In the United Nations, Cambodia is the least developed country with a weak industrial base; in Southeast Asia, Cambodia is both an ancient country and a small country with a long history of war; but none of this has affected Cambodia’s emergence as a tourist destination in Europe and the United States, especially the West Hong Kong Gaolong Island, which still follows the original style of regular water outages and blackouts.
Many people know that the maldives are beautiful, but flights to changsha the tens of thousands of costs and language, distance and other factors, so that many people can only enjoy the circle of friends. But in fact,$35 can play in Cambodia in the Maldives, the feeling of island jumping, is really small, clear, the key is to save money.
From the cambodian west port ferry terminal, just buy a $35(about 250 rmb) cruise ship ticket, including two early meals, three islands and diving, diving, party and other rich experience. This price compares with Sanya motionless hundreds of tickets, the cost-effective is really unimaginable, the key is that the food is not bad.
The first stop, about 1.5 hours on the voyage to kaolong, Cambodia’s second largest island, the island of kaolong, one of vietnam’s tourist cards, is still undeveloped, with 78 sq km of nearly 1000 inhabitants living in just four villages. The captain of the cruise ship said residents had fled to the island early and were therefore not called “the island of refuge “.
If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the mainland, or enjoy quality island time, then Gaolong Island is the ideal choice. No wonder the famous italian writer mauravia portrays gaolong island as “the atmosphere is leisurely, the beach is white, the aborigines are friendly enough to invite you to dinner, and the heart is as pure as the sea.”
Gaolong Island also said that the annual temperature of 30°C, the coldest night also has 22°C, there is no difference between spring, summer, autumn and winter, some just dry season and rainy season difference. The most pleasant tour is from December to March of the coming year. As in Cambodia’s interior, the island uses the dollar much more frequently than Riel (Cambodian currency).
Unexpectedly, cambodia has a total population of 15 million, more than a million chinese, almost everywhere can see chinese shops, but there are almost no chinese on gaolong island, not to mention chinese shops, even visitors to stay on the island rarely see chinese. To find out why, I decided to find out.
It turns out that kaolong island residents still refuse to accept the commercial development model of chinese-style scenic spots, a chinese development company is said to have been rejected after five years of negotiations, but cheap european and american poor tourists, now more and more european and american open small homes and restaurants on the shore. These light commercial facilities are, of course, subject to the rules of the islanders.
Investment in scenic spots is also subject to local rules, and similar practices are believed to be rare in the country, not to mention harsh rules: all homes do not supply hot water acceptable, after all, the temperature is not low in Gaolong Island; but it is difficult to understand when the water is cut off twice a day for six hours.
Even more curious is the rule that the island’s prices must be set by the islanders and the Cambodian government, most of the restaurants and lodgings in Europe and the United States have been signed price contracts, the island’s prices are extremely civilian, with bathrooms and air-conditioned double rooms of $25, seafood meals per person of $10-15, basically the same as the city of Westport.
Gaolong Island in the scenery is really the “Xanadu” reputation, the coastline is 61 kilometers long, the white beach is 45 kilometers. On the island, more than four kilometers of sand can be called “long beach “, the longest beach up to 14 kilometers, the island’s people cut off water and electricity and network is to let visitors focus chengdu to shanghai on these beautiful scenery.
For europeans and american tourists, the island is a big holiday island comparable to the maldives. Although the waters are slightly less clear than the maldives, the sun and sand are not bad at all, and maday’s five-day spending is enough to make a month out of the island. If you don’t enjoy it, you can rent a motorcycle for $15 a week.
Any attraction and beach on the island is a public area, that is to say, for a hundred dollars to go to all the beaches and attractions, the most classic route is now from the village of Tochi to Valentine’s Beach, Coconut Beach, Sokosan Village, Sokosan Falls to the end of Long Beach, one of the 50 most beautiful sunset beaches in the world in the National Geographic Awards.
Food and accommodation options are not too rich, but there are some, there is a small market in the village of Tochi, the goods sold from snacks, crafts, dinner snacks, the price is not expensive, cold drinks are basically between $0.5-1, coffee is $1.5. The reason why prices are so popular may be related to more poor tourists in Europe and the United States.