Kirirom National Park

Last weekend two friends and I visited Kirirom National Park, a high, cool and picturesque spot only 2 hours from Phnom Penh. We had a fabulous sweat-free weekend walking around pine clad hills and lakes! We climbed to the top of a waterfall where we watched Cambodians at leisure splashing around in the water fully clothed. One of the villages in the park has established a very successful eco-tourism enterprise, and it was really interesting to see how community-run tourism can bring such sustainable benefits to the people and to the local natural resources.