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Four nights Siem Reap for the temples, three for the harder history of Phnom Penh, three for the slow river days of Kampot, three for the warm water of Koh Rong, one buffer night for the day you wish you had. Here is the honest 14-day Cambodia plan for Aussies in 2026 — costs in AUD, transport in plain English, eVisa timing baked in.

Four nights Siem Reap (Angkor circuit + Phare circus) → bus to Phnom Penh, three nights (history + food) → bus or van to Kampot, three nights (pepper farms + river + caves) → ferry to Koh Rong, three nights (beaches) → fly back via KTI. One buffer night. Cambodia eVisa $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in, valid 3 months from issue, 30-day single-entry — perfect for a fortnight. Budget ~$2,400-3,200 AUD/person for mid-range hotels + food + transport + Angkor 3-day pass ($62 USD / ~$94 AUD).
Most Aussie first-trippers to Cambodia do seven days — three nights Siem Reap, three nights Phnom Penh, one buffer, fly home. A 14-day trip is not the same plan stretched thin. It is a different trip entirely: half the daily pace, four destinations instead of two, and a back half that swings south to the Kampot river and the Koh Rong beaches. The temples and the capital are still there — they are just no longer the whole story.
Two weeks also unlocks the part of Cambodia that the seven-day crowd never sees. Kampot is a slow Mekong tributary town with French shopfronts, the world's most-talked-about pepper farms, and salt fields and bat caves inside a 40-minute drive. Koh Rong, the larger of the southern islands, is the warm-water reset that Aussies who have just done the heavy half-day at Tuol Sleng quietly need. You earn both by sticking around past day seven.
This guide assumes you are sorting your paperwork properly: Cambodia eVisa ($80 USD ~$122 AUD, 3 business days, apply on the eVisa application page), and the e-Arrival Card filed inside the 7-day window before your flight. If you are still working out whether you actually need a visa, the pillar on whether Australians need a Cambodia visa covers it end to end, and the seven-day version of this same trip is worth a read if you are still deciding between one week and two.
Open-jaw flight again — into Siem Reap (SAI), out of Phnom Penh (KTI). The last internal hop is Sihanoukville (KOS) back up to KTI for the international flight home, and the schedules work. Most Aussie agents will book SYD/MEL → SIN → SAI in and KTI → SIN → SYD/MEL out as a single itinerary.
Inside the fortnight: four nights Siem Reap (the extra night versus the 7-day plan gives you a Tonlé Sap day or a slow morning), three nights Phnom Penh, three nights Kampot, three nights Koh Rong, then back to KTI for the flight out. One buffer night tucked into Phnom Penh on either end.
Siem Reap is your temple base. Four nights gives you an arrival afternoon, the small Angkor circuit on day two, the big circuit on day three, and a flex day four for the Tonlé Sap floating villages or a slow morning at the hotel pool. Most mid-range hotels sit within a 10-minute tuk-tuk of the Angkor ticket centre.
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Three nights in Siem Reap for Angkor, three nights in Phnom Penh for the riverfront and the harder history, one buffer night for the day you wish you had. Here is the honest 7-day Cambodia plan for Aussies in 2026 — costs in AUD, transport in plain English, and the eVisa timing baked in.
Cambodia's airport map changed in 2025. Three airports are open to Aussies in 2026 — KTI (Phnom Penh, new since September 2025), SAI (Siem Reap-Angkor) and KOS (Sihanoukville). Which one you fly into matters more than most travel guides admit.
Phnom Penh is the emotionally heavy middle of the trip. Three nights covers the Royal Palace, the half-day at Tuol Sleng (S-21) and Choeung Ek, the Russian Market, and a Mekong sunset cruise. Stay within five minutes of Sisowath Quay.
Kampot is the slow heart of the trip. Three nights for the pepper farms south of town, a sunset river cruise on the Praek Tuek Chhu, the Phnom Chhngok cave temple, and a day trip to Kep for the crab market. The town itself is small, French-colonial, and built for long lunches.
Koh Rong is the reset. Three nights at a beach bungalow on Long Set or Sok San — bare feet, warm water, no temples, no history museums. Most Aussies arrive on a Koh Rong day and immediately wish they had booked a fourth. Plan accordingly.
