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(Chhne Derm Dont) This 'beach' has dining platforms and eateries, but not really any sand as
such. It begins a few hundred metres southeast of Kep Beach, just past the giant crab statue
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Activities
For swimming, you might be better off at one of the resort pools. Veranda Natural Resort
has the best in town, but those at Kep Lodge and Vanna Bungalows are also good and
swimming is free if you order some food.

Sailing Club
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( 7am-10pm) Open to all, the club hires out sea kayaks (US$5 per hour), Hobie Cats
(from US$15 per hour) and windsurfers (US$12 per hour). Decent mountain bikes are
also available at US$10 per day.

WATER SPORTS

Magic Tree
( 099 896859; maxdiscoverycambodia.wordpress.com ; US$8) 'Action' Max Discovery Cambod-
ia organises a range of events and team building around Kep, and the Magic Tree is an al-
ternative experience for families. Explore the interior of a huge old figus tree in Kep Na-
tional Park with safety ropes and instruction.

TREE CLIMBING

Ranch de la Plantation
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( 097 847 4960; www.kep-plantation.com ; per 1/2hr US$15/25; 8am-6pm) Horse rides are avail-
able through the lower reaches of Kep National Park. Horses can be cantankerous so are
more suited to experienced adult riders.

HORSE RIDING

Tours
Kep makes a good base for visiting several delightful cave-temples, including Wat Kiri
Sela near Kompong Trach, and Phnom Chhnork and Phnom Sorsia on the road to Kam-
pot. Guesthouses and travel agencies offer half- and full-day tours that take in a few of
these sights and usually a pepper plantation, or you could hire an English-speaking
remork driver and tailor your own countryside tour for about US$20 per day.