Activity: Senteurs D’Angkor
Location: Siem Reap
Tip: Aromatic Cambodian pepper is among the world’s finest. It makes a simple and useful gift.
Experience the authentic scents and tastes of Cambodia through a range of traditional handmade products that help create jobs and incomes for impoverished rural communities.
Homemade soap
The experience: Senteurs d’Angkor produces an enticing range of natural Cambodian products which draw on the country’s abundant nature for their inspiration. Delicatessen delights include spices, traditional teas, highland coffees and local rice liquors
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Activity: Seeing Hands Massage
Location: Phnom Penh and major towns
Tip: Book ahead as Seeing Hands in Phnom Penh is very popular.
Relax with a massage expertly given by blind Cambodian masseurs to help members of the blind community towards an independent life.
They see you with their hands
The experience: Seeing Hands Massage is the perfect way to wind down after sightseeing on a hot humid day. Blind masseurs have been trained in the art of massage and can relax and refresh your body
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Activity: Birdwatching with the Sam Veasna Centre
Location: Northwest Cambodia
Tip: Go in the dry season. It’s the best time for birdwatching and roads are passable
Witness some of Cambodia’s rarest birdlife at close quarters on a pioneering ecotour that is working with the community to protect bird and wildlife species.
The Sam Veasna Centre
The experience: The Sam Veasna Centre (SVC) promotes wildlife conservation and is a focal point for conservation initiatives in northwest Cambodia. The centre increases public awareness of Cambodia’s
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Activity: Sala Bai Hotel School
Location: Siem Reap
Tip: The rooms are great value and staying here gives the staff valuable hospitality experience.
Help the ’students of rice’ on their path to a new career in the hospitality industry by enjoying a meal or staying overnight at Sala Bai.
Almost a great chef
The experience: Sala Bai (’students of rice’) is a hospitality school in Siem Reap that offers hotel and catering training to young disadvantaged Cambodians. Both the restaurant and the hotel are open to
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Activity: Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre
Location: 40 km south of Phnom Penh
Tip: Try to visit on a weekday, as it’s crowded at the weekend.
Encounter the diversity of Cambodian wildlife at one of the best rescue centres in the region, providing a sanctuary for countless threatened species.
Playful elephants
The experience: Phnom Tamao is Cambodia’s leading zoological collection and one of the finest wildlife rescue centres in Southeast Asia. Set in 2,300 hectares of protected forest just 40 km south of Phnom Penh, Phnom
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Activity: Phare Ponleu Selpak
Location: Battambang
Tip: Take a guide as a translator to get the gist of the performances and catch some of the humour.
Take part in the revival of the Khmer arts with a visit to a local performing circus troupe that offers an alternative lifestyle in the arts community for young Cambodians.
The experience: Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS: the brightness of art) is famous throughout Cambodia for its exploits in circus and performance. A Cambodian NGO created in 1994, the group
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Activity: Osmose
Location: Mostly Prek Toal near Siem Reap
Tip: For the best bird watching experience, take an overnight trip to the Prek Toal Biosphere which allows late-afternoon and early-morning spotting.
Witness some of the rarest birds in Southeast Asia in their pristine natural environment and help secure their future by taking a tour that works in partnership with local communities in floating villages amid semi-submerged forests.
Children of the floating village
The experience: Osmose specialises in ecotours to the Prek Toal Biosphere, one of the
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Activity: NCDP Handicrafts
Location: Phnom Penh
Tip: NCDP Handicrafts offers a tailor-made home décor service where customers choose their own colours and designs.
Visit a boutique in the capital that provides a showcase for the best of Cambodian handicrafts produced by the disabled community.
Silk fashion accessories
The experience: NDCP Handicrafts is a popular Phnom Penh retail outlet located in the National Centre for Disabled Persons. Operating for more than a decade, NCDP Handicrafts produces high quality Cambodian products on sale in the boutique, as well
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Activity: Local Adventures Cambodia
Location: Throughout Cambodia
Tip: Ride the ‘bamboo train’ on a trip into the countryside
Take a local adventure into the backwaters of Cambodia to see a different side of the country and help spread income from tourism.
Local adventures
The experience: Local Adventures Cambodia is an inbound tour operator specialising in tailor-made travel. The company offers gentle adventures to a Cambodia less travelled. Local Adventures stands out from the crowd thanks to a wide network of travel partners in Cambodia and unique
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Activity: Heritage Watch
Location: Siem Reap area and nationwide
Tip: Look out for a great novel, The Wrath of the Phantom Army, which raises awareness about the importance of protecting Cambodia’s cultural heritage.
Dedicated to protecting Cambodia’s rich culture, the Heritage Friendly Tourism Campaign is helping visitors and locals alike understand the need to preserve the past.
Local people,ancient sites
The experience: Heritage Watch was founded with the goal of preserving Cambodia’s cultural heritage. It undertakes a number of grass-roots projects with this in mind.
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