Ancient Mangrove forests
in a National park on the Coast of Cambodia
7 KM from downtown Koh Kong. A walking path through the Mangrove forest or a boat ride. $1.25 entrance fee. Fantastic, untouched (mostly) ancient mangrove forest in brackish water. A suspension bridge leading to a 15 Meter tower. Lots of small wildlife. Good for a morning tour of 3 or 4 hours. You can go out yourself, walk around, hire a boat, or just get a tour from most any hotel in town.
Koh Kong Mangrove Forest is about seven or eight kilometres outside of Koh Kong. From the roundabout in the town centre take the road going away from the river. When the road splits at the edge of the town take the right fork. In about 1 Kilometre at the junction with a large petrol station on the left turn right and follow the tarmac road for about 5 Kilometres and you will arrive at the entrance to the mangroves.
The Entrance fees are 5,000 Riel for foreigners, 3,000 for Cambodians. Boeng Kayak area has a kilometre-long mangrove walk, with elevated cement and wooden platforms snaking through the mangrove forest.
At the end of the walkway there is a swing bridge and a 15 Metre viewing tower. Boats can be rented at the far side of the bridge for tours of the mangroves. The mangrove forests of Koh Kong provide homes to hundreds of species of wildlife, including the famous Irrawaddy dolphins which you can usually see early in the morning.
