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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.Â
A percentage of your tour funds is contributed to the local community, and your guide is a local student acquiring vocational skills through Soksabike.Â
- 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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(227 Ratings)
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Henrip624
Jun 5, 2025
The northern countryside of Battambang - Guided by Sopheak, a student of English literature, I visited artisanal businesses (rice dough leaves, dried fruits, rice alcohol distillery, sale of sticky rice), walked pretty paths between the rice fields, gazed at net fishermen on the banks of the Stung Sanke. The last stage was heavier with the memorial to the Khmer Rouge abuses in Ek Phnom.
A friendly and involved boy, a solidarity company, the half day seemed short to me!
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761allank
May 13, 2025
An exceptional tour that integrates and engaged local communities - Great experienced tour guides and very professional and well organised.
The stops along the way was so educational and integrates with lots of the local livelihoods.
Highly recommended
Allan Kalfabun
Visiting from Vanuatu
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Abbie
Apr 30, 2025
A Taste & Cycle We Loved - We cycled, smiled, tasted & learned much during this half day morning tour with Savith & Pich, Besides being great guides & riders, they’re a wonderful example of NextGen leading from both the front & back. The bikes are well-maintained, it’s super easy cycling, everyone you meet at the stops is interesting and you will not go hungry😆 It was super handy to have a support TukTuk with us as they carried very cold water we refreshed with at stops (and they carried some of the delicious homemade, handmade snacks we bought. Bring your curiosity, that’s really all you need.
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Emmerickf
Apr 10, 2025
A superb human discovery - Thanks to Pich for allowing us to discover the daily lives of some families, their difficulties but also their smiles and their warm welcome.
A few hours between city and nature, between history and civilization.
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Ed-enroute
Mar 26, 2025
Highly recommended: Local Livelihood Tour with Soksabike! Nice and active, fun and educational! - Highly recommended: Local Livelihood Tour (Half Day)met @soksabike!
A fun, active and interactive experience
to get to know the local life near Battambang better. From Muslim community to temples, from market to fruit stand, from rice field to pepper plantation.
Beautiful nature and tranquility.
Good, concise, clear stories & explanations from a sympathetic guide (Pich).
Sharp eye for safety.
The mountain bikes were in excellent condition, Western/ European.
The distance was 30 km, it was warm, but very doable, by regular stops and good care, with water, drinks and local delicacies.
A real slow travel experience, after all I think it is worth an extra mention that Soksabike has set a 'standard' for sustainable tourism in Battambang.
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W374hddavidp
Mar 26, 2025
Great guides! - Savith and Sopheak were great guides! Four fun stops and really took care of us! Highly recommended! Bikes good quality and well serviced!
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Bundygaz
Mar 26, 2025
Great tour, good food. - Our guides Savith & Sopheak were great. Very informative and took us to visit many local traditional family businesses.
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Anonymouslarb
Mar 20, 2025
Excellent half-day tour - We spent a morning with Pek of Soksabike, Battambang, and had a wonderful time. Pek was a very welcoming guide, his English is excellent and he took the time to ensure we were comfortable on our bikes and understood his instructions before we left. Our cycle ride involved visits to a number of traditional producers in the villages outside Battambang - a rice paper maker, a banana snack maker, fish paste market, a rice wine maker and a sticky rice maker. Part-way through we stopped for refreshments at a lovely family house. Our final stop was Wat Samraong Knong, a Buddhist temple and killing fields site. Pek was super-friendly throughout and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our morning and loved meeting him. Highly recommended. Thank you, Pek and Soksabike.
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Hilary
Mar 16, 2025
A perfect insight into Cambodian culture - We thoroughly enjoyed our cycle tour with Sopheak. He was a knowledgeable and empathetic guide who gave us a real insight into Cambodian life. His English was excellent and we found the stops fascinating. Although it was hot the biking was easy and there was plenty of water to drink and food to taste. It would be great for this wonderful social enterprise to offer market visits and cooking classes
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Anna
Mar 6, 2025
A lovely way of seeing more of the area! - What an amazing experience. Cycling through the beautiful Cambodian countryside and stopping for breaks along the way to learn about local life. My tour guide was wonderful and so knowledgeable. He also made sure I was okay along the way, slowing down when the heat was getting stronger. It helps that the area is flat and the bikes are good quality mountain bikes so an easy ride. Please note this is a lovely way of getting a little breeze and although you will feel tired after, it was so worth it. I would 100% recommend.
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