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Snorkelling on Lazy Beach, Koh Rong Samloem | Editor’s Notes

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Original Article:  https://visitkohrong.com/snorkelling-on-lazy-beach-koh-rong-samloem-editors-notes/ When my team and I went to review  The One resort  on Saracen Bay,  Koh Rong Samloem , we decided to make a trip to  Lazy Beach  to see how good the snorkelling is over on that side of the island. For those of you who do not know, Lazy Beach is a small beautiful bay on the west side of Samloem – A 40 minute walk through a jungle trail from the main pier on Saracen Bay. In this short review, I’ll focus mainly on the snorkelling at Lazy Beach – For those of you who would like to know more about Lazy Beach itself, read:  Lazy Beach on Koh Rong Samloem – Editor’s notes . Beautiful ocean waters at Lazy Beach Pristine Ocean Views on Lazy Beach On our arrival, we were told that the best place to snorkel is at the far end of the beach, relative to the main bar area. Here, amongst the rocks, is the best collection of coral, fish, and vegetati...

Sol Beach Resort on Koh Rong Samloem | Editor’s Review

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Original Article:  https://visitkohrong.com/sol-beach-resort-on-koh-rong-samloem/ My wife and I were recently invited to stay at  Sol Beach  – A wonderful resort on the main tourist beach of  Koh Rong Samloem  (i.e. the beautiful Saracen Bay – A peaceful relaxing holiday destination). Sol Beach offers a more luxurious accommodation at a premium price of $150 / night. There are now a couple of resort on Samloem pricing themselves in the premium category (see:  The One  and  Moonlight ), so we were intrigued to see how Sol Beach would compare, and how it aims to stand out in the long term. Sihanoukville to Koh Rong Samloem By complete coincidence, the Sihanoukville police force rented out all of the ferries for the day, so we had to take the ‘slow boat’ to  Koh Rong  for a change. Because of its track record, we can’t recommend you take this ferry, at least not till some time has passed and its record has improved. ...