Phnom Bokor.

Phnom Bokor is about 12 kilometers west of kampot provincial town. The mountain was first discovered by a group of foreigners in 1917 and later organized by a Frenchman named Roulouse on April 13, 1922, during the reign of King Sisowath. During colonial times, Phnom Bokor was a place of leisure for the French colonists looking for an alternative to the coastal plain.

The mountain is 1,075 meters high and the temperature at the top is often quite cool. Because the road is poor, the 30 kiloometer trip from the base to the top of the mountain can take up to two hours and sometimes longer, depending on the mode of transportation. Those who make the trip, however, will find a lush forest, large rocks shaped like animals and sailing junks, as well as a spectacular panoramic view of the Kampot countryside, of Sihanoukville and of the bright, blue sea.

During then-prince Norodom Sihanouk's Sangkum Reastrniyum regime, many public buildings were built here, and Phnom Bokor became a small town, Borei Bokor. Today, most of those buildings are dilapidated and no longer in use. The mountain also features a three-stage waterfall and a popk vil, which are about 7 kilometers from Borei Bokor.