Koh Rong Samloem
Cambodia · Preah Sihanouk · 5 m
Description
Koh Rong Samloem (កោះរ៉ុងសន្លឹម) lies just south of Koh Rong and is the smaller and quieter of the pair, a wooded ridge of about nine square kilometres with no road across it and no mains electricity in most bays. Saracen Bay takes up much of the east coast, a two-kilometre arc of pale sand and shallow water where nearly all the resorts stand. A footpath crosses the island through jungle in under an hour to Lazy Beach and Sunset Beach on the western side, which face the open sea and take the evening light. M'Pai Bay in the north is the backpacker end, and a French colonial lighthouse still stands at the southern tip. The clear water off the island supports Cambodia's main dive schools and, after dark, some of the brightest bioluminescent plankton on the coast.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 5 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: January – February
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Saracen Bay
- Lazy Beach
- Bioluminescent Plankton Night Swim
- Koh Rong(Day trip)
- Sunset Beach
- M'Pai Bay
- Jungle Crossing to the West Coast
- Snorkelling off Koh Koun(Day trip)
- Dive Schools of Saracen Bay
- Clearwater Bay
- Samloem Lighthouse
- Sihanoukville(Day trip)
Getting there
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry