Monday, September 22, 2014

Sihanouk Ville Town

Sihanouk Ville And Island 
The town of SihanoukVille is surrounded on 3 sides by the Bay of Thailand.  From the beaches and surrounding hills, many of the country's small islands can be seen.  Many of the beaches are filled with grass hut restaurants and bars, some of the beaches are rocky, a couple are big resorts, and some are pure sandy beach.  A dozen Islands surround SihanoukVille, and these are fairly unspoiled for the moment.  Beaches, forest treks, diving, swimming, and chilling are the main activites here.

 Otres Beach


Koh Rong Island 


Activities 
 Many vacation activities around town are related to the beaches. Swimming and sunning, trips to the Island, fishing, and snorkeling.  Within town, there are many themed restaurants and bars owned by people from all over the world. Buddhist Temple, mountain biking, Dirt Biking , walking around Downtown and Central Shopping and seeing the Cambodian culture are also popular activities.  Scuba Diving is also very popular .


 Day Trips
Many close by stops await you outside downtown SihanoukVille. Many white beach and The fishing village at Steung Hauv, Kbal Chay Waterfalls,Ream National Park, day trips to the islands. You can even holiday in the coastal towns of Kompot, Kep and Bokor Mountain just 2 hours away.  Lots of Boat trips to the island.

Boat Trip To Island 

 
Kbal Chhay Waterfall



Night Life
Daylight ends around 6pm here, and the vacation continues.  Many beach restaurants stay open until the last customer leaves. Restaurants with French, Japanese, Italian, Indian and many other cuisines come to life.  Some bars and the 8Casinos are open 24 hours a day.



 Transportation
There are a few ways to get around town.  While many tourist walk, there are also motorcycle taxi's and Tuk Tuks (carts pulled by a motorcycle) on every street.  To get to SihanoukVille, you can take a car or bus from Koh Kong, near Thailand.  From Vietnam, Kampot or Phnom Penh, a bus or car. And Cruise Ships at the port in town.  Flights arrive at Phnom Penh and then it's a 3 to 5 hour countryside ride to town from the airport by private taxi or by bus from downtown.  Flights also arrive at the SihanoukVille Airport from Siem Reap (Angkor Wat).


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