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Run Amok withSunrise Cambodia

TRIP HIGHLIGHTSSee Sunrise Cambodia’s projects in action with personal tours from Sunrise staff and Founder, Geraldine Cox AM

Cycle the world famous temples of Siem Reap and watch the Sunrise over Angkor Wat

Paddle the floating village of Mechrey, ride an ox cart through the community and experience life

with the people Sunrise supports

Heat things up in the kitchen with Sunrise hospitality students cooking traditional Khmer delights

Experience a culture and history so rich you’ll never want to leave, local English speaking guides

“Escape the world you know for a country with a history both inspiring and challenging on a trip for the heart and soul...”

10 days • 5 incredible projects • 1 country you’ll never forget • A whole lot of adventure...

SUNRISE CAMBODIASunrise Cambodia is a world-class charity working on the ground in Cambodia to give much-needed help to at-risk kids, struggling families and poor communities in some of the most poverty-stricken provinces of the country. Sunrise began in the early 1990s when a South Australian fifty-year old named Geraldine Cox took in a group of orphans she found fending for themselves near the Thai border. These were some of the orphaned grandchildren from Pol Pot’s murderous regime. Geraldine became “Mum to Many” as she took in street kids, orphans and the disabled to give them good food, a place to sleep, an education and lots of love. Now, with the need so great, Sunrise has expanded to help schools and communities in impoverished rural regions. Your fundraising donations will pay for desperately needed programs and infrustructre in Cambodia.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 10 nights accommodation twin share (single room available at extra cost) • A full-time English speaking guide from Sunrise Cambodia 10 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 5 dinners

• Phare Circus experience

• Kayak equipmenent for kayaking on Tonle Sap lake

• Bicycles and bike mechanic for cycling Angkor complex

• Sightseeing and entry fees to sites including Angkor Wat

• Cooking class with Mday Thom hospitality trainees

• Private airconditioned transport and daily water

• All tips to drivers and tour guides

WHAT’S NOT?

• Return airfare to Siem Reap exiting from home city

• 10 day travel insurance

• Tourist visa on entry

• Any meals not including in the program

• Alcoholic beverages not specified and entertainment out side of the program

Please note: all costs associated with travel to and from Cambodia are borne by participants. Airfares and travel insurance must be finalised by 1 October 2017 and emailed to: [email protected]

Run Amok with Sunrise CambodiaYour adventure starts here...

© 2017 Sunrise Cambodia -

ITINERARY AT A GLANCEDay 1 Welcome to Siem Reap and Sunrise Angkor projectDay 2 Sunrise at Angkor Wat and cycle temple complexDay 3 Kayak the famous floating villages and visit community projectsDay 4 Siem Reap social enterprise cooking classesDay 5 Discover Phnom PenhDay 6 Dark history and a bright future at community projectsDay 7 Play soccer with champions at Sunrise Kampong SpeuDay 8 Explore Sihanoukville and have cocktails with Big MumDay 9 Meet the original Sunrise project in the heart of Kandal

“I was blown away by the generosity of family and friends back home. Then

to see how far those funds go in Cambodia - it’s so rewarding.”

Dana, RunAmok ‘16



DETAILED ITINERARY

Meet as a group for an 8am breakfast. After breakfast depart for Sunrise Angkor by Tuk Tuk and be welcomed by Sunrise staff. Tour around the centre’s grounds and become aquainted with the organisation.

Lunch at Sunrise Angkor and informal time with kids. In the afternoon, celebrate “Deng Kun” gratitude to sponsors and donors for their kind support to children through Sunrise Cambodia. Enjoy talking, dancing and free time with the kids in the afternoon.

In the evening enjoy a show and dinner at Phare Circus, a unique show combining dance, theartre, live music and circus that supports the NGO school and professional arts training center Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang.

Participants will make their own way to Siem Reap arriving on 16 November 2017 at the latest. Airport transfers and welcome will be coordinated upon receipt of participants travel confirmations. Accommodation on the evening of 16 November is included and details will be relayed closer to the date of departure.

DAY 2 • 18 NOVEMBER • SIEM REAP

Get an early start to experience the magic of sunrise at Angkor Wat. Enjoy a picnic breakfast (yes, including coffee!) on the temple lawns before heading off to explore one of the most incredible archeological sites in the world. Angkor Wat is dedicated to Vishnu, the supreme god of Hinduism and was built in the early twelfth century by Suryavarman II. The temple is regarded as a masterpiece of art and Khmer architecture.

Explore the other temples by bicycle with a guide and have lunch at a local restaurant on site.

Return to your hotel by bus for a rest in the afternoon and a free evening for shopping, massages, markets and dinner of your own choice.


After breakfast, depart by bus to Tonle Sap Lake and kayak out to the famous floating villages of Mechrey. See the Sunrise water filtration system that provides clean water to 1,200 people in surrounding villages and meet the people who benefit from this project. Enjoy a packed lunch on an island before kayaking back to shore.

