LOCAL AGENCIES : That you must know
Before using the services of such or such travel agency, local susceptible tour(ballot), it is advised to verify if this agency is legal.
For it require to see a copy of the License of Tourism of this agency (our is posted(shown) on the right-hand side of the homepage of our website and you can enlarge it by clicking above.
To possess this license it is necessary to have put down(deposited) a bottom of guarantee to the bank of the Foreign trade of Cambodia, this bottom of guarantee can be used to indemnify the customers of this agency in case of dispute. Agencies must be also registered on the commercial register and possess an obvious.
The vehicles which transport you must be insured (what is not the case of numerous vehicles in Cambodia).
Guides have to be awarded a diploma official guides..
Distrust agencies which ask you for no deposit(advance) the booking because it is often because these last ones do not possess professional account to take(collect) them and in case of not execution of the services(performances) you will have no appeal.
The legal agencies take(collect) deposits(advances) because they possess contracts with numerous hotels which allow them to make you benefit from preferential rates, before establishing a contract with a hotel he(it) is compulsory to present to the people in charge of this last one your License of Tourism.
These preferential rates have a counterpart, in case of cancellation unless three weeks of the arrival of the customers you are subjected to penalties where from the obligation(bond) to pay deposit which is after all only a security of seriousness for the agency and the customer.
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Flights to Siem Reap Angkor
* From Bangkok: with Bangkok Airways.
* From Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines
* From Danang: with Silk Air
* From Hanoï: with Vietnam Airlines
* From Ho Chi Minh: with Vietnam Airlines
* From Phnom Penh: with Angkor Air
* From Vientiane: with Lao Aviation
* From Singapore: with Silkair, Jet Star Asia
* From Seoul: with Asiana Airlines Airlines
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INFO VISA
The Visa is obligatory to enter to Kampuchea.
It can be delivered at the the international airports of Phnom-Penh or Siem Reap by the immigration department (against the payment of a tax of 20 US dollars for the tourists and of 25 US dollars for the businessmen;to envisage in both cases a photograph of identity (of format 4X6 cm),provided that the passport has one sufficient duration (4 months with the minmum).
° the visas of tourists open right to stay a one month.
They can be extended for a further one month maximum, only once, by the immigration department of Phnom-Penh.
° the visas for the businessmen can be extended for a further three months (one entry), for six months (multiple entries), or one year (multiples entries).
° In the event of going beyond of the duration of the visa ,a penalty of 5 US dollars per day of delay is applied.
° the double free-Kampuchean nationals obtain a visa "K" free and permanent.
° the travellers can get a visa while arriving at the Kampuchean international airports and at the points of passage of border following:
° Cambodia/Thaïland Border: - Along Veng - Daung - Koh Hong (Cham Yeam) - O'Smach - Païlin - Poilpet
° Cambodia/Vietnam border : - river: by Mekong (Kaoh Kok) in direction of Vietnam.
° Border with Laos regularly closed. For E-visa website : Voir le site http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh/
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INFORMATION HEALTH
Vaccination against the yellow fever is obligatory for the travellers having remained before their arrival in a country or a zone where the yellow fever prevails .
For more information,consult the site of the Pasteur Institute.
HYGIENE & HEALTH Paludism: present everywhere all the year especially in the border areas with Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and on the Islands with broad of Sihanoukville.
No the risk around Phnom Penh and zones around Tonle Sap.
Little risk in the city of Siem Reap but night risk on the site of the Temples of Angkor.
Preventive treatment (group III): méfloquine or association atovaquone-proguanil or doxycycline; - border areas with Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, ntolerance or counter-indication with the méfloquine: doxycycline.
Other parasitoses: very frequent (amoebiasis in rural zone). Water: nondrinkable, filtration necessary or to make boil 5 mn.
CONTACTS/URGENCES Urgencies: to compose the 119 for Urgencies SAMU. Organizes Foreigners: (23) 724 793.
Pharmacies: pharmacy of the Station, data base Monivong in Phnom Penh: (23) 426 855.
Naga Pharmacy Center, 413 Data bases Sisowath In Phnom Penh: (23) 212 324.
