Phnom Penh & the Southern Islands — 5 days

A lively capital and the deserted beaches of Koh Rong. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Phnom Penh; Phnom Penh; Phnom Penh → Sihanoukville → Koh Rong; Koh Rong.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Phnom Penh

14:00 — Arrival in Phnom Penh
15:00 — Tuk-tuk → centre — Aéroport → Centre
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Centre-ville
Tuk-tuk to the riverside — Centre-ville → Phnom Penh
18:00 — Stroll along the Mekong riverside — Phnom Penh
19:30 — Dinner — Phnom Penh

Day 2 — Phnom Penh

09:00 — Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda — Palais Royal
Tuk-tuk to lunch — Palais Royal → Phnom Penh
12:00 — Lunch — Phnom Penh
14:00 — National Museum — Phnom Penh
16:00 — Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung) — Phnom Penh
19:30 — Dinner — Phnom Penh

Day 3 — Phnom Penh → Sihanoukville → Koh Rong

07:30 — Bus → Sihanoukville (4h) — Phnom Penh → Sihanoukville
12:30 — Fast ferry → Koh Rong (45 min) — Sihanoukville → Koh Rong
Walk to the bungalow — Sihanoukville → Koh Rong → Koh Rong
14:00 — Beach bungalow check-in — Koh Rong
16:00 — Sok San beach — Koh Rong
19:30 — Grilled-fish dinner with your feet in the sand — Koh Rong

Day 4 — Koh Rong

09:30 — Snorkelling around the island — Koh Rong
12:30 — Lunch — Koh Rong
Boat taxi to Long Beach — Koh Rong → Long Beach
14:00 — Lazing on Long Beach (7 km of white sand) — Long Beach
Boat back to Koh Rong — Long Beach → Koh Rong
20:00 — Night swim with bioluminescent plankton — Koh Rong
19:00 — Dinner — Koh Rong

Day 5 — Back to Phnom Penh & departure

08:00 — Ferry back → Sihanoukville — Koh Rong → Sihanoukville
10:00 — Bus → Phnom Penh (4h) — Sihanoukville → Phnom Penh
14:30 — Lunch on the way — Route
17:00 — Tuk-tuk to the airport — Centre → Aéroport
20:00 — Flight home