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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Koh Rong Samloem Tourism Cambodia



Most people know to Cambodia with mysterious temples of Angkor with a unique architecture. Not many people realize Cambodia also has beautiful beaches located on two islands and Koh Rong Samloem Koh Rong. These two beautiful islands are located near each other and about 20km from Sihanoukville. Only about 2 hours on the train moves on windless sea bay, you will go to Koh Rong Samloem. the island is known for its fine white sand mixed with the green of the sea water. All make for an excellent accommodation.
Articles are written in a journey form signed, including sharing some information about Koh Rong Samloem Tourism. Thank you Hien Triet has provided articles and photos about the trip. Besides, you should also refer to the articles on Sihanoukville travel experience for a tourist trip perfect Cambodia offline.
Day 1: Saigon to Ha Tien, Xa Xia border gate
22h30 Departure by bus to Ha Tien bus station sleepers in Western Kumho


Day 2: Ha Tien - Kep - Bokor Highland (Thansur Bokor Highland Resort)
5:30 am to Ha Tien, ride transit (free) of Kumho to Xa Xia border gate (15 minutes)
Customs procedures inside Vietnam quite simple 5 minutes to complete the passport, Prek Chak side gate - Cambodia or demanding extortion money 50k / 1 person. Want fast can last longer 20k bid them write their own declarations always done 5 minutes. And do not want to give money, they must dueling with them one last time but finished well to take more than 30 minutes when the new tg walk.
Through the gate with three moving to Kep (25km):
Motorcycle taxi: $ 10 / two people (serving 3), 1 person $ 8
Bus: $ 5 car 12 seats crammed horrible but long wait.
Taxi $ 20 cover CBU can carry 6 people, most health go this way. Called a taxi but is actually run private cars despite no signs mounted clock & no charge (in this party full taxi this category).
If not look that goes straight up Sihanoukville Kep (140km), the bus cost $ 12 / person. Phase 1 before going himself hired by a health Camry Ty 4 seats (with phone number in the article) procession at the gate transported Kep, Kampot sightseeing, dining and up Sihanoukville $ 50. 4 adults + 2 children count the turn but comfortable, cool air-conditioned car. Mr.Ty (about 50 years) is very secure overseas Vietnamese, to feel happy, enthusiastic and carrying a lot of traveling, I very consistent sit slobbering over 1 hour but the car still smiling doctor asked if food tastes good Otherwise next time carrying other shop. Count back from Sihanoukville doctors also take garden carrying Kampot durian another 10km further. Generally this man is very ok, know many fine shops and many eating and entertainment side. Want to book a car doctor must call ahead from VN appointment now I'll pick right at the gate, the memory is called by the subscriber call Cambodia International press new area code without the wrong call to subscribers of Viettel in VN also coincides with Viettel in Cambodia as doctors. From VN dial is experiencing right doctor Company: 00855.976666054
Around 7 pm to Kep sightseeing, photography, swimming ...

Chartering go Rabbit Island - Koh Thonsáy 25 $ 1 tankers upto 20 people 2 round trip. Pretty small Island only a few households living, unspoiled beaches, blue waters enjoyed bathing. May hire the communal house of fishermen stay overnight price $ 15-20. But sad night on the island because there is no service what can is day swimming, fishing, exploring the forest beyond the island.

