Cycling Day in Cambodia's Heartland

Difficulty

Moderate

Duration

9h

Group size

2-10 tourists,
over 9 y.o.

Join a full-day bike tour in Phnom Penh, cycling through Cambodia's rural areas and Khmer villages. You'll admire scenic rice fields, farmlands, and a natural lake, and visit the Ta Prohm Temple, built in the late 12th to early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII for Brahman and Buddhist worship. Enjoy a relaxing lunch of local Khmer food in a picnic hut before transferring to the Killing Fields, where over a million victims of the Khmer Rouge regime were buried between 1975 and 1979.

The flat trails are less trafficked, allowing for a comfortable exploration of the countryside and local villages. After visiting the Ta Prohm Temple at Tonle Bati, savor a delicious lunch before heading to the Killing Fields, a poignant reminder of Cambodia's tragic history following the Civil War.

Tour highlights

Delicious Local Cuisine

After your bike ride and temple visit, enjoy a relaxing lunch featuring local Khmer dishes

Visit Ta Prohm Temple

Discover the historical significance of the temple, built in the late 12th to early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII

Scenic Rural Biking

Enjoy a leisurely bike ride through the picturesque countryside of Cambodia

Route details

We will meet and pick you up from your hotel in Phnom Penh at 7:30 am. After have the short transfer to the south of Phnom Penh about 18 km, saddle up in Preah Theat monastery, then we cycle on quiet back roads through local villages, explore beautiful countryside and rice fields and tasting fried crickets or sugar can juice where sold by small family as a part of local income for supporting their family as well as for their children study.

Then, we cycle to visit Ta Promh Temple, which is the temple that is reminiscent of Angkor Wat. Ta Promh temple, adapted from Bayon style, was built during the late 12th and early 13th centuries, during the reign of King Jayavarman VII (AD 1181-1220) as a place of worship for Brahmans and Buddhists.

After visited the temple and delicious local lunch in the picnic huts of Tonle Bati Tourism Site, we get on our bus and drive back to the Killing Field where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War (1970–1975). Your cycle guide will find the audio tour for you to learn about the history of Khmer Rouge Regime, and the Killing Field before we get back to your hotel as to sign off our wonderful day.

| 38 km cycling| Meal included = 1 lunch |

Difficulty

Moderate

Does not require physical training but involves moderate physical activity

Tour provider's comments

Cycling distance 35km (22 miles)
Cycling style on flat trails through the back roads and countryside area

Available dates

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Number of individuals

2-10 tourists, over 9 y.o.

1 tourist

Weather during the tour

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Thong C. is the provider of this trip

The provider speaks: English, Khmer

I am a founder of our travel company in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We are offering the cycling tours, hiking tours, birding tours, and tailor-made holidays upon the request.

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It's important to know

Below is a list of equipment that we suggest you take with you.

Wear comfort clothes and shoes (No dress code require)
Sunscreen, lip balm, and sunglasses
Smartphone or camera and make sure their batteries and memory space are enough
Small day backpack as it easy to carry something of your personal stuff and water