Ochheurteal beach in Sihanoukville

During 3 days of Chinese New Year 2011, the number of local visitors travelling to beaches in Preah Sihanouk province doubled, compared with the previous year. The number of visitors increased more than 50,000 visitors.

Most of Cambodian people who visited beaches raised 53,800 visitors, especially domestic visitors and it increased more than 60 percent, compared with last year, according to local Khmer language newspapers.

O'Chheuteal Beach

Beach of O’cheuteal is the most popular beach in Preah Sihanouk province, which is known as UNTAC beach in the early 1990s when UN peacekeepers came to Cambodia in order to organize the first national election in Cambodia.

Along the beautiful beach, you will see a little-style seafood bars, restaurants, budget guesthouses, all-night party and bungalows lining almost 2 km of the white sand’s edge from ‘Serendipity Beach’ to the development area at the south end.

The beach is long, sandy and narrow, with ‘Serendipity Bache’ at the northern end, a development project at the southern half, and a cluster of mid-range hotels and restaurants near the middle.

The mid-section of O’cheuteal Beach is one of the busiest beach areas in Preah Sihanouk. The area offers a pretty even mix of mid-range as well as budget hotels and guesthouses.

Over the weekend, this beach is the destination for local and international travelers who like visiting there with their friends, families, relatives and co-workers. When they go to beach where they like eating seafood such as grilled shrimps, octopus, shrimp soup and so on.

When you arrive in Cambodian, you do not forget to visit more beautiful and popular beach in Preah Sihanouk province.

Ochheuteal Beach is more active and popular one out of main beaches in Preah Sihanouk province with travelers and weekenders who like visiting with their families and friends, including foreign tourists. Ochheuteal beach, known as UNTAC beach in the earlier 1990s, is the popular beach resort with little shack-style seafood restaurants and bars lining almost 2km of the sand’s edge from Serendipity Beach to the development at the south end.

Travelers or weekenders like to eat fresh seafood such as crabs, pawns…etc. a beachfront is lined with little beach bars and seafood, providing cool drinking, beach umbrellas, and folded chairs, seafood BBQ, evening parties, water sport and more.