Siem Reap
Angkor's gateway, and a quietly excellent town to live in after the temples are done.
Simpan
Gambaran umum
Everyone comes for Angkor Wat, which deserves its reputation and three days of your life at least, but Siem Reap itself has grown into one of the region's more liveable small cities: a riverfront of cafes and galleries, a circus and arts scene born from the Khmer Rouge recovery, a cheap and improving food culture, and a dollarised economy that makes budgeting trivial. Many people who planned two nights stay two months.
Mengapa dikunjungi
For the greatest temple complex on earth and one of the cheapest comfortable long stays in Asia.
Rincian anggaran
Dorms 5 to 8 dollars, private rooms with a pool from 15 to 25 dollars, boutique hotels 40 to 80 dollars. Angkor passes: 37 dollars for one day, 62 for three, 72 for seven. Local meals 2 to 4 dollars, tuk-tuk day hire around 20 dollars, monthly apartments from 250 to 500 dollars.
| Per orang per hari | Backpacker | Menengah | Nyaman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akomodasi | $7 | $28 | $80 |
| Makanan dan minuman | $8 | $16 | $35 |
| Transportasi lokal | $3 | $6 | $12 |
| Aktivitas dan objek wisata | $6 | $14 | $25 |
| Lain-lain (SIM, laundry, kebutuhan sehari-hari) | $3 | $5 | $8 |
| Total harian | $27 | $69 | $160 |
| Bulanan (30 hari) | $810 | $2,070 | $4,800 |
Tingkatan: Backpacker = kasur asrama atau penginapan sederhana, makanan pinggir jalan, dan transportasi lokal; Menengah = kamar pribadi, perpaduan restoran dan memasak sendiri, sesekali taksi; Nyaman = hotel butik atau apartemen, sebagian besar makan di restoran, taksi dan tur.
Dalam mata uang lokal, total harian kelas menengah: 280,623 KHR di 4,067.00 KHR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026, indikatif, tertunda).
Asal usul: Digital Backpacker research desk, per October 2026, kepercayaan medium. Editorial estimate: typical per-person daily spend compiled from published hostel, guesthouse and hotel rate ranges, menu and street-food prices and local transport fares observed in 2026, rounded to the nearest dollar. USD per person per day; indicative planning figure, not a live price.
Estimasi bulanan: sewa $350 (apartemen satu kamar tidur berperabot, distrik pusat kota), coworking $60 (meja bersama). Tanggal, sumber, dan tingkat kepercayaan sama seperti di atas.
Buat anggaran perjalanan lengkap → $10.000 bertahan sekitar 4.8 bulan di sini pada tingkat menengah · bandingkan
Cuaca dan waktu terbaik untuk berkunjung
Hot year-round. Cool and dry from November to February (highs around 31°C); very hot from March to May (38°C is common in April); rainy season June to October with the lushest temples, fewest tourists and the Tonle Sap at its fullest in October.
Waktu terbaik: November to February; the wet season is cheaper, greener and perfectly workable for temple days.
| Bulan | Rata-rata tertinggi °C | Rata-rata terendah °C | Curah hujan (mm) | Hari hujan | Musim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januari | 30.9 | 20.0 | 4 | 3.0 | terbaik |
| Februari | 32.3 | 21.3 | 4 | 6.0 | terbaik |
| Maret | 34.6 | 22.6 | 41 | 8.0 | |
| April | 34.8 | 23.9 | 48 | 11.0 | hindari |
| Mei | 35.3 | 24.6 | 143 | 13.0 | |
| Juni | 32.7 | 25.1 | 195 | 20.0 | musim antara |
| Juli | 32.8 | 23.7 | 170 | 25.0 | musim antara |
| Agustus | 31.8 | 24.8 | 170 | 18.0 | musim antara |
| September | 31.9 | 24.6 | 305 | 27.0 | musim antara |
| Oktober | 31.3 | 22.4 | 227 | 29.0 | musim antara |
| November | 31.6 | 22.3 | 62 | 12.0 | terbaik |
| Desember | 30.7 | 20.3 | 7 | 6.0 | terbaik |
Normal iklim: WMO World Weather Information Service / Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, stasiun Siem Reap. Rata-rata bulanan jangka panjang, bukan prakiraan. Label terbaik, bahu musim, dan hindari bersifat editorial.
