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Siem Reap Pottery Workshop: Learn Ancient Cambodian Ceramics with a Local Artist
Immerse yourself in the ancient art of Cambodian pottery with a hands-on workshop in Siem Reap. Learn from a local artist, shape clay on a pottery wheel, create your own bowl and carving, and experience the local culture. Bonus: hotel transport, Potter Diploma, and meeting local artisans!
Immerse yourself in the ancient art of Cambodian pottery with a hands-on workshop in Siem Reap. Learn from a local artist, shape clay on a pottery wheel, create your own bowl and carving, and experience the local culture. Bonus: hotel transport, Potter Diploma, and meeting local artisans!
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre - Experience spinning the wheel! You are guided and assisted by a Cambodian Master Potter. He will explain and show you how to make a pot on his potter’s wheel. After, he will assist you to do your own pot. You don’t need any experience; you are talented, and you just don’t know it! When you have done your 5 pots;…
- Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre - Experience spinning the wheel! You are guided and assisted by a Cambodian Master Potter. He will explain and show you how to make a pot on his potter’s wheel. After, he will assist you to do your own pot. You don’t need any experience; you are talented, and you just don’t know it! When you have done your 5 pots; the master potter will show you how potteries are hand carved in Cambodia. He will again assist you to carve your own creations. Your pot(s) will be fired overnight, and available for pick-up the day after at 6pm. The Pottery Class is a stunning experience; an exceptional opportunity to meet, speak and exchange feelings with real local artisans. Total immersion in local culture, allez come to visit us!
What's Included
- Free workshop visit
- Pottery class, demonstration and all art materials for your class
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Complimentary ice-cream for the class participants
- Local guide and pottery teacher
- A ’Cambodian Potter Diploma’
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by tuk tuk
- Pottery bowl (handmade by you and fired by us)
- Bottle of water
- Free workshop visit
- Pottery class, demonstration and all art materials for your class
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Complimentary ice-cream for the class participants
- Local guide and pottery teacher
- A ’Cambodian Potter Diploma’
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by tuk tuk
- Pottery bowl (handmade by you and fired by us)
- Bottle of water
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Cost of shipping your piece(s) to your home address
- Delivery of the piece
- Gratuities
- Cost of shipping your piece(s) to your home address
- Delivery of the piece
Additional Information
Engage with the rich tradition of Cambodian ceramics in a pottery class in Siem Reap, led by a proficient local artist. In this 105-minute session, delve into the history of this ancient art form. Master the techniques of molding clay on the potter’s wheel and craft your own Cambodian bowl and Khmer carving using a variety of tools. Your creations will…
Engage with the rich tradition of Cambodian ceramics in a pottery class in Siem Reap, led by a proficient local artist. In this 105-minute session, delve into the history of this ancient art form. Master the techniques of molding clay on the potter’s wheel and craft your own Cambodian bowl and Khmer carving using a variety of tools. Your creations will be baked in a kiln overnight and will be ready to collect the next day. Added benefits: 1. Experience a round-trip ride to the studio in a tuk-tuk from your hotel! 2. Earn your Potter ‘Diploma’. 3. Get an authentic taste of local culture by meeting local craftsmen.
- Your piece(s) will be fired in a kiln overnight. Your piece(s) will be available for pickup the next day after 6pm
- If you prefer to have your pieces shipped to your home address it can be arranged but the shipping cost will at your own expense
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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(161 Ratings)
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Madmadge43
Feb 22, 2026
Fun way to stay in the shade. - That was fun and I shall never not fully appreciate pottery again. Love their business model and was so happy to contribute to such a worthwhile organization.
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Tawnia_k
Feb 17, 2026
Had a wonderful time! - Beautiful relaxing atmosphere, the staff are very patient.
Had a great time, would do this again - absolutely loved it!
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Plumblossom7
Feb 5, 2026
Beautiful experience 🥰 - Everyone was so kind. From the moment you enter, they greet you with warm hearts.
The teachers are all deaf, so everything is explained in very easy-to-follow sign language. The teacher was very kind and patient, and helped every step of the process. Everyone was given five projects to do. At the end, you choose one to be glazed and fired for free. Each additional piece was only $5.00.
The whole experience was so delightful, and I left very satisfied. I have already told my family and friends to take the class.
It was beautiful to see how they have created this co-op and are helping by providing a skill and employment. I wish them the best and many blessings to them.
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Mandeep_k
Dec 28, 2025
Relaxing and creative activity - Really lovely place and such an enjoyable activity! The staff were lovely and it was a treat with the hotel pickup.
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Judy
Aug 9, 2025
Fun relaxing afternoon playing with clay - This experience was such fun but not as easy as it looks! Don’t take yourself too seriously and just enjoy having a go. If like me, you’re rubbish at pottery there is a fantastic gift shop with all manner of beautiful creations to purchase at reasonable prices. This is run by and supports local artists. Highly recommend.
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Adventure35355133450
Jul 9, 2025
Absolute best day ever in Siam Reap - Amazing! Want a really memorable and relaxing moment. Do This!!! Best day ever. The staff are so lovely and helpful. Many of them are hearing impaired bug show how talented they are through their art works. There were 40 of us in the class. They split us in 2 groups? One did hand creations of elephants and the other group used wheels to throw pots and then we swapped. Every single person loved the experience. Allow plenty of time for this as the gift shop is also worth a look. Just remember to wear old clothes and take off jewellery. Best mess you will ever make. We love our personal treasures that we are taking home.
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D4676moreau
Sep 4, 2025
An authentic and rewarding experience - I attended a traditional ceramics workshop in Siem Reap and it was a great experience. The local craftsmen were very welcoming and patient, explaining every step of the process with passion.
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Gunnerswharf
Jul 12, 2025
Fun activity for the family - A nice, fun, and relaxing activity for the family.
Staff were vey helpful as we needed a lot of help with our pottery making.
You get to keep 1 of our creations as part of the class, but we enjoyed some of the results we decided to pay $5/piece to get extras.
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Oliveschat
Jul 29, 2025
Fun activity- teaching a little challenging. - We had a lovely afternoon- the staff were so lovely. We were given a welcome drink on arrival that was so tasty, and the cafe on site was really tasty and reasonably priced!
We had fun during the class having a go at the pottery. The only down-side which is a really tricky one, is that the teacher was deaf and also didn’t speak. She was a very talented potter, and would motion to you to indicate what to do, and often take over to ensure you had something that resembles an actual pot. However it meant that learning was quite challenging, we weren’t able to ask her any questions, or really clarify what we were meant to be doing.
As a result, some of the pots we made broke whilst firing- we were told this was because the sides were too thick and the bottom too thin but sadly didn’t have the instruction to tell us any different or correct it.
We were given a tiny tiny elephant as an apology for the breakage which was sweet but didn’t quite make up for it.
All in all, we had a lovely afternoon, and it’s a great social enterprise!! So we would still recommend! But they would benefit massively from pairing up instructors so that teaching was a bit more accessible.
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Anonymatty
Oct 14, 2025
Poor instruction - not recommended - Very bad experience at the pottery workshop - very limited instruction, effectively just renting a potters wheel and ‘having a go’. Instructor then comes along and re-does your pot for you. When I raised an issue with staff they were very insistent I should stay and try again, which I obviously did not want to do after already spending an hour here having learned nothing. 2 stars as they did refund some of my money, and there looked to be some nice pieces in the shop. However I would not recommend their workshop, unless you are just looking to mess around with clay for an hour.
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