Showing posts with label Sihanoukville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sihanoukville. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Preah Sihanouk Ream National Park


Preah Sihanouk Ream National Park is located about 18 kilometers from downtown Sihanoukville between Koh Thmei and Sihanoukville. The park has been open since 1993, covers 21,000 hectares including 15,000 hectares of terrestrial and 6,000 hectares of marine habitats.
The National Park features secluded beaches, mangroves forests, and tropical jungles, 155 different species of birds, monkeys and during the months of December, January and February the infamous white fresh water dolphin. It also offers a good transportation service to some island such as Koh Ta Keav and Koh Rusei. Those tourists who do visit the island should travel in groups and bring their own food.

Kbal Chhay Waterfall

Kbal chhay Waterfall is located in Khan Prey Nup, take about 16 kilometers north of downtown Sihanoukville by National Road No4.
Kbal Chhay was discovered in 1960. 3 years later, it was developed into a reservoir to supply clean water to the city of Sihanoukville.
The water at Kbal Chhay comes from many sources along the mountain range, although only three sources are visible. The waterfall is 14 meters high, is the point where those three sources join.

Phnom Leu

This mountain is a nature and cultural site, at the mountaintop there is a pagoda, which is offers visitors a panoramic view of the beaches and Sihanoukville International Port. Most visitors are visit during national festivals.

Koh Pors (Snake Island)

Koh Pors is an Island that located in front of Victory Beach about 1 kilometer. The beach here is very quiet. It is undeveloped so attracts many tourists, visitors who want to visit this island should bring their own food and traveling in groups.

Deum Chhrey Beach


Deum Chhrey Beach is located in front of City Hall. Less tourists swimming here because there is a big restaurant nearby. The Beach is a picturesque park filled with statues and popular with photographers. It is also popular with tourists who like to walk along the beach to get fresh air here.

Lomhe Kay (Victory Beach)


Victory Beach is popular with offers many services, including comfortable restrooms, fresh water and good transportation service to Koh Pors(Snake Island), because the beach is located in front of Koh Pors. There are many well-organized kiosks along the beach, the waves here are not big and the environment is clean, that why making many visitors go to this beach.

Prampi Choan Beach


Prampi Choan Beach is a short and narrow beaches and the waves here was bigger then the other beaches, this beach is popular with locals, who favor it most after Sokha Beach.

Sokha (Serendipity Beach)


Not far away from O’Cheuteal Beach there was Sokha Beach. This Beach is also long and the water here is deeper. Sokha Beach was once more crowded than O’Cheuteal Beach, because Cambodia is prefer it to the other beaches. Recently, Sokha Beach operations was build up the area in hopes of attracting more tourists to Sihanoukville by Oknha Sok Kung’s Sokha Hotel Company.

O’Cheuteal Beach


O’Cheuteal Beach is the most popular beach in Sihanoukville, it is located in Sangkat No3. O’cheuteal Beach is the large beach and long with white sand and shallow water attracting many foreigners. There are a number of food stalls along the beach, in addition to fruit and sea food venders.