Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 7:07 am Went there many years ago. Almost all major/known waterfalls in Cambodia are like that. In their defense, they're not designed for western tourists, they're for locals (though they probably assume we enjoy it as well). Yes it's ugly, yes there's no nature, yes it's tacky, yes it's full of litter... You won't be able to change any of it.

The mentality is completely different, and most of these start off as a small place for locals to have beers at. They then add cement walkways and stuff like that to "ease access". They don't really understand that keeping it natural actually helps with the beauty. A well planned, designed and thought-out natural tourism spot could still make it easy for grandma to access and still preserve the natural scenery, but I've never really seen one here. They're always a bit of a hodgepodge collection of shitty stuff. Even when there's serious money involved it turns out disastrous (think Bokor), so it's not really a financial thing. You have to remember that for 95%, it's the only type of tourism spot they've ever known. If they enjoy it, who cares? I just hope the trash and zoos eventually stop. Only those who have lived/travelled abroad more extensively know that there are better ways. Sadly, they're rarely the decision makers.