Friendly, up-to-date guides to visas, places, food and getting around — checked against official sources, written like a friend who did the homework for you.
Five friendly paths through everything Cambodia. Pick the one that matches your trip.
Visas, the e-Arrival card, insurance, money and what to pack — sorted before you fly.
Siem Reap & Angkor, Phnom Penh, Kampot, the islands and beyond — what each place is really like.
Buses, tuk-tuks, boats and border crossings, explained step by step (including which borders are closed).
Visa extensions, the retirement (ER) visa, and real agent prices — no runaround, no surprises.
Cost of living, renting, and retiring in Cambodia — the honest version, numbers included.
Facts last verified: October 2026. We re-check our visa pages every quarter and date them — prices change, and old pages elsewhere still show the pre-2025 fees.
We're building the most-searched, most-confusing topics first.
Stay LongerEvery extension type (EB, ER, EG, ES), how agents work, and a real price table — city by city.
Plan Your TripWhat it is, when to submit, and the mistakes that hold people up at immigration.
Getting AroundWhat's closed, what's open, and the routes that actually work right now.
Plan Your TripThe packing list for Cambodia — including the things that are expensive or hard to find once you're here.
The items that cost double (or don't exist) in Cambodia — each one researched properly: real product, real Amazon price, honest pros and cons.
Gear ReviewBlue Lizard SPF 50+ mineral — reef-safe, sweat-proof, $14.98. The full review, plus the runner-up.
Gear ReviewSawyer 20% picaridin — up to 14 hours, no DEET smell or grease, $9.95. Dengue is real; this is the good stuff.
Gear ReviewThe MARCHWAY roll-top, 4.8 stars from 12,000+ owners, from $14.99. Ferries and downpours don't stand a chance.
Gear ReviewGRAYL GeoPress — a purifier, not just a filter, $99.95. Any tap on the trip becomes drinkable in 8 seconds.
Gear ReviewOsprey Farpoint 40 — the carry-on that swallows a week of gear, around $185. Stowable straps, ferry-friendly size.
Gear ReviewEPICKA universal adapter — covers Cambodia's A/C/G plugs plus 5 USB ports, $19.99. One brick for everything.
Gear ReviewLiquid I.V. sticks for temple days in 38° heat, $24.00. The heat is no joke — these earn their grams.
Full guides are on the way — here's the short version.
Ancient temples, markets and the friendliest gateway town in the country.
History, riverside walks, and the best food scene in Cambodia.
Pepper farms, sleepy riverside days and crab markets.
Turquoise water, white sand and bioluminescent nights.
We're an independent guide, not a travel agency and not the government. We research Cambodia's rules, prices and places against official sources, date every page, and tell you the plain version — including when the honest answer is "pay the $30 official fee and skip the middleman." If a page ever disagrees with an official source, trust the official source — and tell us, so we can fix it.