Tempat menginap
Wat Bo and the riverside for quiet boutique guesthouses, Sok San road for hostels near Pub Street, Wat Damnak for long-stay apartments among the NGO crowd.
Kawasan
Riverside and Wat Bo (cafes, boutique stays), Sok San (hostels, nightlife), Wat Damnak (long-stay, NGOs), Old Market (centre).
Makanan
Fish amok, lok lak, num banh chok noodles for breakfast, Khmer barbecue, and social-enterprise restaurants (Haven, Marum, Spoons) that train disadvantaged youth and cook well. The Old Market's lanes for cheap eats.
Cara berkeliling
Tuk-tuks (PassApp and Grab for fixed prices), bicycles for town and the near temples, e-bikes for the Angkor circuit. Giant Ibis buses to Phnom Penh (6 hours) and Bangkok (8 to 9 hours via Poipet).
Hal yang bisa dilakukan
Berdasarkan gaya perjalanan
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Three temple days plus Phare and the floating villages; one of the cheapest towns on the circuit, and Pub Street if you want it.
Reputable volunteering exists through established NGOs (check for child-protection policies); the town has a strong social-enterprise culture.
Cheap, calm and connected enough; a small community and a very long rainy season.
Pelancong Jangka Panjang Keliling Dunia
The hinge between Thailand and Vietnam overland, and Cambodia's quiet south coast is a bus away.
Cambodia's retirement visa (ER) and low costs attract a steady community of early retirees, with Bangkok's hospitals a cheap flight away.
Angkor photography, Khmer cooking, and meaningful volunteering with vetted organisations.
Temple days are hot and long; a private tuk-tuk, early starts and a pool hotel for $30 make them comfortable. Beware the steep temple stairs.
Praktis
Keamanan
Safe town. Bag snatching from passing motorbikes on quiet roads at night; keep bags inside tuk-tuks. Land mines are a non-issue at the temples; stay on paths in remote rural areas.
Penipuan umum
Children selling at temples (buying funds absence from school), 'milk for the baby' requests near Pub Street, orphanage visits (do not), fake monks, tuk-tuk drivers who 'lose' agreed prices. Use apps.
Konektivitas dan kerja jarak jauh
Good fibre in apartments and cafes (30 to 100 Mbps); a few small coworking spaces (AngkorHUB and cafe-based); 4G is reliable.
A low-cost, low-stress base with a long-established NGO and expat community; the E-visa extension route makes six-month stays simple. Internet is adequate for most remote work.
- Kecepatan fiber biasa
- 50 Mbps
- Coworking
- 2/5
- Komunitas
- 2/5
- Visa tinggal lama
- 30-day VOA; E-visa extensions for long stays
Editorial assessment (October 2026).
Bahasa
Khmer; English widely spoken in tourism and by younger people.
Etiket budaya
Temple dress (shoulders and knees), no climbing on carvings, respect for monks, and sensitivity about the Khmer Rouge period, which touched every family here.
Asuransi dan kesehatan
Royal Angkor International Hospital handles most issues; Bangkok for anything complex.
Informasi visa
30-day tourist visa on arrival or e-visa; the ordinary (E) visa with extensions is the long-stay route and is easy to arrange through agents.
| Paspor | Masuk sebagai turis | Hari | Sudah diperiksa |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | Visa on arrival / e-Visa (T class) | 30 | Oct 2026 · resmi ↗ |
| GB | Visa on arrival / e-Visa (T class) | 30 | Oct 2026 · resmi ↗ |
| DE | Visa on arrival / e-Visa (T class) | 30 | Oct 2026 · resmi ↗ |
| CA | Visa on arrival / e-Visa (T class) | 30 | Oct 2026 · resmi ↗ |
| AU | Visa on arrival / e-Visa (T class) | 30 | Oct 2026 · resmi ↗ |
Kerja jarak jauh: Ordinary (E) visa extensions. No dedicated nomad visa; the ordinary E-class visa with 6 or 12-month extensions is the established long-stay route, usually arranged through agents. sumber resmi ↗
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