Let's Go and Celebrate the Cambodian Water Festival in November!

Tourists have one more reason to travel to Cambodia as the Cambodians will celebrate the colorful Bon Om Touk - the Cambodian Water Festival.

Generally, the Cambodian Water Festival will be celebrated in November to mark the end of the rainy season and the reversing flow of the Tonle Sap River. For most time of the year, the Tonle Sap River empties into the Mekong. In the months of rain, the Mekong rises and causes the Tonle Sap River to flow towards the Tonle Sap Lake. However, as the rainy season ends in November, the Mekong drops, and the flow of the Tonle Sap River reverses to carry the excess water of Tonle Sap Lake to the Mekong.

In 2024, the Cambodian Water Festival will be celebrated from 14 to 16 November. People of every province and city celebrate it through concerts, dancing, fireworks, feasting, and boat racing. The grandest celebration takes place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where competitive boat races are held along the Sosowath Quay. 

Check out this 8-Day Best of Cambodia tour that includes a boat trip on the Tonle Sap Lake.