Siem Reap: Local Market, Khmer Cooking Program and Bike Ride Siem Reap: Local Market, Khmer Cooking Program, and Bike Tour

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ID: GYG1479454-2260747
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Country: Cambodia

Duration: 1 days


Description

Discover the authentic Siem Reap: Khmer cooking with a local chef, cycling in the countryside, a family farm, and a tasting of traditional rice wine.
Start your day around 8:00 am with pick-up from your hotel in Siem Reap by your guide, driver and local chef. First, set out to explore a local market, where you can see the fresh produce and discover the ingredients used in everyday Cambodian cuisine. Together with the chef, choose the vegetables, meat, spices and fruits needed for your cooking class.

Then continue by tuk-tuk to the chef's house. After a short break, learn how to prepare several traditional Khmer dishes with the chef's guidance. Learn about ingredients, preparation techniques, and some local culinary customs. After the lesson, enjoy a convivial lunch and savor the dishes you have prepared yourself.

In the afternoon, set off on a bike ride through the Siem Reap countryside. Ride leisurely past rice paddies, along small rural lanes and through local villages. Depending on the season, you may also see lotus farms and discover traditional houses as well as the daily life of the locals.

Continue your ride to Wat Athvea, where your guide will tell you about the history of the site and its importance in local life. Then continue on to a family-run mushroom farm to learn about their production and chat with the family.

To round off the day, enjoy a small tasting of traditional rice wine, a specialty found in some Cambodian rural communities. Then return by tuk-tuk to your hotel in Siem Reap and enjoy some free time to unwind or relax by the pool.

This experience combines cooking, gastronomy, cycling, nature, culture and encounters with locals to discover Siem Reap in a different way, far from the usual tourist routes.

Highlights

  • Visit a local market and choose ingredients with a Khmer chef.
  • Learn how to prepare traditional dishes and enjoy your own lunch.
  • Explore the countryside of Siem Reap by bike, passing through rice fields and villages.
  • Visit Wat Athvea and a family-run mushroom farm.
  • Taste traditional Cambodian rice wine.

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The activity starts around 8:00 AM with pick-up from your hotel in Siem Reap.
• After booking, remember to provide **the exact name of your hotel and your WhatsApp number** so that your guide can easily contact you and arrange pick-up.
• Part of the activity involves cycling on rural roads. A normal level of fitness is recommended.
• Please bring comfortable clothes, suitable shoes, sunscreen and a hat.
• For the visit to Wat Athvea, modest clothing that covers the shoulders and knees is recommended.
• The landscapes, including the rice fields and lotus farms, may vary depending on the season.
• The rice wine tasting is optional and reserved for people of legal drinking age.
INCLUDED
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Siem Reap
  • Private local guide in French
  • Driver and transportation by tuk-tuk
  • A visit at a local market
  • Khmer cooking program with a local chef
  • Ingredients needed for the cooking class
  • Lunch with the dishes prepared during the class
  • Bike rental
  • Visit to Wat Athvea
  • Visit to a family-run mushroom farm
  • Traditional rice wine tasting
  • Drinking water during the activity
NOT INCLUDED
  • Personal expenses
  • Purchases at the market or in the villages
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Additional beverages or meals not mentioned in the program

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.