The located on the Bay of Thailand, within sight of Vietnam, lay Kampot and Kep towns,and
Bokor Mountain. Bokor Mountain is a popular destination because of the roughrideupthedirtrack to the top, and the view of Southern Cambodia and Vietnam, andthecooltemperatures; not to mention the abandoned casino and summer palace of theformerKing.(NoteBokor is partially closed for the next few years for construction).
Kampot is known as a quiet town on a river and the base for day trips up to Bokor Mountain. There's also much sightseeing to be done in Kampot. Kep, the former seaside recreation area before SihanoukVille, is a small, spread out town on the ocean, with views from the hillside of the Islands of Cambodia and Vietnam. The area is still not too touristy, but that is changing quickly. Plans are for new construction on Bokor Mountain, and a host of small hotels and restaurants are popping up in Kep and Kampot. Now is the perfect time to visit.
Borkor Mountain: Are both a trip and a destination. It's a long hard ride up the steep rocky trail to the top of the mountain. Most people either ride in the back of a pickup truck, or on a dirt bike made for rough roads.
At the top of Bokor Mountain, you have either a great view of Southern Cambodia, the ocean, and Vietnam, or you can see fog in every direction. The temperature at the top is much cooler than at the base of the mountain. At the top is a complex of buildings built around 80 years ago, and now weathered by years of abandonment. A casino, church, and buildings made for the King's holidays are scattered around.
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