Diving Cambodia

Cambodia is located in the Gulf of Thailand between the countries of Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a new diving frontier and has a few dive centres and therefore the country offers a real chance to explore dive sites. There will be plenty of chances to dive unmapped dive sites and even some not discovered yet.

The diving tourism is located around Shanoukville which is also known as Kompong Som. The town as rapidly grown but is blessed by white sand beaches wrapped around the headland.

Located just off shore from Shanoukville are the islands of Koh Rong, Koh Kon and Koh Rong Samloem which are known as the Kompong Som Island group. You can find more islands further south which are visited by snorkelling trips.

The Royal group of islands of Koh Tang and Koh Prins offer some of the best sites for divers with good coral growth and some occasional big creatures. String Ray Alley as you guessed as plenty of String Rays to keep you happy.

Koh Tang and Koh Prins islands are located several hours by boat from Shanoukville and are best visited on an overnight trip which can be slightly difficult to arrange but they are less affected as other islands that have been dynamited nearer the shore.

Most of the country coast from Koh Kong up to the Thai border is virtually unexplored and get for the adventurous divers who like explore.

As with most spots along the Thai gulf coast the diving is seasonal with variable visibility. The dry season from October to November thought June offer the best diving, as low rainfall offers better visibility.

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