Silk Island Cycling Adventure & lunch with locals
Description
Explore the peaceful countryside of Phnom Penh by bicycle where you’ll encounter experience with the real life of local people, mango plantations, lemongrass farms, Khmer sedge mat weaving village and silk weaving workshop of the Mekong River. This moderate biking adventure is for those who love cycling and able to manage from 25km to 30km distance through the flat terrains of the Mekong Island. After we cycle through the countryside, farmland and paddy rice field plus the natural lake that included the lotus farm, we continue to the handicraft village where you’ll learn more about Khmer silk weaving and enjoy the local lunch with them. A final we have a short ride to the ferry and get on our supported vehicle back to your hotel. This leisurely discover of Phnom Penh countryside, offering the chance of real-life local experience in Cambodia.
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Itinerary
We start to pick up at 7:30am from your mentioned accommodation in Phnom Penh by Tuk Tuk or minivan as depending on the group size. After we pick you up, our crew will drive to the meeting point at the Cambodia Post Office or direct to the ferry across the Mekong River. The Post Office, built by French town planner and architecture Daniel Fabre around 1895, is located in the former European or French district. This administrative building gave its name to square where it is located. ”Place de la Post ”.
After we crossing the ferry and landing on the island of Mekong, we saddle up bicycle and our guide will make a brief of cycling itinerary with what we expect to learn from this cycling tour. There are few islands that located on the upstream of Mekong River as the best way to explore villages life, fruit & vegetable orchard such as cucumber, corn, ginger, lemongrass, papaya, eggplants, and other plantation like banana and mango etc. Throughout this cycling journey, we also visit the silk weaving workshop as the traditional weaving for most of the villages located through the Mekong River.
Thearavada Buddhism is the official religion in Cambodia which is practiced by 95 percent of the population. Cambodia currently has 5,104 Buddhist pagodas with 70,905 monks. Monks comprise two sects: one is the Mohanikaya Buddhist sect and the other is the Thammayut Buddhist sect. The Mohanikaya Buddhist sect has 4,843 pagodas with 68,476 monks, while the Thammayut Buddhist sect has 261 pagodas with 2,429 monks. Even the Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia, there also have more religion that people practiced like Muslim, Christian, etc. After we visit and learn about the Buddhism in Cambodia and other religions, we cycle to visit another local business is the Bean Curd Drying Process before we heading to floating restaurant for lunch.
After we relaxing and refreshing with a local lunch at the floating restaurant, we cycle back to our bike party and get on the ferry to meet our Tuk Tuk or minivan for driving back to the your hotel in Phnom Penh and sign off our wonderful cycling experience with Vana Adventure Travel at the island of Mekong.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our pick-up time will start at 7:30 AM, so please be ready from that time. Our guide or driver will meet you in the lobby or check with the reception to avoid any confusion.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
Reviews(260)
Our tour guide Mon was so awesome and made us feel welcome. We rode bikes through the streets of Silk Island and seeing the markets, and saw the country side where we visited farms. And finally our time at the silk island facility was really eye opening. We got to speak with the workers and touched the silk cocoons. So far this has been one of my favorite tours and experiences in Phnom Penh area. I would really recommend.
It was very hot and expect very level but long bike ride. Over 1 1/2 hours. So be prepared apart from that the guide was amazing and friendly and the lunch at the floating restaurant on the Mekong was delicious plus the chill for 15 mins on the hammocks over the river before lunch was nice.
A really fun time out with guide Mon. Great local knowledge, very easy to get along with and he made it an all round interesting and fun tour. A bottle of water is supplied but if you run out there are plenty of roadside stalls where you can stop and buy yourself another bottle if required. Floating restaurant towards the end of the tour was excellent, authentic and not the usual touristy clap trap. Food spot on too.
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Very nice day out of town riding around 2 islands visiting monesteries, silk farm and a great lunch on a floating restaurant. Thong speaks English well and has e-bikes if needed.
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
I had a great day out and Sam is a brilliant guide, very welcoming and friendly. The lunch is delicious at a beautiful spot by the river where you can laze in a hammock after the bike ride!
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
I had a wonderful morning with Mon cycling around Silk and Mekong islands. He provided a lot of information about the local plants and people. The tour of the silk making facility was very interesting and there was no pressure at all to buy the products. Ended with a nice lunch overlooking the river. Mon was so kind and kept the biking at a nice pace but not too fast. Felt very safe at all times. Highly recommended if you have some basic biking skills.
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
It was an amazing tour with so many vool spots. Every spot had a story told by our very friendly guide Mon. The tour was not too long and used a perfect amount of time. The silk farm was very cool to see and buy from
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
Sam is a fantastic guide! Such a funny, friendly, knowledgeable person who was passionate about what he does! We really got a feel of the local Cambodian life! We had a delicious lunch in a floating restaurant! Highly recommend this experience and make sure you get Sam as your guide 🙌 Thank you so much ☺️
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
Our tour guide Sam was an absolute top fella, with a huge amount of knowledge at every step along the tour. His English was great which was very helpful as our Cambodian is non existent. 10/10 would recommend Sam to anyone.
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
Super fun! You do require some cycling skill - and endurance. It’s a long journey, so heads up on that
Thanks for your give us a great reviews and recommend this trip to the travelers who come to visit Cambodia or Phnom Penh. We do believe, this is a great part to help us to get more experience, knowledge and more benefits to the locals Thanks again and have a great day
