Half day morning bicycle tour to Explore local livelihood and test local snacks

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

We provide a unique tour to give tourists real experiences through the eyes of the locals. With a friendly, qualified and informative tour guide to drive you through Battambang's countryside and surrounding attractions, it's the best way to experience the Khmer lifestyle. We are privileged to accept your booking and hope to make your stay one to remember!"

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Bicycle

We will let you test all snacks samples on the way like : bamboo sticky rice (cake) ,spring roll, dry banana etc..!

All snacks to test samples on way and donation to the local family.

Entrance fee for Ek phnom temple

Lunch or Personal expense

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Wat Samrong Knong

We’ll start in the morning, at 8:00am I will pick you up from the hotel. After a short briefing, we will first take our bike along the small road (dirty road) to see one of the activities which is called Blacksmith. Here we can have a look at how they make knives, sickle, axes,hoes…etc. then We keep going on the same road line for few km until our second stop at the factory which is called Sticky rice bamboo cake(khrolan). Here we can see how they are made using fresh ingredients like Sticky rice, coconut milk, sugar,salt,Black soy beans cook it in the Bamboo … and so on. Then we have an opportunity to taste this delicious snack. After this we turn around and enter the pagoda,killing field (Wat Samrong Khnong) nearby. This is the oldest pagoda in Battambang, more than 300 years old. And you will get to know more about Buddhism and the history of Khmer Rouge from our tour, It is possible to take pictures inside. Then after that, we move on to the countryside where we can see nice scenery and the activities of growing and harvesting rice depending on the season And learn how to grow /harvest it by the farmer as available. There are some more sights to enjoy on the way such as, local school(public primary school), fruit farm…etc. So next stop, we ride across the ruined bridge to visit the Cambodian cheese factory (fish paste) There is a lot involved in the fish making process like smoke fish,dry fish,fish paste etc! It is a very important ingredient in local cooking, and without it , the food is would just not be the same! It is an incredibly strong smell that you may not have experienced before. Let’s take a break for a while. Now we have time to relax at the place which is called Rice paper Making .You can see the rice paper being made for fresh spring rolls and deep fried spring rolls and learn how to make them from the owner. Then sit down and enjoy some of them freshly made .Delicious .After about 10 more minutes,we reach the banana chip (dry banana) You can see how they make dried banana from one family who is working together with children. You will be able to try it and learn how to make it by following them. Finally,We finish our tour by looking around Ek Phnom temple (about 11 hundred years old) for about 15 minutes then we’re ride the bicycle back to the hotel .

4 hours • Admission Included

Wat Ek Phnom

This place you can see the old temple that was build thousands years ago before Angkor wat and you will see the big Buddha statue When you are finished visit this temple we continue our bike back to the city then I will drop you off at your hotel.

1 hour • Admission Included

Options

Students or big groups

Local snacks, water
Tuk Tuk
Pickup included

Half day morning bicycle tour to Explore local livelihood and test local snacks

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

9 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Lovely morning bike tour with knowledgeable guide
jodi b33,
Jan 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I really enjoyed this bike tour seeing pagodas, local markets and visiting local family businesses. I enjoyed tasting the local snacks along the way. The banana place was my favourite.. yummy snacks. A big shout out to this tour company. It poured with rain up to 20 mins before pick up time, but they still arrived on time to collect me. Phew, I was really hoping it wasn't cancelled! Not only that, I was the only person booked in on that particular day and they honoured my booking - Thank you! So it was just me and my guide riding together. He gave me plenty of information , answered my questions and spoke perfect English. I even asked to see a rice field on the way back, so he changed the route and took me past one. I recommend a tour with this company.
Great to see local village businesses by bike
Jodi B,
Nov 29, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Thanks to Reed (not sure on spelling) for taking me on this tour and explaining everything to me in very good English. It was interesting and enjoyable. O would never have seen all this on my own. Specisl thank you for not cancelling the tour even though it was only me on my own 🙏
We recommend!
Guide02611927260,
Nov 1, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We spent a lovely morning on our bicycle tour exploring the local market and the small family businesses in the countryside. The tour was quite exhausting in the hot weather but we would absolutely recommend this friendly guide who gave us a lot of interesting information about the living of the locals.
Great experience to immerse in the local life
Andrius M,
Jul 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great morning experience. The guide was possibly the most fluent Cambodian guide that we had up to that date and very knowledgeable too. Thoroughly enjoyed the ride and all the different places that we visited. Was the highlight of our trip to Battambang.
Great way to see the countryside.
Canmpls,
Feb 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had done the Tuk Tuk tour with Bun to the bat cave and loved it so decided to try the bicycle tour. The bikes are modern mountain bikes in great shape and the helmets are also new. It’s a whole different experience to see the area by bike. We stopped at many places along the way and our guide was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. He shared stories that enriched the day. He is one of Bun’s associates. We enjoyed our tour with him. Sorry, forgot his name.
Excellent guide
JoKa1,
Jan 2, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We made two tours with Bun. One tuktuk tour through the country side + bat cave and one half a day bike tour. Bun is excellent! Speaks English very well, is familiar with the local activities and no effort is too much. Higly recommended!
Great experience
Leon R,
Jul 25, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Just a brilliant time, great service, fantastic personal information about real Cambodian life. Bun is an excellent guide and offers a much more informative and authentic experience than other options I compared it too.