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About Sihanoukville in Cambodia |
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Sihanoukville |
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Sihanoukville town (or Kompong Som as it is often called by the locals) sits in the center of a small peninsula that juts into the warm waters of the Gulf of Thailand. Several fine, near-white sand beaches, easily accessible from the town, line the shore around the peninsula. The main beaches are lined with little thatch roofed beach bars and seafood shacks offering cold drinks, beach umbrellas and chairs, seafood BBQ, evening parties and more. Tropical summer-winds, fantastic surfing & sailing, best diving & snorkeling sites, national park-tours by boat, motorbike or hiking, all are part of Cambodias pristine charm. |
Ochheuteal Beach and Serendipity Beach |
 Ochheuteal Beach and Serendipity Beach are the most popular and the busiest beaches with plenty of nearby hotels, guesthouses, bars and restaurants. On the other side of town, Victory Beach at the base of Weather Station Hill (aka Victory Hill) is also popular but not as busy, Budget bungalows and guesthouses sit on the side of the hill and the beach sports seafood shacks, chairs, umbrellas and even a nightclub. Otres Beach is similar to Ochheuteal but far less touristic and has a relaxed, out of the way feel. Currently there are just a few accommodations but plenty of little seafood shack and bars. We are located a 1 minute walk away from Serendipity and Ochheuteal Beach. |
 Ochheuteal Beach, is by far the most popular and touristed beach in Sihanoukville. Ochheuteal is long (3km), sandy and narrow, with 'Serendipity Beach' at the arcing northern end, a development project at the southern half, and a cluster of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants stretching along the mid-section. On the beach, little shack-style seafood restaurants and bars line more than a kilometer of the sand's edge from 'Serendipity Beach' to the development project. Many of the beach bars are open into the late night and throw regular beach parties. The Ochheuteal area has a good selection of near-beach accommodations ranging from mid-priced hotels ($25-$80) through small hotels ($10-$30) and budget guesthouses ($3-$12), most located along the three roads paralleling the beach (more densely at the northwest end) and along the road from the Golden Lion Traffic Circle to Serendipity Beach. The mid-section of Ochheuteal is the busiest part of the beach. The sand is lined tightly with beach shack restaurant/bars and the roads behind offer a pretty even mix of mid-range and budget hotels and guesthouses. In the early evening, several roadside BBQ restaurants get going along 23 Tola Road. All offer fresh seafood skewers, grilled meats, poultry and lots more. At Ochheuteal's extreme northern end, the area commonly known as 'Serendipity Beach' offers bungalows and guesthouse rooms right on the sand as well as amongst the rocks on the hill overlooking the ocean. |
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