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Siem Reap · Since 2013

Siem Reap Countryside Tours: a day in the real Cambodia

Twenty minutes past the temples, the rice fields begin. Spend the day with a guide who grew up out here, in the villages, markets and family workshops most visitors never see, and a home-cooked Khmer lunch over the paddies.

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You came for the temples. The Cambodia you remember is usually the day you spent past them. Villages, rice fields, and lunch in someone's home.

Countryside Siem Reap Tour

Every Siem Reap countryside tour runs with your own Cambodian guide, into the villages, markets and family workshops past the temples: a full or half day by vintage Jeep or Vespa, the Banteay Srei + countryside day by Jeep, or the countryside by e-bike. Private, prices per person, shown up front.

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7 hours - Jeep or Vespa - Private

Siem Reap Countryside Private Tour

Immerse yourself in Siem Reap's countryside: discover authentic Cambodian life

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$ 95

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Two guests riding a yellow Vespa along a narrow dirt path through bright green rice paddies in the Siem Reap countryside

3 hours - Jeep or Vespa - Private

Siem Reap Afternoon Countryside Private Tour

Experience Siem Reap Uniquely, Away from Crowds: The Best Activities for an Unparalleled Experience! A Perfect Discovery

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$ 75

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Day Tour - Jeep - Private

Rent a vintage Jeep

Come with drivers or do a Behind The Jeep Wheel and explore at your own pace.

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$ 80

Row of kneeling guardian statues in front of the pink sandstone shrines at Banteay Srei temple

8 hours - Jeep - Private

Banteay Srei & Siem Reap Countryside by Jeep

Temple visits and Cambodian countryside life. Perfect if you want to discover more!

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$ 158

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The land that fed an empire still farms the same fields.

What a Siem Reap countryside tour actually is

A Siem Reap countryside tour is the day you swap the temples for the rice fields, the markets and the families who live among them. Twenty minutes from town the road turns to red dirt and the real Cambodia opens up: a working farm, a traditional medicine maker, a local produce market, a house weaving water hyacinth into baskets, a village pagoda where a monk can give a blessing, and lunch laid out in a family home over the paddies. On the full day you finish at a sticky-rice family steaming bamboo over a fire; the Banteay Srei day adds rice-noodle making and the pink sandstone temple beyond the fields. Cambodia is still a farming country, the rice planted with the rains from June and harvested into the cool months, so the same fields look green or gold depending on when you come. We have run these countryside days since 2013 with guides who grew up out here, which is why it stays a day with locals and, as our private tour says plainly, not a shopping tour.

Two travellers resting beside a tall straw-stack shelter on a back road in rural Cambodia

Why the countryside, with us

Not a staged village. The one our guides grew up in.

The countryside near Siem Reap can be run as a shopping circuit. Ours is not. You meet families at work, eat lunch in a home over the rice fields, and your guide is from out here, so it is a day with locals, not a drive-past.

Guides from these villagesCambodian guides who grew up in the countryside, telling you how a sticky-rice family or a palm-sugar farm actually works, not a script.

Real homes, not a stopThis is not a shopping tour. A working farm, a local market, a water-hyacinth weaver, and lunch in a family home over the paddies.

Your pace, half or full dayA full day with a pagoda blessing and a home lunch, or a 3-hour afternoon. You set the start time, not a coach timetable.

Jeep, Vespa or e-bikeTake the back roads the way you like: the gentle vintage Jeep, pillion on a Vespa, or your own e-bike with pedal-assist.

Tell us when you're free → we'll shape the day around you.

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Real reviews from days in the countryside.

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Highlight of our Cambodia vacation. Amazing tour of the Cambodian countryside, stopping in local village markets and having lunch in someone's home. It was a highlight of our Cambodia visit.

Wesley J

Countryside tour

May 2025

A wonderful time visiting the countryside, investigating towns' open-air markets, watching agriculture being harvested from a local homestead, eating delicious locally prepared food, stopping in a village.

Departure744173

Countryside tour

January 2025

Several very interesting visits: to the market, to a traditional house, to a family that makes palm juice. It was a wonderful experience. The guide and the driver, as well as the photographer, were very friendly.

Najate H

Countryside tour

September 2025

Logistics.

Who's in your group: Private, just your party, with your own licensed Cambodian guide and driver. (For the temples, see our Angkor tours.)
What you see: A working farm, a traditional medicine maker, a local market, a water-hyacinth handicraft house, a village pagoda (with an optional monk blessing) and lunch in a family home over the rice fields. The full day adds a sticky-rice bamboo family. Not a shopping tour.
Choice of vehicle: Vintage Jeep, classic Vespa or e-bike. Drive the Jeep yourself or be driven; the Vespa is ridden pillion behind a driver; you ride the e-bike with pedal-assist.
Duration: Full day about 7 hours (7–9 AM start) · afternoon 3 hours (2–5 PM) · Banteay Srei + countryside 8 hours.
Best time of year: The rice fields are greenest in the June–October rains and turn gold around the November–February harvest; the cool, dry months (Nov–Feb) are the easiest to ride.
Pickup: From your Siem Reap hotel. The vehicle comes to your door.
Included: Private guide and driver, vehicle, a typical Khmer lunch in a family setting plus drinks, and photos taken by your guide. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Siem Reap.
Walking: Little. You are carried between stops; the walking is short and flat, around the farm, market and village.
Languages: English-speaking licensed guide included. French, Spanish, Italian and German on request, with a surcharge for the specialist guide.
Cancellation: 14+ days before: full refund. Less than 14 days: 50%. Less than 5 days or no-show: no refund.

