The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Sihanoukville, the bucket-list move is Koh Rong Sanloem: Private Island Escape & Snorkel Safari. Below: 3 bucket-list things to do on a Sihanoukville port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Board a private speedboat to Cambodia's most breathtaking island — Koh Rong Sanloem — where powder-white Saracen Bay curves into jade-green water. Snorkel vibrant reefs, laze on near-deserted beaches, and savor a freshly grilled seafood lunch under a palm canopy.
Book itSUP Tour in Mangrove Forest of Koh Rong Sanloem$27 per person
Glide by private longtail boat through the mangrove-lined Prek Tuk Sap estuary inside Ream National Park — Cambodia's most accessible coastal wilderness. Spot macaques, hornbills, kingfishers and dolphins before trekking a canopy trail to a hidden white-sand beach.
Book itKampot Day Tour "Bokor National Park"$29 per person
Learn the secrets of authentic Khmer cuisine alongside trainee chefs at the acclaimed Don Bosco Hotel School — a social enterprise that has trained hundreds of Cambodian youth. Tour local markets, cook a four-course feast, then sit down to eat what you've made.
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Escape to Kbal Chhay Waterfalls — a series of jungle cascades hidden in lush hills north of the city — then explore Independence Beach, Wat Kraom temple, and the Golden Lions Roundabout with a private English-speaking expert guide.
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Slip away to Bamboo Island (Koh Pos) — a tiny, almost untouched coral-fringed atoll a short boat ride from Sihanoukville — for a day of extraordinary solitude, snorkelling and hammock-swaying in the shade of casuarina pines.
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A curated 5-hour small-group cultural journey through Sihanoukville's most compelling landmarks — Buddhist temples, the historic Independence Monument, local fishing villages and Otres Beach — with a passionate, English-speaking Cambodian guide.
Book itSihanoukville Small-Group City Tour for Cruise Passengers$59 per person
Your day in SihanoukvilleNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.