Cambodia Real Food Adventure

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CAD $1600

8 Days

Best Rate: Guarantee

Trip Type: Small Group

Activity Level: Light

Cambodia has a unique and ancient food culture all of its own, and unlike Thai and Vietnamese food, it's probably difficult to find a bowl of it in your local neighbourhood.

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Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 08 Jan 2026

Experience Overview

Cambodia has a unique and ancient food culture all of its own, and unlike Thai and Vietnamese food, it's probably difficult to find a bowl of it in your local neighbourhood. Using pepper rather than chilli to add spice, Cambodian cuisine is laden with fresh herbs, spices, rice, freshwater fish and condiments. While there are influences from French and Thai styles, Cambodian food has a distinct style and flavour that's best experienced while seated at a local beer hall or family home. While travelling from Phnom Penh through to Siem Reap, discover the sights, sounds and flavours of Kampot, Battambang and Angkor Wat.

Highlights

Tuck into a homemade traditional breakfast of Khmer noodles in a small village in Siem Reap. Once fuelled, you’ll spend the day roaming the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor complex.
Tour the markets in Phnom Penh with a passionate local chef and then head to his home for a cooking class, where you’ll learn about Khmer cuisine.
Cycle through Battambang meeting locals as you stop to see the production of fish paste, rice paper and rice wine, finishing with a delicious sticky rice tasting.
Learn about the sombre but important history of the Cambodian people at the S21 Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.
Feast on local delicacies and street food favourites, like fish amok, fresh seafood, num banh chok, beef lok lak and black pepper ice cream.

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Trip Details

Product Code: 2730

Tour Type: Small Group

Accommodation: Moderate

Transport: Private Vehicle, Bus, Bicycle

Guide Language: English

Tour Operator: Intrepid Travel

Supplier Code: TKZP

Starts: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Finishes: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Duration: 8 days

Departures: Not Guaranteed

Physical Rating: Light

Includes

Meals: Breakfasts (6), Lunch (1), Dinner (3)
Accommodation: Hotel (7 nights)

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $1600 ($200 /day)

Itinerary

Day 1: Phnom Penh

Sua s'dei! Welcome to Cambodia. Your adventure begins in Phnom Penh – the meeting point of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, where the locals come to snack on the street hawkers’ food and enjoy impromptu waterside entertainment. You’ll have a welcome meeting at 6 pm tonight, then you’ll kick off your food adventure with a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. The Cambodian cooking pot combines an eclectic mix of local and international influences and has a flavour all of its own. Later, maybe go for a drink or stroll along the famous Sisowath Quay.

Included Activities:

Phnom Penh - Welcome Dinner

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 2: Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh remains a living relic of the country’s past struggles and successes. Today you’ll visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek, which tell the story of the tragic legacy of the Khmer Rouge. In the afternoon, maybe visit the Royal Palace. The private quarters of the Royal Palace are home to King Sihamoni and are closed to the public, but you can visit the Silver Pagoda that lies in the palace complex – the most sacred temple in the country. In the evening, hop on a tuk-tuk and enjoy a foodie tour of some of the tastiest local food for dinner in Phnom Penh - the beef skewer and the fried pork ribs are our favourite!

Included Activities:

Phnom Penh - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)
Phnom Penh - Killing Fields of Choeung Ek
Phnom Penh - Food tour by tuk-tuk

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 3: Kampot

Today, take a private transfer to Kampot – one of Cambodia's most attractive old towns. Famous for its pepper, Kampot supplied most French restaurants with this vital spice for many years during colonial rule. Today, the region is more renowned for its plantations of durian – a spiky, pungent fruit that you’ll either love or hate (try it and see for yourself). When you arrive, head to Kep Beach for lunch – the nearby Kep markets serve fresh crab cooked to perfection – and eat on the pier overlooking the ocean. After lunch, check into your hotel and in the afternoon, follow your leader on an orientation walk in the city. Stroll along the riverside and admire the French architecture, learning about its history from your leader. Then, maybe have a cup of coffee in the riverside restaurants and admire the view of Bokor Mountain Range. A traditional massage is also highly recommended here, from social enterprise Seeing Hands – the best way to support a local charity, is in loose cotton pyjamas, put in the capable hands of one of the blind masseurs or masseuses. In a country with no social security, the training and support provided by the centres allow blind Cambodians to support themselves.

