Located in the turquoise-blue waters of The Gulf of Thailand with an undeveloped charm not easily found elsewhere, Koh Tang Island is quickly becoming an attractive destination.
Koh Tang Island-an attractive destination
Koh Tang is an island off the coast of Preah Sihanouk Province in the Gulf of Thailand. The island is approximately 52 km southwest off the coast of Cambodia. Koh Tang Island is 6.5 kilometers long and between 1.7 kilometers wide to 80 kilometers wide. The inhabitants on the island are Cambodian military personnel.The Khmer word Koh means ‘island’, Tang can be loosely translated to “legend”.
The island was the site of the last combat action during the U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Koh Tang today is mostly forgotten as the last battleground of the Vietnam War. Indochina tours Cambodia
Turquoise-blue water
Koh Tang is situated 4-5 hours off the mainland and about 2.5 hours south-west of Koh Rong Saloem. It has a couple of sandy beaches, the rest being rocks.Koh Tang Island is rewarded with a stunning diversity of corals and rocky reef dives where you’re likely to see barracudas, octopus and seahorses. The remoteness from the mainland results in clear coastal waters with excellent visibility and undisturbed marine life, making it the perfect island for diving. Travel to Cambodia
Diving at Koh Tang
Koh Tang today is one of the best scuba diving areas in Cambodia with large fish like cobias and sail fish as well as large schools of jacks, snappers and fusiliers swimming over the reef in large numbers. This island offers what are said to be the best diving and snorkelling opportunities in Cambodia, but visits must be arranged via the diving and fishing outfits in Sihanoukville, as they do not have independent accommodation on the islands themselves. Here you’ll dive with kingfish, moray eels and a wide variety of nudibranch. The island is pretty enough to warrant a few nights of post-dive chilling.
The island’s eight popular diving sites offer coral reefs and a wealth of underwater creatures, including fantastically colored nudibranches, poisonous pufferfish and dazzling stingrays with electric blue spots. . Koh Tang is an awesome place to travel to if you have passed your Open Water course and really want to experience some deep waters. The visibility is fantastic, with most divers reporting views of at least 20 meters every day.
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