Which countryside day is right for you?

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	Full-day Countryside	Afternoon Countryside	Banteay Srei & Countryside	Countryside by E-bike
What you do	Farm, market, weavers, pagoda blessing, home lunch, sticky-rice family	Farm, market, weavers, sticky-rice family	Countryside + rice-noodle making + the pink temple	The full-day route, ridden yourself
Lunch in a home	Yes	No (afternoon)	Yes	Yes
How long	~7 hours	3 hours	8 hours	~6 hours
Best for	The full day with locals	A short half-day	Countryside + a temple	Active riders
Vehicle	Jeep or Vespa	Jeep or Vespa	Jeep	E-bike
From (per person)	$95	$75	$158	$93
See it	Full day →	Afternoon →	Banteay Srei →	E-bike →

Akim Ly, founder of Adventures Cambodia, photographed near Siem Reap

Why us

This is the Cambodia I grew up in.

Before the hotels and the temples on every itinerary, this was daily life: the market, the farm, the family next door steaming sticky rice over a fire.

I built Adventures Cambodia so visitors could meet that Cambodia properly: as a guest in the countryside, not a passenger looking out of a window.

Akim Ly · Founder, Adventures Cambodia · Read Akim's full story →

The questions private guests actually ask.

A working farm, a traditional medicine maker, a local produce market, a house weaving water hyacinth into baskets, a village pagoda where a monk can give a blessing, and lunch in a family home over the rice fields. The full day finishes with a sticky-rice family steaming bamboo over a fire.

Real. This is not a shopping tour. You meet families actually at work, a palm-sugar farm, a water-hyacinth weaver, a sticky-rice kitchen, and eat lunch in a local home, not a staged "cultural village." Our guides grew up out here, so it stays a day with locals.

No. Ours is the land-based countryside: farms, rice fields, markets and village homes. We deliberately skip the Tonle Sap floating-village circuit, which is often crowded and commercialised, in favour of communities where your visit is welcome and ordinary life carries on.

That matters to us. We visit families who choose to host and benefit directly, your guide handles introductions, and we ask you not to photograph people without a smile and a nod first. It is a day spent with people as a guest, not looking at them.

For most guests it is the day they remember most. The temples show you the empire that was; the countryside shows you the Cambodia that is, the farms, markets and families twenty minutes past the gates. It is the human half of the trip, and a complete change of pace.

The full day (about 7 hours) takes in the farm, market, weavers, a pagoda blessing and lunch in a family home. The afternoon (3 hours) is a shorter loop of the farm, market, weavers and a sticky-rice family, without the home lunch. The Banteay Srei day adds the pink temple.

Your private guide and driver, the vehicle, a typical Khmer lunch in a family setting plus drinks, and photos taken by your guide through the day. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Siem Reap. The afternoon tour includes drinks rather than a full lunch.

Yes. The vehicle comes to your Siem Reap hotel door at the start and brings you back at the end. You choose the start time on the full day, usually between 7 and 9 AM.

The fields are greenest in the June-to-October rains, when the rice is growing, and turn gold around the November-to-February harvest. The cool, dry months (November to February) are the most comfortable to be out riding.

Very little. You are carried between stops by Jeep, Vespa or e-bike, and the walking is short and flat, around the farm, the market and the village. It suits most fitness levels.

The vintage Jeep is the gentlest and best for families or a relaxed pace; the Vespa is ridden pillion behind a local driver for a bit more fun; the e-bike you ride yourself with pedal-assist, for an active day on the back roads. All come with your guide.

Yes, it is one of the best family days here: the pace is gentle, the stops are hands-on, and there is no long walking or temple-climbing. Children ride as passengers on the Jeep and Vespa, and a child seat can be fitted on the Jeep on request. Mention ages when you book.

Yes. Being carried gate to gate and the short, flat walking make it gentle, and the vintage Jeep is the easiest way to ride. Tell us about any mobility needs when you book and we shape the day to suit.

Light, breathable clothes for the heat, and cover your shoulders and knees for the village pagoda and the monk blessing, as a sign of respect. Closed shoes are easiest on farm and market ground.

14 or more days before the tour: full refund. Less than 14 days: 50% refund. Less than 5 days before, or a no-show: no refund.

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