Krong Kep

Krong Kep, a small coastal resort once home to Cambodia's colonial elite, is now cambodai's most chic destination. The virgin forests of Kep National Park run down from the verdant hills almost to the water's edge and many ruined villas still bear pock marks from fierce fighting during the civill war.Kep is the preferred destination for families and couples looking to swim, picni or just soak up the sun. Attraction include:
-Sor Sier (Dom Rey Soar Cliff) Mountain(19 km from town)
-Samot Reingsaiy Pagoda(2 km from town)
-Koh Tom Shay Island(5 km from town)
-Kep Beach(10 km from town)
-Angkool Beach
-Wat Leu Phnom Kep Pagoda

How To Go! Krong Kep, Cambodia From the early 20th century through the 1960s, Kep was Cambodia's premier beach town, drawing weekend holiday-makers to its picturesque shores and sporting the ocean side villas of the privileged class. Nowadays, the old villas are in ruins, and the town is known more for its oceanfront seafood stalls than for its beaches, which are narrow and stony, offering just a few slivers of sand. For the moment at least, Kep has a real ?out of the way? feel to it - jungled mountains, empty beaches and few tourist services. The main road winds along the oceanfront, through the crab market and past small beaches and ritzy villas now crumbling in disrepair. Kep's current raison d'etre is fresh seafood, especially crab. No trip to Kep is complete without at least one seaside picnic. Getting to Kep From Kampot: The road from Kampot to Kep is paved and smooth. 25km, 30-45 minute trip. Follow the road from Kampot to the White Horse Monument. Bear right at the monument (go straight to Kampong Trach.) At the next main turnoff, bear right onto the oceanfront road to the Kep Beach area. Motodups charge $3 one way and $6 round trip. Tuk-tuks charge about $10 round trip. Package day tours to Kep out of Kampot also often include a visit to at other nearby destinations such as Rabbit Island, the caves between Kampot and Kep and a pepper plantation. Sok Lim Tours is offering tuk-tuk tours to Kep for $3/person. Kep Dining Though most dining venues in Kep are rather rustic, the seafood at Kep, particularly the crab, is absolutely excellent - literally straight from the ocean to your plate. In fact, Kep?s most popular tourist activity next to relaxing at the beach is partaking of a fresh seafood picnic at the oceanfront. Part of the road opposite Kep Beach near the main intersection is lined with picnic platforms and seafood vendors. Just find an empty platform, sit down and the vendors will come to you. Most have English language menus these days from which you can choose crab, prawns, squid and fish prepared in a variety of fashions. The Kampot Pepper Crab - fried and served cracked with generous bunches of fresh green Kampot pepper corns - is a local culinary classic not to be missed by crab lovers. When ordering, be clear about exactly how much food you want and the cost before they begin to prepare your meal. All of the hotels and guesthouses in Kep have restaurants and bars, most quite good. Most serve a wider variety of dishes than the local vendors, fresh seafood dishes as well as variety of western and international dishes. There are also several small beachfront seafood shacks along the beach at the Crab Market. The atmosphere is very local and very welcoming. They all have English menus and the prices are generally a bit cheaper than the seafood vendors at the beachfront platforms. After dark, most everything in Kep closes down, except for the hotel/guesthouse restaurants and the restaurants at the Crab Market, some staying open as late as 10PM or 11PM.