vKirirom Pine Resort
Zip Lines, Pine Forest and Cool Mountain Air Inside Kirirom National Park
Photo: Goldface2009
vKirirom Pine Resort — Quick Facts
- What is it?
- other — Zip Lines, Pine Forest and Cool Mountain Air Inside Kirirom National Park
- Where?
- Kampong Speu , Cambodia
- Entry Fee
- Day visits and activities priced individually; park entry fee applies en route
- Opening Hours
- Resort hours; activities daytime
- Time Needed
- A full day, or an overnight to catch the plateau's cool evening
- Best Time
- November–February, when plateau nights turn genuinely cool
- Don't Miss
- Rolling through pine forest on a mountain bike, in Cambodia, in air that needs a jacket
What to Do at vKirirom
The Activity Menu
vKirirom functions as Kirirom National Park’s adventure base: zip line through the canopy, quad bikes and buggies on forest tracks, mountain bikes for the trail network, kayaks on the lake, volleyball, a kids’ park, and campfires under pines. The signature guided walk is the 6km round-trip trek to the Tree Top mountain viewpoint, with guide and forest ranger included.
Sleeping in the Pines
Accommodation runs the full spread — pitched tents and glamping domes to bungalows and villas — all scattered through the forest rather than stacked in a block. The plateau sits around 700m, so evenings are properly cool by Cambodian standards: the reason Kirirom was a royal retreat in the 1940s.
An Unusual Backstory
The resort operates alongside the Kirirom Institute of Technology, a Japanese-founded university whose students live and study on the same forested campus — part of what gives the place its slightly unexpected, community-campus feel.
How to Get to vKirirom
The resort is inside Kirirom National Park, Phnom Sruoch district — about 100km / 2 to 2.5 hours from Phnom Penh via National Road 4.
- By car: Turn off NR4 at the Kirirom junction and climb the plateau road; the resort arranges transfers
- Day trips: Feasible from Phnom Penh, but the cool evening is half the reason to come
Practical Tips
- Weekends draw large local groups — expect karaoke energy; weekdays are far quieter
- Book activities (especially the Tree Top trek) on arrival or ahead — guides are assigned per session
- Bring a warm layer November–February; plateau nights surprise everyone
- Reviews consistently praise the setting and staff over the food — plan a flexible appetite
Nearby Attractions
- Kirirom National Park — waterfalls, pine trails and viewpoints around the resort
- Tree Top Viewpoint — the 6km guided trek’s cliff-edge payoff
- Chambok Community Ecotourism Site — the model village-run waterfall project at the park’s edge
Nearby Attractions in Kampong Speu
nature Kirirom National Park
Cambodia's First National Park, Pine Forest and All
nature Phnom Aural
Cambodia's Highest Peak — and Its Toughest Trek
nature Chambok Community Ecotourism Site
A 40-Metre Waterfall Run by the Village That Protects Its Forest
nature Tree Top Viewpoint
A Six-Kilometre Pine Forest Trek to Kirirom's Cliff-Edge Panorama
Useful Links
Practical Info
- Entry Fee
- Day visits and activities priced individually; park entry fee applies en route
- Opening Hours
- Resort hours; activities daytime
- Time Needed
- A full day, or an overnight to catch the plateau's cool evening
- Best Time
- November–February, when plateau nights turn genuinely cool