Sihanouk Ville is a beach town, a sandy peninsula jutting into the warm Gulf of Thailand, the beaches offering crabshacks, 24-hour bars and everything from a laid back beach chair to an endless party vibe. Kampot is a quaint, lightly touristed old provincial town with classic colonial architecture and surround-ed by picturesque countryside. Kep too has hat edge-of-the-world feel, but a more natural
setting - jungled mountains and local crab shacks at the ocean edge. Koh Kong astride he Cardamoms is a border town with casino, and a developing eco-tourism destination.
Cambodia Angkor Air now offers regularly scheduled flights from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville. Overland travel to Sihanoukville passes through Phnom Penh. If you leave early you can get there in a long day, about 9-10 hours. Fly, bus or taxi to Phnom Penh (see pg 88.) Then catch a bus or taxi for the 4 hour ride to Sihanoukville. Some bus companies offer a package ticket through to Sihanoukville. Check with one of the many local travel agent for current air and bus schedules.
SIHANOUK VILLE
Sihanoukville is Cambodia's premier beach town - a sandy peninsula jutting into the warm Gulf of Thailand, the beaches offering umbrellas and thatched roofed eateries, 24-hour bars and everything from a laid back beach chair to an endless party vibe. Sihanoukville also serves as a travel hub for the coastal islands and towns - the quaint old city of Kampot, the nearby seaside town of Kep and the border town Koh Kong aside the Cardamom Mountains. And perhaps most special: the nearby tropical islands, a barely discovered destination as yet undeveloped, offering lost beaches and rustic rooms.
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