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KAMPOT - SEA FOODS
Is a small town
on the Tuk Chhou River, 5km inland from the sea. Fishing and farming are
the main activities; durians and melons grow in abundance. To the south
end of town is a large dusty traffic circle with three hotels arrayed
around it – Phnom Kieu, Phnom Kamchay, and Tuk Chhou.
Each has its own restaurants; Tuk Chhou offers a seedy nightclub. Also on
the circle is Prachummith Restaurant, close by is Amar Restaurant.
To the south near the river is the GPO and telecommunications building.
At the north end of town, about 1.5 km away, is the Central Market, with
foodstalls. All Kampot transportation is concentrated within range of the
market-cycle, motors, taxis, trucks, and buses. The railway station lies
farther north.
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There’s zero of interest in Kampot except to walk around town and look at
crumbling French-built blue-shuttered shop fronts. Previously Kampot was a
stepping-stone to Bokor and Kep. You can reach Kampot by irregular plane
service from Phnom Penh. It’s not advisable to get there by car. It takes
about 5 hours to cover the 150 km from Phnom Penh to Kampot.
From Sihanoukville it’s 105 km to Kampot by a jumping and dirt road. The
train from Phnom Penh to Kampot takes seven hours. It used to be a
frequent target of the Khmer Rouge - in a 1994 ambush, three foreigners
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Tourist attraction:
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Teuk Chhu Resort:
Is the natural resort locating at Snom
Prompi Village, Mak Prang Commune, Kampot District in eight- Kilometer distance, north
of the provincial town. The resort has water flowing from Phnom Dam Rey – Phnom Kam Chay.
The water is cool and clear flowing
down over the big rocks for year round. At Teuk Chhu resort, there are valuable and
delicious fruit like Durian, Mangostreen,
Rambutan, Mak Prang, Pineapple, Grape fruit,
Custard apple, coconut etc.
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Preak Ampil Resort:
Is the beach rich in white sand, mangrove
and coconut trees, and locates at Koh Touch Commune, Kampot by the
National Road No 3. At the resort, we can enjoy the fresh seafood like
crabs, cuttlefish, lobster, snail, and varied sea fish.
Bokor Resort:
Locates at 42Km distance from the provincial
town of Kampot, and was found by a French people 1922 during the reign of
the King, Sisovath Before, Bokor was a leisure place for French colonists
who need to exchange atmosphere from the plain area to the mountain area
at seaside.
The Mountain of Bokor has 1,075-meter
height, good weather and beautiful natural view with big trees and rocks
shaping up as animal figure. In Sang Kum Reas Ni Yum, there were public
buildings, which look like a city there.
At seven-kilometer distance from the
mountain, there is a swimming spot locating the water ‘Po Pok Vil’. On the
top of the mountain, we can view the beautiful scenery of Kampot town, Kep,
Sihanouk Ville and blue water of the sea.
Kampong Trach Resort:
Is the rocky mountain having caves and
natural wells where arranged and worshipped by the tradition of Cambodia,
China and Vietnam. The resort locates in 38Km distance, East of Kampot
town by the National Road No 16. There is a natural well having 30m
diameter and other small natural wells having four-meter stair and
artistic stone look like animal or object shape. From these natural wells,
there is along cave that we can go through to the La Ang Viel Sre 100 and
La Ang Thmar Dos.
At these natural wells, there are some
evidences remain which prove that the wells were the main filming place
before the 70th decade. At the front valley, there is a pagoda
of Chinese and Vietnamese. In front of the cave, there is a Cambodian
pagoda, which has been now maintained and arranged by the pagoda committee
permanently. Among the above four resorts excepted Teuk Chhu have not been
renovated and well organized yet. However there are tourists and
researchers visit the resorts.
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