Kirirom was the at the outset formal designated countrywide playground and has befall the protected area in concert with Bokor National Park, Kep National Park, and Ream National Park under the Royal Decree by queen Norodom Sihanouk dated November 01, 1993. The area has several mountain ranks and contains many small lakes and waterfalls. Because of the natural point of view of Kirirom, the place became a general weekend getaway position in support of frequent from Phnom Penh city.
Kirirom National Park locates 112 km from Phnom Penh city, the playground cover an area of 35.000 hectares which mostly are inside Kampong Speur province. Kirirom Mountain (its unexceptional name) is almost 675 m from top to toe, has got its surname as KIRIROM in the 1930s by queen Sisovath Monivong. The surname can be translated as the Mountain of pleasure, while Kiri capital mountain and Rom mean pleasure. However, the area has its ancient surname as Phnom Vorvong Sorvong which refered to the two mountains associated with a Khmer legend. After it has befall National Park, the formal surname is Preah Soramrit Kosamak Kirirom National Park.
The attraction of Kirirom is its natural beautiful scenery well celebrated languish forest which made it unique from other hills in Cambodia. The from top to toe of the mountain made it has got a cooler weather in which apposite in support of languish trees to grow. I’ve been to Kirirom National Park many time in the 2000s. But at present I visit it again bearing in mind six years and this instant I was a driver.
Road to top of Kirirom Mountain (at the mountain foot). There are small forest trees, but not languish tree.
Leaving Phnom Penh in support of almost 112 km, by the side of your straight, nearby is a sign board to favor. It’s comfortable to recognize as nearby are many houses and vendors promotion drinks and fruits along the road. After favor straight nearby is a small area sell which visitors can purchase their foods in support of eat from at this point. Or they can purchase it whilst they allow reached the cascade on the mountain.
After the favor from the countrywide road 4, I spent single and partially hour to drive up the mountain. The road up nearby was constructed in the reign of queen Sihanouk whilst he built his summer put your feet up put up on the mountain top. The road is still in fine condition until at present, simply a little spaces has damaged.
At the mountain base are fruit farms of papaya, mango, jackfruit, dragon fruit, and many others. Visitors can have the benefit of taking a little pictures of individuals fruit trees too. Especially, from at this point we can allow a kind picture of Kirirom Mountain in the undivided. After surface the farms, we on track the journey into the forest. Both sides of the road are forest trees and we mostly driving in the shade. We felt so as to we’re really in the jungle as cicadas on the trees kept back singing deafeningly as if to meet all of us to their home-based. After on occasion we comprehend part of forest progress burned. During the scorching season, fire might be on track as of the scorching weather. During the raining season all nature are especially untrained which fashioned pleasure whilst we be in it. However, at present we plus can comprehend new-fangled untrained leaves growing not worth it from kindling; it was raining a only some days in the past. After a while, we impede and progress inedible the thoughtfulness to take a little pictures. There are several hills connected in concert, so remain motionless on single hill we can allow any more single as the background of our pictures.
Pine trees growing in position adorn our way.
There is a newly built recreation midpoint on partially way to the top. They allow various games and offer accommodation to stay overnight.
There are two Buddhist monastery built on the mountain, we can plus use up a visit and turn into praying. Later on we comprehend a little houses of villagers by the side of the road sides, simply several type live at this point.
The growth of the languish trees allow us know so as to we are by the side of a elevated level of mountain. They are growing straight and from top to toe into the sky on the hills along the road. Driving auxiliary, languish trees are in position adorn our path, it’s a notable natural point of view.
Pine trees growing on untrained grass hills along the way up.
Before we grasp the cascade, we duty pass a quite unkind road of a little km. It was Sunday and we can comprehend almost 30 cars by the side of the parking place. Many thatch roofed huts are built in support of rent to visitors. The owners plus offer foods and drinks. There are other vendors promotion area refreshments and cakes, however, it’s very only some compare to Oudong Mountain.
Huts are built around a lake draw near to the cascade in support of renting to visitors
Modish the keep up only some years, on the whole frequent visit Kirirom on objective to bath the cascade. But at present, the fill with tears are not clean an adequate amount of in support of bathing. Because in dry season the fill with tears is with a reduction of and the stream is weak. So bearing in mind eat, we precisely use up instant to move around in the nature under languish trees.
The fill with tears is with a reduction of and the stream is weak all through dry season.
The prior Royal put your feet up put up was damaged all through the Khmer Rouge regime. Then it was renovated and functions as a museum. But at present we don’t allow instant to visit nearby, so we don’t allow picture in support of you.
We drive inedible the mountain by the side of 3pm and the way down is come what may closer than whilst we climb up. It was a notable local holiday in support of us to use up instant with nature by the side of Kirirom National Park. We surely come up to back bearing in mind sometime, maybe in this appearance raining season to have the benefit of the cascade.
