Discover the relaxed charm of Battambang, Cambodia’s second-largest city; filled with friendly people and old colonial architecture. Visit the notorious ‘Killing Caves’ of Khmer Rouge times, learn about local village life as you explore the surrounding area and take a bike tour led by an expert local Backyard Travel guide around the town center.
Leave Siem Ream on a drive through the beautiful Cambodian countryside for charming, relaxed Battambang. Go to the small temple at ‘Ship Hill’ and enjoy a picnic lunch looking out onto a landscape of lush rice fields and sugar palm trees.
The area is also a reminder of the country’s turbulent history, as it is home to the notorious ‘Killing Caves’ of Khmer Rouge times. Let your guide lead the way through local farms and villages to a mountain top temple where you can wander around its scented flowering trees and take in the view of the countryside.
Visit Phare Ponleu Selpak - School of Music, Visual & Performing Arts which utilizes various arts to provide education, support and entertainment to the poor communities and was founded by eight ex-refugees from Anchanh Village as a non-profit NGO. Catch a performance of their budding artists and be amazed by their talents.
Learn more about local life as you visit some of the area’s villages. See how rice-paper is produced, along with Cambodian specialty foods including prahoc, the fermented fish paste which lends its unique flavor to much Cambodian cuisine. You’ll also visit a weaving and handicraft center to learn about various traditional textile production processes.
Battambang Pagoda, Cambodia
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ANGKOR FOR TWO: A ROMANTIC JOURNEY- |
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HIGH ABOVE THE CLOUDS CLIMBING MOUNT FUJI |
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EXQUISITE TASTE- CULTURE AND CUISINE OF JAPAN |
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AN EYE FOR BEAUTY: JAPAN’S ART AND CULTURE |
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HILL TRIBE EXPERIENCE IN NORTHERN THAILAND |
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THE WILDS OF LAOS |
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UNCHARTED ISLANDS OF THE MYEIK ARCHIPELAGO |
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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: CAMBODIA’S SOUTH |
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KHMER CUISINE AND CRAFTS: CULTURAL CAMBODIA |
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JAPAN HONEYMOON |
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ANCIENT EMPIRE: EXPLORE ANGKOR |
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VIETNAM BIKE ADVENTURE HANOI AND BEYOND |
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BEAUTY AND BALANCE: EXPLORING KYOTO |
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TRANQUIL STAY AT MT. KOYA JAPAN- |
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OKINAWA ISLAND ESCAPE |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF JAPAN |
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PHUKET ISLAND ESCAPE |
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NATURAL WONDERS OF HUNAN PROVINCE |
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CAPTIVATING CULTURE OF GUANGDONG |
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HONG KONG AT A GLANCE |
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BEIJING AT A GLANCE |
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HONG KONG AND BEIJING DISCOVERY |
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IN SEARCH OF SHANGRI-LA |
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FORTRESSES, MODERN HISTORY & THE HAKKA |
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AMAZING ANHUI – CHINA’S FILMSET |
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UNESCO WONDERS OF SHANXI CHINA DATONG AND PINGYAO |
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KOH SAMUI ISLAND ESCAPE |
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ANCIENT WATER TOWNS OF CHINA |
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EXPLORE ANCIENT YUNNAN: DALI, SHAXI & LIJIANG |
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ESSENTIAL CHINA |
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MEANDER THE MOUNTAINS - BALI BY VW CONVERTIBLE |
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JOURNEY TO FAR LANDS - THE TORAJA OF SULAWESI |
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HOME OF THE GODS: CENTRAL JAVA |
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ACTIVE UBUD - RAFT, BIKE & JEEP |
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DISCOVER LUANG PRABANG - THE GEM OF THE MEKONG |
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THE TREASURES OF HANOI & HALONG BAY |
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THE BEST OF VIETNAM |
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CRUISE THE MAGNIFICENT MEKONG: SAIGON TO PHNOM PENH |
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ISAAN - UNDISCOVERED NORTHEASTERN THAILAND |
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SWEET, SOUR, SALT AND SPICY: THAILAND’S CULTURE AND CUISINE |
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LUXURIOUS MYANMAR |
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES: MANDALAY TO BAGAN |
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THE BEST OF MYANMAR |
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CYCLE OF LIFE: EXPLORE THE MEKONG BY BIKE |
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PLANET TOKYO: DISCOVER JAPAN'S CAPITAL |
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DISCOVERY JAPAN IN LUXURY |
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FAMILY FUN IN BALI: FOUR WHEEL DRIVES, FARMING AND MORE |
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INDONESIAN ODYSSEY: JAVA, BALI AND THE GILI ISLANDS |
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BALI DELIGHT |
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ORANGUTAN ADVENTURE IN NORTH SUMATRA |
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LUXURIOUS CAMBODIA |
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FAMILY ADVENTURE IN CHIANG MAI |
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NORTH VIETNAM COMMUNITY TOURISM & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE |
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PHU QUOC BEACH RETREAT |
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VIETNAM’S LAST FRONTIER HAGIANG- |
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THE GLORIOUS MEKONG: AN OVERNIGHT CRUISE |
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HANOI CULTURE & CUISINE |
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FAMILY DISCOVERY: THE MEKONG DELTA |
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ANGKOR WAT FAMILY ADVENTURE |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF CAMBODIA |
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NGAPALI BEACH RETREAT |
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FAMILY ADVENTURE IN BAGAN |
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CULINARY TOUR OF MYANMAR’S INLE LAKE |
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WALKING TOUR OF MYANMAR |
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ECO-FRIENDLY EXPEDITION OF LAOS |
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ELEPHANT CAMP EXPERIENCE LAOS |
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IN LOVE WITH LUANG PRABANG |
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