Most Singapore connections land into SAI early afternoon. Clear immigration with your printed eVisa and the scanned e-Arrival QR code, grab a tuk-tuk from the official rank ($10–15 USD / ~$15–23 AUD into town, fixed-price), and check in. Then head to the Angkor Enterprise ticket centre east of town — pick up the 3-day pass ($62 USD / ~$94 AUD), the right call for four Siem Reap nights. Bring your passport; the pass cannot be issued without it.
Spend the evening on a slow Khmer dinner. The Pub Street barbecue places are touristy but reliable; the riverside restaurants north of the Old Market are quieter. Early to bed; tomorrow starts at 4:30am. If you want the full airport rundown for the SAI side, the Cambodia airports guide for Aussies covers all three terminals you will use across the fortnight.
Pre-book a tuk-tuk driver for the day through your hotel ($20–25 USD / ~$30–38 AUD, English-speaking). Leave at 4:45am, be at Angkor Wat's west entrance by 5:15am, set up to the left of the central lily pond, and watch the sun rise behind the five towers. Work the small circuit: Angkor Wat for 90 minutes, Bayon (the smiling faces) for an hour, Ta Prohm for an hour, lunch opposite Angkor Thom. Back at the hotel by 2pm, then sunset at Pre Rup.
Same tuk-tuk driver, slightly later 6am start, out to Banteay Srei — the small pink-sandstone temple 35km north of Siem Reap with the finest carving on the whole circuit. Back via Banteay Samre, lunch, then East Mebon and Pre Rup. Evening: Phare, the Cambodian Circus. Tickets $18–38 USD (~$27–57 AUD) depending on seat — the mid-tier seats are fine, no bad sightlines, story-driven performances that are closer to Cirque du Soleil than to a traditional circus.
The flex day. Option A: Kampong Phluk floating village on Tonlé Sap — boats leave 7am, back by lunchtime, stilt houses at their tallest in green season (July–September). Option B: nothing. Long breakfast, an hour at the Angkor National Museum, slow lunch, pack for the bus. Most Aussies on the 14-day plan say the second option ages better.
Giant Ibis bus, 8:30am from the SAI terminal, $13–15 USD (~$20–23 AUD), arrives Phnom Penh mid-afternoon. Working A/C, working seatbelts, working wi-fi, snack included. The alternative is a Cambodia Angkor Air or AirAsia internal flight at $45–60 USD (~$69–91 AUD), three hours door-to-door once airport time is factored in. On a 14-day trip the bus is the right call. Check into a hotel near Sisowath Quay, walk the promenade at dusk, eat on a balcony.
Start at the Royal Palace ($10 USD / ~$15 AUD) when it opens at 8am — long sleeves and long trousers required. The Silver Pagoda inside, with its solid silver floor tiles, is the unexpected highlight. Allow 90 minutes. From the palace, tuk-tuk south to Tuol Sleng (S-21), entry $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD) plus $3 USD (~$4.50 AUD) for the audio guide — take it. After a light lunch, tuk-tuk out to Choeung Ek, 17km south, $6 USD (~$9 AUD) inclusive of the audio guide. Back in town by 4pm, quiet evening, rooftop bar along the river.
Lighter day. Morning at the Russian Market (Phsar Tuol Tom Poung) for silk, silver and Cambodian coffee to take home. Lunch on Street 240 (Phnom Penh's small designer-and-coffee strip). Late afternoon, Mekong sunset cruise from Sisowath Quay — $10–15 USD per person (~$15–23 AUD) for 90 minutes with a beer. Pack for Kampot. The van leaves early.
Shared van or minibus, $10–15 USD (~$15–23 AUD), three to four hours south through the rice paddies to Kampot. Most vans depart 8am and 12pm from a central pickup near Sisowath Quay. The drop-off is two blocks from the old market. Check into a riverside guesthouse (mid-range $30–50 USD/night / ~$45–75 AUD) and spend the evening at a riverbank bar watching the fishing boats. Kampot is the first town on the trip where you slow down completely.
Hire a tuk-tuk or scooter for the day. South to a certified Kampot pepper farm ($5–10 USD entry / ~$7.50–15 AUD with a tour and tasting), then to the salt fields on the road to Kep. Lunch at the Kep crab market — $8–15 USD a head (~$12–23 AUD) for crab with green Kampot pepper sauce. Back in Kampot by 4pm, sunset cruise on the Praek Tuek Chhu ($8–10 USD / ~$12–15 AUD with a beer).
