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Worth it if you want an immersive, off-the-beaten-track Cambodia experience with genuinely brilliant guides. Think twice if you're not a confident cyclist—training beforehand matters, and long daily distances aren't trivial.

  • About $213/day across 7 days
  • We only rate a price against this trip's own history once we've tracked it for 21 days — no guessing before that.
  • About average per day vs 4 similar trips (~$200/day)
  • 4.8 from 9 traveller reviews

Price movement, fill and the all-in cost come from our own daily tracking— not the operator’s feed. You book on TourRadar; the live price always applies there.

Length7 days
RouteSiem Reap → Phnom Penh
Group sizeMax 12
Ages18–35s
Nights6 nights
BookingInstant confirm

About this trip

Seven days cycling across Cambodia, from the buzz of Siem Reap through the countryside to Phnom Penh, taking in Battambang along the way. It's a country that rewards this kind of travel, hot days, long roads and villages where children shout hello as you pass.

The riding is relaxed rather than a race against the clock. You'll stop often, for photos, for shade, for a chat, and rarely cycle two days back to back without a break.

A distinctive part of the trip is time spent with local grassroots NGOs, meeting the people running community development projects and seeing what their work actually looks like on the ground, alongside the usual sightseeing.

What you'll do

  • Cycle from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh via Battambang
  • Ride through Cambodian countryside and villages
  • Visit grassroots NGO and community development projects
  • Meet local people and beneficiaries of funded projects
  • Finish the route in Phnom Penh
Good to know
  • Relaxed pace with regular stops, not a race to cover distance
  • You rarely cycle more than two days in a row without a break
  • Longer versions of this route (11 or 16 days) run further to Kampot or Saigon

Day by day

Exactly what you do each day, where you sleep, and how it flows — written by us, from the real itinerary.

Siem ReapBattambangPursatPhnom Penh
Route map for Cycle Cambodia
  1. Siem Reap — Siem Reap

    You arrive in Siem Reap and transfer to your hotel in the city centre, now transformed by tourism into a hub of restaurants and businesses alongside traditional life. After settling in, meet the group for dinner at Marum, a restaurant run by Friends International that trains marginalised young people in hospitality.

  2. A 4:30am start gets you to Angkor Wat for sunrise—worth the early alarm. Cycle 45km around the temple complex visiting Angkor and other sites in the area, then spend the afternoon with an NGO learning about their work and the country's real challenges.

  3. Cycle and boat day covering 50km total. Ride through wetlands around Tonle Sap river on increasingly remote single track, then board a long tail boat for 16km with your bikes through the wetlands before cycling another 18km of dirt road into Battambang, a trip favourite.

  4. After breakfast, cycle 50km on dusty red back roads via Banan temple to Pursat by early afternoon. Meet the NGO Sustainable Cambodia at their office for a presentation and tour, then visit their projects to see their work in action before relaxing at your hotel pool and spa.

  5. Cycle the full 75km into Phnom Penh on quiet back roads, passing villages on Tonle Sap lake with coffee stops and ferry crossings. The final 2km through the city centre can be done by van if preferred. Dinner is at Romdeng, another Friends International social enterprise, serving tarantulas and silk worm dishes.

  6. Meet Friends International staff to understand their community work and global reach. Visit the Russian market, then tour Tuol Sleng (S-21 Genocide Museum), a heavy but important look at the Khmer Rouge period. Free afternoon to process, then gather for Khmer BBQ dinner.

  7. Your final morning. Have breakfast, book a massage, or find a café to watch the city. The tour team will help arrange your airport transfer or assist with onward travel plans.

What's included

Your package price covers your accommodation, some meals, all in-trip transport and a trip leader. You arrange flights separately — we show live fares and can point you to cover.

  • Accommodation: Included
  • Meals: Some meals included
  • Transport: All included
  • Guide: Trip leader included
  • Insurance: Included
What's extra
  • Flights: Budget separately (we show live fares)
  • Optional activities: A few extras you can add and pay locally

How travellers rate it

4.8from 9 real reviews
Guide4.7
Itinerary4.8
Transport4.8
Accommodation4.3
Food4.8
Operator4.8
Price history

We started tracking this trip on 30 Jul — the chart appears once a few days of real history build up. Every point is a price we recorded ourselves.

Your free day in Siem Reap

Landing early, staying on, or filling free time? The best-rated day experiences in Siem Reap — you book on Viator (we may earn a commission).

What travellers actually say

Worth it if you want an immersive, off-the-beaten-track Cambodia experience with genuinely brilliant guides. Think twice if you're not a confident cyclist—training beforehand matters, and long daily distances aren't trivial.

  • Guides (Botree, So, Hoem) genuinely exceptional—knowledgeable, encouraging, and create real personal connection within the group.
  • Reaches authentic rural Cambodia and NGO work most tours miss; backroads instead of tourist shops make it genuinely rewarding.
  • 200km over 7 days is no joke; reviewers who weren't cyclists wished they'd trained beforehand. Padded shorts essential.
  • Accommodation is 3-star basic, not luxury; perfectly adequate but set expectations accordingly.

Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.

Tour dupe
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$140 less all-in
Cambodia Bike Tour: Phnom Penh to Angkor Wat
4.9from $1,3517 days
The trade-off: same length, a different operator.
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How it compares

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Sorted by fit — never by who paid. Price moves and availability come from our own daily tracking.

Getting there

Siem Reap· one-way, arrive 12 Aug 26

One-way so you can book your return whenever. Prices & booking shown on Trip.com.

Hotels in Siem Reap

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Hostels in Siem Reap for the night before your tour · 12 Aug13 Aug

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Common questions

How long is Cycle Cambodia?

It's a 7-day trip. It starts in Siem Reap and finishes in Phnom Penh.

How much does Cycle Cambodia cost?

The land price starts from $1,490 per person for the 7-day trip. You book on TourRadar, where the live price always applies.

What's included in the price?

The price covers transport during the trip, a group leader/guide. Anything the operator lists as optional or not included — see the full breakdown on this page.

What's not included?

international flights and travel insurance (required) are not included, so factor them into your budget. We show typical flight costs and can point you to insurance on this page.

How big is the group?

Groups are capped at around 12 travellers — a small-group trip, mostly solo 18–35s travelling to meet people, not a coach tour.

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