Ambulances: contact the Calmette Hospital: (23) 426 948 or Naga Clinic: (11) 811 175
Clinics: Calmette hospital, 3 data bases Monivong, Phnom Penh (public): (23) 426 948. Naga Clinic, 11 St 254, Phnom Penh: (11) 811 175.
Anti-rabic center: Pasteur institute of Kampuchea, 5 data bases Monivong, Phnom Penh: (23) 368 036.
General practitioner: Dr. Jean-Claude Garen, Accredited Doctor (Naga Clinic, 11St 254, Phnom Penh): (12) 767 505 /011 811 175.
Dentist: Dr. Eric Guen (European Dental Service, 160 Data bases Norodom, Phnom Penh): (23) 211 363.
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RIEL IS THE MONETARY UNIT OF CAMBODIA
Riel is the name of the monetary unit of Cambodia. Its international code ISO 4217 is KHR.
Its rate of exchange is approximately 6290 riels for one euro (2008), a not very important black market of the currency exists, the American dollar is accepted everywhere at the rather stable rate of 4000 riels for a dollar (2008).
The Thaï baht is accepted in the large cities and close to the border of Thailand, especially for the large sums.
The riel is theoretically divided into 100 sen, but because of its low value, this subdivision became obsolete and the circulation of the coins disappeared for a long time.
The smallest notes circulating are those of 50 riels.
In 2000, the emission of coins of 100, 200 and 500 riels was tried but they did not circulate and the experiment was abandoned.Before that, in 1994, coins of 50,100,200 and 500 riels had been emises.
In Kampuchea the Dollars American is accepted everywhere and is used for practically all the transactions.
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SOME ¨PRACTICAL ADVICES
In case of emergency Prudent measures must obviously be taken when traveling to protect documents and travel documents (passports, identity documents ...).
It is therefore advisable to have photocopies of various documents when necessary.
You are robbed or assaulted Post a complaint immediately with the Cambodian police, the Aliens Police in Phnom Penh, or the nearest police station if you are in the provinces.
• Alien Police:
• Central Office: 598 Rue
• Mobile antennas (minibuses) for tourists: Place du Palais Royal (south side) and Wat Phnom
• Police to residents: # 1, Street 158 Reported!: Emergency Numbers Police Cambodian 24/24 117 118
These numbers operate from a mobile phone or landline. In cases of theft of credit card, made opposition.
Contact your insurer that your policy, you may attend (supported accommodation, provision of funds ...).
If it was stolen identity documents (national identity card, passport, driving license ...), made a statement to the Consular Section of the Embassy of France in Phnom Penh, provided the Cambodian statement. This document will be required in France to get new papers.
Reported!: Mobile Consulate (night, weekends, holidays): +855 (0) 12 59 12 09 You have been stolen or you lost your passport. An exit visa from Cambodian territory and an emergency passport or a pass will be issued only on presentation of the statement from the Cambodian authorities, on proof of French nationality.
Without these documents, which can be established only on weekdays, it will be impossible to leave Cambodia.
Demand for emergency passport is made at the Consular Section of the Embassy of France in Phnom Penh, 1, Monivong Boulevard Tel: 023,430,026., Provided the air ticket or confirmed reservation.
The emergency passport costs 30 euros, payable in USD at the rate of Chancery in force.
Two passport photographs, taken from the front and bareheaded, identical and resembling, on a white or neutral, are required.
The emergency passport is valid for 6 months and is nonrenewable. A period of at least a few days is expected.
You have no means of payment but you still have an identity document. Contact a correspondent in France who can send money through a system of express mandate cash, Western Union type.
Contact Western Union to Cambodia (open 24/24, 7 / 7, holidays and public holidays included):
• Cambodia Asia Bank Ltd., Naga World Hotel, Park Hun Sen, Phnom Penh, Tel: 023.210.900 - 215,831 to 217,530.
• Cambodia Asia Bank Ltd., 252 Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh, tel: 023.722.105 - 427,016 to 426,628.
In France, most post offices have a Western Union office.
Useful Numbers UAS 119 023,724,891
Firefighters 117 023,723,555
Police 012,999,999
Traffic 012,224,224
VISA 001 33 892 705 705
In case of arrest or imprisonment, You can request that the consulate informed.
