Here's a Few
Some of these SihanoukVille beaches are crowded with beach chairs, umbrellas, bars, and people. Some are just filled with sand. A few beaches are rocky, and nice to look at, but not for swimming, and several are now construction sites or fenced off for future construction. From most Cambodia beaches, you can take trips to the islands, and rent boats for snorkeling and fishing. The water quality around town for swimming is a bit questionable now, so just look and smell for yourself when you get there.
| Otres Beach Outside of town, Otres is the fastest growing beach in town. Several dozen beach stands, both baclpacker food and fine dining are here. Many hotels and guesthouses with rooms from $35 to $450. Otres is divided up into 4 beaches now. "Near O" or Otres 1 is about 400 meters of beach, starting at the mouth of a river, with lots of rooms and beach restaurants. Long Beach is a Kilometer stretch of only beach with some pine trees lining the beach. "Far O" Otres or Otres 2 is a few hundred meters of beach with somehigh end hotels, which ends at the mouth of another river. Otres 3 ("Secret Beach"), is a bit further out. Also, in back of Otres Beach is Otres Village. Coming now to Otres Village. Hao Di City. A Chinatown with availability for 50,000 people living and working there. Maybe more.
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Serendipity Beach We;re no sure what's going on here. A new road has been put in about 20 meters out in the ocean (they did fill it with dirt first), and the seaside places before are now 50 meters behind the beach (and road) You'll find the a tourist pier for trips to the islands here. Also, Serendipity Beach Road, from the pier 400 meters to the Golden Lions Circle, has a few guesthouse/hotels, and over 20 restaurants (covering about 3 different nationalities, mostly Chinese). Rooms here are from $12 a night (for one dorm) to $500+. |
| Victory Beach At the bottom of "The Hill", near the port, Victory beach has quickly become the Chinese tourist beach on the West side of town. Unfortunately, this is(all) "private beach" now or under construction, so not very popular. An easy walk from "Chinatown on the Hill", with plenty of seafood, guesthouses, and a full service casino or maybe 9 casinos now, and some restaurants towards the port. Also, featuring a pier for island boat trips. |
Island Beaches Opening up quickly, but still (sometimes) pristine, the islands offer some very beautiful beaches. Day trips to the islands let you experience a few of these. Many have basic bungalows (and some really nice ones too) on the island beaches. Most bungalows on the islands cost $25 to $90 per night. One island features $5,000 rooms per night. Check out Cambodian-Islands.com for more info. |
| Independence Beach A kilometer of nothing but beach. (now some major construction projects on the beach.) A Small collection of beach restaurants in the middle, and a private beach at the Independence Hotel complex at one end, and at the Holiday Palace Casino and a few new hotels at the other. |
Sokha Beach Sokha beach is a private beach, 1.5 kilometers long, for the guest of the Sokha Resort hotel. Well groomed beaches, not too many people, and for a fee (if you're not a hotel guest), a beautiful swimming pool, fitness center, and lobby lounge. At the near end of Sokha are a few hillside and cliff side bungalows and a small public swimming area. |
| Hawaii Beach Hawaii beach is one of the quietest beaches. With views of the bridge to Snake Island (Morokat Island), and the island itself. It's covered with pine trees and coconut trees.. The Marina (Emario Resort?) is still there with a casino, seaside swimming pool, karaoke, a few shops, Chinese restaurants, and lots of townhouses. A big casino is going up there now, so there may be construction. |
Ocheteaul Beach on the East side of town, about a 5 minute ride from downtown. This beach runs about 1 kilometer from Serendipity Beach to Otres Beach. Ocheteaul is filled with beach stands and chairs. Seafood, burgers, pizza, and booze. Also lots of construction sites. Most places serve Khmer and Chinese style food. Across the street from the beach, there's an assortment of Chinese restaurants and hotels and, casinos. Central Ocheteaul, going towards Otres Beach, is an unoccupied almost 1 kilometer of beach, behind the "golf course" which never was. Lots of shade trees here, and you can bring your own food and eat on the beach. This is also your walking path to South Ocheteaul and Otres Beaches. South Ocheteaul is a 200 meter stretch of beach ending in a rocky point, river and bridge. a few hotels here, beach restaurants, and mostly quiet and beautiful. You can walk here from the other Ocheteaul Beaches. You can now drive from Ocheteaul Beach to Otres 1,2, and 3, and the SihanoukVille Airport.
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| Other Cambodia Beaches in SihanoukVille Coral Beach is a spit of land which will soon have several casinos on it. It is between Sokha Beach and Independence Beach, and is right behind Holiday Palace Casino. Past the port, is Hun Sen Beach along the road to Steung Hauv. Not normally a tourist beach, but worth a ride out. You can check out the fishing piers along the way.
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One beautiful place on the beach here, soon to be hundreds. Summer Bay is open, with a host of attractions.
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