Things to do around town.
There's Sihanoukville's beaches. There's Cambodia. Then there's everything else.
Beaches and Islands The town of Sihanoukville is surrounded on 3 sides by the Bay of Thailand. From the shore 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. |
Activities Many vacation activities around town are related to the beaches. Swimming and sunning, trips to the islands, scuba diving, fishing, and snorkeling. Within town, there are many themed restaurants and bars owned by people from all over the world. Buddhist temples, mountain biking, walking around downtown and the central market, shopping, and seeing the Cambodian culture are also popular activities. |
Day Trips Many close by stops await you from downtown Sihanoukville. The fishing village at Stung Hauv, Kbal Chay Waterfalls, Ream National Park, day trips to the islands. You can even holiday in the coastal towns of Kampot, Kep and Bokor Mountain for the day (or 3), and get back to Sihanoukville for dinner. |
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 casinos are open 24 hours a day. |
TransportationThere are a few ways to get around town. While many tourist walk, there are also motorcycle taxi's and Tuk Tuks (a cart pulled by a motorcycle) on every street. To get to Sihanoukville, you can take a car or boat from Thailand. From Kampot or Phnom Penh, a bus or car. And cruise ships regularly dock at the port in town. Flights arrive at Phnom Penh and then it's a 3 hour countryside ride to town. |
Accommodations Sihanoukville offers places to stay ranging from $2 a night, to an island resort costing thousands of dollars per day. Most hotels and guesthouses are either downtown, on "The Hill", or on one of several beaches. |