KOH KONG PROVINCE In Cambodia Editorial Image

Koh Kong is a quaint but interesting border province that has long had a reputation as a ‘Wild West’ frontier town. Located at the southwestern tip of the country near the mouth of the Kah Bpow River in Smach Mean Chey district on the Gulf of Thailand, a city only 10 kilometers from the Thai border. From here, tourists now have access to the border of Thailand by a newly constructed bridge reputed to be the longest in Cambodia. The 1900 meter long Thai- Cambodian border-bridge was completed at a cost of US$7.2 million dollars. With the bridge and the upgrading of the road to the national highway plus the building of several casinos near the border, the town has developed into a popular tourist destination. Besides the casinos, there is a zoo and many pristine islands, mountains, jungles, rivers, waterfalls and mangrove forest which offer the tourist tons in terms of eco-tourism.