Located at Phnom Sruoch district in the province of Kampong Speu ,
Kirirom National
Park is established on a seven hundred meters hill covering an
area of over thirty five thousand hectares in the Elephant Mountains Mountain
of Joy Kirirom National Park , a high altitude plateau, is known for
its unique high elevation pine forest, which forms the headwaters for numerous
streams feeding Kampong
Speu Town
This park is part of the 'Southwest Cluster Protected Areas'
which include Phnom Bokor, Preah Sihanouk and Kep National Parks
Attractions at this hill station of Kirirom are its
spectacular scenery and its astonishing waterfalls.
kirirom Resort
Kirim ResortThis park is also the home to many endangered
species of animals such as Pleated gibbon, sun bear and tiger . You can take a
ride in the traditional ox-cart ride or trek along the walking trails among the
pine trees. Since this natural resort is located one hundred and twenty
kilometers to the west of Phnom Penh ,
visitors can hire taxis to get here. Traveling along National Road No. 4 will
also get you here.
The Kirirom National Park , whose official name is Preah
Suramarith Kossmak, is about 80,000 acres of forested land on a rare plateau in
southwestern Cambodia .
The elevation is about 2,200 feet, high enough to support a
large pine forest quite distinct from most of the country's tropical jungle. Our
last stop in the park was a newly renovated visitor’s center which was small
but quite impressive.
The visitor’s center has some really attractive displays
although there are too many for such a small space. Still it was refreshing to
see such high standards applied to the center.
Kirirom Resort
Especially rewarding was meeting the woman in the picture, the
manager of the center, who obviously was proud of her country, her park, and
her job representing it to the public.
Next to the visitor’s center are the ruins of a large old
mansion. Pictured here is a tall, multi-part chimney on a foundation surrounded
by a wooden deck that is falling dangerously apart. The house was a hot-season
estate of Cambodia
