Koh Kaung Kang

Located at the west of Sihanoukville, the island is on the way heading to Koh Rong Island. Visitors usually call at for a while to snorkel in order to see marine flora and fauna such as fish, full colored corals and other species.

Koh Kaung Kang has another name that called Koh Thas or O'rumchong island by locals and in Khmer, it's means "I will wait for you". This name came from a folktale about a girl waiting for her lover so long that she turned into stone. Later, the name was changed to Koh Thas because seeing from above, the island looks quite flat and resembled a food tray.

Koh Kong Kong 

Koh Kong Kong

In fact, the island is less popular than Koh Rong and Koh Samloem, it's just located on the trip going to Koh Rong so that it is still very unspoiled, keep an hidden beauty and own a diverse marine ecosystem, it become a favorite destination for snorkelers. The whole island is covered by green forests with crytal blue seawater surrounding. You will be surprised at the underwater world around when marine creatures found in coral reefs included more than 600 hundred species. There are squid, angelfish, butterfly fish, seahorses and more swimming in and around coral reefs. If you want to challenge yourself, choosing to scuba diving to dive deeper. This wil be a thrilling opportunity to delve into the crytal water of the island and see the vibrant underwater ecosystem below the wealth of coral reefs and the vast diversity of marine life. The other activities you can try that jumping out from jetty or playing the slide prepared by the boat.

  Koh Kaung Kang

 Koh Kaung Kang

Because there is no accomodation or any tourism destinations in Koh Kaung Kang so that the boats usually stop at about 45 minutes and then heading to Koh Rong, that's a common trip tourist can book in Sihanoukville.

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