Get off the beaten track and discover hidden treasures in Phnom Penh with a local food-loving guide. Explore the markets, sample local food, enjoy cocktails in a rooftop bar and dinner in a local restaurant.

Start off with a ride on a Remork the Cambodian "Tuk Tuk". Zip off the usual tourist trail, and hop straight into Phnom Penh's Old Market (Phsar Chas) along Street No. 13.

A local food-loving guide will uncover hidden treasures and snacks favored by locals such as a yellow bean cake or the Khmer rice cake.

Taste some seasonal fruits grown in and around Phnom Penh, such as dragon fruit, mango, and tiny (but sweet) pineapples.

The brave can try the stinky kind of all fruit - the mighty durian! Learn about the spices used in local recipes and hear about traditional remedies.

Next, go to a local picnic spot and wander around the food stalls, where you often find fried tarantulas, fried crickets, green mango with chili and salt, ducks eggs, and much more.

On our way to a rooftop bar for cocktails we take a photo stop at Independence Monument illuminated by red, blue and white floodlights at night.

Then continue for dinner at a local restaurant to sample local delicacies Khmer food, before ending at a dessert stall where fruit shakes, fruits with sweet condensed milk, and baked puddings are offered.

Enjoy a classic Cambodian cooking class and discover the secrets of Khmer Cuisine. In the morning travel by Tuk Tuk to the local market accompanied by a Cambodian chef with the aim of selecting the best locally grown ingredients.

Cambodia is blessed with an abundance of world-class produce and your guide will explain the culinary and medicinal significance of what is found depending on season.

After the market experience, return to the kitchen to your own fully equipped cooking station.

The remainder of the morning is used to discover unique Cambodia culinary techniques before of course enjoying the fruits of your labours.

Explore the highlights and must-see landmarks of Phnom penh on this half-day walking tour. visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum and a non-profit school to see the art performances by the local children.

Begin your tour of Phnom Penh with a visit to the Royal Palace, built in 1866 by King Norodom. See the different structures of this pagoda-style compound and stroll around its beautiful garden.

Visit the Silver Pagoda, so named because of the 5,000 silver tiles lining its floor. Other treasures include a gold Buddha encrusted with 9,584 diamonds and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha.

Afterwards, visit the Champey Academy of Arts (CAA), a local non-profit school focused on training in the traditional Cambodian arts.

The school supports students from impoverished and vulnerable conditions and is totally free to attend. Its mission is to promote self-empowerment and preserve traditional Cambodian arts and culture.

Continue to the nearby National Museum. Built in 1917, it is an exceptional example of traditional architecture and is exclusively devoted to preserving and exhibiting Khmer art and sculptures. Hundreds of pieces are housed here including both pre-and post-Angkorian pieces.

Just outside Phnom Penh, in a peaceful rural setting, the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek provide a stark reminder of the atrocities inflicted on Cambodia under the Pol Pot regime.

Thousands of people were killed here between the years of 1975 and 1978 and buried in mass graves.

Learn more about this chapter from Cambodia's recent past at Tuol Sleng (Museum of Genocide). Formerly a High School, in 1975, this became the interrogation and torture facility for the Khmer Rouge regime.

Although this Half Day excursion seems quite a ‘morbid’ trip, it is for most visitors a quite moving experience and an important step in understanding modern day Cambodia where almost every family was in some way affected by the Pol Pot regime.

This short cyclo tour is ideal for architecture buffs. Spend 2 to 3 hours touring Phnom Penh by cyclo to experience Phnom Penh's streets and buildings, with a brief historical and cultural introduction to the city by an architecture guide.

Encounter the centre of Phnom Penh and its colonial buildings dating from 1910 onwards, including a selection of well-known buildings, as well as some less obvious examples such as religious architecture.

We aim to enter some buildings and see others from the pavement, from the cyclo, as well as exploring the district around the old Post Office, before going to the area Southeast of the Central Market.

End the excursion with a meal in one of Phnom Penh's trendiest restaurants.

Enjoy a Full Day Tour from Phnom Penh to the provincial capital, Takeo, including a visit to Tonle Bati, Ta Prohm, Phnom Chisor, Angkor Borei and Phnom Da. This is a great way to see the area around Phnom Penh.

Tonle Bati is a lake south of Phnom Penh, with a beach and the impressive laterite temple of Ta Prohm, a 12th century temple built by King Jayavarman VII.

Phnom Chisor is the main temple, occupying the hilltop and constructed of laterite and brick with carved lintels of sandstone. The inscriptions found here date back to the 11th century and the wooden doors to the sanctuary are decorated with interesting carvings.

