Where to Shop and Eat: 11 Siem Reap Market Tours

1.Morning Bike Tours with Local Market & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $19Our pick

Start with hotel pickup by tuk-tuk and explore a southern Siem Reap market with guide Sayouen. Taste local desserts or breakfast and coffee, receive a Buddhist monk’s blessing, then cycle through villages and rice fields before a home-style Khmer lunch. Non-cycling transport is available at no extra cost.

“Had an amazing day with Sayeoun!!! Started with a visit to the local market, he did a great job of explaining a lot about the foods and how they are used. Learned a lot about Cambodian home cooking! Next visited a buddist temple and receRead more”

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2.3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $32

You’ll visit a local Siem Reap market, choose ingredients, then cook a starter, main course, and dessert with Khmer chef Dee. The class suits beginners and children, uses step-by-step instruction, and includes tuk-tuk or minivan pickup and drop-off. Groups are capped at 15, with recipes to take home.

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3.Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $35

Start with a 9:30 a.m. hotel pickup and tuk-tuk ride to a local Siem Reap market. Your chef explains Cambodian ingredients before you visit village farms and cook dishes such as fish amok, curry, and banana dessert. The small group, capped at eight, includes recipes, lunch, bottled water, and hotel drop-off.

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4.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $19

Travel by tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to a countryside pagoda for a Buddhist water blessing, choosing between a light sprinkling or a longer ritual with water poured over your head. Your guide explains the ceremony, ties red blessing cords around your wrist, and leads you through a local market with chances to sample Cambodian specialties.

“Just wonderful! Beautiful experience, I can’t stop smiling!”

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5.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · from $54

Spend 2.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Borey, Lucky, or Seila, visiting Wat Arang Pagoda and a local market south of Siem Reap. Choose a light sprinkling or a longer water ritual, receive red wrist ties, and learn about Buddhist customs in a private tuk-tuk tour.

“I had the most amazing time on this tour! It was a little expensive but worth every penny because it was just me on the tour and my guide Borey was so knowledgeable and nice. I learned so much about Buddhism and got a great tour of a local market where I was the only tourist. My water blessing was really lovely as well. Thank you Borey!”

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6.Morning Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 5 hours · from $35

Spend five hours with a local chef and English-speaking guide, starting with hotel pickup by tuk tuk and a market visit. Choose two main dishes and a dessert, then cook them at a rural Khmer home. The route may also include vegetable and oyster mushroom farms. Guides such as Bopha, Ron, and Thanut Kean help explain local food and customs.

“Ron was fantastic at communicating re pick up and what food we were looking to cook. We visited a mushroom farm and food market. He was a lovely and funny guy….lots of fun. Keo the chef is just delightful. We were fully hands on and the meal we created was delicious!! Highly recommended 😀”

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7.Angkor Wat Sunrise and Market Tour by Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $109

Start before dawn with hotel pickup and ride a private jeep to Angkor Wat for sunrise. With an English speaking guide such as Raman or David, visit Sras Srang, Ta Prohm, Ta Nei, Bayon, and Victory Gate, then eat Khmer noodles and palm desserts before browsing a local market.

“This is so far one of the best experiences of my life. Your is spotless: driver and guide are on time. All as described and even beyond. Thank you for the experience! Recommended with no hesitation!”

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8.Siem Reap Morning Market & Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $39

Start at 8:00 a.m. with grilled chicken and rice, local tea, and coffee, then ride by tuk tuk through Siem Reap’s Old Market and Wat Bo Road. You’ll taste Khmer waffle cake, palm cream cake, and Nom Banh Chok, with an English-speaking guide and hotel pickup included. Guides such as Hong have earned warm praise for friendly, well-organized service.

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9.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $45

Ride a tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to a countryside pagoda for a Buddhist water blessing, then visit a local market with an English-speaking guide. Choose a brief sprinkle blessing or a longer ritual with water poured over your head. A sarong, pagoda donation, transport, and market visit are included.

“This was a fabulous experience and I highly recommend it. Very interesting and very informative.”

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10.FREE Market & Local Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 1h 30m · from $1Best value

Meet near Steel Bridge Market, about 2 km north of Pub Street, for a 90-minute walk through a long-running local market and an active pagoda. Your English-speaking guide, including guides such as Mr. Sivhong, introduces vendors, a Cambodian rice-flour snack, Buddhist customs, and the community’s daily life. The tour ends 15 minutes away on foot.

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11.Siem Reap Morning Market & Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $40

Start with bai sach morn, local tea, and Cambodian coffee, then ride by tuk tuk through Siem Reap’s Old Market for waffle cake and palm cream cake. Finish with Nom Banh Chok and Royal Independence Gardens. English-speaking guide Vandy may also help you find special ingredients to take home.

“Great tour of different foods. Vandy was very kind and knowledgeable of the area. The other guest on my tour asked about where to find a spice to take home and he took us to a market that had it for her! I loved seeing this kind of dedication to the customer/guest. Great experience all around.”

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