Local Livelihood Full Day Bike Tour in Battambang
Overview
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With our guide, you will spend your day exploring the countryside around Battambang on a bicycle visiting Cambodian families who produce traditional products (such as rice paper, dried bananas, bamboo sticky rice, and rice wine), made in the same way they have been for generations. You will learn first hand about every day life in rural communities which make up over 70% of Cambodia’s population. You will continue on to: Enjoy a delicious Cambodian lunch at a family home. Visit a Buddhist Temple and learn about Buddhist principles and practices. Visit French colonial architectural sites and learn the history behind them. Bamboo Train (Optional, afternoon stops dependent on preferences and time)
A portion of your tour fee goes back to the local community and your guide is a local student getting vocational training through Soksabike.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
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
You will be picked up from your hotel at 7:20am.
Please advise guest heights and dietary restrictions at time of booking. Please dress to have knees and shoulders covered out of respect for local culture.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
* After a free pick up from hotel (7 or 7:30) you can choose to have a free welcome drink at Kinyei cafe or get right on the road. Have a quick bike safety tutorial and learn some basic Khmer and you're off. *Meet families that make traditional products such as rice paper, dried banana, bamboo sticky rice, fish paste and rice wine. *Have a refreshing snack break in a traditional house with fresh fruit and coconuts. *Learn about every day life in rural communities. *Enjoy a scenic ride through the rice fields. *Visit a memorial site for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. *Have a lunch made by a local family in a traditional Khmer house. *Learn about Buddhism and monk-hood at a local temple. *Visit French colonial sites to get deeper insights into Cambodian history. *Take a ride on Battambang's famous Bamboo train *All afternoon stops flexible and time dependent. *Return to the Soksabike office through the countryside. *Support these communities by working with Soksabike - we give a portion of our revenue back to each family you visit. *Our guides have excellent language skills and as a local, they can share personal insights on the tour - or help you ask the familiies you'll visit questions you might have. Our guides are local universities students and are receiving vocational training and support. Inclusions: * One free drink at Kinyei cafe. * Mountain bike with safety helmet. *Snacks and tastings at stops. *Water
What‘s Included
Mountain Bike and Safety Helmet
Local guide
Bottled water
Water
Lunch
Snacks
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Local Livelihood Full Day Bike Tour in Battambang
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Reviews
41 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Bike Tour with a great concept
rjakobs,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great Tour with Soksabike. We changed on a short notice from a day group tour to a private tour. Our guide was Bach. We visited various local families producing local food and drink. At the end we stopped at a killing field. Very nice and interesting tour, well organised, excellent bikes. We liked the approach of Soksabike to support local families. Bach was a great guide. All the people we met at Soksabike were extremly friendly and helpful.
Wonderful local experience
Isa012015,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful day with Pek guiding us through Battambang and especially introducing us to local people, their personal stories, daily life and traditions. This tour was one of my fovorite days here in Cambodia as it really gave us so much invaluable information and helped us really get to know life in Battambang as a local. Highly recommend :)
Humble experience with local community
mo236,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful cycling tour through the surrounding of Battambang with humble encounters and interactions with the local community. The bikes were in excellent condition and the overall organisation was perfect. Special thanks goes to our guide Pek who did a wonderful job and was most accommodating to all our requests. Highly recommended
Wonderful tour
3Silke3,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful day in the countryside. We learned to make rice paper, banana chips and fish paste and now we also know how to make rice wine. Our guide Phalla not only introduced us to Cambodia’s history and brought us to one of the last “killing fields”, but also brought us into conversation with people everywhere and anytime. No matter where we were. The little girl at the gas station, the young woman at the bananas - we get to know their history, learn how they live, we talk, we laugh, we immerse ourselves in Cambodian life in the countryside. A great day trip by bike where you learn a lot about the country and people.
Day tour of the villages and fields Battambang with Pich
Miriam E,Mar 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great day tour today with our guide Pich! Who has shown and told us something in English in many places. We drove through villages and rice fields, stopped in a Muslim village and Pich even showed us local dessert. For lunch we had a great chance to rest after 28 kilometers of eating! And back Pich fulfilled our wish to buy fruit at a few fruit stands. Really recommendable! But you have to be fit for the day tour - it is not to be underestimated ;-) but it is worth it! Thanks to Soksabike and especially to our mega great guide Pich!
You can't miss this tour with Pich
123namaste,Feb 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It's been an amazing tour. Very interesting and I learned a lot from my guide Pich. He's a lovely young guy and very knowledgeable about the history and culture of his wonderful country. Thank you Pich for this unforgettable experience.
Beautiful and interesting cycling tour around Battambang
pascalej636,Feb 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent organisation for this tour: good bicycles, our English speaking guide Pitch was interesting had really préparer the tour and explain à lot amour live in countryside religion culture marketing. Tour mostly on small ways along housse falls and river. Excellent lunch in a nice location on a lake. Very good office team and flexible. Thank you si much. Pascale and Paul
Unique insight into life in Cambodia
frithjofr2023,Dec 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice way to see city and land. Per, our guide, told us about the different places we visited: The family made rice pancakes, the family made rice wine, and the family made banana snacks. We cycled through a landscape of rice fields and learned about rice cultivation and life in the countryside. Finally we also tasted the local food. The trip was over 30 km., but affordable, also for children (9 and 11 years old).
Fabulous day!
OnAir64384735351,Dec 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you so much for a great day. Everything is well organised and the bikes are of very good quality. But the most important thing is the opportunity to visit unusual places that give an insight into everyday life in country villages. We were also lucky enough to be guided by Pek, a man who was very available, generous with his explanations and very pleasant. Thank you Pek for a very rewarding day. Joel
Very interesting and educational bike tour in Battambang - A must do
Martin T,Dec 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Although I was the only participant, the tour was carried out, so I had my private tour with Savith, who could provide very competent information about everything and was a super tour guide. With the good mountain bikes we rode through the rural area of Battambang and I got insights into the daily life of the families (rice paper making, banana snack making and rice wine production). A Must Do in Battambang!!!
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