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Battambang Culture Tour: Exploring Diversity via Walking and Biking
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Battambang
Immerse yourself in the diverse cultures, ethnicities, and religions of Cambodia on a walking and biking tour in Battambang. Visit a Muslim fishing village, explore a Buddhist temple, and enjoy a traditional Cambodian lunch.
Immerse yourself in the diverse cultures, ethnicities, and religions of Cambodia on a walking and biking tour in Battambang. Visit a Muslim fishing village, explore a Buddhist temple, and enjoy a traditional Cambodian lunch.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Soksabike - This half-day bicycle tour offers a unique opportunity to experience Cambodian culture beyond the usual tourist sites. Led by friendly local guides, you’ll cycle through scenic countryside, visiting a Muslim village. Here, you’ll meet artisans like net weavers and fishermen, and learn about the importance of dried fish in Cambodian…
- Soksabike - This half-day bicycle tour offers a unique opportunity to experience Cambodian culture beyond the usual tourist sites. Led by friendly local guides, you’ll cycle through scenic countryside, visiting a Muslim village. Here, you’ll meet artisans like net weavers and fishermen, and learn about the importance of dried fish in Cambodian cuisine. The ride continues through verdant rice fields, where you’ll gain insights into rice cultivation, the lifeblood of Cambodia. A stop at a charming local Muslim cafe provides a refreshing break before exploring a beautiful Buddhist temple. There, you can converse with a young monk and gain a deeper understanding of their way of life and Buddhist culture. The tour concludes with a delicious and authentic Cambodian lunch. This experience is suitable for all fitness levels, with a manageable 17 km ride. Convenient hotel pick-up ensures a hassle-free morning, and the tour returns by 12:30 PM, leaving you with an afternoon to explore further.
What's Included
- One drink from Kinyei Cafe
- Basic Khmer language crash course
- Lunch included
- Water and snack provided
- Helmet provided
- Support for local families
- English-speaking local guide
- High-quality mountain bike
- Tuk Tuk hotel pick-up
- One drink from Kinyei Cafe
- Basic Khmer language crash course
- Lunch included
- Water and snack provided
- Helmet provided
- Support for local families
- English-speaking local guide
- High-quality mountain bike
- Tuk Tuk hotel pick-up
What's Not Included
- Drop off at hotel after the tour
- Drop off at hotel after the tour
Additional Information
A bicycle tour accompanies you to explore the diverse cultures, ethnicities and faiths present in contemporary Cambodia. We start by visiting families in an outlying Muslim fishing village near Battambang. Walking around the village, we gather insights about their conventional ways of life, ancestral tales, and lifestyles. After a short coffee break,…
A bicycle tour accompanies you to explore the diverse cultures, ethnicities and faiths present in contemporary Cambodia. We start by visiting families in an outlying Muslim fishing village near Battambang. Walking around the village, we gather insights about their conventional ways of life, ancestral tales, and lifestyles. After a short coffee break, our journey continues through the rural country landscape towards a Buddhist temple. Here, an engaging conversation with a congenial young Buddhist monk awaits you. The tour also comprises a lunch cooked in Cambodian style at a local residence.
- Please wear clothing that covers your shoulders out of respect for rural culture. Please be sure to wear sunscreen. We provide water but we suggest using a backpack for any other things you’d like to bring like cameras, etc as there are no baskets on the bikes.
Location
Soksabike
Street 1 1/2, near Psar Nath
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(14 Ratings)
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K6827vxryang
Jun 27, 2024
Culture & customs - a highlight of Battambang - We had an interesting half day tour with Phalla who was very generous with his knowledge as we learnt about local life around Battambang. We booked in person at their shop and Kanha was helpful to advise a half day tour, we appreciated this recommendation given the June heat we are currently experiencing! We wanted to ride a little further to explore some of the surrounding landscape and they helpfully adjusted the route. We had the right balance of learning about the local economy through various sellers and spending time with a practising monk. Refreshment stops were taken in local places away from the tourist trail and it gave us chance to explore off the beaten path. A highlight of our trip to Battambang which we will reflect upon in the future.
Many thanks, Ryan & Ali
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Janakh6454ed
Dec 9, 2023
Insightful and special! - It was an amazing experience! With this tour, tour you can learn about local customs and support local families! It was a rather personal and insightful experience that has been been highlight of my trip to Cambodia!
