Cambodia Honeymoon for Aussie Couples: 2026 10-Day Romance + Visa Guide

Visa logistics for couples — what changes when there are two of you

The most important thing to understand: there is no joint or couples' eVisa application. Each partner submits their own separate Cambodia eVisa on their own passport. That means two $80 USD applications (~$122 AUD each, $160 USD / ~$244 AUD total for the couple), two passport photos, two scanned passport bio pages, two separate approval emails, and two separate PDFs to print.

The same applies to the e-Arrival Card. Cambodian Immigration treats every adult as a separate arrival — you cannot share a card, you cannot list your spouse as a dependent (only children under 16 can be added to a parent's card). Each partner fills their own 14-field e-Arrival, $5 USD verified each (~$7.50 AUD), inside the 7-day window before the flight. If you are filing on the same evening from the same wi-fi, that is fine; the system does not link the applications.

Recently-married couples have one specific thing to watch: if one of you has just changed names but your passport still shows the maiden name, apply on the maiden name. The MRZ (machine-readable zone at the bottom of the passport bio page) is what Cambodian Immigration scans on arrival, and it must match the eVisa exactly. Renew the passport into the married name first, or travel on the maiden-name passport now and update later — do not mix the two. The full name-mismatch fix guide covers the edge cases (hyphenated names, double-barrelled surnames, middle-name placement) for Aussie passports specifically.

Budget breakdown — what 10 days actually costs two Aussies

The honest mid-luxury number is $5,000–7,000 AUD for the couple all-in. Here is the breakdown so you can see where the spend goes.

Flights: $1,800–2,800 AUD return for two from Sydney or Melbourne via Singapore on Singapore Airlines or Scoot, depending on season. Late November or mid-February are the value windows. Domestic Cambodia connection PNH → KOS adds another $100–180 USD (~$152–274 AUD) for the couple if you fly down to the islands instead of busing.

Accommodation: $1,800–3,200 AUD for the couple across the 10 nights — three nights luxury Siem Reap (~$200–350 AUD per night), two nights boutique Phnom Penh (~$150–280 AUD per night), four nights Koh Rong over-water (~$250–400 AUD per night), one buffer night ($150–250 AUD). The Koh Rong nights are where the spend concentrates and where most couples consider the splurge non-negotiable on a honeymoon.

On-the-ground spend: $900–1,400 AUD for the couple — food, tuk-tuks, the Angkor 3-day pass ($62 USD each / ~$94 AUD), private temple guide, couples spa days, snorkel trip from Koh Rong, Mekong sunset cruise, and the small things. Cambodia food is one of the great underrated cuisines of Southeast Asia and you do not have to choose between authentic and beautiful — even the high-end places sit at $40–60 AUD per head with wine.

Visas and arrivals: $160 USD (~$244 AUD) for two eVisas + $10 USD (~$15 AUD) for two e-Arrival Cards = $170 USD (~$259 AUD) for the paperwork. This is the smallest line item in the entire budget and it is the one most couples panic about. Sort it first, lock it in three to four weeks before departure, and stop thinking about it.

Best months for an Aussie Cambodia honeymoon

November to February is the unambiguous dream window. Cambodia is in dry season (clear skies, 25–32°C, low humidity over Angkor at sunrise), Australia is in summer holidays (so you are travelling with the calendar, not against it), and Koh Rong's bioluminescence is at its strongest in the October-to-February window when the water is calm. Late November and the first half of February are the smartest specific picks — both sit just outside the Christmas–New Year peak, so resort prices drop 20–30% and the temples are visibly less crowded.

Avoid mid-March to mid-June. April is the hottest month in Cambodia (38°C+ in the afternoons at Angkor — not romantic, not photogenic, not survivable past 10am), and May to June is the build-up to green season with heavy humidity and afternoon thunderstorms. If your Aussie wedding lands in autumn or early winter, push the honeymoon to October or wait until the November dry-season opening rather than going in May.

Green season (July to September) is genuinely beautiful and significantly cheaper, but it is a different trip. Daily rain at 2pm, lower-season ferry services to Koh Rong, and the bioluminescence is weaker because the rain churns the water. Some couples actively choose this window — the rice paddies are emerald, the temples are misty and almost empty, and a Koh Rong bungalow drops to $150–250 USD a night. Read the full seasonal best-time-to-visit guide before you lock the dates.

Pulling it together

Two eVisas, two e-Arrival Cards, three nights luxury Siem Reap, two nights boutique Phnom Penh, four nights Koh Rong over-water, one buffer where you want it, and the dry-season window between late November and mid-February. That is the whole honeymoon shape. If you have more time, the 14-day itinerary for Aussies adds Kampot pepper farms and Kep crab markets to the back end, and the 7-day version is the leaner pre-honeymoon scout trip a lot of Aussie couples now do before they commit.

A final note on the bigger picture. Smartraveller's Cambodia advisory is worth a five-minute read before you book, especially the section on the southern islands — Koh Rong is well-served by speedboats from Sihanoukville (KOS), but the ferry schedule tightens in green season. The Thailand–Cambodia land borders remain closed for 2026, so every Aussie honeymoon itinerary starts with a flight in.

Next steps and related reading for Australians: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready to lodge, bookmark our Cambodia visa hub for Australian citizens as the single canonical reference, skim the FAQ on Cambodia visa after approval for quick answers, and use our glossary of Cambodia visa terms to decode any acronym in this guide.