Top Battambang Outdoor Activities

Combine history and industry during this unique bike tour of Battambang. Your guide collects you from your hotel for a busy half-day visiting factories, fields and a popular fish market. This tour is more than a bike rental; it’s a curated view into working life in this unique city. Before returning to your hotel, stop off at a rice wine factory to learn the secrets of  rice wine and whiskey production.

Stray from the beaten path in order to gain local insight in Battambang’s countryside on a bike tour. Traveling by bike means you won’t have to worry about getting stuck in traffic jams and finding a parking space, while exploring with a guide means you’ll discover cultural information that you won’t find in the guide books. You’ll meet families and learn about their daily routine and sample seasonal fruits and coconut water along the way.

Discover the verdant countryside, Buddhist temples, and local villages around Battambang on this scenic full-day bike tour. Cycle between villages and take a ride on the traditional Battambang Bamboo Train, have a go at fishing with the locals at Tonle Sap Lake, and see how Khmer rice whiskey is made. Along the way, sample local snacks such as dried banana and fried spring rolls, and enjoy a typical Cambodian lunch.

Immerse yourself in Khmer cuisine with a hands-on cooking class in Battambang, starting with a tuk-tuk ride to a local market to select fresh ingredients. Learn to prepare two savory dishes and one dessert in a local home, guided by a teacher. Enjoy your homemade 3-course meal before being conveniently dropped off at your hotel.

Stray from the beaten path and see a different side to Battambag during a cycling tour that gives a more intimate glimpse into the area. You’ll visit a temple and crocodile farm, and have the chance to make photo stops without worrying about parking. Plus, exploring with a guide means you’ll get an insider’s glimpse into local culture and discover lesser-known information that you may otherwise have missed.

Experience Battambang by private tuk-tuk with an English-speaking driver and discover the city's major cultural and countryside attractions. Visit Pheam Ek Village to learn about traditional rice-paper production, explore the colorful Prohok Market, and discover Ek Phnom Temple. See Wat Damrei Sor, the Battambang Historical Museum, and the city's distinctive French colonial architecture. Ride the famous Bamboo Train, climb to historic Phnom Banan Temple, and finish at Phnom Sampov with the moving Killing Cave and spectacular evening Bat Cave experience.

See the rich tapestry of Battambang during this half-day cultural tour. Religion permeates Cambodian life; on this tour, you’ll get to compare the customs and traditions of families in a mostly Muslim fishing village with the Theravada Buddhism practiced throughout the country. Learn about a local family’s way of life over a home-cooked Cambodian lunch before returning to town.

Guided by a genuine Khmer guide to witness the making of traditional local food products and interact with the artisans through the guide as an interpreter. Riding our bikes will bring us to see local ladies or" Ming" (aunts) making rice paper discs used to wrap spring rolls and to Samrong Knong where we will sample authentic Kralan (sticky rice, black bean, coconut milk, and a little salt in the bamboo tube over charcoal). Also from the roadside vendors: rice wine, and banana chips.

Discover the authentic Cambodia on this low-impact tour, with sustainable travel by bicycle, a local guide, and plenty of interaction. Visit a noodle factory, then learn how to make Khmer sweet rice flour cakes, sticky rice dumplings, spring rolls, dried bananas, rice wine, and rice paper—all with ample opportunities to taste. You’ll also see a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex and the Wat Samrong Knong memorial. Numbers are capped at 10.