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Georgialrobson8
Jun 24, 2023
Brilliant tour cycling in the Battambang countryside - Our tour with Saram was brilliant! We spent 4ish hours cycling in the Battambang countryside and visited a few families to see how they made things like rice paper and bamboo rice. Saram was a great guide, and was able to explain about local customs and culture in great detail (and answer our many questions)! We’d strongly recommend this tour for a half day in Battambang.
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Chiaracw6307il
Dec 10, 2022
Real local experience - Really great local company involved in sustainable Tourism. You get to spend half day cycling around the area to meet local families and see How They live their everyday life. The tour guides are amazing, we were with Pola and Sophara Who are really nice and fun and willing to share a lot of their culture. One of the highlights of our Cambodian stay.
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X3760kxannh
Oct 15, 2022
Only one thing better that train travel… - Rolling around Battambang back streets, discovering water jar and fish net craftsmanship and chatting frankly with a devoted Monk were some of the highlights of our lay back journey.
We live in Phnom Penh so it was such a delight to enjoy Brilliant Battambong. Best bit was sipping sticky Khmere coffee from a local Barista in a Cham village and hearing our tour leaders insights into local life. Great for any age!!
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N269lttimg
Feb 28, 2022
Amazing Experience! - This was the highlight of our time in Battambang. It is truly amazing and I would recommend to anyone visiting. You learn so much about the culture and get to pack so much into a single day.
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Cbw18
Jan 26, 2020
The best way to get closer to the people and culture - We went on the half-day customs and culture bike tour with our wonderful guide, Mony. We had so many experiences and opportunities that could not have happened on our own. First of all, the bikes were terrific and felt completely safe. Mony led us perfectly so it was an easy and fun ride.
Second, he shared so much about current and historical Cambodian life in an engaging and fascinating way. We had the chance to enter villages and connect with people, using Mony's sensitive guidance on language and customs. We had an incredible conversation (translated by Mony) with a woman who has spent her whole life in the village. We were interested in her and she enjoyed hearing about the cold weather in Chicago. We learned about and tasted new local foods and saw the countryside in an up-close way. There is just nothing like being on a bike, being in a village, and being guided and having translation to allow meaningful conversation.
This is a lot more than a bike ride! Soksabike puts heart into their tours and cares deeply about connections with people and communities. Don't skip this!!! It's worth every sweaty minute!
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Kath31
Jan 1, 2020
A definite highlight of our holiday! - We did the half day Customs and Culture bike tour with our wonderful guide Mony.
My partner is not an experienced cyclist so was a bit nervous about cycling on Cambodian roads but she needn't have worried as Mony was very attentive and made sure we were safe. We were provided with good bikes, helmets and water. It was wonderful to experience the countryside by bike.
Mony was a very warm, friendly and knowledgeable guide with very good English, providing interesting information about Cambodia's history, politics, religion and culture.
We stopped at a few places in Battambang before cycling into the nearby countryside. We visited families to learn about their different trades; water jar production, fishing net repairing, fish selling. Mony was very respectful and the families were all compensated for their time. We were taken to visit a Muslim community. It was interesting to learn about how different cultures and religions are accepted and embraced in Cambodia.
Our final stop before lunch was a visit with a monk. We were told it was a no holds barred opportunity to ask a monk anything we wished. Our monk was very friendly and open and we certainly came away enlightened 😁
We would thoroughly recommend this tour. Our guide Mony was excellent and this tour was one of the highlights of our trip.
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Missingkat
Nov 30, 2019
Brilliant, interesting and enjoyable - Highly recommended! We did the customs and culture half day tour, particularly so we could spend some time with a monk at the end of the tour. Money, our guide, was ideal. His knowledge, warmth, sheet enjoyment in sharing the culture and history of his country with us, was inspiring. The tour was totally fine as a cape who don't really exercise. An easy and enjoyable ride. The grilled bananas and family preparing them were delicious! And the half hour spent chatting with the monk left a lasting impression of peace and calm. Money, thank you. We know your future is bright and loved being part of such a positive social tour company.
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Pmillett
Mar 12, 2019
Excellent way to explore Battambang - We went out with Soksabike this morning. We visited small home-based traditional makers of rice paper, dried banana, rice wine and sticky rice in bamboo. We also went to the fish market and Wat Samrong Knong, an ancient not temple turned into a detention, torture and execution centre by the Khmer Rouge. Our guide Mony was very knowledgeable, informative and friendly. We stopped for some delicious fresh fruit on the way. This tour was the highlight of our time in Battambang and is really worth doing.
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