Lunch specialties TP. Kep: Crab crab sauce or green pepper in shops near Market Kimly Crab Restaurant (Craft Market). This shop customers west lot, processed seafood was delicious and the price is quite cheap for seafood restaurants in Vietnam. See table always ordering crab green pepper sauce.
After feasting on the car starting to go Highlands Bokor
14h check-in Thansur Bokor Highland Resort 5 stars ($ 80 per night including buffet breakfast). Bokor plateau beyond the 5-star hotels that did not have one the hostel or hotel at all, service entertainment, dining outside is not in addition to playing casino and dining in restaurants dearer but not tasty. Generally as far lost their homes Dalat. In return beautiful room 5-star standard, with tram pick & have a play area for children, night sky dense fog and very cold. You can check room rates in town.
Day 3: Highland Bokor go SihanoukvilleBuffet breakfast at the hotel, 9h comes away Sihanoukville
TP 12pm to check in at Serendipity Beach Sihanoukville Beach Resort (4 stars): $ 45 / night. Beautiful sea view room over looking the pier where the boat is moored The Party Boat. There were relatively large pool, children play freely.
Hotels in Sihanoukville are many different kinds of dorm 8-10 $ to 5 star luxury resorts like Sokha Beach Resort price of around $ 150 / night on Agoda. Hotel is relatively cheap side, grows scattered at 5 beaches in order: Victory Beach, Independence Beach, Serendipity Beach, Ochheuteal Beach & Otres Beach. Beach's busiest Serendipity, many Western visitors, night bars open for guests beachfront slobbering, dancing & fireworks to light pole near happy. Agoda.com his Serendipity Beach Resort on $ 45 Sea view rooms, a swimming pool, beautiful view overlooking the pier is ideal. Walking is the right pier 50m buy train tickets to go here as well equipped island.
Lunch at Chhne Meas Restaureant Victory Beach. This shop specializes in selling fresh seafood, is located adjacent to the coast, the waves slapping, cool wind. Prices cheaper Ganh Hao-Vung Tau, offering a fine. Looking far seen crossing the bridge crossing Russia island, so named because the island is the Cambodian government has sold to Russian oligarch. Due to limited time, so I did not have the opportunity to visit the bridge and the island.
Once filled lunch back hotel to 16h continue swimming, pool at resort
  • 18h stroll & look shop shopping food and drink to bring to the island the next morning
  • 19h roast beef dinner at the restaurant tried to pull (pronunciation Camuchia) near Lion monument. This shop offers a beautiful girl are extremely enthusiastic and speak Vietnamese very gravel voice like western girls
  • Then stroll the coast there Serendipity beach bars vibrant close: just enjoy seafood sip bottles of Angkor beer, while watching fireworks, lantern, midnight dancing fire dancing ... just a bar to boring is the hotels bedrooms.
Day 4: Koh Rong Samloem Sihanoukville travel
  • 7.30 up breakfast
  • 9am to focus on Party Boat dock, 9.30 comes to the island Koh Rong Samloem

Crowded as festivals, ships have reinforced one smaller units also have sun roof terrace looked very nice. It was the civil ceremony should 30/4 Vietnam which is east to the island make a mess to disrupt the peace of the island capital, find us West upset about this! L. Today, this beautiful island so famous with people phượt VN, so in the long vacation holidays are pulled together over here in large, Serendipity Beach area very vibrant inherently far more bustling than like 1 festival, also KRS island as the island of Vietnam, not from Cam anymore. Haizzza! ...
On board there are programs such as: buffet lunch, dancing, snorkeling, jumping ship ...
12pm to Koh Rong Samloem island beautiful
  • Check in at The Beach Island Resort or Saracen Bay Resort
  • Eat and watch the sunset at the restaurant Lazy Beach
  • The Beach Forest Crossing back before dark
  • Seafood BBQ dinner and party at The Beach bar, dancing until tired of rooms

