Getting there
While Sihanoukville does have a small airport it does not have a scheduled flight service. The Sihanoukville Airport is currently completing major renovations to upgrade the airport to an International standard. It is anticipated that flights will be scheduled to and from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
The most travelled route is the day time scheduled bus service to and from Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city. This trip will take 4-5 hours including a 15 minute refreshment breaks halfway through the trip.
Travellers from Thailand can enter Cambodia through Koh Kong and travel by bus to Sihanoukville. This trip will take 4 hours. Of course, Sihanoukville being Cambodia’s largest port, is also a cruise ship destination.
Getting around
With everything a tourist needs in close proximity the tuk tuk is the most common form of transport around town. Motor cycles can be rented without the need for paperwork even though by law everyone is supposed to have a valid Cambodian driver’s license. For the more adventurous and fitter all the beaches are within a half hour walk from the shopping precinct.
Where to stay
There are over 160 accommodation choices ranging from backpackers to guesthouses to hotels. Every budget is catered for from $ 2 per night up to $ 2000 per night.
Where to Eat
If fresh seafood is your specialty the seafood restaurants on the beaches are the places to go to. The restaurants on Victory, Serendipity and Ochheuteal Beaches serve very inexpensive meals literally on the waters edge. In the downtown area there is a wide range of authentic food restaurants from countries around the world.
What to see
Day boat trips to the Islands of Koh Ta kieu, Koh Russay, Koh Rong Saloem and Koh Dek Koule. The Preah Sihanouk ‘Ream’ National park entrance way is 20 kilometres north of Sihanoukville on the Phnom Penh road. The park offers walking tours, safari hours to view the wildlife ,butterflies and some of the 150 species of birds in the park. Boat trips down the river through the mangroves and out to Koh Thmei and Koh Ses islands in the Gulf of Thailand leave from the park. The Kbal Chhay Waterfall on the road to the National Park is another popular attraction.
Entertainment
Sihanoukville has four 24 hour Casinos featuring slot machines, card games and roulette. The Holiday palace and new Peak Casinos are located in the Victory Hill/ Beach area while the Fortuna and Gold Sands Beach Club Casinos are on the other side of town in the Golden Lions Circle and Ochheuteal Beach areas.
While Sihanoukville does have a small airport it does not have a scheduled flight service. The Sihanoukville Airport is currently completing major renovations to upgrade the airport to an International standard. It is anticipated that flights will be scheduled to and from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
The most travelled route is the day time scheduled bus service to and from Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city. This trip will take 4-5 hours including a 15 minute refreshment breaks halfway through the trip.
Travellers from Thailand can enter Cambodia through Koh Kong and travel by bus to Sihanoukville. This trip will take 4 hours. Of course, Sihanoukville being Cambodia’s largest port, is also a cruise ship destination.
Getting around
With everything a tourist needs in close proximity the tuk tuk is the most common form of transport around town. Motor cycles can be rented without the need for paperwork even though by law everyone is supposed to have a valid Cambodian driver’s license. For the more adventurous and fitter all the beaches are within a half hour walk from the shopping precinct.
Where to stay
There are over 160 accommodation choices ranging from backpackers to guesthouses to hotels. Every budget is catered for from $ 2 per night up to $ 2000 per night.
Where to Eat
If fresh seafood is your specialty the seafood restaurants on the beaches are the places to go to. The restaurants on Victory, Serendipity and Ochheuteal Beaches serve very inexpensive meals literally on the waters edge. In the downtown area there is a wide range of authentic food restaurants from countries around the world.
What to see
Day boat trips to the Islands of Koh Ta kieu, Koh Russay, Koh Rong Saloem and Koh Dek Koule. The Preah Sihanouk ‘Ream’ National park entrance way is 20 kilometres north of Sihanoukville on the Phnom Penh road. The park offers walking tours, safari hours to view the wildlife ,butterflies and some of the 150 species of birds in the park. Boat trips down the river through the mangroves and out to Koh Thmei and Koh Ses islands in the Gulf of Thailand leave from the park. The Kbal Chhay Waterfall on the road to the National Park is another popular attraction.
Entertainment
Sihanoukville has four 24 hour Casinos featuring slot machines, card games and roulette. The Holiday palace and new Peak Casinos are located in the Victory Hill/ Beach area while the Fortuna and Gold Sands Beach Club Casinos are on the other side of town in the Golden Lions Circle and Ochheuteal Beach areas.
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