
Mekong Islands Biking Tour
A half day cycling tour near Phnom Penh capital city. This is a best way to see peaceful Khmer villages, beautiful countryside and silk weaving factory which is located on upstream of the Mekong River about 18km from Phnom Penh capital city. This journey runs from your hotel in Phnom Penh with optional of pick you up to the first ferry near Diamond Islands.
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- Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Family
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Urban
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- Activity Level Fairly Easy
- Group Size Medium Group
It’s a fantastic way to see beautiful countryside, farmlands and enjoy a morning cycle on back roads through farming villages, and countryside near Phnom Penh city, connecting local artisan of silk weaving where you’ll experience with local people and see a real life of the Cambodia countryside. This journey runs from your hotel in Phnom Penh with optional of pick you up to the first ferry near Diamond Islands.
Just 5km cycle ride from the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh, there are a mainland and islands where you’ll explore beautiful countryside, peaceful area and pretty local villages by bicycle. Interestingly, you will visit silk weaving house, see silk worm and experience with silk weaving that it is a part of Cambodia traditional silk handicraft and part of local benefit beside of their farming.
Islands of the Mekong River is combined by 3 small islands are covering by farmlands, Khmer traditional house and pretty local villages where the local people access there by ferry and easy way to see real life, real culture of Cambodia by bicycle near Phnom Penh city.
Tour highlights:
- Discover beautiful farmlands, beautiful countryside and pretty local villages of Cambodia
- Connect with a local artisans during the visit silk weaving house
- Learn more about real life of Cambodia rural area
- Enjoy Khmer local lunch
Tour at a Glance
- Depart daily at 7:30 am and 2:30 pm
- Cycling distance 25 kilometers ( 16 miles) through the flat terrains
- 3 ferry crossing of Mekong River
- Minimum age: 6 years old
- Max group size: 12 pax except private group tour and student group tour
- Photographic: Good
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- 3 ferry crossing fees
- 1 lunch at local restaurant
- All drinking water, and fruit
- Cycling guide, mountain bike and helmet or tandem bike or bike trailer for kids
- Vehicle supported
- Travel insurance
- Miscellaneous personal expenses and tips
We do suggest you to bring appropriate clothing to fit the season and a day pack to carry extra snacks and water. Here is some of the items that you can on it:
- Wear comfort clothes
- Shoes, sunglasses and sun cream with SPF+
- Mosquito repellent and Camera or smart phone for taking some photo during the trip and make sure their battery are enough
Cambodian food tends not to be as hot or spicy as Thai and 85% of Cambodia food are come from vegetable and fish as normally they eat as a fresh meal. The most popular fast food in Cambodia, often served from street stalls, is the Chinese noodle soup. Commonly Cambodia meals is including steam rice, while your traveling on this journey we will find a wide variety of Cambodia cuisines such as Amok, green curry, green herb soup, and other stir-fried vegetable.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
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Absolutely brilliant biking trip with out extremely knowledgable guide Thong. We were picked up at our hotel, the bikes were excellent condition, all modern Cannodales and were already loaded into the back of the van. We had three ferry crossings in total, plenty of stops en route where Thonge explained things about the river, fields, plants and trees, temples, people and history. We stopped at a charming silk farm where a demonstration was given a lovely fruit snack/drinks were provided. He also stopped and spoke with a local man ploughing a field with oxen and showed us a local house with pet Ostriches!! We were in our own party of 4 and one of us got a puncture,which he got quickly fixed at a very interesting local garage/workshop!. The terrain was generally flat but at times quite uneven but was never difficult. When we rode back to the city limits, the van was waiting for us and the driver gave us cold drinks whilst the bikes were loaded into the back of the van. We then went to a lovely restaurant on the riverside side and had a tasty lunch. Then we were dropped back at hotel. Great experience, superb guide, well worth the money👍👍