- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Cambodia
When travelling to Cambodia, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Cambodia.
| Cambodia overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 12 March 2010. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Travel (large crowds can form after road accidents) and Health Issues (cholera). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Summary
- We advise you to exercise caution and monitor developments that might affect your safety in Cambodia because of the risk of civil unrest, violent criminal activity and terrorism.
- Pay close attention to your personal security and monitor the media for information about possible new safety or security risks.
- In recent years, Cambodian authorities have disrupted a number of bomb plots, including on 3 January 2009, when three improvised explosive devices were discovered in Phnom Penh.
- There is an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand relating to land adjacent to the Preah Vihear Temple. Although military activity in the area has declined, the situation remains tense. Australians are urged to be particularly vigilant if travelling to this area and to monitor local media.
- You should avoid protests, demonstrations and political gatherings as they may turn violent.
- There have been reports of an increase in assaults and armed robberies occurring at the Riverfront area in Phnom Penh and in Sihanoukville, particularly at isolated beaches. You should exercise vigilance when travelling through this area at all times but especially after dark.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in a number of countries throughout the world, including Cambodia. For a list of these countries, visit the WHO website. For further information and advice to Australians, including on possible quarantine measures overseas, see our travel bulletin on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed human cases of avian influenza in Cambodia. See the Health Issues section below for advice to Australians travelling to or resident in Cambodia.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
