Kep, Cambodia

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Transport to, from, and around Kep

The main road through Kep is a loop between the hills and the beach.  It takes about 15 minutes by motorcycle to see the whole area. 

Most places rent motorcycles (about $5/day) and bicycles ($2/day), and either of these is probably the best way to get around town.  You can learn to drive one of these 100cc motorcycles in about 1 minutes, if you know how to drive a bicycle already.  The have no gears and 2 hand brakes.  A liter of gas costs about $1 and gets you up to 1 hour of drive time on a motorcycle.

From the Crab Market to the Kep beach is about a 10 minute walk.  The beach isn't the best beach for swimming in Cambodia, but it's a great place to hang out.

You can also travel by motodup, a motorcycle taxi for one or two people.  A trip costs anywhere from 50 cents U.S. and up.  We mostly use an app called PassApp to ride a tuk tuk (a 3 or 4 wheel taxi).  You'll need a phone, but it's usually both the quickest and cheapest option.  Tourist SIM cards are available very cheap, and include mobile internet use.

Tuk Tuk, a cart pulled by motorcycle, costs $1 and up, and you can easily fit 4 people in it.

The boat trip to Rabbit Island takes 30 minutes, and cost about $10 round trip from the Pier, or $25 for the whole boat.

 Not Many Travel Agencies here.

 

Getting Here

From Kampot to Kep, a half hour ride by car, tuk tuk, or motorcycle. About $5.00 by motorcycle taxi, $15 for 4 people in a tuk tuk or car, or you can rent a motorcycle in Kampot for about $3-$5/day. ($3 in gas gets you a complete tour of Kampot and Kep.)     

From Phnom Penh to Kep, taxis and minibuses everyday to Kep for about $6.  A three hour+ ride.  Also, 7am or so, and 1pm, buses from Phnom Penh for $5.  Check for exact times and bus stations while in Phnom Penh.  A private taxi costs about $35 for the trip from Phnom Penh.

From SihanoukVille, there is no direct service.  You must go to Kampot first and arrange travel from there.  However, a taxi from SihanoukVille is about $30 to Kampot, and  $40 to Kep for the whole car.  Or you can get a $5 to $7 car or bus seat to Kampot, then a $2 bus or $5 motodup (motorcycle taxi) ride to your destination.

From Vietnam, you can usually get a Cambodian tourist visa good for 30 days at the border for $25+.  A $6 motorcycle trip, (probably one person with luggage per motorcycle), or a $35 car trip, which takes about a half hour.  Enter Cambodia through the Prek Chak border.

To Vietnam, you can go through the Prek Chak (Cambodia) / Xaxia (Vietnam) border, about 45KM from Kep, but you need to get a visa beforehand. This is now the quickest route to get to Phu Quoc island in Vietnam.  Motorcycle taxis are about $6 per person, and a car will cost about $35. 

 

 



   

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