The consul will know to local authorities that you are under the consular protection of France and inquire the reason for your arrest.
If you agree, it will inform your family and seek the necessary permissions to be able to visit you.
This will ensure conditions of detention and compliance with local laws.
To assist the court, the consul will offer the choice of a lawyer who will defend you (you pay for the services of the lawyer).
In case of illness, The consulate will put you in touch with a doctor approved by his office and be at your disposal, to the extent possible, a list of medical specialists. In all cases, fees are your responsibility. In case of serious accident The consulate will tell your family and consider it with the action: hospitalization or repatriation (the remaining costs incurred in your care, you are strongly advised to take out a repatriation insurance). In case of death, The consulate will contact the family to advise and counsel in the legal formalities for repatriation or burial of mortal remains or ashes.
The costs are borne by either the family or by the insurance of the deceased.
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VISIT OF THE TEMPLES - FARES
ENTRANCE FEE:
One day = USD 20.00
Fixed price 3 days = USD 40.00 ( remain valid during a week non-consecutives days allowed) |
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The temple of Angkor Wat, a complex three times larger than suspected
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The urban complex around the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia was three times larger than suspected, according to an international team of archaeologists who surveyed the subsurface using radar NASA reveal their work published Monday in the United States.
The city built around Angkor, which was the capital of the Khmer empire between the 9th and the 16th century, extended over nearly 3,000 square kilometers. This area makes it the largest urban development in the pre-industrial era, eclipsing by far the Mayan cities like Tikal in Guatemala. This complex had the potential to feed a population of 500,000 people, according to the authors of the study published in the Annals of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) dated August 13.
 Archaeologists trying to establish the boundaries of the urbanization around Angkor in Siel Reap province since the 50s. But this research has been hampered by residential construction and modern farming. In 2000, this group of archaeologists Cambodian, French and Australian asked NASA, the U.S. space agency to assist in this project with its radar satellites in orbit. Images provided by these radars, which are capable of entering the basement, have found traces of ancient roads, canals and ponds. By combining these radar images, shots of aircraft and Surveying, the archaeologists have found the location of thousands of pools and 74 temples.
They concluded that the network of irrigation Canneaux allowed to feed crops of rice extending 20 to 25 kilometers north and south of Angkor to Lake Tonle Sap. These studies have also found clues that tend to confirm the theory that an environmental disaster caused the collapse of the Khmer civilization in the 14th century. Overpopulation, deforestation and erosion of topsoil combined with floods could have had catastrophic consequences for the medieval population, say the authors of this study, Christophe Pottier of the French School of Far East in Siem Reap Cambodia.
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main information
• Surface Area : 181 035 (sq.km)
• Total Population : 14,4 millions
• Capitale : Phnom Penh
• People and ethnic group : 90-95% of Khmers, 5% of Vietnameses and Chinese
• Languages : khmer, french, english
• Religions : around 95% of Buddhist, animist and muslims
• political regime : constitutional monarchy
• head of state : S.M NORODOM Sihamoni, Roi du Cambodge (2004)
• head of gouvernement : M. HUN Sen (1985)
• main activities : clothing industry(90%), wood industry, rubber industry, shoes industry
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CLIMATE
there is two season:
Dry season runs from November to April on the back of the northeast monsoon. November to January are cooler while February to April are hot and dusty. November is the coolest month, April the hottest. Wet season runs from May to October courtesy of the southwest monsoon. Wet season brings some 75% of Cambodia's annual rainfall. July to September are the wettest months.
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JET LAG
Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +7 hours
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SECURITY
It is recommended: Always inform third of its travel and its route. to avoid, generally move at night.
Phnom Penh as in other major urban centers, particularly in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville / Kompong Som, not to move alone at night, particularly by foot, rickshaw, motorcycle or motorbike taxi. to leave his passport and plane ticket in a safe place and not keep on saying that a photocopy of these documents. not carry with itself
- and more reason not to show off
- the sums of money or valuables due to risk of theft in extremis, even armed. in case of aggression, not resist. lend themselves willingly to police checks.
Two emergency numbers of Cambodian police (117 or 118) are now available 24 hours on 24 from a landline or mobile.
To visit the temples of Angkor, it is advisable to go to Siem Reap by plane or car, travel Phnom Penh / Siem Reap now being carried out in less than five hours. Vessels using the waterway between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap are mostly lacking adequate safety equipment.
To reach the temple of Banteay Srei, preferably use the services of a travel agency.
To access the Kulen Mountains, through the services of a guide and use the trail who even pay for the thousand Lingas river and the reclining Buddha. Do not deviate from this track or two sites: the risks of mines.
Do not venture into the night outside the town of Siem Reap (including temples) because there is a risk of aggression.
The same recommendations apply caution to the site visit Koh Ker Disclaimers Violation of Drug Law: Consumption of all drugs is prohibited in Cambodia. The use, possession and trafficking of narcotics is punishable by imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and a fine ranging from 2 500 to 10 000 U.S. Dollars.
Advice on sexual offenses: Cambodia is identified as one of the preferred Asian destinations for sex tourism. A new law against human trafficking and sex trade came into force February 15, 2008. It aims in particular to fight against pedophilia.
It now distinguishes "indecent acts against minors under 15 years" punishable by a sentence of 1 to 3 years in prison for "sex with minors under 15 years" punishable by 5 to 10 years in prison. In any event, all French nationals, author of sex crimes in Cambodia, may be prosecuted in France even if the facts are not within the scope of the new Cambodian law and the absence of complaint Victim (Article 222.22 of the Penal Code as amended by Act 98-468 of June 17, 1998). Traffic of Cultural Property:
The purchase and the illegal export of "cultural property", including archaeological finds
- sculptures, pottery or architectural elements - are prohibited and punishable by 6 months to 10 years in prison.
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TRANSPORT
Road Infrastructure Outside the cities and major roads, highways and bridges are often damaged or cut during the rainy season.
Convenience stores are rare and it is recommended to move two vehicles.
The network of long distance coaches has grown considerably between Phnom Penh and major provincial cities.
It should however be noted that excessive speed of these buses is potentially dangerous and accident rates. Moreover, these services are very poorly covered by insurance companies.
Traffic accidents: Freedom of movement is complete but the means of locomotion rarely meet Western safety standards.
The road network is still poor outside major areas (Phnom Penh - Battambang, Phnom Penh - Siem Reap, Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville / Kompong Som). Traffic is chaotic.
A indiscipline of drivers, plus a widespread ignorance of the rules of conduct and signaling. In Phnom Penh, the increasing number of vehicles has resulted in a significant increase in traffic accidents, particularly those involving motorbikes.
Helmet use by the driver as the passenger is essential, as the underwriting of insurance coverage for liability and damage suffered or committed (crimes leak very frequent). Network Rail The rail network is in very poor condition and train travel are long and uncomfortable.
Only two routes: Phnom-Penh/Port Sihanoukville / Kompong Som and Phnom-Penh/Sisophon (to Thailand) function.
River Network Most boats providing transportation of passengers between Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Stung Treng and Vietnam do not meet safety standards, (see section in "General Safety" boards to get to Angkor).
Shipping Several vessels fishing in Cambodian waters have been victims of piracy, but no recent attack aimed navigation tourism or recreation has been reported.
The local vessels, which in Sihanoukville / Kompong Som, Kampot and Kep, offer tourists trips to nearby islands rarely meet safety standards Aviation Cambodia has three international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville / Kompong Som, which are managed by the concessionaire of the airports (SCA), a subsidiary of Vinci.
There are other regional airports second level. A dozen international airlines serving Cambodia with scheduled or charter flights scheduled.
Among them, two companies with low-cost (low cost), Air Asia, Joint-Venture Thai Malay, and Jetstar Asia Airways, Singapore company affiliated with the Australian airline Qantas, respectively serving Phnom Penh and Siem Reap from Malaysia , Thailand and Singapore. Another company serves Cambodia Singapore (Silk Air) and two companies in Thailand (Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways), three from mainland China (China Eastern Yunnan Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines) three of Taiwan (China Airlines, Eva Air Far Eastern Transport and more specialized in cargo), a Hong Kong (Dragon Air), two of Korea (Asiana Airlines and Korean Air), and Lao Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.
The company Siem Reap Airways, which operates between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap also run to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, been since November
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