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Sihanoukville (Kampong Som) Cambodia
Welcome to
SIHANOUKVILLE CAMBODIA
and The Sihanoukville Visitors Guide. Sihanoukville is
Cambodia's premier beach town, sporting miles of
white sand beaches,
picturesque islands and warm
tropical waters. Sihanoukville also serves as a travel hub for the
coastal towns of southern
Cambodia - Kampot,
Kep,
Koh Kong and
beyond. This website is the online version of the print publication
- The Sihanoukville Visitors Guide -
 is Cambodia's
first, most comprehensive and widely circulated guide to the beaches,
restaurants, bars,
hotels, entertainment,
transportation and most of
what you'll need for your visit to Sihanoukville,
Kampot,
Kep, and
Koh Kong.
Sihanoukville was founded as a
port town half a century ago,
 but these days is as much a beach
town and tourist destination, catering to weekenders from
Phnom
Penh and a steadily increasing number of foreign visitors. The
town sits on a beach lined peninsula
jutting into the Gulf of
Thailand and the pace of life in this provincial town is very
relaxed and unhurried. The beaches
offer umbrellas, thatched roofed eateries and bars and a growing
number of nearby restaurants, pubs, bungalows and a range of hotels,
all making for a laid-back, beachy atmosphere and a great little
tropical getaway. Sihanoukville is a place to unwind by the
beach, enjoy the fresh from-the-ocean seafood,
party at the bars and
happenings, take in an island trip
or scuba trip and generally
slow down, lay back and chill-out.
Sihanoukville has a more than ample supply of accommodations,
including a 5-star resort complex on Sokha Beach, several mid-range
places
downtown and at the beaches, a few 'upscale' three-star
hotels, and dozens of budget guesthouses, especially on
Weather
Station Hill (Victory
Hill). Considering the moderate number of
visitors to Sihanoukville, the town offers a surprising number and
variety of restaurants and bars. Fresh seafood, especially crab,
prawns and ocean fish, has always been one of the town's biggest
draws, but there is also a wide variety of places offering foreign
cuisines - Australian, French, Indian, German, Sri
Lankan, British,
Italian, pizza places and even a couple of western-style bakeries. And these days Sihanoukville offers a pretty
good night life as well with a wide variety of bars staying open
well into the wee hours, especially on
Weather Station Hill, in the
downtown area, and the beach bars on
Ochheuteal, ‘Serendipity’ and
Victory Beaches.
Now that most of the major roads are in good condition,
regularly
scheduled air-con buses crisscross
southern Cambodia, making travel
easy from
Phnom
 Penh and connecting Sihanoukville with the other coastal cities
of Koh Kong,
Kampot,
Kep, each offering
its own unique character. And with the recent opening of the
Prek Chak crossing with Vietnam
and the completion of the final bridges on the road to
Koh Kong
earlier this year, the coastal traveler's trail from
the Koh Kong crossing with
Thailand, though the beach towns of Cambodia and on to southern
Vietnam and Phu Quoc Island, is now open.
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