Battambang Countryside and Village Day Tour : Bike/Tuk Tuk/Lunch
Overview
Just spend one day you can experience with all different activities such as with bike riding, tuk tuk tour, walking tour and food tour.
Inclusions
- Local Guide
- Local Lunch
- Local Bikes
- Tuk Tuk
- Bottles of water and drinks
- Local Snacks
- Phnom Sompov mountain entrance fee
- Renting motorbike or car up mountain
- Entry/Admission - Battambang Bat Caves
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Battambang, Battambang, Battambang Province
Stop: 1
Experience Local Village and Beautiful Countryside By Bike ( 8:30am-11:00am)
After Picking you up from your hotel we will bring you to our village called "Odambang '' then we collect the bicycles and start the tour. During a village tour, visitors can learn about the daily lives of the villagers, their customs, and how they make a living. The tour can include a variety of activities such as meeting the locals, exploring the natural surroundings. This is the unique tour if you want to experience the local culture, lifestyle, and traditions. By being born and living here for my whole life I am able to understand and explain to you anything you want to know about.
Overall, a village tour can be a great way to connect with rural communities, learn about different cultures, and experience a slower pace of life. It can also provide a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the city and offer a chance to reconnect with nature.
Note: In this activity if you are not able
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Battambang, Battambang, Battambang Province
Stop: 2
See different traditional Handicrafts( 11:00am-1:00 Pm )
Making Rice Paper: Rice paper is a thin, translucent, edible paper made from rice flour and water. We will visit a family rice paper business and witness how the skills that have passed down through the generations are used to make this delicate product.
Making Rice Wine : Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. It is a traditional drink for local people in Cambodia.
We will visit a home-made distillery.It is made using traditional methods from rice and yeast, being fermented for a few days in clay jars before being distilled.
Making Dried Bananas: Watch the locals slice the bananas patiently into thin pieces and dry them under the sun.
Making Bamboo Sticky Rice (Kro Lan):This healthy and well-known snack, cooked in pieces of fresh bamboo, is enjoyed by local travelers and farmers. You will see how it is cooked using natural ingredients such as raw sticky rice, black beans, coconut and sugar.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Battambang, Battambang, Battambang Province
Lunch in the Village and Rest(1:00pm-2:30pm)
This is a unique experience to taste local home made food. We are local so just eat what we normally eat. We will cook local food for you that you don't really find at the restaurant. It will be prepared by my wife. And you will eat it at our home in the village.After eating we give you a time to rest in hammocks so let's enjoy your nap.
Note: Please let us know if you don’t eat meat or are allergic to some food.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bamboo Train Battambang, 3698+JWH, Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Stop:4
Bambootrain (3:00pm-4:00pm)
The Bamboo Train used to be a very useful transportation for local people. They used it to transport goods, animals, rice and people after the war ended but now it’s become a famous and fun vehicle for tourists. You will spend around an hour to go and come back from Odambang village to Osrolau village. (additional $5 per person)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Battambang Bat Caves, Phnom Sampeou off National Highway 57, Battambang 02000 Cambodia
Stop:5
Visit Phnom Sampov mountain-Killing Cave and Bat Cave(4:30pm-6:00pm)
By saving time and energy we will go up by renting a motorbike(You sit at the back) or car up the mountain but we can walk up if you prefer. On the half way of the mountain we will see a beautiful pagoda with different paintings on the wall then after that we will go to see the Killing Cave where the Khmer Rouge killed many people. So I will explain to you how this regime happened and why they killed so many people. After that we will continue to the top where you will see the beautiful panoramic landscape of the Battambang region and its extensive green rice paddies.
Lastly, it will be time to watch the bats take flight.Every evening, millions of bats fly to Tonle Sap to feed on mosquitoes and insects, before returning in the morning. They eat the insects that harm the farmer's crops so they are useful for farmers to save their crops.
After watching the bats we will bring you back to your hotel around 6:30 pm.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Savet is an excellent guide - very friendly, patient, knowledgeable and speaks excellent English. He customizes the tour based on what you want to do and really makes it a fun and enjoyable experience. This was an excellent way to learn about the village life and history in the Battambang area. V...
Savet is an excellent guide - very friendly, patient, knowledgeable and speaks excellent English. He customizes the tour based on what you want to do and really makes it a fun and enjoyable experience. This was an excellent way to learn about the village life and history in the Battambang area. Very well organised and managed by Savet. Highly recommended!The tour was amazing! It's very interesting to see the real local life including all the information that Savet shared. Also the more touristic places are very nice, like phnom sampov and bat cave. We learned a lot and had a perfect day. Lunch was delicious!
The tour was amazing! It's very interesting to see the real local life including all the information that Savet shared. Also the more touristic places are very nice, like phnom sampov and bat cave. We learned a lot and had a perfect day. Lunch was delicious!We had such an amazing day with Savet. We felt honoured to be his first tour since the pandemic. Savet gave us a glimpse into life in Battambang by showing us around his village by bike, taking us to the bamboo train, and helping us find yummy local snacks. We also visited the killing cave and th...
We had such an amazing day with Savet. We felt honoured to be his first tour since the pandemic. Savet gave us a glimpse into life in Battambang by showing us around his village by bike, taking us to the bamboo train, and helping us find yummy local snacks. We also visited the killing cave and the bat cave. Savet is an engaging guide who makes a very long day enjoyable from start to finish. Can’t recommend enough!We’ve had a fantastic day with Savet. It was such a joy getting close to local life and seeing the traditional craftsmanship up close. We had a lot of fun and have learnt a lot! Savets experience as a teacher really shines through. Would definitely recommend!
We’ve had a fantastic day with Savet. It was such a joy getting close to local life and seeing the traditional craftsmanship up close. We had a lot of fun and have learnt a lot! Savets experience as a teacher really shines through. Would definitely recommend!Echt een super leuke tour als je het echt Cambodja wilt zien. Savet is een super vriendelijke en leuke gids. De activiteiten worden heel goed afgewisseld waardoor je actief bezig bent, de cultuur leert kennen en het land goed bekijkt. Daarnaast heerlijk gegeten bij Savet thuis en gezien hoe de lo...
Echt een super leuke tour als je het echt Cambodja wilt zien. Savet is een super vriendelijke en leuke gids. De activiteiten worden heel goed afgewisseld waardoor je actief bezig bent, de cultuur leert kennen en het land goed bekijkt. Daarnaast heerlijk gegeten bij Savet thuis en gezien hoe de locals echt leven en eten maken. Zeker een aanrader!Superbe journée qui nous a permis de découvrir la vie rurale au plus près, en vélo ,puis tuk tuk. Saveth nous a amenés déjeuner chez lui. Délicieux repas préparé par son épouse. Puis temps de repos dans les hamacs installés dans le jardin. Et enfin visite des killing caves , " effroyable" et envo...
Superbe journée qui nous a permis de découvrir la vie rurale au plus près, en vélo ,puis tuk tuk. Saveth nous a amenés déjeuner chez lui. Délicieux repas préparé par son épouse. Puis temps de repos dans les hamacs installés dans le jardin. Et enfin visite des killing caves , " effroyable" et envol des chauves-souris de la Grotte. Donc journée très complète et super enrichissante avec un guide très gentil , intéressant et professionnel aussi