Go with a plan.
Cambodia's safety score rose to 68 today, though the US, UK, and Canada maintain level 2 advisories. Watch for global dengue and measles outbreaks while you travel.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Cambodia
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go with a plan.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Border bribe solicitation
Border officials frequently solicit bribes from travelers. Be prepared for this interaction when crossing.
Tuk-tuk commission schemes
Tuk-tuk drivers often recommend restaurants, hotels, or activities because they receive a commission from those businesses. Verify recommendations independently.
Price and service inflation
Tourists face marked-up prices and tours that fail to match advertisements. Negotiate all taxi fares clearly and verify restaurant bills for calculation errors before payment.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Dengue
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Theft: Cambodia is a reasonably safe country, with the usual exception for large cities late at night, particularly Phnom Penh, and with unobserved luggage or wallets.
- •Crime and corruption: The rule of law in Cambodia is inconsistently applied.
- •Scams: Scams of all sorts are plentiful in Cambodia.
- •Land mines: Cambodia suffers from a legacy of millions of land mines left during the war years.…
Staying healthy
- •Cambodia lacks reliable medical facilities, doctors, clinics, hospitals and medication, especially in rural areas.
- •Local hospitals and clinics vary from mediocre to frightening. Expect dirt, poor equipment, expired medicines and placebos of flour and sugar.
- •In local clinics don't let them put anything in your blood: treat dehydration orally and not with a drip, as there is a risk of septicaemia (i.e.
- •Hygienic standards of food and drinks leave something to be desired.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
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Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
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