Wander among the atmospheric French ruins while hiking a great rainforest. Bokor was a big destination for the French aristocracy back in the day, and you can see the ruins of their homes. It is a day trip from Sihanoukville or nearby Kampot. 32 kilometres and 1,101 meters up from road 3 near Kampot, is the Bokor Mountain Hill Station, in Bokor National Park. Originally a small resort town, it is now an abandoned ghost town and National Park. Except for the many tourists and Park personnel, and a few thousand construction workers, hotel staff, and casino staff, that is. Most famous for the abandoned Casino (now a luxury hotel) at the top of the mountain, there is also an abandoned church, buildings for the former King, waterfall, Buddhist Wat’s, and either a view of fog or a view of Southern Cambodia’s Islands and Vietnam’s island Phu Quoc.
There are stories of wild animals on the mountain, including lions and tigers and bears, and elephants, but if you actually see them, please let us know. You might see some giant birds or parrots, wild monkeys and some of the smaller large cats.
