The idea of Jonty's Jungle Camp was born from a surfing trip that I embarked upon to Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands a few years ago. I spent two months in Sri Lanka and one month in the Andaman's and took my own survival gear with me. I stayed alone on a small island for two weeks in my own "Jungle Camp".

The peace and natural harmony that I discovered there inspired me to create the same thing in Cambodia. I love Cambodia and the people, and decided to build J. Camp on an island off the southern coast of Sihanoukville.

I bought a long tail boat, found an island, and started construction with a small team of local friends. 

 

My first season was last year. I opened on 23rd December 2006, and the camp proved to be very

popular with travelers and tourists who were looking for something different.

Guests are taken by longtail boat from occhuteal beach to koh ta kiev.

The journey takes about 1 hour and 15 min's and is very scenic, passing other small islands

and lots of different sea birds and fish (sometimes dolphins) can be seen.

The camp is located in a small bay on the west coast of the island, and nothing is visible

from the sea, all buildings and sleeping areas are hidden inside the tree line of the jungle.

A small sand path leads from the beach into the jungle to the main dining area.

This is a grass roof structure with a large communal table and bench seating around it.

There is also a toilet and shower block to one side away from the dining area,

for guest's convenience.  Water is drawn from a fresh water well

for showering and toilet purposes.  

There is also a small building near the dining area that houses the kitchen

and provides accommodation for the cook.

We offer a limited but very tasty menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Evening meal is a barbeque of beef, pork, fish or seafood, served with fresh salad and rice.

Bottled water and soft drinks and beer are also available.

There are 4 sleeping areas, all separate from each other, containing space

for two or three people to sleep in specially designed hammocks.

The hammocks have mosquito nets attached, that are suspended above

to keep out biting insects and other creatures that may want to visit.

Small sand paths lead from the beach to each sleeping area.

There is also a plastic roll up roof above each hammock that can be extended down quickly in case of rain.

Activities include swimming, snorkeling (there is a lovely small coral reef just opposite the beach, not far offshore) jungle trekking and general relaxing. The island is very quiet and peaceful, and visited only by local fishermen.  Tourists and day trippers on boat trips rarely stop on the main beach, far away from our bay.

The camp is open from November to April (dry season) as sea and weather conditions are not very good for boating during the rainy season.

NEW ADDITIONS FOR 2008

• NEW Jungle Steam Room / Sauna
• Tree House for guests to rent ($8 for one person per night, or $15 for two persons per night)

I charge $15 for boat and first night per person, extra nights are just $5.

All other food and drinks are written down on a separate bill and paid for on departure.

Bookings can be made by visiting Ian and Sue at "Tranquility Restaurant and Guest House", on Serendipity beach, next to Coasters, or by calling me direct: +855(0)92502374

Please note that we are now closed for rainy season and will be open again in november 2008.