1. June is their raining season but for the 4 days here, we didn’t encounter heavy rain except some drizzle. Also, on the day tour to Angkor Wat, it didn’t rained at all but when we returned to the hotel, we saw that the ground around it was wet so it had rained in our hotel area while we were at Angkor Wat which was about 15 minutes away. October to January are their dry season and also colder according to our tour guide, so you might also want to consider coming during these months.
2. If you are really interested in Siem Reap, you should come now. There are not many tourists, so you can have less crowd and no line at famous attractions. You also have less people on your tour.
3. Buy a SIM card when you arrive in Siem Reap as I couldn’t find one easy online before I came.
4. Bring enough U.S. dollars as you can use dollar in Cambodia. Also, make sure you bring some small changes and no tears in the notes as they are particular on the condition of the notes. They also don’t normally take $100 bills, so we had to exchange at our hotel for small notes first before paying the vendors. Not as many places take credit cards and if they do, they usually take Visa and no American Express.
5. You do have to bargain if you are buying from the small stores as they usually give you a high price. We normally try 50% off and have always been able to buy the stuff that we want. So, you can probably go lower but we wanted to let them make some profit since they don’t have many tourists.
6. Restaurants near Angkor area and downtown are usually more expensive, so you can go further out if you want cheaper food. But overall, their prices are still much cheaper than U.S. except for high end hotel restaurants.
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