Country guide · KH

Cambodia

2 destinos y fiestas · 3 normas y tabúes

Foto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0

Before you go

Lectura obligada antes de ir

Línea rojaModales cotidianos

Cambodia: drugs, including cannabis, are a serious crime

Stay away from drugs of any kind

Possessing or trafficking any drugs

Can lead to a long prison sentence, up to life imprisonment.

Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Cambodia travel advice

TabúFotos y drones

Cambodia: ask before photographing monks

Ask before photographing people, especially monks

Photographing monks and religious figures without permission

Respect local customs.

Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Cambodia travel advice

TabúVestimenta

Cambodia: cover shoulders and knees at Angkor Wat and other religious sites

Cover your shoulders and wear trousers or a skirt below the knee

Wearing shorts or a skirt above the knee

You may be refused entry to Angkor Wat and other religious sites.

Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Cambodia travel advice

Places & local life

Lugares emblemáticos, rincones ocultos y vida local

Angkor Wat · photo 1

ClásicoSiem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor Wat

The cosmic centre of the Khmer Empire: sunrise over the world's largest religious monument

Faces on the stone towers of the Bayon

ClásicoSiem Reap, Cambodia (centre of Angkor Thom)

Bayon (Angkor Thom)

The state temple at the heart of Angkor Thom: dozens of stone towers carved with huge smiling faces — the 'smile of Angkor'.