A 5 day and 4 night trip south to Cambodia's beaches.
The sun setting in Kep with Rabbit Island in the background
A minimum of one bike is all we need for this tour. But with one Harley we will dispense with the escort vehicle and your guide will carry a medium suitcase (supplied) of your belongings.
Please note all prices are in U S Dollars.
This trip will be accompanied by an escort vehicle (for 2 or more Harleys) and a tour guide on a Harley.
All prices are per bike. If you are traveling 2 up on your Harley, there is an extra fee of $25/day to cover meals. If an extra room is requested, it will be charged at cost price, upon arrival at the hotel.
This trip was a trail bike trip until recently. In fact the road and bridges from Kampot to Route 4 were only finished in the last 12 months.
Extra day/s can be included where possible on request. Maybe an extra day in Sihanouk Ville or an overnight detour to the Thai border town of Koh Kong.
About Sihanouk Ville
Sihanouk Ville is also known as Kompong Som. It was a quiet coastal town a few years ago, not so any more. There is said to have more bars and more hotel rooms than Phnom Penh. Virtually any nationality of restaurant is available. It now has 2 five star hotel/resorts, but most importantly it has many beautiful beaches.
About Kampot
Kampot is a quiet river town just inland from the coast. It now boasts one of Cambodia's best known exports: "Kampot Pepper." Kampot has a few bars/restaurants, some delightful small riverside hotels, and as always friendly local people. It is beginning to grow steadily as tourism increases. Also a few westerners are finding this a place to retire to, or just a quiet place outside of the hustle and bustle of Phnom Penh and Sihanouk Ville.
About Krung Kep
Kep as it is known, was once Cambodia's premier beach resort. Decades of civil war and the Khmer Rouge left Kep in ruins. Today Kep is rapidly returning to past glories. The nice hotels are back, the famous seafood restaurants are back. Kep is definitely awakening from its long slumber.
Day 1.
Meals that are supplied: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You will be picked up from your hotel around 8am and driven to our depot, known to all as the Hog House, approximately 12kms from the centre of the city in the village of Takmau. Here we will have a basic breakfast, finalize paperwork, go over our bikes and answer any queries. In departing from our depot you will avoid most of the craziness that is Phnom Penh traffic. We leave Takmao around 10am and travel through the countryside to Takeo. Here we stop for a short drinks break in the centre of Takeo town. From Takeo we continue onto Kampot.
Here we book into our hotel. You have a choice of two hotels, the historical Bokor Mountain Lodge with (6)rooms upstairs and bar/restaurant downstairs or the more modern Rikitikitavi with (4)rooms downstairs and bar restaurant upstairs. Both are small so we may end up occupying both. Don't worry about location as they are both on the riverside and approximately 25 metres apart. You will have a few hours to relax or explore the area, perhaps even a short 16km trip to the beach at Kep for a dip in the ocean. That night we'll head off to a Khmer restaurant on the river for dinner and a few drinks. After dinner perhaps a few drinks at a few of the bars in Kampot such as the Rusty Keyhole (a personal favorite of mine) then off to bed.
Day 2.
Meals that are supplied: Breakfast and Dinner
We depart Kampot around 10am after breakfast at the Rusty Keyhole bar and restaurant. We travel relatively quiet roads until we reach Route 4. Route 4 is the shortest route from Phnom Penh to Sihanouk Ville and be warned, it can get quite hectic. Just before Sihanouk Ville we will stop off at the K'bal Chhay waterfalls. The waterfalls are about 10 kms off the road along a dirt track. In the wet season we may organize our escort vehicle to bring us back later as the road may be quite muddy. We then travel into Sihanouk Ville where we check into the Reef Resort. From here you are free to relax by the pool or walk to the nearby beaches. That night we will head to Treasure Island, a Khmer seafood restaurant on a deserted beach. Then the rest of the night is yours to enjoy the nightlife that is Sihanouk Ville.
Day 3.
Meals that are supplied: Breakfast
Day 3 is a lazy day indeed. You may like to just relax on the beach. You need not even leave the Reef Resort, perhaps a day by the pool. If you're a bit more energetic your guide will be more than happy to show you around Sihanouk Ville or even organize an excursion to Strung Hav, a small fishing village 30 kms from town. Strung Hav is famous among local expats for its simple but tasty seafood restaurant. Once again the road is dirt and in the wet season it's not the place to take a Harley, still your guide can organize another way to get there if you desire. Be it a trail bike or in our escort vehicle. You're also free to explore the area and its fine beaches.
Day 4.
Meals that are supplied: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4 we leave Sihanouk Ville but never fear, we are not leaving Cambodia's beaches just yet. We depart the Reef Resort after breakfast and travel back to Kampot. After a drinks break in Kampot we travel the short distance to Krung Kep. In Kampot we decide whether to have lunch at Kristian's Rusty Keyhole (where the BBQ ribs are famous throughout the Kingdom) or, after a drink, we travel to Kep for seafood (where the seafood is famous throughout the Kingdom) Kep was once the darling of elite Cambodians before Sihanouk Ville became Cambodia's number one beach destination. In Kep we check into the Beach House, a splendid hotel, set in the hills overlooking the ocean. Here you can enjoy the pool or walk down to the beach. That night we will visit a Khmer seafood restaurant. There are getting to be more drinking establishments in Kep, but maybe a swim or quiet beer back at the Beach House is the best way to finish our last night before Phnom Penh.
Day 5.
Meals that are supplied: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (a BBQ).
On day 5 we are in no hurry to travel the 150 odd kilometres back to the Hog House. Maybe an early breakfast followed by an hour or two on the beach. We'll check out around noon, then have lunch at another Khmer seafood restaurant. After lunch we begin the final leg of our tour. We'll arrive back at the Hog House in Takmau well before dark. There we'll have a few drinks, a swim and a BBQ before you are delivered back to your hotel that evening in Phnom Penh.
The only thing not included in this price are the meals not listed and your drinks.
Cost of the Cambodian Beach Tour is $1325
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