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Home » Reader question » Reader question: First Thailand and then Cambodia or Vietnam?
Reader question: First Thailand and then Cambodia or Vietnam?
Dear readers,
We are two middle aged friends and are now going to Thailand for the third time for three weeks. This time we also want to visit another country from Bangkok for a week. We doubt between Vietnam and Cambodia.
In addition to wanting to see something of the country, we also like beer from time to time. What do readers recommend and why?
Regards,
Seriously
The advantage of Cambodia is that you do not need to arrange a visa in advance.
From Bangkok you can fly to Phnom Penh in an hour (round trip about 200 euros, low-cost Air Asia 125). I wouldn't do that with a bus, last year I met quite a few people who took twice as long as planned, who were broken...
There is a wide choice of hotels, restaurants, bars and the like on the Riverside. An excursion to, for example, Siem Raep is also easy and simple to arrange from there.
For Vietnam you have to arrange a visa in advance, which of course limits your freedom. That's why I've never been there...
Do not hesitate. Vietnam of course. Visa on arrival online. Do Hanoi and Halong Bay. Rent a moped. Awesome. Good food, friendly people, cheap.
Hello
I traveled from bangkok to cambodia by bus and sat for a very long time
I arranged my visa for Cambodia in Bangkok and lost my passport for 3 days. It was smart to make a copy of my passport.
But I found on the bus that the bus stopped at the embassy and people could buy a visa on the spot
If you like culture you should definitely go to Angora Wat, a beautiful temple complex and is on the Unesko site. If you take a bus, you can arrange a ticket directly from Bangkok to Angora Wath. But if you want to go quickly, it is recommended to go with to go on the plane
A NOTE if you come back from Cambodia by bus Then your visa is less valid for thailand Found out by chance when I looked at my tourist visa
Greetings Edwin
Exactly what Frans said. Plenty to do on the Riverside in Phnom Phen. However, what is also a great alternative, that is Laos. Very friendly people, and a beautiful landscape. Fly to Vientiane, and from there go to Vang Vien and Luang Prabang. ( or vice versa ).
It will not be about a stamp in the passport, but about getting nice impressions.
Siem Reap with the Ankor temples is special, but expensive (arranged day ticket +/- Euro 75)
Vietnam is very accessible and easy to travel. There is a lot to see in 10 days, but choices have to be made. For us, the north (Halong Bay) and the middle (Hue) were the most beautiful.
The Vietnamese cuisine is highly recommended and the drinks are also very expensive if you stick to the beer.
Have fun John W.
I'd rather go to Vietnam myself. It is better suited to foreigners and you can speak English quite well there. I think the food is better and more diverse and the standard of living is somewhat higher than in Cambodia.
Fun and cheap day trips are offered from various cities. So I think the country is closer to Western culture.
In Cambodia you encounter more poverty and despair in my experience and I was robbed twice. Apart from the latter (which can happen anywhere in principle) I very much prefer Vietnam.
The visa is a point of attention though. I've gotten it in Bangkok once, but it can also be requested online and then you can pick it up at the airport upon arrival.
If you are going for the first time I would say Cambodia and plan visits in the capital (3 nights) and Siem Raep (4 nights). Vietnam is big and there is so much to see and you would have to choose from the various areas of the country if you have 1 week.
dear,
We are talking for our own shop, of course, but if you want to see something while traveling, you can also go via the border to Cambodia (Siem Reap – Angkor Wat) instead of by plane. You can go to Phnom Penh by boat.
Check out Foresthill-khaoyai.com
Grtz
Joan
If you only have a week for another country, I would choose Cambodia. And then, for example, a combination of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Phnom Penh for its history, Tuol Sleng S-21 and the Killing Fields or eg the Silver Pagoda and Wat Phnom and have a drink in the evening on the Sisiwath Quay boulevard. Siem Reap for its beautiful temples, floating villages in the area or a bike tour countryside. In the evenings to the pub street and surroundings for the beers.
I would definitely take Cambodia first. Fly to Phnom Penh for a few days and then without a doubt to Siem Raep for at least 4 days (by bus is doable). Take a ticket for a 3-day temple visit, you will never regret it. Hire a driver for $25 per day.
Angkor Wat is a must see!
If you have to choose between Cambodia and Vietnam for the first time, I would choose Vietnam (google it and you will soon arrive at the decision Vietnam).
Arranging a visa in advance is a piece of cake, you can apply for it online, it costs between $14 and $25 depending on the site, you will have the letter in your email box within 48 hours, if you want it faster it will cost a little more.
With that letter, your passport, a passport photo and 25$ (tourist visa single entry) you present yourself at visa on arrival in HCMC, Danang or Hanoi, wait 15-30 minutes and it's arranged.
I don't see where it takes more time than a visa on arrival in Cambodia, by the way, if you arrive there and you sit at the back of the plane or there is a flight just for you, you also have to wait quite a bit.
Both Cambodia and Vietnam are fantastic for tourists.
You can get a combi visa for Thailand and Cambodia in the Netherlands.
Certainly Cambodia, it is more authentic and pure than Vietnam
Bring old clothes, balloons, hair clips and you will make so many friends.
There is a lot of poverty.
Small dollar bills are nice.
Have fun!
Jan Willem
Nb we just did Vietnam Cambodia with Kras.
You can visit it yourself very well.
Feels safe.
Food in Cambodia tastier, people even friendlier!
You can easily apply for a visa for Cambodia on the website http://www.evia.gov.kh.
make sure you have a digital passport photo at hand. after 2 days you will receive the visa by email.