Full Day From Siem Reap - Bamboo Train, Killing Cave & Sunset
Description
Founded in the 11th century, Battambang makes an ideal day trip from Siem Reap—but organizing transportation to explore the sites independently takes up valuable sightseeing time. On this tour, visit Battambang with round-trip transportation from your Siem Reap hotel included, and see the sites with ease by tuk tuk. Along the way, your guide shares insight into must-see sites like the infamous Killing Caves and Wat Banan temple. - Explore 11th century Battambang with ease from Siem Reap - Save time and effort organizing transportation independently - Visit must-see sites like the Killing Caves and Wat Banan temple - Hassle-free round-trip transport from your Siem Reap hotel
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Itinerary
Take a ride on the traditional Bamboo Train, a bamboo platform laid over 2 sets of wheels on a single track. In the old days this was used to transport goods between Battambang and Phnom Penh and was a typical mode of transport for farmers and villagers. Today, it takes you through the beautiful countryside to a little village you can explore on foot before returning to your starting point.
Climb the 365 stairs to marvel at Wat Banan, an Angkor era temple which sits on top of a hill close to the Sanker river. Banan is seldom frequented by tourists and outside of Cambodian holidays it is likely that you may be the only visitor.
Scale the side of a mountain leading to the 'secret bat cave' just before sunset where you will sit atop the mountain waiting for the millions of bats located inside the cave to awake. Marvel as this seemingly never-ending stream of fruit bats fly out of the cave and off into the countryside for their evening meal.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your hotel or apartment on 30m before the activity start
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Reviews(57)
We had an amazing day! Our guide Mr Han Houng was the best guide we’ve ever had. He was so knowledgeable and such a lovely man. Would highly recommend.
We were able to spend an awesome day with Mr. Han yesterday. He is outstandingly polite, caring and knowledgeable about the Cambodian culture and history. He did not only share general information but also his very own experience with the Cambodian history, which was incredibly touching and interesting. He went out of his way to make the day perfect for us. Thank you so much! We can highly recommend booking a tour with Mr. Han!
We had the best day going around town with Han Houn, he is super polite and a great guide. Cambodian history is mind blowing and Han Houn know it's in first hand and get's you deep in it with his own experience and with historical facts. In every place we went people made us feel welcome making us part of their ways and traditions. I trully recomend taking the full day tour with him if you wanna get a really cambodian experience.
We love the tour! Mr. Han Houn is a really experience local guide. He take care of us by giving fresh water all the day and show us amazing places in Battambang. He was really open to tell us Cambodian’s history and show the hidden gems of the town. We totally recomend it. Thanks Mr. Han :)
This excursion was never ending in a great way. Han was amazing and full of knowledge. I felt very comfortable in the setting and I would highly recommend this tour to any solo, couple or family travelers.
We spent a really nice day with Mr. Han! He showed us the town Battambang and the surroundings, including cementarys, the bamboo train, an ancient temple, local plants and food like sticky rice, the killing caves and the bat cave. Because of his age he could also tell us much about the Khmer Rouge time.
Mr.Han is a really nice tourguide. He knows a lot about the city & he tells a lot of backgroundstories about the visited places. He had cold water bottles for us, what was really nice in the hot weather. Would recommend it definitely !!!
We really liked the tour with Mr. Han!! He picked us up at our hostel and we drove to the touristy spots but also through the countryside. His English is really good and he can tell you a lot about Battambang, Cambodia and the Khmer rough (which was really interesting because he was a prisoner and lived through it).
The guide was very enthusiastic about his home town : Battambang. told us a lot ahout te buildings and took us to some nice places where you wouldnt come without a local guide, youll surely have a good time with this guide.
Had a very nice tour with Mr. Han! He showed us all the highlights of Battambang and the surrounding area in 1 day. Mr. Han himself is very attentive and punctual. He told us several stories about life in Cambodia and provided information about places we drove past. We would definitely recommend this tour!
