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The best accessible beaches in Cambodia are around the coastal town of Sihanoukville 

This is a sleepy coastal town around 230 km southwest of Phnom Penh. 

Sihanoukville Waterfront Map

Travel by Bus

How to travel there by bus

it's either by car, bus or motorbike. Buses are plenty, some are old others not so bad. It is easy to explore the whole country by bus without major problems they connect all major cities several times a day. What makes it even more interesting, it's very affordable, read more.

Ochheuteal Beach at Sihanoukville from east

Ochheuteal beach from west

Nightlife at Ochheuteal beach

Around are several major beaches. Starting from  the North, is Victoria beach, Independence, Hawaii, Serendipity & Ochheuteal and behind Otres.

Hawaii beach Sihanoukville

Sunset at Hawaii beach Cambodia

Nightlife is also not as busy but not everyone wants this anyway, the waterfronts are quite nice and quiet.

Sihanoukville has no past, it was placed on a cleared piece of jungle in the 1950 ties to build the countries only deep water port. A good bus service out of the capital makes it easy to go there quickly and enjoy the place.

South China Sea Waterfront

Beach Massage

The waterfront is perfect

for family vacation and for individual traveler, there is no mass tourism yet. This is the seaside destination for many from the capital, just as Hua Hin is for Bangkokians. Its also not far from the Thai border at Koh Kong, the place was not much affected by the civil war. 

Sontepheap guest house & restaurant

This accommodation has the quality and all add on as a hotel but runs under guest house, the reason is taxes are lower when operated that way including the whole range of TV channels. The building is in the third row behind Ochheuteal only 10 minutes walking to the waterline. I stayed here, an excellent guesthouse with new and modern rooms, 60 channel satellite TV plus internet, barbecue etc. is Sontepheap Guest House, Tel. 011 762978 / 016 598050. All rooms are with attached bathroom, shower etc. prices start at around $ 20,- per night. The walk to the seafront is 10 minutes since hotels and guesthouses are at the roads behind Ochheuteal waterfront road.

Accommodation are plenty, from the primitive guesthouse, cottages, hotel, resorts everything is here and what makes it especially interesting all is very affordable since prices are relatively low, a good guesthouse is available from around $ 15,- per night up to the best accommodation in the area which is Sokha Resort for mare than around $ 100,- this prices are floating.

Accommodation at  Serendipity Beach

Relax at Otres Beach

Otres Beach

Otres Beach is next to Ochheuteal to the east, a very pretty place, but again the road to approach the waterfront is a bad dirt road. When I asked a tuk-tuk driver to carry me there he refused telling "I don't want to brake my bike", I finally rented a scooter for $ 6,- per day and went around. 

Although everything is very basic is has it's charm, read more.

The waves of the South China Sea

are rather small and the water is clear since there is no real pollution except some trash littering places from time to time. When diving to snorkeling is on the plan the best is book a tour with one of the ships they know where the best places, usually around the islands are. It is necessary to go like this, since here it is not like in Thailand where on such tourist spots usually a dozen longtail boats are around to bring you anywhere, don't miss the opportunity for such a dive and snorkeling day trip its one of the best things to do in Sihanoukville.

Staying at the waterfront

is great but exploring the totally pristine islands in the vicinity is even Greenery is often bamboo jungle. A good idea could be to rent a dirt bike and go on a adventure ride but never do this on your own only, the terrain is rough and is easy that something happen the best is again to do it within a group, there are several tour operators offering dirt bike day trips. There are lots of things to do in Sihanoukville.

Enough from the sand and water?