Land of the Khmers
+ 7 hours GMTS
International dialing code: +855
Internet domain: .kh
Cambodia Capital: Phnom Penh
Communications
Mobile
Mobile phones are widely used in the main cities and some of the smaller destinations. You will find that the reception is a little variable but you should be able to use your mobile phone to stay in touch much of the time.
Email and Internet
Widely available throughout Cambodia and extremely cheap. An hour on an ADSL connection will cost you as little as $0.50 in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. In lesser visited destinations service is a little harder to come by and is generally of a poorer standard.
Post
Post is available in almost every town in Cambodia. Service is slow to Europe and should not be considered as immensely reliable.
Electricity Connections
You will require a universal adapter for any electrical appliances you are carrying whilst travelling in Cambodia. Service is generally very good although power cuts are not uncommon, usually for just a short period of time.
Recommended Cambodia Travel Reading
- Cambodia Now – Life in the Wake of War – Karen J Coates
- When the War was over, Cambodia and the Khmer Revolution – Elizabeth Becker
- First they killed my father; A daughter of Cambodia remembers – Loung Ung
- Survival in the Killing Fields – Haing Ngor, Roger Warner
- Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor – Steve McCurry, John Guy
- The Elephant Walk Cookbook: Cambodian Cuisine from the Nationally Acclaimed Restaurant.
- Voices from S-21 - David Chandler
- Angkor: heart of the Asian empire - Bruno Dagens
- Gecko Trails: A journey through Cambodia - Carol Livingston
- The Lost Executioner – Nic Dunlop
- Cambodia, Years of Turmoil – Roland Neveu
- Why did they kill him (Cambodia in the shadow of genocide) – Alexander Laban Hinton
- Cambodia: After the Khmer Rouge – Evan Gottesman
- The Pol Pot Regime – Ben Kiernan
- How Pol Pot Came to Power - Ben Kiernan
- Road to the Killing Field: The Cambodian War of 1970-75 – Wilfred P Deac
Medical
It is essential that you are fully insured for medical emergencies including repatriation. Click for details of our Asia travel insurance.
Vaccinations
You will require the vaccinations listed below. Please consult your GP or doctor, a nurse or a specialist travel clinic for the most up to date advice.
Courses or boosters usually advised:
- hepatitis A
- typhoid
- diphtheria
- tetanus.
Vaccines sometimes advised:
- Japanese B encephalitis
- Rabies
- tuberculosis
- hepatitis B.
Malaria
Malaria is a serious and sometimes life threatening disease transmitted by mosquitoes. You cannot be vaccinated against malaria. You are advised to take all possible Malaria precautions whilst in Cambodia.
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