At the southern end of Occheuteal Beach, beyond the small headland,
Phnom Som Nak Sdach (Hill of the King’s Palace), lies stunning Otres
Beach, a seemingly infinite strip of casuarinas that can give southern
Thailand a run for its money.
Developers have long been eyeing Otres Beach, and in 2010 a stretch of
resorts was forcibly removed. However, Otres has made yet another
recovery and is currently in rude health with more than 30 bungalow
resorts in the area, including a couple of more upmarket boutique
hotels. It's fair to say that Otres is no longer the empty beach it once
was. Even so, Otres has cleaner water and is more relaxed than anything
in Sihanoukville proper, and is lengthy enough that finding your own
patch of private sand is not a challenge... just walk south. Otres is
split into three distinct sections: Otres 1 is the first and busiest
stretch and about 2km south is Otres 2, separated by a slated resort
development and currently known as 'Long Beach'. Inland lies laidback
Otres Village, an up and coming estuary area.
Otres also has an expanding range of activities on offer. At the
northern end of the beach (near where you arrive from Sihanoukville)
you’ll find Hurricane Windsurfing , which rents out paddle boards (per
hour US$8), windsurfers (basic/high-performance boards per hour
US$10/20), sea kayaks (single/tandem per hour US$4/6) and skim boards
(try bungee skim boarding). Otres Beach sometimes gets surf from May to
October; you can rent surfboards and bodyboards here too.There are also
various flying contraptions for the brave, including flyboards
(flyboardcambodia.com) and amphibious microlights with room with one
passenger.