NhumBai, The Village Experience: Explore Traditional Cambodian Rural Life, Cuisine, and Farming
4.6
66 Ratings
Siem Reap
Immerse yourself in the traditional Cambodian rural life with NhumBai's village experience. From rice farming to traditional weaving and cooking, this full-day adventure offers a glimpse into local culture and everyday life.
Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

We will pick you up at your hotel at 8:00am and travel by private air-conditioned transport to our rural village, stopping at a bustling local market on the way. You will spend the day exploring the culture and way of life in the village with your local guide, doing many traditional activities with the local villagers. After our morning activities in the village, we will stop for lunch, where you will learn to cook a traditional Cambodian meal that is commonly eaten in the village. After our fun-filled day in the village together, we will drop you back at your hotel by 4:30pm.

Points of Interest

  • Siem Reap
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Local guide
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon tea
  • Food tasting
  • Beverages, including tea and coffee
  • Light refreshments, snacks, and bottled water
What's Not Included
  • This is an all inclusive Tour
Additional Information

Indulge in a day-long adventure in a typical countryside community. Participate in the cultivation of rice, acquire the art of conventional weaving, join the locals in cooking, engage in traditional activities and interact with the native families to understand their daily lives. Get your picture clicked in Cambodian native attire. We ensure that lunch, morning and evening tea, along with bottled water, are catered for.

Location
Siem Reap
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.6
(66 Ratings)
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Q6559udjamest
Mar 11, 2020
Truly authentic experience - This was a special trip which truly brought home what daily life is like in the village. The people were so warm, hospitable and happy. The activities were enjoyable yet insightful. My guide was superb and transport provided made a the travel comfortable. Have some brilliant pictures and memories.
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Suegj14
Feb 24, 2020
Highlight of our visit to Cambodia - Our village tour outside of Siem reap was no doubt one of the highlights of our visit to Cambodia. A week later, we are still talking about it and telling others. As other reviewer‘s have said, we came to Siem Reap for the temples but left with the village in our heart. The tour guide, Ra, has an infectious passion for this village. With a healthy sense of humor and honesty, he took us to a local market, taught us how to plant and harvest rice in the fields, taught us to cook several local dishes, dressed in traditional Cambodian wedding costumes, visited with local villagers and observed how they live as well as visited the local elementary school. The warmth of the people in the village simply amazed us. Their extremely rustic homes on stilts are powered by car batteries and very few have filtered water. This tour helps to benefit the village and the school as a nonprofit organization. They have installed flushing toilets and filtered water in some of the homes as well as supported the elementary school. This tour will stay in our hearts for a long time and we wish this organization the very best in continuing to improve the life of the villagers who welcomed us with open arms.
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Mightypink6
Feb 10, 2020
Amazing day out away from the city - Highly highly recommend this trip, away from the city and see the real Cambodia come to life. Ra was an outstanding tour guide, so much care and knowledge throughout the day. I really enjoyed every activity during the day, rice planting, traditional costume, cooking my lunch, visiting the village houses and people and finishing with a trip to the local school. Such an amazing way to see the life behind the tourists destinations in Siem Reap. Definitely book yourself a day trip out with Ra and take in the local culture. Thank you so much for an amazing day.
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Ashoked2017
Feb 1, 2020
Off -the-beaten track authentic village experience - NhumBai in Khmer means eating rice. You will love this off-the-beaten-track authentic Village Experience . Ra the guide is so pleasant and helpful with his wealth of information.You dirty your hands (and legs literally) planting rice and harvesting - it makes one appreciate all the hard work behind every grain of rice that we consume. Nhumbai have a beautiful resting place in the village worth a night stay. Green coconuts keep appearing whenever you want. The village walk through houses with Ra translating is a wonderful interaction. We saw palm sugar being made and bought some from the villager. Overall one must not miss this particular Village tour though there are several other surface scratching trips
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Ashoke123
Jan 28, 2020
The real Village experience in Cambodia - This is off-the-beaten-track authentic Village Experience which you will love. Ra the guide is so pleasant and helpful and you can learn a lot talking to him. The dirtying hands and legs (literally) planting rice and harvesting enhances the knowledge making you appreciate the hard work behind every grain that we eat. The resting place in the village built by Nhumbhai is excellent and worth a night stay. Green coconuts ( water) keep appearing whenever you want. The walk through village houses with Ra translating is a wonderful interaction. We saw palm sugar being produced in a home and bought one jar from the villager. Overall one must not miss this particular Village tour though there are several more commercial ones.
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Vivek_m
Nov 18, 2023
This is a SCAM! - The pick up did not turn up at the hotel, the number provided was not not functional. It is a shame that Viator still has this activity listed on their site. DO NOT BOOK THIS ACTIVITY!
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Jonathan_a
Nov 4, 2023
Tour guide never showed &... - Tour guide never showed & number provided by Viator is not operational. This is a scam. We are yet to receive a refund from Viator.
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Anu_h
Nov 9, 2022
There was no response... - There was no response from operator. The phone number was not working and despite messages and emails nothing happened. No one turned up and we had to scramble around and make arrangements at the last minute. Definitely do not recommend have requested for a refund and waiting for viator to process it.
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Silverkoh171
May 12, 2022
A very disappointed customer - The event never happen , we called the tour operator just to be sure that we will be pick up but to my horror my hotel manager spoke to the tour operator only to be told that the tour has ceased since covid started ! So we are very surprised that TripAdvisor still has this tour in their website !!!! Now we are trying to get our money back and was told that TripAdvisor is trying to speak to the supplier to reconfirm our allegation ! I guess TripAdvisor do not trust their customer! Not only has it spoilt our day but now don’t know how long will we get our US$79.50 back
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Quinn
Dec 16, 2021
It's a scam - The bus never picked me up. The company would not answer the phone. But they did take my money. I am very disappointed that I trusted Trip Advisor.
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