What is the current situation at Bokor Hill Station, Cambodia?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 28 Jul, 2023
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Overall, it sounds like a lot of the new development is happening, and the ruins aren’t much to see any more.
This blog post about going there rates the scooter trip there and back as the highlight, and as he cynically puts it:
Because if there is one thing Cambodia needs more of in its national
parks, it is apparently golf courses, entertainment complexes and five
star hotels with a design that requires suppression of the gag reflex.
The resort and hotel is up and running, with a website with all the details for bookings and the like.
Another blog has a piece written just yesterday about it, which seems to be as recent as you’re likely to get. They too point out the casino being a blot on the landscape, and include a picture:
(from sconzani.blogspot.ca)
They point out that it’s only going to get worse in years to come:
The first stages of the new development have now been completed, with
a sprawling and exceedingly ugly casino already open for business.
Sokimex have huge plans for their hill – as well as the casino, they
plan on constructing more hotels, golf courses, and water parks, as
well as a major port complex on the nearby coast, from where they
intend helicoptering guests from visiting cruise ships to the plateau
resort. It all sounds as hideous as their new casino.
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