Sihanoukville offers several excellent spots to watch sunset. Most
people opt for the beaches. Victory is the most ideally oriented
beach for sunset. The view from the other beaches is sometimes
partially obstructed depending on the time of year. Of the
restaurants, Bungalow Village, Chez Claude, Chez Mari-yan, Mealy
Chenda, and Hawaii Seaview offer the best vistas. My favorite beach
spot is the fishing camp at the base of the hill between north and
south Victory beaches (Chhne Kampong Teuk). The fishing boats in the
foreground and Snake Island on the horizon can be quite photogenic.
Perhaps the best sunset point is at the top of Sihanoukville
Mountain. The rocks at the top face west offer a beautiful view of
the town, port, ocean and islands.
Victory Beach
At over two kilometers, Victory Beach is quite long, but like
Independence Beach, the sandy area is narrow, making low tide the
best time. Victory is really two beaches divided by a rocky point
and a small hill. The southern beach is sometimes referred to as
‘King’s Beach,’ ‘South Channel Beach’, or ‘Lamherkay Beach’, but
‘Hawaii Beach’ seems to be catching on as the official name. Like
the other major beaches, southern Victory is now lined with
umbrellas and little drink huts, though not as densely as Ochheuteal.
There are a few boats on the beach that take tourists out to the
nearby islands for a fee.
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