Salem, a quiet island in Gao Long, is a high-quality island with 8000+ per capita experience for 4,000 people.

For China people, when it comes to tropical islands in Southeast Asia, the first reaction is mostly Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.

However, this country with ancient temples also has an amazing birth island, Gao Long Salem Island outside Sihanoukville.

Different from the high cold expensive in Songsai Island, it is suitable for ordinary working class.

Don't come here if you want to play water entertainment; If you want Pattaya to be as flashy as Badong, don't come here. If you want fun pe to explore the underwater world or study, then don't come here; If you want to go shopping spree, don't come here.

If you just want a clean beach, transparent seawater, comfortable hotel, leave the hustle and bustle, leave the tour group army, and enjoy the leisure of lying-in, sunshine, reading, surfing, boating, snorkeling, sea fishing, starry sky, cocktails and exquisite western food, then take a cold bath in Gao Long, which is a good place for romance and family leisure.

Route:

Chengdu-Sihanoukville, round-trip air tickets are available in the early 2000 s, on the first day of National Day, in the off-season 1600 or so. Visa on arrival, the visa fee is 40 dollars per person. It's useless to fill in the application for landing visa issued on the plane. Just pay the money, no forms.

The airport is very small. The disembarkation visa window is directly opposite the entrance, and the border inspection is on the left. Passports are handed in at the right window of the visa office and notebooks are taken at the left window. When crossing the border, remember to turn your head and look at the side. Directly ignore how the border inspectors cough and delay, and save $5 in tips.

Take a taxi when you leave the airport. I suggest contacting you in advance on the hornet's nest. 170 yuan, the suv will take you directly to the port. Sihanouk, if you don't want to gamble, I suggest you don't stay. High price and poor environment. If you want to have a cup of 12 $ tomato scrambled egg soup, or eat a $5 $ grilled oyster, or play two games in casinos run by mafia-related groups in China and overseas money laundering fraud groups, you can stay for one day.

The pier is a road next to the Golden Lion Square, with the pier at the end, 500m long. Many roadside stalls can buy some necessities (mosquito-killing items are very important) or go to RT Mart to buy them. RT Mart is near the Golden Lion Square. People need more things. There are several ticket offices of shipping companies in the street, but there are no big stores. It's easy to find people who ride chug cars by asking them. The speedboat round trip is $22 per person. By 8: 00, 1 1: 00, 14: 00, 17: 00, the return trip is half an hour late. When you come back, you can ask the hotel to make an appointment for you and take you from the hotel to the ferry pier on the island.

Xigang wharf

It takes 40 minutes by boat to reach Gaolong Island and Salem Island in Gao Long. The relationship between the three places is as follows

Ueshima:

Gao Long is the first choice for Salem in Gaolong Island and Gao Long. There are many Gaolong Island, mainly local islanders. The environment is poor, but it is lively. Salem, Gao Long, mainly travels abroad and has a good environment. I prefer Salem in Gao Long.

Salem Island in Gao Long usually reaches Orchid Wharf (the fire in the picture), which is the most prosperous place in the whole island and relatively not so clean. Many hotels also have small bars and restaurants, much like slow-moving bars on Long Beach. The hotel here is cheaper, but this hotel has no air conditioning, and it is still a little hot at night. If you have a meal, compare it with the hotel I booked. The price is relatively low, and the materials are not so sufficient. But there is a small supermarket here, and it is very convenient to buy wine, cigarettes and snacks. The price is cheaper than the hotel and a little more expensive than Xigang. There are many taxis and small wooden boats here, and most of them take this road for island jumping, snorkeling and sea fishing.

The hotel I booked is called tube resort, which is located on another beach (the quiet bay in the picture). Unexpectedly good. I booked it for 400 yuan a night. The original price is more than 900 yuan, and it can be booked for more than 300 yuan in the off-season.

Don't book a more expensive sea view room in the hotel. It doesn't make much difference Every room can see the sea, just far and near.

I booked a hotel on agoda and took a boat to pick it up at Orchid Pier. It's a five-minute boat ride. There are only two hotels in the whole beach, and now a third one is being built. Tube has more than 20 rooms, and the hotel next door is relatively small, and there is no access to the main harbor, so the whole beach is basically invisible and clean. The hotel has free kayaking, which is put on the beach. You can go surfing in the sea by dragging one.

A hotel meal for one person does not exceed $65,438+00, which is actually lower than Taikooli in Chengdu, and the food is super exquisite and delicious. Recommend Khmer fried rice, beef salad, salmon pasta, red curry, green curry and Dongyin Gong. Breakfast is free and self-help. Not much, but well done. Let the kitchen give you an "omlate" (free) full fee, and start to hi.

Order a simple dish in the evening, have a glass of beer or cocktail, sit on the beach lounge chair, or lie by the pool and watch the children play with water. Recommend blue Hawaii, rich coconut flavor, more authentic than domestic, or a cup of mojito with fried squid chips. Don't enjoy it too much! !

When you go out to Korea at night, you can also catch the sea, bring a copy net and a flashlight, and there will be unexpected gains. I caught a puffer fish and a cockroach, showed them to the children, and let them go. After chasing for 5 minutes, the crab with a big fist managed to escape from me.

On the other side of the island, there are lazy beach and sunset beach (sunset area on the map). You can watch the sunset, but the beach is similar, and it takes about 50 minutes to walk from the middle. We didn't go, so it's not easy to take the baby. The road across the island is now paved with cement. It used to be through the jungle. It is said that there are fireflies at night.

There is Mpay Bay in the north of the island, which is a local residential area. It is said that it is most suitable for diving and the lowest price. Friends who want to go in the future can go and see it.

The scenery of Salem Island in Gao Long is similar. In fact, I personally think it is best to live in one place and stay quietly for 4-5 days.

After a look, I think the tube Hotel is a very good choice. The room is nice, the environment is first-class, and the service attitude is super good. While you are eating, the service staff are still playing with your children. The little black buddy put the baby on a top, awesome!

Remember to ask the hotel to help book the boat one day in advance!

By the way, before I came here, I didn't agree with the statement that consumption here was high. I can only say that it's a little more expensive than the Philippines, but the per capita daily meal is about 100, and the high-end meal is 200300, which is worth the money. Diving is a little more expensive, but much cheaper than Sanya. The people here were badly taught by China's money laundering army in Westport. Be careful if there is no clear price tag. Make things clear before paying, the problem is not too big and will not be forced.

All the transactions here are in US dollars, and the change is in riel. 1 USD = 4,000 riel. English is common, and few locals speak Chinese, but everyone will say hello. Thank you. Bye.

In short, for me who have never been to Indonesia but have basically been to famous or secluded islands in East Malaysia, West Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, Salem, Gao Long is really a surprise, and it is estimated that it will be commercialized in two years. Please seize the opportunity to book tickets quickly. This year's Spring Festival is a good time.