This Cambodian Village Races Wooden Boats for $1,000 🇰🇭

Ten boats. Eight paddlers per crew. Four rounds. A $1,000 prize for the highest-scoring team. On the last day of Pchum Ben, I watched a local wooden-boat race in Kbal Kach village, Kandal province, Cambodia—a celebration known mainly around the surrounding villages. In this episode, I take you along to watch the racing boats, the crews paddling together and a village celebration unfolding beside the water. The competition brings together colourful wooden boats and coordinated crews, with scores accumulated across four rounds to determine the winning team. In this episode: 🛶 Wooden-boat racing in Kbal Kaoh village 💪 Eight-person crews paddling together 🏁 Ten boats competing across four rounds 💵 A $1,000 top prize 🇰🇭 A local celebration on the final day of Pchum Ben I’m Giuseppe, an Italian living in Cambodia. On this personal channel, I share everyday life, local encounters and the people, places and experiences that make me curious. Subscribe to ‪@GiuseppeInAsia‬ and follow the next story. #CambodiaBoatRace #pchumben #ItalianInCambodia #waterfestival