5 days 4 nights
Specific Tour
14 people
English
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A relaxed five-day private trip from Phnom Penh to Cambodia's south coast. It includes Rabbit Island, the Kep crab market, a Kampot pepper plantation, salt fields when in season, a Kampot River trip and a free day.
From US$700 per person for the whole tour, as an indicative price for a small private group in 4★ hotels. It changes with group size, hotel level and season, and is confirmed in your tailor-made quote.
| Day | Route and highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh to Kep by the sea | Kep |
| 2 | Rabbit Island and the Kep crab market | Kep |
| 3 | Pepper farm, salt fields and Kampot River | Kampot |
| 4 | A free day in Kampot | Kampot |
| 5 | Return to Phnom Penh | — |
Private tour with your own English-speaking guide · 5 days / 4 nights · Phnom Penh – Kep – Rabbit Island (Koh Tonsay) – Kampot – Phnom Penh
This Kep and Kampot private tour is Cambodia at an easy pace. From Phnom Penh, your driver and guide take you south to Kep, the country's smallest coastal province, a sleepy seaside town of old villas, sea breezes and some of the freshest seafood in the region.
From Kep a boat carries you to Rabbit Island, known locally as Koh Tonsay, for a swim and a seafood lunch on the sand. Back on the mainland, you browse the famous crab market where women pull traps straight from the sea. Then you move to Kampot, a riverside town of faded colonial shophouses, to see how Kampot pepper is grown and how salt is harvested from the flats.
A free day lets you rest by the pool, sit in a café or head to the beach, and the trip ends with a relaxed drive back to Phnom Penh. It pairs well with Angkor or Phnom Penh as the final chapter of a longer journey.
Easy. Drives are about three hours from Phnom Penh to Kep and about three to four hours back from Kampot, with short hops in between. Walking is light, mostly on farm paths and in town. Very suitable for older travelers, couples and families with children over 10.
Four nights: two at a seaside hotel in Kep and two at a riverside hotel in Kampot, in 4-star or best-available boutique properties chosen when you book. An overnight on Koh Rong or Koh Rong Samloem can replace the last Kampot night on request.
November to April brings dry weather, calm seas and the best conditions for the Rabbit Island boat trip. From May to October the coast is green and quiet, but afternoon storms are common and the boat crossing can be choppy or postponed. Salt harvesting usually takes place in the dry months, roughly January to May.
Your guide and driver are yours alone for the whole trip, so the pace, the stops and the start time each morning follow you. The standard version has an English-speaking guide; guides who speak French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese can be arranged on request.
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Photos: Didzis Šēnbergs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; PsamatheM, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Your guide and driver meet you in Phnom Penh and head south through rice country to Kep, Cambodia's smallest coastal province. Lunch is on the way. Check in at your seaside hotel and take the afternoon at your own pace. In the late afternoon, stroll along the seafront promenade as the sun sets over the Gulf of Thailand, then enjoy a seafood dinner in town.
Overnight: Kep · Meals: L, D
In the morning, take a boat to Rabbit Island, or Koh Tonsay, a short crossing from Kep. Swim off the quiet beach, rest in the shade and enjoy a relaxed seafood lunch prepared by island families. Return to the mainland in the afternoon and walk through the crab market, where the catch comes straight from bamboo traps in the bay. If you like, add a visit to a hillside pepper farm. The evening is free.
Overnight: Kep · Meals: B, L, D
Drive to Kampot, stopping at a working pepper plantation to see how Kampot's prized pepper is grown, picked and dried. Where timing allows, visit the salt fields outside town, where salt is raked from shallow pans by hand. In the afternoon, choose a gentle cruise or a kayak trip on the Kampot River with the green slopes of Bokor on the horizon, then wander the colonial riverside quarter.
Overnight: Kampot · Meals: B, L, D
Today is yours. Relax by the pool, linger over coffee in one of Kampot's riverside cafés, or ask us to arrange an optional half day towards the beaches. If you would like a night on the islands, we can replace this Kampot night with a stay on Koh Rong or Koh Rong Samloem, reached by speedboat, quoted separately.
Overnight: Kampot · Meals: B
After breakfast, drive back to Phnom Penh, with lunch on the way. Your driver drops you at your hotel or at the airport for your onward flight. If you have more time, the coast connects easily with Phnom Penh or a flight to Siem Reap for Angkor.
Meals: B, L
Yes. The pace is easy, drives are around three hours, and walking is light. The boat to Rabbit Island is short, and we can skip it if the sea is rough.
Yes. We can replace the last Kampot night with Koh Rong or Koh Rong Samloem, or add extra nights there. The speedboat and island hotel are quoted separately.
Easily. Most guests start in Siem Reap for the temples, fly or drive to Phnom Penh, then end with these slow days on the coast.
Yes. This is a private tour with your own English-speaking guide. We also arrange private guides who speak French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese: tell us when you enquire and we confirm your guide in the quote. Book early for the December to April high season.
Nothing is payable until you approve your written quote. We then ask for a 30% deposit to confirm, and the balance 45 days before arrival, by bank transfer or card. Bank details come with your booking confirmation; always confirm them with us by phone or WhatsApp (+84 812 247 572) before any transfer.
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