Virak Buntham Runs Speed Boat To Koh Rong And Koh Rong Samleom
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I went once in Feb 2016 and before that maybe 3-5 years prior. I don't really plan on going back to be honest, they probably have a Disneyland out there now. /grumpy expat
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Lol. I want to go see what's happening there but I might also be a "grumpy expat"Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:I went once in Feb 2016 and before that maybe 3-5 years prior. I don't really plan on going back to be honest, they probably have a Disneyland out there now. /grumpy expat
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Koh Rong Samloem is still fairly undeveloped but there are $150/night bungalows on Saracen Bay now and a place with a swimming pool.
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I've actually never been on Koh Rong, only LRS. First time I went you needed a small fishing boat (or maybe a party boat?) to get there. Last time was a big queue of backpackers (and expats?) waiting for a while bunch of speedboats... Not exactly the same experience. Same for the island. Only a small handful of bungalows, last time there was a German woman on the island screaming orders at everyone to make sure they booked return tickets ahead of time. Way too many restaurants and bungalows. Wasn't a "retreat" anymore but a mini-,Sihanoukville. Hated it and I doubt I'll ever go back. But then again, I don't even really like beaches to begin with, so I'm a bit biased.
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I went to both Islands and i just went again this April. The two islands are still the most beautiful beaches in Cambodia in my opinion. I don't know if i have posted pictures i took there on here before. If not i will try to get them on here and maybe a write up of my experiences travelling alone there.
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:I've actually never been on Koh Rong, only LRS. First time I went you needed a small fishing boat (or maybe a party boat?) to get there. Last time was a big queue of backpackers (and expats?) waiting for a while bunch of speedboats... Not exactly the same experience. Same for the island. Only a small handful of bungalows, last time there was a German woman on the island screaming orders at everyone to make sure they booked return tickets ahead of time. Way too many restaurants and bungalows. Wasn't a "retreat" anymore but a mini-,Sihanoukville. Hated it and I doubt I'll ever go back. But then again, I don't even really like beaches to begin with, so I'm a bit biased.
oh, thank you. I assumed you had actually been to Koh Rong.
Its actually quite difficult to research information about Koh Rong, because most of the people with lots of opinions on it, haven't actually been to the island.
I posted a thread earlier this year enquiring about walking on Koh Rong, which unfortunately didn't get much response, for this very reason
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The beaches on the islands are beautiful, Koh Rong especially. Visited Boracay in the Phillipines in Jan 2015 for the 1st time, yes pretty good, & then was completely gobsmacked, when I visited Ko Rong in Feb 2015, a completely different class altogetherSamouth wrote:I went to both Islands and i just went again this April. The two islands are still the most beautiful beaches in Cambodia in my opinion. I don't know if i have posted pictures i took there on here before. If not i will try to get them on here and maybe a write up of my experiences travelling alone there.
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They're in the process of building a road that will run the whole length of the island so you will be able to get minibuses from Koh Touch, the main pier at the southern end of the island, all the way up to Sok San Village/Beach at the top of Long Set?? Beach on the west coast. Lots of high end development occurring around Sok San.
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So it'll be just another island soon. I like that KRS was actually quiet before. Where else did you go in the Philippines? I've never really been impressed with the beaches in Cambodia to be honest. I'm surprised you found the islands here nicer. KRS is nice, but there are tons of other places with clear water and white sand. The only thing that made it nice for me was the fact that it wasn't really busy, but that has changed already. Give it another 5 years and the jungle will be gone and some ugly Sokha hotel will be on one of the hilltops.
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That above is what is going to probably happen... bus co sells ticket right to Island.... dont know why the are not already doing it but maybe this lot have figured it out. If so will quieten down beach road a fair bit!lurcio wrote:Sounds like the boats will leave from the Port not Serendipity Pier so will struggle to get tourists who are not connecting off one of their buses.Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Yeah, I was about to say: will they manage to crash the boats the same way their buses seem to constantly crash? Hopefully they get a different departure date. Last time I was there every company had the same departure time for all the boats towards either island. Result: tons of people on the pier at the same time, which means every single boat was late. You'd think someone with a brain cell or two would decide to stagger departure times by 15 or 30 minutes... Let's see if Vireak wisen up (though I think they don't have the a choice as pier is full now).
Either way, those islands are really turning to shit. Not much attractive about them now, though they do seem to make for a good backpacker graveyard.
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