Siem Reap
Siem Reap City is the capital of Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Siem Reap today, being a popular tourist destination, has a large number of hotels and restaurants. Most smaller establishments are concentrated around the Old Market area, while more expensive hotels are located between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport and the town along National Road 6. There are a variety of mid-range hotels and restaurants along Sivatha, and budget to mid-range hotels in the Phsar Leu area.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In town, there are Apsara dance performances, craft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake. See some photos at our photo gallery

Angkor Wat Temple
The Angkor Complex is the soul of Khmer people ( 90% of Cambodian population. Angkor accurately represents Khmer fine art, great civilization, spiritual heart, national identity, and political power. The Angkor Complex consists of 200 monuments, which spread over an area of 400 square kilometers. Angkor Wat is the most famous and largest ancient temple and ofe of the Seven Wonders of the world. The Khmer Temples were built between 7th and 13th centuries by Khmer kings when the Khmer civilization was at its height of the extraordinary creativity. The Angkor architecture serves as the evidence of the Strong Khmer religious belief--Hinduism and Buddhism.

King Jayavarman VII was one of the powerful Khmer Kings in that period.
The most popular temples in the Angkor area are Angkor Wat ( World Heritage ), Angkor Tom, Bayon, Baphuon, Preah Khan, Banteay Srei...etc,.

What you should know

Climate
The country has a tropical climate-warm and humid. In the monsoon season, abundant rain allows for the cultivation of a wide variety of crops. This year-round tropical climate makes Cambodia ideal for developing tourism. Travelers need not fear natural disasters such as erupting volcanoes or earthquakes, and the country is not directly affected by tropical storms.

Cambodia can be visited throughout the year. However those planning to travel extensively by road should avoid the last two months of the rainy season when some countryside roads may be impassable.

The climate distinguished by four major seasons. The most pleasant is the cool-dry season from November to February during which temperatures are cooler (average 20-28º C.). The hot-dry season lasts from March to May (average 30-35º C.). From June to August is the rainy season, during which temperatures are relatively cool (average 22-30º C.). And from September to October is the cool-wet season (average 25-30º C.). At this time of year it rarely rains in the morning: most precipitation comes in the afternoon, and even then, only sporadically. Rainfall veries considerably from area to area. Whereas the seaward slopes of the south-west higlands (Kompong Som and Kampot provinces) receive more than 5,000 mm of rain per annum, the central lowlands average only about 1,400 mm.

Languages
Khmer is the official language in Cambodia. English is very popular with Khmer people for communicating with foreigners in administrative, commercial, diplomatic, economic, industrial, and touist affaires. The older people educated at their local comprehensive school can speak French clearly. Khmer-English road and street signs are found nationwide.

Foreign currencies can be easily changed at airport, hotel or markets, but American dollars are widely accepted in Cambodia. Credit Cards are only accepted in banks and main hotels.

Visas
All nationalities need to apply for a travel visa, except from the following countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Laos.

A visa on arrival, valid for a thirty-day stay, is specially granted at Phnom Penh International Airport, Siem Reap International Airport and International Border Checkpoints. Visas are also granted at Royal Cambodian Embassy or consule abroad.

Visa fee:
USD 20.00 for tourist visa
USD 25.00 for business visa

Visa can be extended at Immigration Department in Phnom Penh City. A free visa (k) is expressly granted to the Cambodian living overseas.

The royal government of Cambodia has recently approved e-visa. All you have to do is complete the online application form available at the official website evisa.mfaic.gov.kh, pay by credit card, and include a recent passport size photo in JPEG/PNG format. The visa will be approved within three business days.

The e-visa, valid for a thirty-day stay, is available only for a single entry. It's currently not available for nationalities from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangadesh, Arab Saudi, Algeria, Sudan and Sri Lanka. For a business visa, please apply at your nearest embassy or on arrival in all major check points.

Currency
The Cambodian currency is Riel that can fluctuate a little if it is compared with a dollar. Riel denominations are 100,000; 50, 000; 20,000; 10,000; 5,000; 2,000; 1,000; 500, 200, 100 and 50.

Opening Hours

Government Offices:
Monday to Friday 07:30 - 11:30
Monday to Friday 14:00 - 17:00

Business Offices:
Monday to Friday 08:00 - 12:00
Monday to Friday 14:00 - 17:00
Saturday sssssss 08:00 - 12:00

Bank
Monday to Friday 08 - 15:00

Shops and Markets
Open every day 07:00 - 17:00