Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville

* O’chheuteal Beach

O’chheuteal Beach is located in Sangkat No 3. Large and long with white sand and shallow water, it is the most popular beach in Sihanoukville, attracting many foreigners. There are a number of food stalls along the bach, in addition to fruit and seafood vendors.
  
* Sokha Beach or Serendipity Beach

Sokha Beach adjoins O’chheuteal Beach. It is also long, though the water is deeper here. The beach was once more crowed than O’chheuteal Beach, because Cambodians prefer it to other beaches, however, Okhan Sok Kung’s Sokha Hotel Company recently took over operations at the beach. The company is building up the area in hopes of attracting more tourists to Sihanoukviile.

* Prampi Choan Beach

The beach is short and narrow, and the waves are bigger than at other beaches, making it popular with locals, who favor it most after Sohka Beach.

* Lomhe Kay or Victory Beach

The beach is located in front of Snake Island, Koh Pors. It offers a number of services, including comfortable restrooms, fresh water and good transportation service to Koh Pors. Thus, many local and international visitors go to this beach. There are many well- organized kiosks along the beach; the waves are not big, and the environment is clean.

* Deum Chhrey Beach

Deum Chhrey Beach is located in front of City Hall. Few tourists swim here because there is a big restaurant nearby. It is popular with tourists who like walk along the beach, however, because there is a picturesque park filled with statues, making site popular with photographers.

* Koh Pors

Koh Pors is an island about 1 kilometer from Loum Hekay beach, off the coast of Sihanoukville. The beach is flat and very quite. It attracts many visitors, because it is undeveloped. Those tourist who visit the island travel in groups and bring their own food.

* Phonm Leu

Phnom Leu is a natural and culture site. There is a pagoda on the mountain which offers visitors a panoramic view of the beaches and Sihanoukville international port. Most visitors are local people who visit the site during national festival.

* Kbal Chhay Waterfall

Kbal Chhay Waterfall is located in Khan Prey Nup, about 16 kilometers north of downtown Siahnoukville. To reach the site from Sihanoukville, take National Road 4 toward to Phnom Penh. About 7 kilometers outside of town, there is a sign announcing the site. Turn left and go 9 kilometers along a trail. The water at Kbal Chhay comes from many sources along the mountain range, although only three 14 meters high, is at the point where those three sources join.

Kbal Chhay was found in 1960. Three years later, it was developed into a reservoir to supply clean water to the city of Sihanoukville. The reservoir construction, however, was interrupted due to civil war, and the site because a hide-out for the Khmer Rouge. In 1997, Kbal Chhay was marked for development, and a year later Kok An Company was awarded a contract a road and develop the site for tourism.

* Preah Sihanoukville Ream National Park

Preah Sihanouk Ream National Park is located between Koh Thmei and Sihanoukville. The park which has been open since 1993, covers 21,000 hectares including 15,000 hectares of terrestrial an 6000 hectares of marine habitats.

The National Park featured seclude beaches, mangroves forests, tropical jungles, 155 different species of birds, monkeys and during the months of December, January and February the infamous white fresh water dolphin. It also offers a good transportation service to some island such as Koh Ta Keav and Koh Rusei. Those tourists who do visit the islands should travel in groups and bring their own food.