Traveling solo is really more expensive than traveling with a group. Unless you find other travelers to share the cost, you’ll be paying big money for the guide and transportation. When I was doing a rough draft of my travel budget, I knew Cambodia would be the most expensive destination, that’s why I made it my first country to visit. <\/p>\n
I managed to keep my expenses lower than my estimate, but it’s still quite high, in my opinion. But in the end it’s a pretty good investment, as the Angkor Wat is really worth the visit.<\/p>\n
All the costs listed in here are those that I inccured within Cambodian borders, including the plane fare.
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| Cambodia 2009<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n June 2 – 5, 2009<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | Exchange Rate:<\/td>\n | US$1 = Php 48<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | In US$<\/td>\n | In PhP<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Air transfer<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Singapore – Siem Reap<\/td>\n | $ 61.97<\/td>\n | PHP 2,974.56<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Jetstar Airways<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Accommodation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Madalay Inn<\/td>\n | $ 21.00<\/td>\n | PHP 1,008.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Single fan room – US$7\/night<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Transportation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Tuktuk – US$13 per day<\/td>\n | $ 19.00<\/td>\n | PHP 912.00<\/td>\n | 1<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Taxi to border<\/td>\n | $ 30.00<\/td>\n | PHP 1,440.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Food<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Meals and snacks<\/td>\n | $ 30.45<\/td>\n | PHP 1,461.60<\/td>\n | 2<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Miscellaneous<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Angkor admission fee<\/td>\n | $ 20.00<\/td>\n | PHP 960.00<\/td>\n | 3<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Angkor tour guide<\/td>\n | $ 25.00<\/td>\n | PHP 1,200.00<\/td>\n | 4<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Souvenirs<\/td>\n | $ 8.75<\/td>\n | PHP 420.00<\/td>\n | 5<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Tip<\/td>\n | $ 6.00<\/td>\n | PHP 288.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Total<\/font><\/td>\n | $ 222.17<\/font><\/td>\n | PHP 10,664.16<\/font><\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1 The rate is $13 per day, but since I only used the tuktuk for half a day during my first day, I only got charged $6 for that.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2 Food in Siem Reap is quite expensive. A plate of fried rice with meat and veggies usually cost US$ 3. Drinks start at US$ 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3 If you just want to see the temples in the Angkor complex, one day is enough. If you’d like to see the other temples, better get the 3-day pass for $40. If you’re hardcore, get the 1-week pass for $60, but you might get templed-out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4 Getting a tour guide is optional, but it’s worth the money.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5 Souvenirs I bought include different spices, postcards, keychain and magnets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | Traveling solo is really more expensive than traveling with a group. Unless you find other travelers to share the cost, you’ll be paying big money for the guide and transportation. When I was doing a rough draft of my travel budget, I knew Cambodia would be the most expensive destination, that’s why I made it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1160,41],"tags":[1172,1173,893,405],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3304,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions\/3304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||