Cambodia is largely unknown as a scuba diving destination however it can offer some pleasant surprises in its waters. With such a short coastline and one major resort town it stands to reason that all of Cambodias diving is done from Sihanoukville. There are a number diving areas from inner islands to outer islands, reefs and rocky outcrops. Underwater terrain and marine life is comparable to the Gulf of Thailand but with the distinct advantage of not having previously been dived thousands of times. Local operators are still discovering new dive sites and the waters of Cambodia are true virgin scuba territory. Koh Kon Koh Kon is a small uninhabited island about 1½-2 hours from the mainland. It has two tiny beaches on the east side, the rest being rock that goes down to the sea. The best diving around this island is to the west and south. Visibility ranges from 5-25m but is usually around 10m. -Koh Kon West – 2 Bays This dive site is characterized by rocks at the water’s edge which drop off, gradually at the south end and sharply further north, to a sandy bottom at around 16m. From the shallows, there is a proliferation of dazzling coral and fish life. At the south end there are many anemones, box fish, large parrot fish and schools of yellow goat fish. Further north at around 12m there are sea bass and large snappers and sweetlips. -Koh Kon South This dive site has coral reef from the shore which drops to a shallow sandy bottom at around 9m and gradually goes deeper to the west to a maximum of 14m. Again there are many brilliant anemones and an abundance of fish life. This is a great spot for a night dive with electric blue-spotted stingrays mingling with moray eels, and bamboo and cat sharks.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:34:42 +0000