Draft itinerary is as follows:

25 Nov 2015 | Day 0: Explore Phnom Penh

This is the day before the tour starts and is an optional day at an optional extra cost (Details/Costs TBC). We'll take you to see a few of the local sights and attractions including The Royal Palace, Central Market and Choeung Ek - The Killing Fields. This last one is a very sobering experience and has purposefully been left out of our official tour for this reason, but for those of you not familiar with Cambodia's history will offer you a valuable insight into the country's difficult past.

If you happen to fly in earlier and require accommodation, please contact us and we will do our best to help you out with this. We strongly recommend flying no later than the 25th to make sure you're in town in time to board the bus on the morning of the 26th.)

26 Nov 2015 | Day 1: Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville

Meet in Phnom Penh at 9am and board our bus and head South to the beachside town of Sihanoukville. We'll have lunch on the way, a little free time by the beach depending on our arrival time, and then the option of a group fresh seafood dinner on the beach. And by on the beach, we mean actually on the beach. (If you don't eat seafood, don't panic, there's plenty of other things you can eat!) You'll meet your fellow RunVenturers and we'll brief you on the following day's activities.

(Overnight in Sihanoukville)

27 Nov 2015 | Day 2: The Rural Run

We start the day with a run on the local trails, through light bush, farmlands and jungle before emerging onto local roads, part of which is the official course of the Sihanoukville International Half Marathon. If you finish at the roads and take the bus back, it's a 10km run. Otherwise it's more like 16kms if you make your own way back to the hotel.

Today's activity is an easy boat ride through the mangroves of Ream National Park, finishing with a beachside lunch. In the afternoon, we travel to the seaside town of Kep.

(Overnight in Kep)

28 Nov 2015 | Day 3: The Caves Run

Starting in Kep, we drive further East almost all the way to the Vietnamese border to discover (and run around!) one of the hidden gems of the area... a series of small limestone mountains that were one of the last Khmer Rouge holdouts. We'll go for a 'figure 8' run past the mountains, through local villages and back to the mountains and our 'finish line' will be inside the caves. Don't worry about the word 'mountains', the run is dead flat. We go around the mountains, not up or over them. OK, there's one small pass that requires a few stairs up and down, otherwise it's flat. We promise.

(Overnight in Kep)

29 Nov 2015 | Day 4: The River Run

Today we head in the opposite direction, West, back to the nearby seaside town of Kampot. We'll have lunch there before heading off for an easy afternoon run through local villages with some lovely views of Kampot River along the way. Our finish point is on the river where we'll jump on a boat and make our way back to town via the river, stopping for a refreshing swim, and a bite to eat, along the way.

(Overnight in Kep)

30 Nov 2015 | Day 5: The (Small) Mountain Run.

We had to add the word 'Small' because there's no need to panic about tackling Kep Mountain - it's very modest. (If we do it in the afternoon, it will be warmer, but it offers amazing views of the sunset!) Not so modest, is the activity for the day! We'll be off to another one of the local limestone mountains to do a spot of rockclimbing and caving.

Before you panic, here's what our scaredy cat Chief Swashbuckler Sputnik has to say about this activity: "Let's get something straight, I hate heights. But I did this activity and survived. The climb up is physically demanding, about a 7/10, but it is over with pretty quickly and once you reach the 'top' the real physical stuff is done. Form there you use a secure line to pick your way across the top of the mountain. This is a bit fiddly, but you're strapped in at all times and isn't that different to making your way across a rocky surface, you just happen to be up the side of a mountain when you do it. You finish by abseiling down a natural 'chimney' where, if you don't like heights you can just shut your eyes and dangle while you get lowered to the bottom! If you want to pass this part of the activity, you can spectate and then join us for the caving afterwards. We'll make our way through a series of caves. About 70% of this is pretty straight forward walking around, about 20% of it involves some more energetic scrambling and squeezing, and about 10% of it is squeezing through tight spaces - but never for longer than a few seconds at a time." This activity is definitely not for the faint hearted, but is highly recommended. Physically, this activity is relatively modest, the main difficulty is in dealing with the heights and tight spaces.

