Half-Day Phnom Penh Food Tour
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Trip Type: Food Tours
Duration: 5 hours
See Phnom Penh differently on this amazing walking food tour. You will experience insight into Phnom Penh's vibrant local street food scene, Art Deco and French Colonial architecture, original Wat or pagoda from which it gets its name, bustling markets, unique history and lots of tips and anecdotes along the way from your expert local guide.
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See Phnom Penh differently on this amazing walking food tour. You will experience insight into Phnom Penh's vibrant local street food scene, Art Deco and French Colonial architecture, original Wat or pagoda from which it gets its name, bustling markets, unique history and lots of tips and anecdotes along the way from your expert local guide.This morning at 8am you will be met by your guide at your hotel to start this unique tour. First we will visit Pshar Kandal and enjoy some local delights such as Mi Char (fried noodles) Sach kor ang (BBQ beef with papaya salad), noodle soups and small traditional snacks. Afterwards we will move on towards Pshar Chas where we can try some Banh Srung, a small noodle dish with coconut milk and fresh rice noodle slices and Chek Ktis - a sweet dessert. After breakfast we will walk to Phnom Penh’s old French quarter – home to a selection of fine colonial era architecture. Here you will be able to see a number of Belle Epoque and Art Deco designs, starting with the post office and French administration building.
Moving onward we will walk to Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom – meaning ‘Mountain Pagoda,’ is a Buddhist temple located in the heart of the city. Built in 1373 it is the tallest religious structure in the capital.
Walking onward we will pass the national library and Raffles le Royal hotel with its colorful history. Opening in 1929 by the French, The hotel has hosted names as varied as Jacqueline Kennedy and Pol Pot. Between 1970 -75 most of the journalists working in Phnom Penh stayed here, it was the last refuge before the Khmer Rouge forced all foreign nationals in to the French embassy.
Moving on we will walk to the train station where we will see the large colonial built train station. We will continue our walk to Cambodia’s largest market and a Phnom Penh landmark – Psah Thmey or Grand Market. This is an amazing art deco building built in 1937 by French architect Louis Chauchon.
The four wings of this gigantic yellow dome are teeming with stalls that sell goods ranging from silver to seafood. In the market you will also have the chance to meet with a traditional Cambodian fortune teller and have your fortune told (at extra cost). We will also try some of the local snacks available in the market depending on what’s available.
We will then continue to the French Embassy. The French re-opened their Cambodian embassy in 1996 on the same site that housed the former embassy until it was sacked by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. When the communists took the city, 1,400 Cambodians and foreigners sought shelter in the compound. Under threat that the Khmer Rouge would overrun the embassy, the French agreed to hand over more than 600 Cambodians to the new authorities. Soon after Khmer Rouge expelled all foreigners and sealed off Cambodia's borders.
At around 1pm you will be transferred back to your hotel by tuk tuk.
Moving onward we will walk to Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom – meaning ‘Mountain Pagoda,’ is a Buddhist temple located in the heart of the city. Built in 1373 it is the tallest religious structure in the capital.
Walking onward we will pass the national library and Raffles le Royal hotel with its colorful history. Opening in 1929 by the French, The hotel has hosted names as varied as Jacqueline Kennedy and Pol Pot. Between 1970 -75 most of the journalists working in Phnom Penh stayed here, it was the last refuge before the Khmer Rouge forced all foreign nationals in to the French embassy.
Moving on we will walk to the train station where we will see the large colonial built train station. We will continue our walk to Cambodia’s largest market and a Phnom Penh landmark – Psah Thmey or Grand Market. This is an amazing art deco building built in 1937 by French architect Louis Chauchon.
The four wings of this gigantic yellow dome are teeming with stalls that sell goods ranging from silver to seafood. In the market you will also have the chance to meet with a traditional Cambodian fortune teller and have your fortune told (at extra cost). We will also try some of the local snacks available in the market depending on what’s available.
We will then continue to the French Embassy. The French re-opened their Cambodian embassy in 1996 on the same site that housed the former embassy until it was sacked by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. When the communists took the city, 1,400 Cambodians and foreigners sought shelter in the compound. Under threat that the Khmer Rouge would overrun the embassy, the French agreed to hand over more than 600 Cambodians to the new authorities. Soon after Khmer Rouge expelled all foreigners and sealed off Cambodia's borders.
At around 1pm you will be transferred back to your hotel by tuk tuk.
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