Kep's Background

Kep is a seaside tourist city located 173 Kilometers south west of Phnom Penh. Visitors from Phnom Penh take National Road 3 via Kampot province or National Road 2 via Takeo province. In addition, the train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville stops at Damnak Chang Eur Station, about 7 Kilometers from the city. Foreigners coming from Vietnam can enter Cambodia via the Ha Teang Prek Chak border checkpoint, about 40 Kilometers from Kep, or they can travel by boat from Vietnam or Sihanoukville to the Kep City Port.

Kep is a small city. The beach, which is suitable for swimming; it only 1,000 meters long, and the sand is not white as in Sihanoukville. However, Kep is a big seafood market.

Kep beach

Kep Beach is a famous seaside resort with twelve months of sunshine, which is 1,000 metters long. The beach is diffrerent from the beach of Sihanouk Ville because it has black sand.

Visitors can see attractive Rocky Mountains and winding lanes toward the beach. A sightseeing tour of the city is very popular with them. Additionally, they can sunbath, swim, and picnic there.

From Kep, it takes 30 minutes to reach the nine other islands located on its opposite side by boat. Over there, one can enjoy splendid mountainous scenery and beautiful sea birds.

Phnom Ser Sear

Phnom Ser Sear is located about 14 kilometers southeast of Kep City. Phnom Ser Sear is composed of 3 small mountains about 1.5 square kilometers, the fresh air and beautiful natural scenery making these mountains popular. At the foot of the mountain are a number of small halls where clergymen and nuns meditate, and the mountaintop there is a Buddhist pagoda where monks live.

Rabbit Island

The most beautiful white sand beaches in Kep city is Rabbit Island. Rabbit Island is located about 4.5 kilometers southeast of Kep city. The sea here is shallow and has a long slope, making Rabbit Island excellent for swimming. At the sea bottom are a variety of corals, sea animals and plants which attract researchers and ecologists.