Local Livelihood Half Day Bike Tour in Battambang
Description
With our guide, you will spend your day exploring the beautiful countryside around Battambang on a bicycle. Weave along the river road while visiting Cambodian families who produce traditional products (such as rice paper and bamboo sticky rice), made in the same way they have been for generations. You will learn first hand about every day life in Cambodia from the families you visit and from our amazing local guides. Highlights: Meet families that make traditional products such as rice paper, dried banana, bamboo sticky rice, fish paste and rice wine. Enjoy seasonal fruits and coconut water. Finish by visiting a memorial site for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. A portion of your tour fee goes back to the local community and your guide is a local student getting vocational training through Soksabike.
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Itinerary
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.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please dress to have knees and shoulders covered out of respect for local culture.
Reviews(308)
Our guide Lisa was so friendly and informative! We were well taken care of and immersed in culture with good food and happy people! 5☆
Fantastic tour. Our guide was really amazing. He told us all about the local businesses and the processes they used to make their products. It was a wonderful way to see Battambang. Some of our group were not confident cyclists but the team were very helpful and made us feel very safe even in the traffic! No hard sell or pressure. I highly recommend this trip
We made a fantastic bike tour with our guide Sopheak who explained us manu interesting things about Cambodia and khmer people. The tour was very interesting and we met many local real families who showed us their job and thei homes. Absolutely recommended!!
Excellent tour. Paul ran through the operation of the gears & brakes & demonstrated the hand signals they use for stopping etc. Great way to see parts of Battambang that most tourists wouldn’t get to, lovely meeting different families & seeing how they make their food/drink etc for their livelihood. All the bikes were in great condition, felt totally safe at all times.
Thank you for the excellent review! We are thrilled you felt safe with Paul and enjoyed exploring the unseen parts of Battambang to meet the local families. Your purchase of our tour service means so much to our local youths and the community you visited. Reviews like yours are exactly what keep Soksabike growing ahead.
Great guide, iDEAL for families with kids (ours 9 and 14, i’d recommend from 7 of 8). Perfect combination active and culture.
Thank you for the great review! We are thrilled your family enjoyed the perfect combination of culture and activity. Your purchase of our tour service means so much to our local youths and the community you visited. Reviews like yours are exactly what keep Soksabike growing ahead.
This is a great way to see local living in Battambang, you hear the lived experience of locals and what they do to earn a living. Hospitality is generous. Cycling guides were informative and friendly. Loves of tasting and hydration
Thank you for the wonderful review and for purchasing our tour service! We are thrilled you enjoyed the generous hospitality, the local tastings, and riding with our informative guides. Your support means so much to our local youths and the community you visited that day. Reviews like yours are exactly what keep Soksabike growing ahead.
It was an amazing experience! The bike and helmet are very good quality and the tour was very interesting! My guide Paul was very friendly and kind. He has a lot of knowledge and you can tell he loves to explain and tell stories. I would definitely recommend this tour !
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We are delighted to hear that you had an amazing experience with us and enjoyed the bike tour, the equipment, and the places we visited. It is especially rewarding to know that Paul made your experience memorable with his friendliness, knowledge, and passion for sharing local stories and culture. Your kind words will be shared with Paul and the rest of our team. Thank you again for choosing Soksabike. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back to Battambang in the future. Warm regards, Kanha Soksabike team
Our leader was Hor Visal. He was the perfect guide with the most infectious smile and his command of english was first class. The bikes and equipment were well maintained. We were given water bottles. Hor explained that Soksabike supports local communities and each of our visits into the locals home were financially rewarded topped up by a tip from us. The delight on their faces is memorable. We were given clear safety instructions, Hor Visal ensured that we knew what each of his hand signals were as we crossed some busy main roads however, this wasn't a problem. There were plenty of visits/stops and a chance to chat to the local villagers and sample the local produce including rice, fruit, vegetables and rice wine. The tour was really excellent. A thoroughly memorable and enjoyable morning. We wish Hor well as he studies for his BA and dream to become a tour guide and which we know he will be a first class guide. We would thoroughly recommend this activity which is enjoyable, memorable and informative. Stephen & Dianne
Thank you for your high recommendation and lovely feedback! We are thrilled you had such a memorable morning and felt safe and well-informed with Visal. Your purchase of our tour service means so much to our local youths and the wonderful community you visited.
Super fun to do! Guide speaks good english and knows a lot. Nice stops with good social impact Diverse program. Good bikes and feels safe. Perfect trip!
Thank you for calling it a "perfect trip"! We are absolutely thrilled that you had such a super time exploring with us. It is wonderful to hear that you felt safe on our quality bikes and enjoyed the diverse program we offer. We will definitely pass your compliments along to your guide; they take great pride in sharing their deep knowledge and practicing their excellent English with our guests. We especially appreciate you highlighting the positive social impact of the stops along the way. Visiting these families directly supports their traditional livelihoods and our local community here in Battambang. Thank you for your amazing support and for helping Soksabike growing ahead!
A really engaging tour that takes you to places we would not otherwise have been meeting with local families and sharing their techniques in making and growing rice paper/dried bananas/fruit/rice wine/ sticky rice. Being on the bike was a good and safe way to get off the beaten track. Really engaging guide who took god care of us
Thank you for the wonderful review! We are so glad that getting off the beaten track on our bikes provided a safe and engaging way for you to explore the countryside of Battambang. It is fantastic to hear that you enjoyed meeting our local host families and learning about their traditional techniques for making rice paper, dried bananas, sticky rice, and rice wine. We are especially happy that our guide was so engaging and took such great care of you throughout the journey. Taking you to places you might not otherwise see and fostering those genuine connections is exactly what makes this experience so special. Thank you for supporting our community and helping Soksabike growing ahead!
