DAY 0: Arrival in Siem Reap
DAY 1: Whole Day Tour in Angkor Temples
8:00 am — start of the tour
11:00 am — lunch
4:00 pm — went back to hostel to rest
7:00 pm — checked the night market
DAY 2: Bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok (border crossing)
8:00 am — ETD for Poipet Border
11:00 am — arrival in Poipet border
1:00 am — finished immigration and arrival in Aranyaprathet border
2:00 pm — resume trip to Bangkok
5:00 pm — arrival in Mo Chit bus and took the public free bus to Khao San
7:00 pm — arrival in Khao San
8:00 pm — free time
DAY 3: Stroll around Bangkok
8:00 am — had breakfast then went to Wat Pho
10:00 am — walk from Wat Pho to China Town
2:00 pm — went back to the hostel to had late lunch and to get rest
7:00 pm — stroll around Khao San
DAY 4: Go back to the Philippines
Spent 20,000php without airfare and you can check the estimated breakdown below.
2500php – 2 nights stay in Siem Reap
250php – tuktuk from airport to hostel
250php – harlem pants
3000php – tuktuk tour in Angkor Temples
3700php – 1 day pass for 2 in Angkor
3000php – direct bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok
2000php – 2 nights stay in Bangkok City
300php – Wat Pho entrance
500php – taxi from hostel to airport
1000php – souvenirs
3500 – overall food
I spent more in Cambodia because of the pass and tuk tuk where I spent 40% of my budget. While I only spent less in Bangkok thanks to their public free bus. To learn more about the trips, you can check out the links below.
Siem Reap – https://mingjamoves.com/siem-reap-travel-guide/
Bangkok City – https://mingjamoves.com/bangkok-city/
How hard is it to plan a DIY international trip for first-timers like me? Well, I’ve been planning this since last year and did a lot of research, so it turned out to be pretty easy. I’m also used to organizing trips like this in the Philippines, so it was honestly “no sweat” lol.
My biggest challenge was figuring out how to get to Bangkok from Siem Reap, since most of the blogs I found started in Bangkok instead. I also read a lot about scams in Bangkok and at the Poipet–Aranyaprathet border, so I wanted to be extra careful.
That’s why I decided to invest in the Nattakan bus just to avoid unnecessary expenses and, of course, getting scammed. It would seriously hurt my pride if that happened LOL
Anyway, there are already a lot of blogs about crossing the border, but I’ll still share my own experience. Just click here:
https://mingjamoves.com/border-crossing-from-siem-reap-to-bangkok/
If I had more time to explore Thailand, I would’ve loved to visit Ayutthaya or even Chiang Mai. Maybe next time, for sure!
Oh, and before I forget, I was able to book the flights for only ₱5,000 total!