Next, visit the local villages and meet reunified kids who are back living with their families and communities. Ask them questions about the

THE BASICSTravel dates

17 November - 26 November 2017Participants MUST arrive in Siem

Reap no later than 16 NovemberGroup size

10 - 20Visas

30 day tourist visas to be obtained on arrival

Vaccinationsrecommended - please consult a

travel doctorAcommodation

3-4 star gueshouses with western style amenities but plenty of local

flavourSingles

Single accommodation available please contact us for costs

Cost$1,500 expenses per person ($200

registration fee included and is non-refundable). Flights booked at pariticpant’s expense. Raise a

MINIMUM of $5000, which is the fundraising component.


ARRIVAL

reunification process and what it’s like living in a Cambodian community. Take an oxcart ride through the villages and observe every day life from the ground level before heading back to your hotel for an evening of your choice with free dinner.


After breakfast, enjoy some free time relaxing by the pool or exploring Siem Reap. Take an Ashtanga yoga or meditation class at Peace Café (one of the longest running yoga schools in town) or explore deeper into the magnificent Angkor ruins. The beautiful Siem Reap is your oyster; there is always something new to do or see.

After lunch return to the hotel and enjoy an hour or two of relaxation to mentally and physically prepare for the next challenge - My Kitchen Rules, Khmer style! Cook up a storm in the kitchen at Mday Thom Cafe and Training Centre. Mday Thom means ‘Big Mum’ and this Sunrise social enterprise trains young adults to have the skills they need to make it in the real world. Cook up a feast with Mday Thom trainees then enjoy your culinary sensation while watching a traditional music and dance performance from teens at Sunrise Angkor.

DAY 5 • 21 NOVEMBER • PHNOM PENH

Get cracking early and meet for a 7am breakfast before travelling by air-conditioned coach to Phnom Penh. Arrive at the capital in time for lunch with the National Sunrise Team and hear from the country director about the big plans for the future of Sunrise Cambodia.

Check in to your hotel and then head out to explore this incredible city in the late afternoon. Visit the Royal Palace and walk around the famous waterfront area watching school kids and gradmas doing their afternoon exercise in the open waterfront parks, then head off to do your own thing in the evening (with dining tips from your guide if needed).


After breakfast at the hotel, your group will go straight to communities that Sunrise supports. Visit Kmnor Thor, or ‘Hope village’. See the bridge that saved a community, witness life on the rubbish dump and the hope and joy of Mamma’s Daycare and Learning Centre. Have lunch in Takmao before returning to Phnom Penh.

Now it’s time to witness the brutal recent history that many of the people of this Cambodia have lived through. Visit the Killing Fields and S21 Museum with a guide. This afternoon will be hard. It will be emotional. But it’s essentially to understanding the true perseverance of these courageous people.

In the evening, celebrate the hope of the next generation by dining at Friends International social enterprise restaurant and support the budding adults of the future.

ACTIVITIESRun Amok is a travel adventure that

involves plenty of action. Cycling and kayaking are both

optional, but walking is not: you must be moderately fit and able to stay on your feet in the heat in order to keep up with the group.

If you’re not sure if your health and fitness are up to the task, get

in touch at hq@sunrisecambodia and we’ll help you out

WHAT TO PACK• Comfortable walking shoes

• Wet weather gear•Clothes for physical activities

•A helmet (to be gifted to kids in Siem Reap on departure)

• Sunscreen and hat• Mosquito repellant

• Bandaids and panadol (guide will be travelling with first aid kit for

anything more serious than blisters or headaches)



It’s an early start again this morning, but the destination is definitely worthwhile: visit Kampong Speu, true community development in action. The Sunrise Kampong Speu centre focuses on a wholesome approach to education and advancement: providing free education to up to 600 students from the local area and mentoring local teachers and families about the importance of education for their kid’s futures. Meet with the program director, the school principle, teachers and students to understand more about their daily operations, work and study. Hope you brought your runners, because you’re about the hit the field - with 3 national soccer champions no less! After your loss (sorry, these girls are amazing), have lunch with the kids and teachers at Kampong Speu before heading out to meet the locals. Visit the family who will be receiving a new house thanks to your amazing fundraising and see how community developement gets people ahead.

Jump back on the bus for Otres Beach near Sihanoukville, the beachside tourism hub. It’s been a long day, so you deserve a nice relaxing massage with Seeing Hands a social enterprise that trains site-impaired Khmer to be top-notch masseurs. Then, the evening is yours. We recommend a delicious seafood dinner right on the beach, but the choice is yours.


Enjoy a beachside breakfast before heading inland to the Sihanoukville project. This centre previously provided housing and education to HIV affected children, but due to success, it now stands empty. Hear from Sunrise staff about big plans for this empty centre before heading back to town for lunch before you’re back on the bus to the capital.

Check in to your hotel to freshen up before donning your best cocktail dress or tux (or something a little less formal) for a cocktail evening with Big Mum herself. Meet Geraldine Cox for drinks and nibbles in downtown Phnom Penh. Hear about the capital in the 60’s and the path Geraldine walked to get where she is today.


