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Kuala Lumpur - Cambodia - Laos

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I am thinking of backpacking from KUL to Siem Reap then to Laos.

Any one done that before please share.

Thanks.

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What do you mean by backpacking your way? Trekking by foot?

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i mean, i want to travel from KL to Cambodia then to Laos.

by flight to Siem Reap. where else to go in Cambodia another 2 or 3 locations.

then to Laos. 2 or 3 locations.

maybe 8 days trip.

on budget travel.

then back to KL.

any suggestions.

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You want to go to Siem Reap plus 2 or 3 other locations in Cambodia, then 2 or 3 locations in Laos, so a total of 5-7 locations, all in 8 days???

Nowhere near enough time.

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We recently backpacked through Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos.

It took us 3 months and of course, only scratched the surface. 8 days you say? Not possible.

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Maybe 8 days trip then what you are thinking of is impossible: 4 - 6 locations in two countries in 8 days. Simply impossible unless you are doing some sort of Amazing Race challenge and just want to touch your feet down somewhere, take a selfie at a sign designating the location and then moving on. Time to rethink your plan. With 8 days you could do 2 locations in Cambodia.

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Fly into Siem Reap. Spend a few days. Take a bus to Phnom Penh. Spend a few days. Fly out from there to KL. You could possibly include another place in Cambodia but since I have not been anywhere else in Cambodia, I cannot make any recommendations. If you have more time - like 3 weeks - then take the train or bus through southern Thailand stopping at a few places until you reach Bangkok. Then take a tedious 6-9 hour bus journey to Siem Reap. Then fly back from there. Laos is rather out of the way and expensive to fly to and from. I don't think you can get there easily by road from Cambodia, especially from Siem Reap. It's the 3rd world.

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Thanks all for the feedback.

Need re think my plans then. I only know and possible 2 days ea loc?

Siem Reap,

Phnom Penh,

what else?

Vientianne,

Luang Prabang,

what else?

Because the fly in and fly out i counted 2 days already so total 10 days.

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If you are absolutely determined to do more than say PP and SR in Cambodia then I would add Luang Prabang long before I would add Vientiane. Flights between SR and LP usually are not in the 'backpacker budget' being between $150 - $220. You can search for those on Lao Airlines website but also from Vietnam Airlines who have a direct flight between the two.

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