
also
issued
at the
land
crossings-Aranyaprabhet-poipet
and
Hat
Lek-Koh
Kong.
Regardless
of where
your
visa
is issued
it allows
a single
journey
and
is valid
for
30 days.
You
can
apply
for
an extension
at the
Immigration
office
at number
5 200
Street,
tel:
424
794.
Extension
fees
for
a tourist
visa
cost
US$20
per
month,
a business
visa
costs
$25
per
month
and
can
be more
easily
extended
at the
point
of entry.
Overstaying
carries
a fine
of US$3
per
day.
Continue: Travel within Cambodia
Source:
Angkor An Introduction to the Temples,
Dawn Rooney; Twin Age Limited, Hong Kong, 2004
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