Bokor National Park
About Bokor National Park
Bokor National Park (also known as Preah Monivong National Park) is one of Cambodia’s largest protected areas, covering nearly 1600 sq. km of forested hill and plateau land at the southern tip of the Elephant Mountains by the Vietnam border. The park generally sees huge quantities of rain during the monsoon season, with an average of 4600mm in precipitation per year, and the plateau areas can be significantly colder than the coast.
The park was established in 1993 and contains elephants and tigers (limited numbers), as well as other species such as wild boars, gibbons, and macaques. Many of the animals are located in remote areas of the forest, so they may not be spotted easily. Despite being mostly surrounded by cliffs, illegal logging has seriously damaged the forest.
Bokor was a famous French hill station and resort that was most popular in the 1920s, before being abandoned during an assault by Vietnamese independence forces in the late 1940s and during the Khmer Rouge regime. You can see the abandoned station and the two-tiered Popokvil Falls during a visit to Bokor National Park.
The park was established in 1993 and contains elephants and tigers (limited numbers), as well as other species such as wild boars, gibbons, and macaques. Many of the animals are located in remote areas of the forest, so they may not be spotted easily. Despite being mostly surrounded by cliffs, illegal logging has seriously damaged the forest.
Bokor was a famous French hill station and resort that was most popular in the 1920s, before being abandoned during an assault by Vietnamese independence forces in the late 1940s and during the Khmer Rouge regime. You can see the abandoned station and the two-tiered Popokvil Falls during a visit to Bokor National Park.
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