Koh Rong Trips & Tours

If ‘tropical paradise’ had a picture, we’re pretty sure it would look something like the Koh Rong archipelago. Koh Rong itself is the second largest of Cambodia’s islands, 45-minutes by speedboat from Sihanoukville, and was, until relatively recently, a forgotten wilderness of jungle-trimmed sand. Fast-forward a few years and the island became something of a name on the backpacker circuit; but fast-forward a few more to the establishment of some of Cambodia’s finest resorts, and Koh Rong is the ultimate beach-holiday nirvana. Palm-fringed beaches and luminous waters conjure just about every superlative in the dictionary – and then some – and those aforementioned resorts are idyllic, secluded, and shrines to undisturbed R&R. Then, 4 kilometres across the waves is Koh Rong Samloem, Koh Rong’s lesser-visited little sister. A haze of aquamarine waters and yawning crescents of sand, the accommodation options are laidback with a serious helping of barefoot relaxation, and although a few restaurants and beach bars provide entertainment if required, Samloem is really about getting away from it all – properly.