Siem Reap · FARMS
14 reviewed
This is the shortlist we would hand a friend flying in: the 14 farm visits worth your time, each with its price, its traveller verdict, and the one thing to know before you book.
Visit a lotus silk farm, learn how rare lotus fiber becomes cloth, then float through pink blooms on a shaded boat ride.
“Fascinating visit. We enjoyed the tour & boat ride and learnt a lot.”
Siem Reap ATV through Khmer villages, rice paddies, temples and a fish farm. Small-group ride for $33 with pickup and helmets.
“Fun way to discover more of Cambodia! The guides were very kind, and they explained very well how to drive the atv. We saw a beautiful sunset and had a peek on the life in the countryside.”
Siem Reap’s Lotus Silk Farm turns lotus stems into 6 crafts, then ends with a calm boat ride through lotus fields.
“Amazing!! One of the best experiences. The guide was knowledgeable, funny and informative. I never knew much about the lotus flower but it offers so much value. This day left an imprint on me, it is not just beautiful what you see and do, it is the experience as a whole. The workers work happily and tirelessly to create and make. I did the full day experience with crafting. Thank you for sharing this experience and for the beauty that is art :)”
4-hour Siem Reap tour linking Angkor Silk and Lotus Silk farms with demonstrations, countryside views, and women-led ethical enterprises.
“Flexible driver, changed order of places to adjust to my schedule. Both tour guides excellent, highly knowledgeable, hospitable, caring. Lunch at Lotus farm fine gourmet. Recommend this tour”
A hands-on lotus silk farm visit in Siem Reap, with a boat ride, tea, and workshops making paper, yarn, and a seed bracelet.
“This is a must for everyone. Learning about the lotus flower. Then actually going out on a boat in the water and picking the lotus from the lake. An Amazing experience”
A 4-hour Siem Reap tour with a monk water blessing, lotus-farm flowers, and a temple lesson that ends with a red ritual bracelet.
“Formidable expérience : spiritualité, amour des locaux et bcp de bien-être ! Notre guide était formidable ainsi que notre lady tuktuk ! Je recommande vivement !”
Siem Reap offbeat countryside tour by vintage jeep, with temples, local food craft, and a hands-on silk farm stop for $55.
“We had a great time John the tour guide while doing this tour. It had been raining the night before so the conditions were quite muddy but this made the experience much better. He showed us a lot of places and we learnt a lot about the Cambodian culture. I would recommend this tour over and over again.”
Cambodian silk and bamboo handicrafts in 4 hours: SilkFarm, Satcha with 6 workshops, Senteurs d'Angkor, and Artisan d'Angkor.
“Amazing to see the process local artist go through to produce high quality products”
Join a monk-led Khmer water blessing in Siem Reap, plus a lotus farm visit and temple lessons, with snacks and tuk-tuk pickup.
“I had the most incredible experience on a tour with Hong, along with her trainee and our driver—they were all absolutely fantastic! This was, without a doubt, the best tour experience I've had in Siem Reap and even in all of Cambodia. I’ve spent time in Phnom Penh and KoRead more”
A half-day tour in Siem Reap that traces silk from silkworms to weaving, then visits bamboo craft workshops and sustainable artisan hubs.
“silk worm farm was very informative frist worksop was brilliant making a vast amount of products at great prices purchased some lovely souvenirs and gifts second workshop tho interesting was expensive but a good half day tour”
Private day trip from Siem Reap to remote Banteay Chhmar and Banteay Toap, then a working silk farm and West Baray.
“Very interesting day. Leap was a great guide and very knowledgeable. Art was a very good and safe driver. The temple visit was great”
Full-day Siem Reap farm tour with hands-on harvesting, a cooking class, homemade lunch, and a monk water blessing in rural Krabei Riel.
“A life enriching experience. Wondering around the Cambodian countryside and community. A chance to get a glimpse of how peaceful, beautiful life can be. Greeted by many smiles, children on bikes and grandmothers weaving baskets. WRead more”
A calm morning from Siem Reap to rural Krabei Riel village life, a Buddhist pagoda stop, and Angkor Silk Farm craftwork, with hotel pickup.
“This was such a lovely change of pace. Having a chance to get out of Siem Reap and explore the Cambodian country side was much needed after days of temple tours. Driver was great at going at a pace that felt serene while the guide wRead more”
Bird watch on Tonle Sap with a slow boat cruise at Boeng Pearaing, then unwind at a lotus silk farm near Siem Reap.
“what a tour, the tour guide Parith and driver lilly were amazing. Parith is such a wonderful guide, full of knowledge and very nice person to be around. it is a highly recommended tour for birds' lover. i highly recommend that you pack your brRead more”
