Battambang Day Trip from Siem Reap-Bamboo Train, Bats Cave
Overview
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Escape the busy streets of Siem Reap with a private or small-group day tour to Battambang, just three hours away. As Cambodia's second-largest city, Battambang offers an authentic, laid-back atmosphere with fewer tourists. Explore key attractions such as the ancient Ek Phnom Temple, a traditional rice paper-making factory, and Psa Nat market. Admire colonial architecture at the Governor’s residence and take a thrilling ride on the famous bamboo train through scenic countryside and villages. End your journey at Phnom Sampeau, where you can witness millions of bats soaring from the cave at sunset.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Seats are assigned on departure day and will not be known in advance of the travel date
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Experienced English-speaking guide through out the trip
Bamboo train ride
Cold bottled water during tours
All entrance fees and tickets are included
Hotel pickup and drop off
Private AC car or minivan from start to end
Travel insurances
Breakfast, lunch, dinner & soft drinks, beers
Tipping/gratuities (recommended)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Siem Reap
You will get picked up from your hotel in Siem Reap and leaving for Battambang. The journey takes approximately 3 hours to Battambang city.
Ek Phnom
Situated about 10 km north of the Cobra Bridge are the ruins of Ek Phnom. It was built during the Bayon period and unfortunately is much worse for the wear than Phnom Banan. It's an interesting place, however, because there is a freshly constructed working temple right in front of the ruins. This temple, along with the temple ruins, is the center of holiday festivities for the people of the nearby village. They dress up in their Sunday best and have a celebration between the old and the new temples and climb all around the ruins with their families. The ruins are on a very small hill so there is no workout involved in viewing them much of the temple is in shambles and was heavily looted. There are still some sitting Buddha images intact higher up on the walls. On the inside is a carving of a tug-of-war with participants tugging away on a serpent. The participants on the left have lost their heads to looters (they lost face), with the guys on the right still having their heads intact.
Options
Small Group Tour in English
Pick up from your hotel from 07-7:30 am. Experienced English Speaking Guide, Aircon minivan, all entrance ticket & cold water
Pickup included
Group of 07 pax or more
It is a private tours
Pickup included
Reviews
35 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great day out with San as a guide
Q3590UIjond,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fun day out with San who shared his extensive experience of Cambodia and took us round the trip locations. Good fun on the bambood train seeing the countryside of Cambodia. Finished the evening off watching the bats. Pickup and getting round, entry etc all included.
Incredible tour! Thank you San and Channa!
allisynr2018,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really good trip! San our tour guide and the wonderful driver, Channa, were very accommodating. Stopping to let us try local delicacy...stucky rice. The rice paper rolls were incredible and the bamboo train was sooooo fun!! We had a great day and would highly recommend 👌
Sam ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Battambang
Rod D,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Sam our guide was great, shared knowledge and provided information about sites visited. Pagoda, temple, museum, rice paper making & bamboo train. His picture taking and sharing was superb. Highly recommended as a guide and extremely polite.
Fantastic Day in Battambang
keelz 777,
Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super well organised and fun day trip to Battambang. Had a great time checking out the main attractions - guided by the wonderful San who had fantastic knowledge of everything Cambodia, from history to the best spot in Battambang for lunch (and some excellent photography skills to top it off)
Bamboo and Bats!
Justin L,
Jul 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Well organized tour. Great knowledge about the area and showed you all the key things in the area. Loved the Bamboo train and the bats at the end are worth the wait. Lunch was great and you get some spring rolls at another stop as well. Long day but worth doing if you are short on time.
Battambang, a Cultural Experience
David E,
Jul 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Guide San was the key to the day. His knowledge of the sites we visited as well as Khmer culture and history was outstanding. The tour was smooth and seamless as we moved from site to site and his personality worked so well with our group comprising 2 couples. This tour at around 15 hours is a very long one, and San was supported so well by our driver Channa who was most professional and safe, particularly as we travelled back in the dark. The tour and staff are highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand Cambodia in greater detail.
andrewr876,
Jul 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A well organised day trip to the Battambang region. Well paced and very informative, very relaxed day. Our Guide, San, shared his vast knowledge and we had great fun on the Bamboo Train
Worth time and money to fully enhance time in Cambodia.
travel4six,
Apr 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00San was our very helpful, knowledgeable, kind and observant guide. I felt completely safe and knew our driver Phearom was also mindful of helping us understand what we were seeing and get the best local treats along the route. It’s a long day but completely worth it with all you see and do. We came away feeling that we saw and learned much more about Cambodian life, history, language and kind people than if we had just stayed in Siem Reap. Waking around ancient, not touristy, temple ruins. Visiting local market and government building. Watching rice paper for spring rolls being made (and eating some!). Flying down tracks, through small town and countryside on bamboo train. Mesmerized by bats escaping cliff with huge Buddha stone carvings. Eating so many different treats. Meeting lots of kind local people. Don’t miss! Ar-kohn to San and Phearom.
Incredible day with amazing guide/driver
NDevBoston,
Mar 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an incredible day with our tour guide Mr. Vireak and driver Mr. Channa. While the tour activities were all very engaging, the real highlight for us was the warmth and candor of our tour guide, who provided a wealth of information and history on the region throughout the day. While it’s a full day out including travel from Siem Reap, the itinerary is well paced and varied and we had plenty of opportunity for rest breaks as needed. Great company to work with and hope to use them again whenever we come back!
Fun and varied day
FarAway05825938975,
Jan 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a varied day with lots of information. Thanks to our guide Nak 🤗 a long but entertaining day of travel
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