Final Kampot day. Option A: scooter out to the Phnom Chhngok cave temple, a small 7th-century pre-Angkorian brick temple inside a limestone cave 12km north of Kampot, $2 USD entry (~$3 AUD). Half a day comfortably. Option B: another nothing morning on the river. Pack for Koh Rong tomorrow — soft bag is easier than a hard suitcase on the ferry.
Shared van Kampot to Sihanoukville, $8–10 USD (~$12–15 AUD), roughly two hours west. Drop-off at the Serendipity pier where the Koh Rong ferries leave — $25 USD (~$38 AUD) return ticket, 45 minutes, six departures daily between 8am and 4pm. Book the morning ferry for a full afternoon on the island. Mid-range bungalows on Long Set or Sok San are a $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD) longtail transfer from the main pier.
Full Koh Rong day. Long Set (4K) beach is the wide quiet eastern stretch — soft sand, warm shallow water, virtually no current. Morning swim, beach-bar lunch, afternoon snorkel trip ($15–20 USD / ~$23–30 AUD for a four-hour group trip to nearby reefs). Sunset on the west side. After dinner, the night-swim bioluminescent plankton trip — Koh Rong's main party trick, and the evening most Aussies on this trip rate the single best of the fortnight.
Either another slow Long Set day, or a longtail boat over to Koh Rong Samloem, the smaller quieter sister island 30 minutes south — $10 USD return (~$15 AUD), day trip only, Saracen Bay is the headline beach. Back at the bungalow by sunset for the final island dinner. Pack tonight — the morning ferry is early.
Early ferry back to Sihanoukville (8am or 9am), then the internal flight from Sihanoukville Airport (KOS) up to KTI — $50–70 USD (~$76–106 AUD), 45 minutes, the only point on the 14-day trip where flying earns its keep. The road version is six to seven hours and lands you tired right before a long-haul international flight. Land at KTI mid-afternoon, slow late lunch on Sisowath Quay, evening flight out via Singapore.
If you want to extend or split the trip differently, the best-time-to-visit guide for Cambodia covers how the shape of this same itinerary changes between dry and green seasons, and the multiple-entry eVisa guide for Australians is worth a read if you are tempted to dip across to Vietnam in the middle of the fortnight — the standard Tourist eVisa is single-entry and that catches a lot of Aussie planners out.
Roughly four weeks out, lock the open-jaw flights. Three to four weeks out, apply for the eVisa on the Australian application walkthrough — three business days approval, valid three months from issue, so do not apply too early. Two weeks out, book the Giant Ibis SAI to KTI and the shared van KTI to Kampot. One week before flying, file the e-Arrival Card inside the 7-day window. Day before: print the eVisa PDF and the e-Arrival QR code, and pack soft bags for Koh Rong.
Fourteen days is also the length where Aussies start asking whether they should pair Cambodia with another country. Honestly, no — you have just enough time to do Cambodia properly. Splitting the fortnight 7-and-7 with Vietnam or Thailand pulls you back into the rushed 7-day shape on each side. If you have 21 days, the Cambodia tourist visa specialist guide covers the edge cases for longer trips. Smartraveller's Cambodia advisory is worth a five-minute read before you book, especially if your routing involves a Bangkok or Singapore stopover.
Bangkok stopover is fine — but the land border to Siem Reap is closed.
Read the 2026 update →Classic Indochina pairing — add Saigon to the back end if you have a third week.
See the combo guide →Slow-boat the Mekong if you have a third week.
Plan the Laos route →Most Aussie flights stop here — make the layover count.
Sort the stopover →Cambodia or Bali for the next annual leave — or both?
Compare the two →Open-jaw flight, four nights at the temples, three for the capital, three on the river, three on the beach, one buffer at the end. eVisa locked three to four weeks out, e-Arrival inside the 7-day window. That is the whole shape of a 14-day Cambodia trip from Australia in 2026, and the version Aussies who have done both consistently say they would pick again over the 7-day plan if they had the leave to spend.
The land borders with Thailand have all been closed since June 2025, so an overland leg from Bangkok is no longer an option — every Aussie itinerary for 2026 starts with a flight in. Plan the trip around the flight schedule, not the other way around, and the rest falls into place.