Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sights
Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island)
Just off Kep, Koh Tonsay has the nicest beaches of any Kep-area island, with the excep-
tion of Phu Quoc (known as Koh Tral to Khmers), whose loss to Vietnam is still bitterly
resented. Koh Tonsay is so named because locals say it resembles a rabbit, an example of
what too much local brew can do to your imagination. If you like the rustic beachcomber
lifestyle, come now before the island is changed forever by development.
At the 250m-long, tree-lined main beach, which faces west towards the setting sun, you
can dine on seafood, lounge around on raised bamboo platforms and overnight in family-
run clusters of rudimentary bungalows for around US$8 per day.
Many people call Rabbit Island a 'tropical paradise', but don't expect the sanitised re-
sort version; this one has shorefront flotsam, flies, chickens, packs of dogs and wandering
cows.
Other Kep-area islands include
Koh Pos
(Snake Island; about 30 minutes beyond Rabbit
Island), which has a deserted beach and fine snorkelling but no overnight accommodation
(getting out there costs about US$50 for an all-day trip by 10-person boat); and small,
beachless
Koh Svay
(Mango Island), whose summit offers nice views.
Boats to Rabbit Island (30 minutes) leave from a pier 2.7km east of the Kep Beach
roundabout. Your guesthouse can arrange to get you on a boat for around US$7 one way
or US$10 per person return: make it clear which day you want to be picked up. A sched-
uled trip departs daily at 9am for the same price. A private boat arranged at the pier costs
US$30 one way for up to seven passengers.
ISLAND
Kep National Park
OFFLINE MAP
(admission 4000r)
The interior of Kep peninsula is occupied by Kep National Park, degraded
in recent years by illegal logging but finally guarded by a complement of rangers. An 8km
circuit around the park, navigable by foot or mountain bike, starts at the park entrance be-
NATIONAL PARK
