• Battambang - Begin your full-day Tuk Tuk tour at 7:30am, so be ready 10 minutes early at your accommodation or restaurant. Meet your guide and learn about the history, culture, religion, agriculture, folk tales, and key tips about Cambodia and Battambang. Visit notable historical buildings, the central market, provincial hall, and the iconic Ta Dambong Kranhoung statue. (60 minutes)

After exploring the city, head to a local spot where Khmer rice noodles are made. This dish is a popular choice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can sample it too.

• Wat Samrong Knong - Watch locals prepare bamboo sticky rice, a dessert or sweet snack known for its quality and delicious taste.

Next, visit Wat Samrong Knong, the oldest Buddhist temple in the area, built in 1707. Admire the brick stupa from 1887. Learn about the temple’s use during the Khmer Rouge regime (April 1975 to January 1979) as a base for soldiers and a detention area for victims. See the torture house and killing field where around 10,008 victims were killed.

Continue to a site where rice paper is produced, used for making spring rolls. Discover how villagers make at least 1500 rice papers a day. Try fresh and fried spring rolls.

• Ek Phnom - Take a short ride to a rice wine production site, operating since the 1980s. Learn about the production process and sample some rice wine. Hear about its use in medication and for soaking plants, fruits, and even poisonous animals like cobras and tarantulas. Visit a 25m high giant Buddha surrounded by standing Buddha statues. Walk to a beautiful Buddhist temple built in 1991 and see the Buddha story depicted on the walls. Explore the ruins of an 11th-century Angkorian Hindu temple built under King Suryavarman I. Return to the city for lunch or a 1-hour break. (Optional)
• Battambang - After visiting northern Battambang, return to the city.
• Bamboo Train Ou Srauo Laou - Pass through beautiful villages, fruit plantations, rice fields, and a suspension bridge. Interact with local farmers. Buy a ticket and board the bamboo train for a unique ride. Enjoy the scenery and get a free “butt massage” from the train’s movement. Have a late lunch at a local village restaurant.
• Phnom Sampeau - Before arriving, try K F R (rat barbecue). At Phnom Sampou, take a motorbike or pickup truck to the mountain to visit the Killing Cave and learn about the Khmer Rouge era (1975-1979) where over 10,000 victims were killed. Explore temples, see monkeys, cannons, and enjoy the sunset and viewpoints from the mountain summit.
• Battambang Bat Caves - After enjoying the viewpoints, descend to watch millions of wrinkle-lipped bats fly out from the cave, a spectacle that lasts over 50 minutes in the evening. Conclude your journey by returning to your hotel or visiting Pomme Bar in town.

• Hotel pick up and drop off
• Live Guide
• Photo opportunities
• All Donations
• Entrance fee for Ek Phnom, killing cave, and bats cave
• Cold water
• Mountain Motor taxi/Mountain shuttle service for return
• Snacks tasting
• Transportation (Tuk Tuk)
• Cold Towel
• Rat tasting (Optional)

• Bamboo train ( $5 per person)
• Lunch
• Personal expenses