Cambodia Half Marathon Siem Reap Angkor

Marathon At Siem Reap Angkor on 1st December every year

International Half Marathon (10km run) at Angkor Wat ( Late December every year)
The Kingdom is proud of the host nation offering the organization of International Half Marathon at Siem Reap on the site of Angkor Wat late December ( around the 20th) every year. Participants from all over Cambodia and the world enjoy the 10 km running of the International Half Marathon around the compound of Angkor Wat, wherein large evergreen tropical trees, cool weather and the beauty of the Angkor Wat with thousands of participants and spectators are of special and great interests. The 1997 International Half Marathon brought in more than 1,000 participants from all over Cambodia and from 15 foreign countries from different continents. The figure hope to accelerate for the 1998 event--- a chance eagerly anticipated by locals and international travelers alike to enjoy the spot of Angkor Wat, one of the world's leading archeological complex wonder and the spiritual heart and identity of the Khmer people. The Khmer New Year Days (April 14 - 16) The spirit of the Khmer New Year is celebrated in Cambodia as a wholemarking the turn of New Year. All Buddhist temples are crowded with people nicely dressed up in different colors offering food to Buddhist monks. Every home, beautifully decorated, putting up the shrine full of fruits and drinks to please and earn the bless from the spirit of Heaven's God as the new year is heading. City streets are well decorated in local style, shinning in night lights different from any day in the year. The 3 day celebration marks the bless and rice harvest done during the year. It is a good time, tourists should spend time to truly understand the role and practice of Buddhism together with certain concepts of Hinduism in Cambodia at the Buddhist temples and the Cambodian households who warmly welcome all foreigners. Also, it is the right time to watch the cultural show: traditional games played in most corners of the temples and tourist sites.

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