Phumi Siem Reab Favorite Tips by Aidy_p

Fill em' Up

Favorite thing: It's a habit of mine to buy a big bottle of water. We'll normally leave this big bottle in the hotel room while topping up the smaller mineral bottles that we carry along with us during our day trip.

This time though, our hotel provided us with two bottles of complimentary water daily, and that normally would be enough to last us for the day. But habits die hard. We still bought ourselves a bottle 1.5l of Bayon mineral water for 2,000kr, or about US$0.75.

Get Yourself An Angkor!

Favorite thing: The first thing anyone can do is to try out the beer of that particular country that you are in. You need to be one with the country before you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the place, so why not start it off with a local beer?

I thought the Angkor beer was a little too malty for my liking. But it still cooled me down after walking around the markets with the sun at full blaze.

Things here are much more expensive than in Vietnam. I paid US$2 for a bottle of Angkor beer whereas you can get a bottles of vietnam's 333 beer for less than US$1!

Airport Departure Tax: Pay For Having A good Time

Favorite thing: So you've visited all the temples, took a boat ride on Tonle Sap, enjoyed a beer or two at Pub Street. Now it's time to pay up.

Before you leave Siem Reap, you'll need to fork out US$25. I guess to sustain their balinese-inspired airport.

Visa: To Pay or Not To Pay?

Favorite thing: Have searched on the web for an answer but was not able to get an affirmation. So here's what I've learnt.

ASEAN tourists do not need to apply for a visa. you should head straight to the immigration counter instead of turning left for those who require to apply for Visa.

For the rest, you will need to have a 4x6 photo and US$20 for the Visa. Remember to bring along that photo or else it will be more troublesome as you'll be directed to take a photo and things may just get delayed.