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Koh Rong Samloem
A quieter sister island to Koh Rong with pristine Saracen Bay, bioluminescent plankton, and untouched rainforest interior.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Sihanoukville
Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia · Asia
About Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Bet Trang, 54km from Bokor Mountain Road.
Sihanoukville is in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, with about 73,000 people. The nearest town is Bet Trang, about 10 km away.
Sihanoukville (Khmer: ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, romanized: Krŏng Preăh Seihănŭ [kroŋ prĕəh səjhanuʔ]), also known as Kampong Saom (កំពង់សោម, Kâmpóng Saôm [kɑmpɔŋ saom]) or Preah Sihanouk (ព្រះសីហនុ, Preăh Seihănŭ [prĕəh səjhanuʔ]), is a coastal port city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of anRead more
elevated peninsula in the country's south-west on the Gulf of Thailand. The city has a string of beaches along its coastline and coastal marshlands bordering Ream National Park in the east. It has one navigable river, the mangrove-lined Ou Trojak Jet, running from Otres Pagoda to the sea at Otres. Several sparsely inhabited islands under Sihanoukville's administration are near the city.
The city was named in honor of the former king Norodom Sihanouk and as of 2008 had a population of around 89,800 and approximately 66,700 in its urban center. It encompasses the greater part of six communes (Sangkats) in Sihanoukville Province. It has evolved parallel to the construction of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which commenced in 1955, as the country's gateway to direct and unrestricted international sea trade. Cambodia's only deep-water port, it includes an oil terminal and a transport logistics facility. The city has grown into Cambodia's main centre for coastal tourism and gambling, but it has also gained notoriety as a base for organized crime, including human trafficking, scams (particularly jobs, romance and pig butchering scams), among other illicit activities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sihanoukville?
Within an hour or so of Sihanoukville: Koh Rong Samloem (26 km), Koh Rong (35 km), Bokor Mountain Road (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Sihanoukville?
The nearest famous roads are Bokor Mountain Road.
Where is Sihanoukville?
Sihanoukville is in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, about 10 km from Bet Trang.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 73,036
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Cambodia
- Region
- Preah Sihanouk
- Timezone
- Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Coordinates
- 10.6093, 103.5296
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Worth the detour from Sihanoukville
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Koh Rong
A tropical island off Cambodia's coast with bioluminescent plankton, white sand beaches, and a laid-back backpacker atmosphere.
35 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Bokor Mountain Road
A silky 32 km climb from Kampot to the misty 1,000 m plateau of Bokor Hill Station, past giant Buddha statues to an abandoned French casino wrapped in jungle cloud.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Sihanoukville
- 54 kmBokor Mountain RoadA silky 32 km climb from Kampot to the misty 1,000 m plateau of Bokor Hill Station, past giant Buddha statues to an abandoned French casino wrapped in jungle cloud.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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