Bokor Mountain is the most famous mountain in Cambodia located 190km from Phnom Penh and attracts many tourists each year. It has interesting places like a market, hotels, restaurants and a small waterfall. The mountain was originally built as a French colonial resort in the 1920s, but construction claimed almost 1000 lives. It offers beautiful natural scenery, fresh air, and views of the coastline that are often obscured by mist.
Explore Cambodia's Famous Bokor Mountain - Fresh Air, Waterfalls, and Scenic Views
1. Bokor Mountain
Bokor Mountain is the most
famous mountain fresh air of
Cambodia that has many tourists
goes visited there every year. It’s
located at Kampot commune
Tekchoo District Kampot province.
Bokor Mountain is 190km from Phnom
Penh, 41km from Kampot, 132km
from Sihanoukville, and the access road
begins 7km west of Kampot city. Bokor
Mountain had many interesting places,
From Kampot take the road towards route 4
about 8 kilometers. On the right side, you
will see a large plaque welcoming you to
Bokor Mountain. Just up the road is the
Bokor ranger station. We can contact to:
Email: bokormountain@hotmail.com
Tel: +855 33 68 388, Fax: +855 23 22 665
Website: www.bokormountain.com
Mr.Chan Directly reservation Department of
Bokor Mountain Resort.
Highland market, hotel, and
restaurant
On the top of mountain, it’s has the
market, shopping that has evrything for all
visiters. Then hotel and restaurant very
comfortable. It’s has modern rooms, TV,
free Wifi, good services and very welcome
to all tourists. And About foods it’s has
many kind of foods, like as Khmer foods,
foreign foods demands for all tourists. The
foods is delicios that cooked by the good
skill chefs, and it’s appropriate prices too.
Eespecailly when you visit here you will see
the real natures, absorbed the fresh air on
top of the mountain.
How to get there
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2. History of Bokor Mountain
The town was built as a resort by
the colonial French settlers to offer an
escape from the heat, humidity and
general insalubrity of Phnom Penh.
Nine hundred lives were lost in nine
months during the construction of the
resort in this remote mountain
location.
The centerpiece of the resort was the
grand Bokor Palace Hotel & Casino,
complemented by shops, a post office,
a church and the Royal Apartments.
The construction of Bokor Hill Station
was complete by 1925. Built by
indentured Cambodian laborers it took
nine months to build. Almost a
thousand men perished during that
time.
Natural waterfall
When you towards to the top of
mountain you’ll pass a small waterfall,
but it’s very beautyful place.This
waterfall is one place that has good cold
water, fresh air, beautyful natures
around waterfall. It’s the real waterfall
that the flow get out of the rock never
stop. And had the sound of the birds,
it’s so interesting to all tourists.
Especailly it’s very beatyful after the
rainy season.
Good looking in natural veiws
Bokor mountain is the cool mountain
air, for the adventure, relaxation. All
good reasons to travel the top of Bokor
Mountain.
The view from the top of Bokor
Mountain is fabulous. On a clear day
you can see the shore line, but take
notice that the top of the mountain
isoften clouded or misty. Even on a clear
day down in Kampot, you’ll be surprised
by the weather change once you’re
getting up Bokor Mountain. Still, even
when misty, the place has a kind of
magic, maybe even more when clouds
are hanging around the top.