Almost 9K tourists see equinox sunrise at Angkor Wat

via Phnom Penh Post, 21 March 2023: Between 9,000-10,000 visitors gathered at Angkor Wat on March 21 to view the spring equinox sunrise.

Nearly 9,000 visitors – including 2,226 international tourists – gathered at Angkor Wat on March 21 to view the spring equinox sunrise, according to a senior official of the Siem Reap provinical tourism department.

Ngov Seng Kak, director of the department, said a total of 8,726 people visited Angkor Wat to see the sunrise over the central spire of the temple, at the same time as Cambodia’s torch lighting ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games.

“There were 6,500 domestic tourists and 2,226 foreign visitors,” he said.

Thourn Sinan, chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Cambodia Chapter, was happy to see the large crowds of tourists there, describing the scence as a positive sign for the recovery of tourism in the province. He said he expects that there will be even more visitors following the event and natural phenomenon.

Source: Almost 9K tourists see equinox sunrise at Angkor Wat | Phnom Penh Post

See also:

• Nearly 10,000 national and international tourists flock to see Equinox at Angkor Wat Temple | Khmer Times, 22 Mar 2023