(Overnight in Kep)

1 Dec 2015 | Day 6: The Island Run

After putting you through the ringer the day before, we give you an easy one today. A quick 20 minute boat ride over to nearby Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island) to run around the entire island! Which, thankfully, is only about 6 or 7kms around! You'll run along short stretches of sand and some single trail, pass a few fishing villages along the way then finish at the starting point where you can enjoy a refreshing fruit shake, a $5 massage and a nice swim. Then it's back to Kep for lunch and, unfortunately, quite a long drive (about 4hrs) back up to Phnom Penh in the afternoon.

(Overnight in Phnom Penh)

2 Dec 2015 | Day 7: The City Run

Enjoy a modest, early morning run through the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Well run past some of the city's major landmarks including The Royal Palace, The Independence Monument, Riverside and Diamond Island where the Tonle Sap meets the Mekong, Naga World Casino and finishing at Wat Phnom (temple). We'll stop at the temple, have a quick look around and release some 'good luck birds'. Then it's time to head back to the hotel and get freshened up for another long bus ride (about 5hrs) north. We'll stop a few places along the way, including for lunch. 

(Overnight in Battambang)

3 Dec 2015 | Day 8: The Rail Run

Our intention with this tour is to show you a few things off the beaten track and this is one of those. We'll make our way from the city, along the river, and then along local back roads to the old, disused rail line before boarding one of Cambodia's infamous 'Bamboo Trains'. Now, these are nothing like trains at all, but makeshift bamboo vehicles that travel along the old train line and are great fun. At the end of the line we'll take a few minutes to explore the local brick making or rice processing areas before making the return journey. This is definitely one of those uniquely Cambodian eperiences and great fun.

In the afternoon we head over to Siem Reap (about 3hrs by bus) where we'll stay for the rest of the tour.

(Overnight in Siem Reap)

4 Dec 2015 | Day 9: The Temple Run

Today will be your first glimpse of the world famous Angkor Temple region just outside of Siem Reap. But we're not going to take you down the main road, that would be way too simple and easy. No, we'll be criss crossing through the jungle on small local trails, catching glimpses of the famous temples along the way. It's a bit of a tease, because we won't be passing the front of the major temples, we'll be saving that for later! Instead, we'll end up in a corner of the park where we'll have a quick drink and a short rest, and then it's time for zip-lining through the tree tops. Let's be clear, the physical capability for this is absolutely minimal, so this is purely a height issue. We'll be ziplining through the tree tops without ever touching the ground at any point from start to finish. Except, obviously, at the start and finish. The rest of the time is spent on treetop platforms and you are double clipped to safety lines at all times so it's incredibly safe and even if you're not a huge fan of heights, you'll probably get through this alive. Probably. ;-)

(Overnight in Siem Reap)

5 Dec 2015 | Day 10: The No Run

Ready for the really good news? Day 10 is actually a day off. Well, maybe. It's your day to explore the local temples, explore town, or explore the hotel pool. It's totally up to you. Usually we don't schedule in rest days because we figure you can do that before or after the Tour as much or as little as you like. But given what we have in store for you on Day 11, we figured we'd make an exception and let you rest your legs a little.

There may be the opportunity for a few side trips including a trip to the local Landmine Museum where you can learn all about the Amazing work of Aki Ra and his team, helping rid the country of some of its estimated 5 MILLION remaining mines as well as helping children affected by landmines.

8 Dec 2015 | Day 11: The Half Marathon

For our final day you'll have guaranteed entry into the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon. And don't panic, if you're not up for the 21.2km distance of the half marathon, there's also a 10km run. OK, yes, and a 3km run as well! So there really is something for everyone. This event will take you past some of Cambodia's most famous temples including Angkor Wat. This really is going to be one of those races you'll remember, and brag about, forever!

We'll have dinner somewhere nice to celebrate.

7 Dec 2015 | Day 12: Bye Bye Time.

On the final day, you can either decide to stay on or fly home. Please note, Siem Reap does have an international airport so you can fly out from here direct, or head back down to Phnom Penh. (We can help arrange transport back to Phnom Penh.) Transfers are not included in the tour as there are too many variables, but let us know what you need and we'll do our best to help.