Unforgettable experiences when traveling to Siem Reap

Night food tour by Vespa

Joining this tour, visitors will be guided by local guides to explore and savor various characteristic dishes of the temple country.

Night food tour by Vespa
Night food tour by Vespa

Try bamboo sticky rice

This is a specialty dish of Cambodia, made from fragrant sticky rice that is stuffed into fresh bamboo tubes and grilled over a glowing charcoal stove.

Try bamboo sticky rice
Try bamboo sticky rice

Enjoy scorpion salad at Bugs Cafe

For Cambodians, insect dishes are considered highly nutritious, so tourists can easily indulge in various insect-based dishes in Siem Reap.

Enjoy scorpion salad at Bugs Cafe
Enjoy scorpion salad at Bugs Cafe

Watch circus performances at Phare

In the evening in Siem Reap, you can relax by purchasing tickets to watch the circus at Phare – a famous circus venue. The performances at Phare regularly combine traditional and modern cultural elements, suitable for both children and adults.

Watch circus performances at Phare
Watch circus performances at Phare

Visit a floating village

When visiting Siem Reap, tourists can explore the floating villages to experience the floating life on the water of the Cambodian people. The two most famous floating villages are Kompong Phluk and Kompong Khleang. Tourists can visit these villages by small boats.

Visit a floating village
Visit a floating village

Visit the Landmine Museum

After Angkor Wat, the Landmine Museum is also a popular tourist attraction in Siem Reap. When visiting the museum, tourists can learn about different types of weapons, landmines used during the war, and their consequences.

Visit the Landmine Museum
Visit the Landmine Museum

Visit Senteurs d’Angkor

Senteurs d’Angkor is an ideal place for you to learn about the process of making unique handmade products in Cambodia.

Visit Senteurs d’Angkor
Visit Senteurs d’Angkor

Experience zipline

Zipline is a popular adventure activity in many Asian countries, and Siem Reap is no exception. In particular, there are a few zipline locations in Siem Reap that allow tourists to have a distant view of the Angkor complex.

Experience zipline
Experience zipline

Horseback riding

Another exciting experience, comparable to zipline, is horseback riding to explore the rural areas of Siem Reap, and an ideal suggested location for you is Happy Ranch.

Horseback riding
Horseback riding

Chat with local people

Cambodian people are very friendly towards tourists, from hotel staff to drivers… and in many cases, they even serve as excellent tour guides for tourists.

Chat with local people
Chat with local people

Immerse yourself in the swimming pool

Due to the dry and hot climate of Siem Reap, there’s nothing better than immersing yourself in cool swimming pools after a tiring day of sightseeing. Almost all 4 and 5-star hotels have swimming pools, and if you’re not staying at these hotels, you can still use the pools for a small fee.

 

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