Take the morning slowly for once: have a relaxing breakfast and head out site-seeing, exploring or snapping up bargains at the Russian markets - soak in everything Phnom Penh has to offer. Meet back at the hotel after lunch for a trip out to the ‘original’ Sunrise - Sunrise Kandal.

Meet the kids who live and study here and join them for some activities, a game or two and a good old chat. Tour the classrooms, art rooms, music room and library and hear about what the future will bring.

For dinner, you get the royal treatment - dinner at Geraldine’s house. The house itself was gifted by Prime Minister Hun Sen and is just out the back of the residential care facility. Enjoy dinner, some drinks and musical performance by some of the local musicians that live here.

COUNTRYThe Kingdom of Cambodia is

located in the sourthern peninsular of Indochina. The

population of Cambodia is approximately 16M, 95% of

these people practice Theravada Buddhism and the

national language is Khmer.

HISTORYIn 802 AD, Jayavarman II

declared himself king, beginning the Khmer Empire

which flourished for over 600 years. ThisKingdom spread

Hinduism, then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia. After

the empire fell in the 15th centu-ry, a reduced and weakened

Cambodia was then ruled as a vassal state by its neighbours. In

1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France.

Cambodia gained indepen-dence from the French in 1953

before the King was deposed in 1970. The Khmer Rouge took

the country in 1975 and what followed was one of the most brutal regimes the world has

seen. The Khmer Rouge tried to turn back the country to ‘Year

Zero’ and build an agrarian society through brutal social

engineering policies that saw over a quarter of the population murdered of starved. In 1979 the

Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnam and the

Vietnamese-backed People’s Republic of Kampuchea in

the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Following the 1991 Paris

Peace Accords, Cambodia was governed briefly by a United

Nations mission who withdrew after holding elections. The 1997

coup placed power solely in the hands of Prime Minister Hun

Sen and the Cambodian People’s Party, who are the longest

serving leaders in South East Asia and are still in power today.


DAY 7 • 23 NOVEMBER • KAMPONG SPEU


DAY 10 • 26 NOVEMBER • END OF TRIP

Wake up to a new day and know you gave Run Amok ‘17 the best of you. The trip is over now and participants can return home or continue on their travels with tired feet, a full suitcase and a head full of memories!

PRESENT DAYPresent day Cambodia faces

challenges. There is widespread poverty and corruption, lack of

freedoms, low rates of educa-tion and high rates of hunger.

Per capita income remains low for the region but Cambodia

has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. Agriculture

remains the dominant economic sector, with

strong growth in textiles, construction, garments, and tourism leading to increased

foreign investment and international trade. The country

is still recovering from state sanctioned mass murder that

whiped out a generation of leaders, educators and builders

and the youth are the future.


“We cannot always build a future for our

youth, but we can always build our

youth for the future”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

NOW

20 JUNE

1 SEPTEMBER

1 OCTOBER

16 NOVEMBER

17 NOVEMBER

Secure your spot by completing the registration form available online and paying the registration fee today, then start fundraising! Make your first travel payment of $800

Make your final travel payment of $500 + have flights and travel insurance booked and sent to us along with a photocpy of your passport

Submit next fundraising component (either $2,500 or the full amount)

You’re off!

KEY DATES

CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL1. All participants must be aged 18 or over or accompanied by a parent or guardian.2. All costs associated with travel to and from Cambodia are borne by the participant. Run Amok begins at 8am 17 November 2017 at the Angkor Paradise Hotel in Siem Reap. Participants who are not in the designated place by this time may forfeit their trip payment unless advanced warning is given of delays.3. Dietary requirements can only be catered for if sufficient notice is given (1 month ahead of departure). If no information is provided regarding dietary requirments, Sunrise Cambodia will do our best to cater to your requirements but you may be required to pay an additional fee for special meals.4. All participants must read and sign the Sunrise Cambodia Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct before visiting Sunrise facilities. Failure to sign and obey the Code of Conduct may result in the immediate termination of your participation in Run Amok.5. All participants are required to purchase their own travel insurance and provide Sunrise Cambodia with a photocopy before 1 October 2017. Sunrise Cambodia is not liable for any illness or injury incurred during Run Amok. If participants do not feel of adequate health or fitness to complete an activity they are advised to inform the group leader and an alternative activity will be provided if available. 6. The fundraising component for Run Amok is compulsory. 75% of the final target must be submitted to Sunrise Cambodia by the appropriate method by the time of departure with the final 25% due by 31 December 2017. 7. We reserve the right to change, update of modify any part of the itinerary based on need.8. Cancellation must be received in writing more than 70 days out of the trip for a 100% refund of your travel costs (not including your registration fee). Any Cancellation after this time will forfeit all fees.8. Your cooperation is neccessary during the lead up to the trip and during the trip itself. If Sunrise Cambodia finds you to be uncooperative or violent in any manner, your position in Run Amok may be

Submit your first fundraising component of $1,000


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