Angkor Borei is a 6th century monument built in laterite by King Rudravarman of Funan and is one of the few remaining sites with traces of the Kingdom of Funan (a kingdom influenced by India and thought to have spread as far as southern Burma and Indonesia).

Phnom Da is a hill south of Angkor Borei with four artificial caves, built as shrines. On top of the hill is a square laterite tower.

A Full Day Tour to discover lively and energetic Phnom Penh where graceful tree-lined boulevards and riverfront promenades are reminders of bygone eras; today they teem with life and activity.

Visit the Temple of Wat Phnom, the birthplace of Phnom Penh. Afterwards, see the splendor of Cambodia's royal heritage at Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, still the official Royal Residence.

The adjacent Silver Pagoda and the National Museum are the next stops.

In the afternoon, learn about a chapter from Cambodia's more recent, tragic, past at Tuol Sleng (Museum of Genocide). Formerly a High School, in 1975, this became the interrogation and torture facility for the Khmer Rouge regime.

Kept largely unchanged, this prison now showcases photographs and exhibits about the thousands of victims that passed through these doors - only seven of whom came out alive.

Finally, explore the modern-day city, visiting one of Phnom Penh's two great markets, the Central Market, or the sprawling Russian Market, a labyrinth of stalls selling all kinds of items.

Enjoy a leisurely bike ride through the outskirts of Phnom Penh, crossing the Cambodia-Japanese Bridge and continuing to the North to a reach a small island. Cycle around Silk Island and encounter Cambodian life outside the city.

Koh Dach or 'Silk Island' is located on the banks of the Mekong. Here you can explore Khmer villages and the local lifestyle where traditional silk weaving takes place.

Besides silk weaving, people on the island also generate their income from fruit and vegetable plantations growing crops such as beans, corn, bananas, mangos and sesame. Enjoy a local lunch shaded by huts along the river.

On the way back into town, visit another neighbouring island, Koh Ouknhatey, where you can observe the silk making process.

This is a full day tour with around 40 km of cycling along flat roads.

Spend the day learning about the 100 sun bears that have been rescued from captivity and relocated to Phnom Tamao. Go behind the scenes and learn what it takes to become a bear keeper, with plenty of hands-on practice time.

Travel by private vehicle to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, located an hour’s drive from Phnom Penh, and the world’s largest sanctuary for sun bears. The Rescue Centre has educated hundreds of thousands of Cambodians about the threats facing their wild bear populations.

On arrival meet the staff at Free The Bears, located within Phnom Tamao. Free The Bears is a registered charity that was set up by an Australian lady, Mary Hutton to protect, preserve and enrich the lives of bears throughout the world.

The 100 plus bears at Phnom Tamao have been rescued from exploitation for food and medicine. Twenty one forested enclosures have been built over 7 hectares to house a mixture of Sun and Asiatic Black Bears of different ages and personalities.

After visiting the various different bear houses take part in a fun activity of preparing toys for the bears. There will also be time to visit some of the other endangered species kept at Phnom Tamao.

Lunch is at a simple local picnic hut ‘Khmer style’. In the afternoon it’s time to hide the food in the bear’s forest enclosures and watch them enjoy the fruits of your labour. 

Leaving Phnom Tamao drive the short distance to visit Tonle Bati Temple, a small but very picturesque Angkorian style temple that remains largely intact.

On the way back to Phnom Penh stop to try some local seasonal fruits, before arriving back in the early evening.

Note: please note that direct contact with the bears is not possible under any circumstances; these are rescued wild animals. It is recommended to bring closed footwear, sunscreen and suitable clothing for a day in the forest.

Learn about a chapter from Cambodia’s more recent history at the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, also known as S-21. Formerly the Tuol Svay Prey High School, this became the main interrogation and torture facility for the Khmer Rouge regime.

Kept largely unchanged, this hauntingly eerie building now showcases photographs and exhibits about the thousands of victims that passed through the doors – only seven of whom came out alive.

On this tour you will meet one of these extraordinary survivors. Chum Mey, who has written about his experiences, will take you on a personal tour of the cells and share his harrowing personal experiences with you.

Chum Mey is one of only 12 known survivors of Tuol Sleng. Now in his mid 80's it is a privilege to hear his experiences at first hand.

This is a heart breaking but necessary place to visit in order to better understand and appreciate the resilience of the local people despite such a tragic past.

Highlights

• Learn about a chapter from Cambodia’s more recent history at the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, also known as S-21.
• Explore a powerful and moving museum and meet an extraordinary man that survived from the Khmer Rouge.
• A personal tour of the cells of S21 where the survivor shares his harrowing personal experiences with you.