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Originally Posted by kick2dante
PAGING WABBY:
I suggested you to rent a motorbike and then drive from Sihanoukville to Kampot. Thats around 2 hours and a very scenic route, past mountains and rice fields. And road condition is reasonable all the way.
Then enjoy Kampot for a while, eat at the riverside overlook Elephant Mountains.
From there head towards Kep, which is a small place on the beach. Used to be called the riviera of Cambodia. Read a little bit about the story before you go, so you know what all the burned down ruins mean. Nice guesthouses around there as well, spend the night.
Next day drive around in the area. Visit a pepper plantation, a salt field - quite ironic that they produce a lot of salt and pepper next to each other
Several of the mountains have nice caves you can go into, some of them with a nice history as well, where munks fled during the genocide and was kept hidden for years.
It will be easier if you bring a khmer, as some of these places are not that easy to find and get access to, if you cant ask for directions. And english is less commonly spoken there.
Eat fresh crabs at the crab market with the locals.
On your way home, drive up to Bokor Mountain ...read up on the history as well before you go....
It will make a nice 2-3 days trip.
Oh..and rent a motorbike with a nice soft seat... even though you think otherwise, your behind will hurt after spending all day on a bike