Tourism Koh Rong Samloem
In Sihanoukville there are various small islands but have 2 beautiful island of Koh Rong island should go Koh Rong Samloem &. Koh Rong island (KR) is greater than the population on the island is more crowded. Koh Rong Samloem longer (KRS) is a smaller, more primitive and more beautiful.
There are 2 types of ships to the island: Fast train (Fast Ferry Boat) and large ships Boat Party.
  • Fast train: Tickets can be purchased directly at the terminal jetty ticket prices $ 25/2 turns off and on (plays about every day is just the ticket retained), $ 15/1 respectively. Visitors to the island Train 2 shuttle. Time 45 minutes maximum capacity of 30 people (small) and 50 (large). Every day there are many frequencies of 1 hour. So book Speed ​​Ferry Boat ship I-beautiful, spacious seats, luxury yachts as small, go liked.
  • Boat Party Train: This train of The Beach Island Resort should only KRS shuttle only. Price $ 25/2 respectively, $ 15/1 respectively, if booked in at The Beach Resort, it will be down to 20 $ / 2 respectively. Boats carrying away 3.5 hours up to 200 people, with buffet, dancing, anchoring in one small island to guests swimming & diving ship snorkeling. Each day only 1 trip at 9:30 and about 3:30.
Note: if you want the gate on the day they should go quickly because cruise ships will not slow down in time and entry procedures for the gate closes at 18h. So book boat trips to experience Boat Party and turns on fast boat trip for 11 or 12 noon in time to eat and go to Sihanoukville Ha Tien on the medium.
The island has about 10 resorts KRS stay, the resort called to instead actually bungalows, village or communal house team. At The Beach Island Resort has a variety of rooms with different prices. Collective Dorm $ 10/2 people, $ 20 to VIP bungalow Bungalow $ 45 / night. The best I saw other resort is located near the pier in front of the beautiful sea is: Sun Island Eco Village, Saracen Bay Resort, Orchid Resort, Freedom Island Bungalow. You may refer to the price of this resort here.
Chartering go M'Pay Bay fishing village and lighthouse at Paradise Village is turning least $ 35 / half day. Beware of mistaken Secret Paradise Resort Paradise Resort next door (the old name).Eating on the island also inexpensive, yet resort also has a bar serving delicious food relative, dinner at The Beach with BBQ buffet attractive, but I think that the chef at Saracen Bay is best processed, characteristic Special dishes like: fried seafood, seafood fried noodles, curry fish, salad dishes here good price from $ 3-6 is ok. Island bring along many drinks as beer, soft drinks, mineral water because the water is quite expensive above (3 times the mainland). Only drink cocktails in the bar, the bartender very tasty mixture, 1 cup pineapple juice mixture, banana, mango and soda cost $ 4.5.
On the island there is no phone reception, nor electricity, most solar energy and a generator. Can night campfire group activities so happy. If you go to the full moon day, the more glad organized monthly Full Moon Party is famous DJs from around TG flock to organize dancing parties.
Day 5: Have fun visit Koh Rong Samloem Island
Wake up early morning sunrise on the island and the beach
  • After finishing breakfast walk along the beach to Paradise Resort is located at the southern end of the island coast (from The Beach 2km) rent the entire ship to explore locations around the island of Koh Rong Samloem beautiful and conquer tops the highest lighthouse island. This is the most exciting team we just discovered, I will continue to post the details shortly.
  • Actually originally we going to climb the lighthouse for over 5km distance beyond the forest and difficult slopes away from Paradise Resort (see map above), accidentally caught in their Paradise boyfriend four groups also from VN Charterers are going to explore the island. So his group 4 adults + 2 children incorporate other groups even go half day hire 10 people for $ 35. Initially we did not know was the turn or questions and the points go to how and how far. But shit, install the small islands that look right but one round took 4 hours, had to add another point further dissipated smashing t / g round 7 hours! starting at 10am 5pm forever new. So almost the entire first day that prices still do not charge extra money. Hehe ... turn as tea seed me! JJJ
  • Sail is one doctor for more than 60 elderly reach very gentle, austere face looks like most of the coastal villages of fishermen. Fathers 12-13 years old boy driving is something that tiny little baby boy cu 9 years old than my house, doubles interpreter, he knows Cam 3 languages, English, Vietnamese know little bit@@s always! He thought it was really agile, enthusiastic, good-hearted, but another very emotional, very lovely!
  • Train crossing the bridge towards Saracen ships heading to North Island Bay. The first point is passing Koh Rong Samloem Villas, far away from the beach front bungalows undulating look romantic but lonely too.
  • Next to the fishing village M'Pay Bay (M'Pei Bei) located next to the island of Koh Koun looked like loaves ú
  • Crab $ 10 / kg, Screws sensory $ 2.5 / kg 2 children to use, cheap surprise! The fishing village is up shop on cold tiles beer + hot bait has boiled seafood brought aboard sip. Just slobbering just enjoy the ocean, oh great owls!
M'Pay Bay Fishing Village
More on M'Pay Bay fishing village, is home to the most densely populated island of Koh Rong Samloem mainly employed in fishing is the only place on the island with phone coverage and only 1 single resort is M'Pei Bei Village. Reaching this fishing village outside the train ride out can go by road to the north coast yeast, ice forest, rafting, hill beyond the arduous new arrival. The following morning was sunbathing at the beach with his conversation with two players from Saigon phượt 2 photos since yesterday just walk to M'Pay Bay, off and on takes 8 hours, you must recognize this 2 Thet health.
Who has a passion for fishing, then this is the right place is ideal, can rent a boat to the island of Koh Koun spoiled big fish. Right at the beginning of the jetty bar where the young man who had first Vietnamese to live there say next time to contact photos taken fishing boat carrying much joy. Next time I will spend certain one day in this place to go fishing, swimming, snorkeling to delight.
After no tangle drunk with seafood and beer cup final run to the ship and started passing the island's west coast. This pristine beach parties and Billow not peaceful like the East Coast. It has a resort that is Huba Huba 2 and Robinson Bungalow, in addition to the Dive Shop 1 more specialized services snorkelling equipment rental. If someone loved snorkelling over the coral they are light.
Also you can go to the western shores of this sea by walking about 2km from the forest beyond the trail beside The Beach Resort is also very interesting. Pictures below are taken while walking beyond the first forest to Koh Rong Samloem.

China continues to run through one another's waist small mountain to the next point is Lazy Beach yesterday afternoon spot where the house was ice 2km forest road to get there. Wide trail this side, have strewn sand and little climb up the hill more accessible and less time-consuming than the way Huba.
Train access to Lazy Beach pier to bid farewell to four young people walking ashore ice forest road back to Saracen Bay in time to catch the afternoon train back to the mainland. So just left his house with 4 adults + 2 children to continue the journey to the end of the conquest lighthouse (Light House) highest island.
Ship landed on a beach, looking at the distant Lak few homes, many green palm trees, casuarinas grass grows around the village entrance with few residents living here. Beyond the residential sector was down 3 to 1 with trails of red earth, that is to pass the forest, 2km slopes is to foot lighthouse, beneath the border closing, 1 he guards levy 1usd to 1 foreigners who want to climb the lighthouse, the natives are free.
Both men back through the jungle to the pier where boating reject them all and wait more than 2 hours but doctors face was still smiling and waving his fist every person put on the deck. Just on board but having seen the sea like fish see water, I immediately launched into the sea um Steam Bath 1, feeling cool it was nothing, all hot and tired of people who vanish soon. Then type 1 deep sleep on deck.
Boats along the coast add another whole hour is about to finish Paradise Resort jetty over the sea trip exciting and a little tired friable ear.
On arrival at the clock is 5pm, so travel time takes 7 hours without being charge extra dime. Allowances for 2 children $ 5 more he TC both men spent $ 40 for the whole trip almost all day! It is true that the turn!
After parting stern uncle and the boy "Little Boy" (I forgot what the name of this kid should be called such) both continued to rent their homes safe boat duck fan motor (above) carry back The Beach for $ 4. Frankly, both men tired to walk 2km scene again but thankfully looking to rent this boat with the price is also very dirt as cats!
After cleaning the furniture, even the sea to soak up the warm waters of the evening sea, at the foot of bridge snokerling Saracen, fish, snails, crabs and urchins child (sea urchin) here a lot.
Evening dining at Saracen Bar with dishes: beef steak, curry fish, seafood spaghetti, hamburgers, according to his comments this bar processing faster succulence & Bar The Beach but missed draw. Dessert is fruit jackfruit juicy forest, booty pick from over lighthouse, eat no abdominal strain that still left gave him more balance bartending.
Day 6: Journey back to Saigon
Marine infantry average up early watching last time before preparing for the mainland
Fast Ferry Boat 11 on board of the Sihanoukville

Take I-Speed ​​Ferry Boat ship this luxury yacht small as such, praises faster than normal vessels, spacious seats, running very fast, taking just 45 minutes to Sihanoukville.
12h on to the jetty Serendipity Uncle Ty chauffeur was waiting, carrying them all to lunch at Quan Chhne Meas
On the way there passed by City Kampot, famous symbol giant durian. Kampot durian garden had bought the most delicious world famous as a gift, the price is slightly expensive $ 4 / kg which all persons, damn tasty.
17h on to Ha Tien border gate, called feeder Kumho car to pick.
Dinner at the restaurant with dishes of rice Hien: pineapple braised fish, cobia and sour soup, fried or grilled squid, sautéed spinach with garlic extra food dish with white rice, Kampot durian dessert. This is the most delicious meals from breakfast to dinner hour away, everyone wants an belly always full.
Visiting Ha Tien night market, buy gifts, seafood ... like renovation was real gem (with turquoise lacquer) good turn.
22h boarding Kumho Saigon beds.
SG 7am on to end the trip.
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