If you’re ready to sit back, relax and take the scenic route, consider taking a river cruise from Siem Reap to Battambang. Battambang is a small, quiet town filled with colonial architecture which is quaintly falling into disrepair and perfectly back-dropped by the slow moving river. With some of the best examples of French Colonial architecture left in Cambodia, this is the place to visit for any architecture enthusiast.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Khmer culture through your taste buds, be sure to sign up for a traditional cooking class where you’ll not only get to taste local dishes, but also learn how to make them. If you’re all rested up and ready for some excitement, grab tickets to see Phare Ponleu Selpak, Cambodia’s most famous circus. This circus is known for producing some of Cambodia’s best performers, singers and actors, so you know you’ll get to see a quality show. At the circus, you’ll not only see superb acrobatics, juggling, clowning and aerial work, you’ll also be supporting a good cause. The Phare Ponleu Selpak supports locals, helping them to get out of poverty, get an education and avoid lifestyles in trafficking and begging.