Angkor Wat Travel Forum

Hi! My friends and I are planning to go to angkor wat on february and would like to do a side trip to vietnam. Is it possible to do it in 5 - 6 days? What is the best way to go about it?

plane, considering your limited time.2 days Ho Chi Minh, 3 days Hanoi including Halong Bay, but its still depends on ur interest.

Cambodia - Vietnam flights are easy to get, but it doesnt come that cheap, theres no budget airline flying on that route.

You won't see much if you do both in 6 days. A very limited schedule might be Hanoi for 2 days, Halong Bay for 2 days and then 1 day in Angkor. But this would most certainly leave you with a rush-through holiday and a lot of stress. I spent 3 days in Angkor alone and could have spent more! In case you only have this limited amount of time, leave out the South of Vietnam and discover Hanoi and around first.

Yes. 3 days is plenty for Angkor. Then you can take a flight from Siem Reap to HCMC (Saigon) where you can see most of the sights in 2 days. The best and cheapest way is to fly to HCMC and do Siem Reap (Angkor) as the side trip.

Tour to angkor wat or angkor archaeological park can do for 1 day only. I've been there last Nov. 1. (1 whole day only)

you can take vietnam airline from Siem Reap Cambodia to HCMC Vietnam for 160usd plus 25usd terminal fee (1 hour flight)

or you can take mekong bus - whole day trip from SR cambodia to HCMC vietnam.
bus departs at 7:00am and arrived at HCMC vietnam at arount 7:00 pm.

thanks everyone for all the information. i think we'll just stick with spending the trip in cambodia and maybe doing vietnam some other time.

yes it is possible.

you can take Vietnam Airline from Siem
reap International Airport to Ho Chi Minh city (
Saigon) 1 hour journey .
Siem Reap terminal fee is 25usdollar and fare ticket is 165USdollar.

you can also take a bus from Siem Reap to Phnm Penh then to SAigon (vice versa)
but it is a long travel - more or less 12hours 1 way

You can easily cover Vietnam and Cambodia in the same trip in 5-6 days, but just try to give at least 2-3 days to Siem Reap (Angkor wat temple complex). I am sure you will not regret this decision.