Kbal Chhay
Kbal Chhay waterfall is located in Khan Prey Nup, about 16 kilometers
north of the downtown Sihanoukville. To reach the site from
Sihanoukville, take National Road 4 toward Phnom Penh. About 7
kilometers out side of town, there is a sign announcing the site. Turn
left and go 9 kilometers along a trail. The water at Kbal Chhay comes
from many sources along the mountain range, although only three of these
sources are visible. The waterfall, which is 14 meters high, is at the
point where those three sources joint.
Koh Pors
Koh Pors is an island about 1 kilometer from Lomhe Kay beach, off the
coast of Sihanoukville. The beach is flat and very quiet. It is attrachs
few visitors, because it is undeveloped. Those tourists who do visit
the island travel in groups and bring their own food.
Ochheuteal beach
Ochheuteal Beach, known as UNTAC Beach in the early 1990s and it is now
the most popular in Sihanoukville, offering the full spectrum of beach
venues from upscale hotels and dining to laid-back budget beach bars and
bungalows.
Ochheuteal is long, sandy and narrow, with
'Serendipity Beach' at the northern end, a golf-course development at
the southern end, and a cluster of mid-range hotels and restaurants near
the MP base in the middle. Grass umbrellas, rentable beach chairs and
little drink huts line the beach from one end to the other.
Otres beach
Otres Beach is the next beach south of Ochheuteal Beach and resembles
Ochheuteal in many ways - a three kilometer crescent of near white sand
facing the southwest. But Otres is far less developed and touristed than
Ochheuteal, offering a more leisurely, relaxed atmosphere, and caught
the eye of Forbes this year, listed amongst the Top 22 Beaches in Asia.
Though much of the beach was recently closed for a development project,
more than a kilometer remains open and retains the same laid back feel.
There are no hotels, spas or large restaurants on Otres, just a string
of beach-shack bars, restaurants and bungalows stretching along the sand
from the intersection to the new development project.
Independent beach
Independence Beach gets its name from the deserted hulk of the 7 -storey
Independence Hotel at the north end. Locals call this beach 'otel
bram-pil chann (hotel 7-stories). It is labeled '7-Chann Beach' on the
in-town street sign. Independence is more than a kilometer long, but the
sandy area is much narrower making the beach best when the tide is low.
The beach is wider and more tourists toward the northwest end near a
small fresh water lake (which is the source of the town's fresh water
and is rumored to contain crocodiles). At the other end is the beach's
only hotel, Sea Breeze. Grass umbrellas and drink vendors only hotel,
Sea Breeze. Grass umbrellas and drink vendors now line the beach from
end to end but it is still much less frequented than other beaches. The
road up to the old Independence Hotel is often frequented by a small
troop of Rhesus monkeys but is currently closed while the hotel is
undergoing renovation.
