Memories around Trip to Koh Dach

Biking is the most environmental friendly way of travelling. It might allow you to go as far as across from one country to another with low cost and extreme joys.

I am glad that I have been to Koh Dach and it’s even more delightful when I can travel on a bike. Certainly, it takes time to do it and is exhausting. However, nothing is better than travelling with a friend and enjoying the country views and fresh air.

On 24.03.12 Saturday morning, we left home at 6:30. Along the way to the port to Koh Dach, we had breakfast in a small family-owned canteen. It was quite a long distance between Chroychangva Bridge and the port. The port is located in a small road after you turned right into the gateway of a Chinese Temple (Fu De Miao) along

National Road

6A. For bike, one person is charged 1000 Riels. No longer than 15 minutes, the ferry deported at the tip of Koh Dach. Instead of riding directly toward Koh Dach, we crossed the bridge of Koh Oknha Tey and toured around the island for the whole morning.

Koh Oknha Tey

People on this island earn living by growing various plants. I could find fields of taro plantation, corn plantation, banana trees, papaya trees, and other plantations. Houses are located separately one from the other and within each of them there were always some trees and plants such as coconut or mango trees. Horses and cows seemed to be their means of transportation in carrying food stuff and ploughing the fields. We went around the island and stopped by here and there to take pictures, to look at the plantations, and to relax. It was a great morning!

At 11:00am we crossed the bridge back to the intersection. Instead of finding a place nearby to have lunch, we decided to head to Koh Dach Beach. Although the weather was quite gloomy the whole morning, the sun shone brightly up above our head while we had to take a round an hour to bike from the bridge to the beach. I was glad that I was perfectly protected from sunburn.

Koh Dach Beach

We met a little girl halfway to the beach. She was one of the vendors there and offered to guide us all the way to the destination. At around 12:10pm, we finally arrived at the entrance. Standing from the distance high above from the ground, we could see an amazing view of the beach. Around five lines of bamboos plates were well arranged to allow motorbikes and bikes to ride on conveniently from the high ground toward the riverbank. We could see many small huts laying both at the riverbank and a little bit far into the river. The sand was incredibly white although it was not as white as that we find at seashore.

A set meal including a roasted chicken and rice in total costs $10 after bargaining. We did not buy the set meal from the vendor there. It is too much for two people to eat. Instead, we bought various snacks for lunch. We had the food, played with the water, chatted, and enjoyed the great view of the river and cool fresh air after a whole morning cycling. The environment was so relaxing and peaceful. Not many people were there on the day. There are more people going on Sundays and holidays, according to the vendor. We left the place at 3pm unwillingly. We took another road aside from the one we came from. After around more than half-an-hour riding, we went pass a port going to Bak Kheng. We decided to choose the detour to go back the mainland and we were going to Bak Kheng, another unplanned destination of the day.

It made me more exhausted on the way back because my bike had some problems. I am excited to have a whole day of cycling and relaxing at the seaside-like riverbank although my legs and shoulders almost split off from my body.

I am planning to take my family there once in the nearest future.

Readers, you haven’t known Koh Dach, have you? Why not try out one day?