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Battambang Countryside Bicycle Tour: Explore Local Livelihood and Traditional Cambodian Crafts
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Krong Battambang
Immerse yourself in the local culture and traditional crafts of Cambodia on a Battambang Countryside Bicycle Tour. Meet local families, learn about their livelihoods, and support the community.
Immerse yourself in the local culture and traditional crafts of Cambodia on a Battambang Countryside Bicycle Tour. Meet local families, learn about their livelihoods, and support the community.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Soksabike - With our local student guide, you will spend your day exploring the beautiful countryside around Battambang by bicycle. Visit with Cambodian families who produce traditional products (such as rice paper, dried bananas, and bamboo sticky rice) made in the same way they have been for generations. You will learn first hand about every day…
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Soksabike - With our local student guide, you will spend your day exploring the beautiful countryside around Battambang by bicycle. Visit with Cambodian families who produce traditional products (such as rice paper, dried bananas, and bamboo sticky rice) 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.
The ride is about 22km. It departs at 7:30am and returns around 12pm. The ride is suitable for all fitness levels.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Mountain Bike and Safety Helmet included
- Refreshments including water and snacks
- Complimentary hotel pickup service
- Support to local families through tour compensation
- Enjoy one drink at Kinyei Cafe
- Local guide
- Mountain Bike and Safety Helmet included
- Refreshments including water and snacks
- Complimentary hotel pickup service
- Support to local families through tour compensation
- Enjoy one drink at Kinyei Cafe
What's Not Included
- Hotel drop-off
- Insurance
- Hotel drop-off
- Insurance
Additional Information
Our guide will accompany you on a bicycle journey to adventure the splendid rural landscapes around Battambang. You’ll follow the river path and stop by Cambodian households that craft conventional goods such as rice paper and bamboo sticky rice, practiced for many generations. You’ll gain an intimate understanding of the Cambodian lifestyle from the…
Our guide will accompany you on a bicycle journey to adventure the splendid rural landscapes around Battambang. You’ll follow the river path and stop by Cambodian households that craft conventional goods such as rice paper and bamboo sticky rice, practiced for many generations. You’ll gain an intimate understanding of the Cambodian lifestyle from the families you visit and the incredible local guides.
Key Points: Visit households that produce conventional items like rice paper, dried banana, bamboo sticky rice, fish paste, and rice wine. Relish the local fruits and coconut water. End the tour with a visit to a memorial site dedicated to the victims of the Khmer Rouge.
A percentage of your tour funds is contributed to the local community, and your guide is a local student acquiring vocational skills through Soksabike.
- Please dress to have knees and shoulders covered out of respect for local culture.
Location
Soksabike
Street 1.5
Tour departs from Soksabike Office near Kinyei Cafe street 1.5.
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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S8031vrrobertk
Nov 8, 2025
Battambang - Pich was great! Trip was enlightening and our guide was great, knew his material, strong rider but still kept group together
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Taraws6708bq
Nov 8, 2025
A Wonderful Day Exploring Local Life with the Kids - We did the half-day tour with Soksabike as a family with two young children (aged 4 and 8), and it was absolutely brilliant from start to finish! The team was incredibly welcoming and professional, putting safety as a top priority throughout the ride.
Our guide was fantastic—knowledgeable, kind, and great with the kids. We loved all the local stops along the way; each one offered a glimpse into everyday life in Battambang and beyond, from traditional workshops to beautiful countryside views. The coordination and teamwork among the guides made everything run so smoothly that we could just relax and enjoy the experience.
The local treats we sampled were delicious, and the pace was perfect for our family. It was a wonderful blend of fun, learning, and adventure.
We left with big smiles, happy hearts, and full tummies. Highly recommended for families or anyone wanting to see the real Cambodia in a fun, responsible, and engaging way!
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546canf
Nov 6, 2025
Highly recommended half day cycle tour of local traditional industries. - Fantastic half day with Pek and Pek visiting families who make rice paper, wines, fruit snacks as well as a visit to a local fish market and killing fields. Both guides were very knowledgeable and friendly with great English. Cycling was a great way to travel around. I would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the area.
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Jenny
Nov 6, 2025
Great tour of locals and a nice bike ride - Brilliant tour. So interesting visiting families and learning their stories. Our guide, Pauli, was first class. Lots of snacks too.
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Toni_k_lpz
Nov 4, 2025
Great excursion and great guide, Lisa - We had a very nice half day trip by bike. Our guide Lisa was outstanding. She showed us Battambang and made some interesting stops. This allowed us to learn about the production of rice paper, rice brandy and fishmeal. The families we visited seemed very authentic and gave us an insight into their daily work. Lisa told us about both Khmer life today and the tragic history of the Khmer Rouge.
Clear recommendation to get to know country/city and people.
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Timmi8342ki
Nov 1, 2025
Bicycle tour round Battambang local communities - Bicycle tour round Battambang, learning about local family enterprises and seeing friendly local communities. Visal was a very engaging guide
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Cethommo
Oct 25, 2025
Fascinating insight into local life, with very knowledgeable guide. - This was a very enjoyable, very informative tour which gave us a great insight into the lives of locals. Pich was an excellent guide, ensuring we were safe at intersections, providing detailed information, answering our many questions, and showing great patience with us as we struggled to remember/ pronounce the Khmer words for hello and goodbye.
All the places we went were interesting- don't miss the fish paste factory. Not too smelly but an insight into a different world.
It was great to be able to sample the products- rice paper, banana chips and dried banana, rice wine, fruit, sticky rice - and to buy some ( no pressure).
The Killing Fields Memorial was a sobering experience, but appropriate, especially since Pich had provided family backgrounds for some of the producers who had been affected during the Pol Pot years.
The bikes were good, the Soksabike staff friendly, and very accomodating- we only booked the tour the evening before.
We recommend it, especially if your guide is as good as Pich.
Thanks for a fascinating, immersive experience.
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Amanda
Oct 16, 2025
A really fun and informative morning. Easy, safe cycling. - Phal was our leader, supported by Lisa & Theara and they could not have done a better job. The bikes were good and the briefing thorough. Helmets included. We did not need the nine gears as it was flat terrain throughout. We travelled on roads and tracks. If there was a junction, our safety was a priority. We made stops throughout the tour to : see traditional rice paper making; visit a small dried banana business; eat fresh fruit at an old building; drink rice “wine” and see the distillation; see and eat traditional rice cake cooked in bamboo (delicious!). Phal explained everything and encouraged questions.
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J9913bjwendyb
Oct 16, 2025
Fabulous Soksabike tour - This was a great way to see local life in this area. Very informative, sustainable and fun. The guide was great, and was safety conscious.
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Th120179
Oct 16, 2025
Awesome bike tour - Amazing day, excellent knowledgeable tour guides.
Our tour all
Thoroughly enjoyed the day and getting to see and meet the locals
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