Included Activities:

Kampot - Crab Market & Lunch
Kampot - Leader-led orientation walk

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 4: Kampot

This morning you’ll have breakfast at Epic Café – a social enterprise that provides employment for local people living with disabilities. After, visit the salt fields that stretch across much of Kampot’s coastline. After learning a bit about the salt production here, onto the Kampot Pepper Project. Grown in Cambodia for centuries, Kampot pepper is considered the world’s finest. Today, pepper is also seen as an important symbol of Cambodian regeneration. Learn from the best here about the use of pepper in a cooking class at the plantation and try some some pepper ice cream as your desert. The afternoon is all yours in this idyllic town.

Included Activities:

Kampot - Phnom Chhnork
Kampot - Pepper plantation & salt field visit
Kampot - Breakfast at Epic Art Café (NGO restaurant)
Kampot - Cooking class & pepper ice cream tasting

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 5: Battambang

Travel by private bus to Battambang (pronounced battambong)– Cambodia's second-largest city. On the way, stop at Kampong Chhnang and visit local pottery workshops to see how the masters are working at their craft, and enjoy a lunch in the village. Then continue onto Battambang. Battambang is a riverside town of French influence, famous for its many statues of animals and divinities that decorate the streets and buildings. It also lacks the traffic of Phnom Penh and the visitor numbers of Siem Reap, so it’s a great place to get a real slice of Cambodia. Your leader can recommend activities for the rest of afternoon. Perhaps join a local Battambang foodie for a home-cooked meal, tasting local dishes such as amok, Khmer curry and fried spicy chicken with homemade rice noodles.

Included Activities:

Kampong Chhnang - Pottery village visit

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 6: Siem Reap

Take a bicycle ride into the countryside. The ride is easy and takes mostly shady roads through local villages. Along the way, stop to experience rice paper making, fruit drying and preparation, production of the famous prahok (fish paste) and rice wine making at local homes. Finish up at the best Kralan (sticky rice in bamboo) stall in the district. After, you’ll head to Siem Reap via private vehicle. this small but expanding town is the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Angkor complex. This is the most popular destination for travellers in all of Cambodia (maybe even in Southeast Asia!). You'll probably notice a change of pace here, so maybe take a walk and enjoy the atmosphere when you arrive. A visit to the old market is a must, even if you're not looking for souvenirs – wandering through the stalls and surrounding shops, you’ll find silks, cotton, sarongs, silver and statues among a flurry of colour. There's also a long tradition of shadow puppetry in the region, so if you're lucky, you might even catch a show at one of the local restaurants tonight.

Included Activities:

Battambang - Rural food by bike tour

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 7: Siem Reap

Head to the village of Preah Dak for a traditional breakfast of homemade num banh chok (a popular Khmer noodle dish). This village is famous for its lifestyle, language, spirituality, culture and of course, its food! You’ll see how the local families make the noodles just as their ancestors made them, then you’ll try some seasonal fruits. After, it's time to explore more of the Angkor complex, built between the 9th and 13th centuries when the Khmer Empire was the pre-eminent influence in South East Asia. See the Bayon temple and the jungle-covered Ta Prohm. Tonight, head out for a final dinner at a plant-based restaurant celebrating contemporary flavours. Using fresh produce from their own gardens, you’ll tuck into dishes like grilled eggplant, creamy pumpkin soup, vegetable curry and homemade lime pie.

Included Activities:

Siem Reap - One day Angkor Pass
Siem Reap - Village breakfast
Siem Reap - Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Accommodation:

Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 8: Siem Reap

Your adventure comes to an end this morning. There are no activities planned for today and you’re free to leave at any time. If you’re keen to continue your exploration of the Angkor complex, please speak with your leader about extending the length of your access pass.

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Reviews

Rachna - Traveled, March 2024

The real food tour of Cambodia was a great overall tour, very well managed and a good way to explore Cambodia. The focus on food could be improved and while we did eat some interesting food and there were some great experiences like the rice wine tasting & cocktail class, the bike ride food trip and noodle making breakfast. I did not feel that I have experienced Cambodian food well enough...

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/01/2024

Cliff & Lyndall - Traveled, March 2024

This was a great over view of Vietnam & Cambodia

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/23/2024

Jenice - Traveled, February 2024

My next trip will definitely be booked with Intrepid Everything was done to perfection from booking to trip to Leader and would most definitely recommend to any family friends colleagues