Sihanouk Province

Sihanoukville Cambodia (Kampong Som) is about a 3 hour bus ride southwest of Phnom Penh. It can also be accessed by boat from Koh Kong where overland visitors from Thailand first arrive. Sihanoukville has many islands off shore, various kinds of beaches and points for snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving and just lounging around. Occheuteal and Serendipity Beaches have restaurants, vendors, chairs and shade. Most beaches are just a short ride from the center of town and all can be seen in a day. One day you might want tranquillity and another to visit and mingle with other visitors. Sihanoukville is Cambodia's Premier Beach Resort with Casinos, new bars and restaurants and hotels springing up everyday, but one thing remains constant...the beaches are beautiful with their crystal clear aquamarine waters. Tropical sun is intense so be sure to pack your sun screen. On those days you might be recovering from a sunburn check out Angkor Brewery, K'bal Chai waterfall, Ream Park, or The sleepy port village of Stoung Hao to the north where workers spend hours shelling crab. Ream Park is on the outskirts of town and one can take a riverboat from the highway, through mangroves to the mouth of the river. When in Cambodia make it a point to get to Sihanoukville for a few days to relax after all that hiking around Angkor Wat!

Scenes from around Sihanoukville set on one of the magnificent sunsets from Occheuteal Beach. Vendors walk up and down the beach selling every thing from souvenirs to crab, eggs, various foods and fruits. The Lions Circle between Downtown Sihanoukville and Occheuteal and Sokha Beaches. The newly renovated Independence Beach Hotel that once thrived during UNTAC. Later it became a damaged and destroyed shell of a building that was a tourist attraction to catch a view of Independence Beach among the company of ghost! A view overlooking the Port of Sihanoukville. Sokha Beach. Chiva Shack, one of the many thatched roof bar and restaurants on Occheuteal Beach. A grave monument at Wat Leu.