Cambodia · WORKSHOPS
Good workshops fill up in the dry season; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Learn Khmer cooking in a small group in Siem Reap, with tuk-tuk pickup, market shopping, and a hands-on 4-course meal.
“Great cooking class! Chef Kong was very friendly and funny. Pick up by tuktuk from my hotel then joined others at the market and then on to the kitchen. Class was fun and informative. Cook your own 4 course meal and eat it afterward. Highly recommend this class”
Siem Reap Khmer cooking class with tuk-tuk pickup, local market shopping, and 4 dishes including Fish Amok and Tom Yum, $29.
“Great cooking class, thanks to King for showing us the market & Sivoon for showing us all the cooking.”
Small-group Paper Tiger cooking class in Siem Reap with a market tour, Khmer dishes, lunch or dinner, and recipe book.
“Amazing experience with Sopheap! Kind, helpful and exceptionally talented teacher. Would absolutely recommend to anyone staying in Siem Reap. Food was incredible!”
Learn Khmer pottery in Siem Reap for $27. Shape a bowl on a manual wheel, add carved designs, then pick up the fired piece next day.
“I just loved everything! Very patient and friendly, such a great activity.”
Phnom Penh Khmer cooking class with chef-led market shopping, hands-on prep of three Cambodian dishes, and recipes to take home. $31.
“The class was great but I was the only person. The food was excellent. Since iw as alone, I asked if my driver could join me to dine but they said no. It would've been nice just to not eat alone and throw away half of the food.”
Siem Reap Khmer cooking class with market walk, tuk-tuk pickup, 3-course meal, and recipe book. Small group, about 3 hours.
“We enjoyed going to the market and making recipes that we could make once we go home. Our guide was very friendly and the class was very well organised. We also enjoyed the setting by the lake was really nice.”
Cambodian cooking class in Siem Reap: tuk tuk to a village, market herbs, hands-on Khmer meals, then eat by the pond with local chefs.
“My wife liked the 20 minute tuk tuk ride that was included, taking us down the back roads of Siem Reap. We did 3 course lunch menu: mango salad, fish Amok, and sticky bananas. The chefs were great instructors, easy to follow directions and mobile grills used”
Siem Reap cooking class with a Khmer market tour and hands-on dishes with Chef Dee, small-group size, and 3 courses to make.
“What a fantastic experience with Dee. We were 3 with different level of experience and all produced some amazing food. We got to choose 1 starter, 1 main and 1 dessert to make and then went shopping to market to get some of the ingRead more”
Make Khmer pottery in Siem Reap with tuk-tuk pickup, a hands-on wheel class, kbach carving, and next-day kiln-fired take-home ceramics.
“This is a fun class where you can experience making clay bowls the traditional way. The instructors start with a demo which looks easy but once you start it can actually be quite tricky. Luckily, each instructor works with at most 2 people and they help you as needed so everyone ends up with something that looks wonderful. The school employs deaf people who communicate via miming. There are also posters detailing each step and another guide who you can ask questions if needed so there was never any issues. This class left me with a lot of respect for the artisans who create things with clay.”
Private Khmer cooking class in Siem Reap with a market ingredient hunt, 3-course meal, and hands-on guidance for $21.50.
“Great experience with lovely helpful staff guiding through how to make your chosen meal. No cooking experience necessary.”
Visit a Sombai workshop in Siem Reap to see infusion and maceration, then taste 11 flavors plus alcoholic jams for $5.
“A small group tour of where Sombai is made. They're a bit stingy with the tasters, to be true, but you also get to try several kinds of alcoholic jam which wasn't mentioned until we got there and which was quite tasty.”
A hands-on Khmer cooking class in Battambang: tuk-tuk pickup, a market ingredient hunt, and cooking 3 real dishes at a local home.
“I highly recommend this tour, is very authentic and special! You not only get to visit very well known places but also places where locals live and go. You also try very delicious snacks! Get to know about the history, culture, people, and every question you have he will kindly answer he is very knowledgeable! I think this tour is a must when visiting Phnom Penh!!”
Hands-on Khmer cooking in Siem Reap with a friendly chef, your own cooking station, and lunch included for $35 in about 2.5 hours.
“This was an amazing cooking class. Sokha is a great teacher. She worked with each of us to make sure we understood what we were doing. We each had our own ingredients to prepare, our own burner and our own pot. We made the recipes with her guidance. All three Read more”
3-hour Siem Reap cooking class with market pickup, Khmer chef Dee teaching, and three Khmer recipes to bring home, $32.
“Highly recommend this activity while in Siem Reap. Delicious food - I chose to make the fresh rice paper rolls, Somla Kits (a fish & eggplant coconut milk curry), and banana coconut milk dessert.”
Cambodian cooking class in Siem Reap with hotel pickup, a tuk-tuk market stop, and a 4-dish Khmer meal including Fish Amok.
“Super activité à faire, surtout en basse saison quand il noy a oas grand monde. Personnel gentil et clair”
Angkor, the lake, the old rail line and the pepper coast.
