Is the natural and historical resort,locates at Thmor Kre commune,Kratie District in 11-Kilometer distance from the provincial town by the National Road No.7,then turning more 500 Meters to the mountain .Phnom Sam Bok is the cultural and main tourist resort of Kratie province.The resort has good location and assured safely for tourists to visit.Phnom Sam Bok has been arranged as the tourist since the Sang Kung Reas Ni Yum time.The special features of Phnom Sam Bok are:- Closed to the western mountain foot,there is a big pond full os clearwater and natural plants.
-The mountain has two peak ,a dull peak and a pointed peak.On the mountian top,we can view the beautiful scene especially the Mekong River.
-The mountain rich in big trees and birds.
-The is a concrete stair stretching from the mountain foot to the top ,and there are many resting place at the mountain.
The legend said that one upon the time,there was a king named Cha Krey Sara Varman a son of Preah Bat Hathak athi Reah Varman.After he was a throne instead of his father,he informed officials and high officials to find where having gold mine.Then they found a place closed to the munatian foot of Sam Bok very rich in gold.The local people there called the place"Kan Leng Sam Bo Meas"means"a place very rich in gold".Long time after that ,the word changed to"Phnom Sam Bok Meas",then only"Phnom Sam Bor"until now
The background of Phnom Sam Bok:At the beginning of 15th century,there was a monk named Neak Voan,the student who has the same teacher to the monk,Neak Sen.Neak Sen is the teacher of crocodile,Nen Thum and he does meditation on the mountaintop of Sam Bok.The monk,Neak Voan has very strong ritual formulas and he is well know to the near and far local people.The local people accompany each other to learn the ritual formulas from Neak Voan.Since that ,Phnom Sam Bok becomes the worshipping place until now.
