Top Cambodia Classes & Workshops

Discover the time-honored tradition of making Cambodian ceramics during a pottery workshop in Siem Reap — a perfect family activity. An expert artist demonstrates methods of molding pieces on a pottery wheel, then helps you shape your own bowl and create Khmer designs with the proper carving tools. Your masterpiece will be ready for pickup the next day, along with a potter's diploma, after firing in a kiln overnight. This 1.45-hour experience includes hotel transport by tuk-tuk.

Learn the basics of Cambodian pottery and ceramic painting at a Siem Reap artist workshop, where you’ll create a bowl, mug, and saucers with help from a local artist. A hands-on way to immerse yourself in Cambodia’s artistic culture, you’ll finish the workshop with unique-to-you souvenirs made using traditional techniques.

Learn about Cambodian art and design at a hands-on ceramic painting workshop in Siem Reap, decorating a pair of elephant mugs that are a unique alternative to mass-produced souvenirs. With instructors on-hand to share the history and techniques of Cambodian painting, you’ll watch a demonstration of traditional ceramics making, and experience a side of local culture that many visitors miss.

Uncover the secrets of Khmer cuisine during this 4-hour cooking class in Siem Reap. Discover fragrant herbs and spices, learn traditional techniques and create an array of Khmer specialties under the guidance of an expert chef. Best of all, this small-group cooking class means you’ll be able to get hands-on, and leave with plenty of tips and ideas for recreating your favorite dishes back home.

Chef Seav is extremely passionate about Cambodian food and is excited to share his love for the cuisine with travelers. Seav pursued this passion by studying culinary arts at a French training school and graduated as a chef in 2009. This unique experience with Chef Seav takes place at his restaurant in a lodge. The lodge is tucked away in a local village and is surrounded by a beautiful, natural garden. Get ready to learn to make a 3-course Cambodian meal, while Chef Seav describes to you the herbs, vegetables and other ingredients used in Cambodian cooking.

Eating your way through Cambodia is one thing, but it’s another thing to be able to cook authentic Khmer cuisine when you return home. Your guide collects you from your hotel for a visit to a local market. After learning to bargain like a local, return to your guide’s restaurant for a hands-on cooking lesson. This experience offers the thrill of cooking your own Khmer food without the risk of getting it all wrong.

Stray from the tourist trail and get an insider’s glimpse into Siem Reap on a market tour with a local resident, an ideal choice for travelers seeking an alternative sightseeing experience. Your guide explains unfamiliar Cambodian vegetables, spices, and herbs, and teaches you the art of haggling Cambodian-style while you receive personalized attention in a small group limited to eight people. Plus, you’ll sample a traditional duck soup from a stall favored by locals.

Learn how to prepare some of delicious Khmer dishes such as chicken curry and beef loclac in this three-hour cooking class with Paper Tiger Eatery. Well-known for its delicious servings of authentic Khmer offerings. Paper Tiger is the first cooking school in Siem Reap that opened its doors to foreign travelers in 2001. During this unique culinary experience, you will visit a historic market wherein you'll discover fresh produce and meat that are needed for the class. Once you arrive at the eatery, a friendly and professional chef will assist you in preparing and cooking your Khmer dish. Enjoy the satisfying lunch or dinner that you've made with other students while discussing which recipe you will do next once you're back home. For your future culinary adventures, a digital recipe book will be forwarded to you before you leave the eatery.

Escape the crowds on this full-day tour from Siem Reap and immerse yourself in traditional Cambodian life. Visit a rural village in the heart of the Siem Reap countryside, hop aboard for an ox cart tour of the village, and meet the local children as you visit the village school. After purchasing ingredients at the village market, learn all about Cambodian cuisine during a cooking class and tuck into a delicious homemade lunch.

Don’t just learn about Cambodian dance from books and museum exhibits – unlock its cultural significance first-hand with this fun and interactive dance workshop at the National Museum of Cambodia. Try on some traditional costumes and learn how to perform three national dances – the Khmer classical dance, the folk dance and the social dance – with personalized coaching from your instructors. This isn’t just a dance lesson, either – discover the meaning of each dance, and the roles they played in Cambodian lives, as you learn the dances themselves.

This Cooking Class gives all visitors to Cambodia the opportunity to learn how to prepare traditional and delicious Khmer dishes under the guidance of a genuine professional Chef. • Get a hands-on training from a Cambodian chef. • Discovering ingredients in local produce market. • Unique recipes for 3 popular Cambodian dishes. • Bring the special recipes home. • Relaxing lunch or dinner and learn the Cambodian eating etiquette • Child-friendly and vegan/vegetarian available.

There’s no better route into any culture than cuisine. Discover Khmer food with a local in their home on this intimate, small-group cooking class. After pickup by tuk-tuk, shop for ingredients at the local market, then prepare and enjoy a 4-course meal including delights such as hot and sour “tom yam” soup and fish in banana leaf. Choose between three different class times, all capped at just six travelers.

Discover the delights of Cambodian cuisine with this 5-hour cooking experience in Phnom Penh. Soak up the atmosphere as you shop for ingredients at the local market, ride a tuk-tuk through the city, then uncover the secrets of Khmer cuisine during an expert-led cooking class. Sample fragrant herbs and flavorsome sauces, learn traditional techniques and create an array of Khmer specialties, then tuck into your delicious home-cooked lunch. Best of all, you’ll be given a recipe book to take away, so you can recreate all your favorite dishes back home.

Rather than skimming the surface of Siem Reap’s cuisine at restaurants, get a local perspective on Khmer food during this private village home cooking experience. After hotel pickup by tuk-tuk, meet your hosts at their country smallholding. Harvest organic ingredients from their fields, prep three traditional Khmer dishes such as steamed fish and chicken curry; and enjoy your meal with your hosts. A choice of time slots provides useful flexibility.

Don’t just take home memories of great Khmer cuisine, return home able to cook Cambodian classics after a Champney cooking class. After selecting fresh ingredients from the central market, you’ll master the basics of dishes such as curry and slow-cooked beef, all the while learning about the integral part that food plays in Khmer culture.

Learn with the locals on this interactive tour that showcases the best of Angkorian traditions. Learn about Cambodian arts and crafts and make a traditional bowl to take home. This memorable day includes round-trip hotel transport in a local tuk-tuk, as well as plenty of fun!

Sample traditional Khmer cuisine and get hands-on in the kitchen with this 4-hour, expert-led Cambodian cooking class from Siem Reap. With numbers limited to 12, enjoy an authentic small-group experience, as you travel out to a typical rural village. Learn how to pick fresh herbs, prepare dishes like mango salad and fish amok, and add a finishing flair to your presentation. Finally, toast your hard work with a cocktail and sit down to taste your creations.

 Volunteer Activities in Cambodia-Depending on the volunteer activities you participate in, Cambodian volunteers often participate in short-term spring and summer vacations. Well digging experience in a small village away from Siem Reap! Dig wells with well diggers. Well, a well is dug like this! The dug well is actually used by the villagers in their daily lives.

Rather than just eating Cambodian food, learn to cook traditional dishes during a cooking class in a local home. In an intimate group limited to eight people, you’ll master the basics of Khmer cuisine and cook dishes using vegetables from the gardens that surround the homestay. You’ll be picked up from your hotel by tuk-tuk and feast on the fruits of your labour once you’ve finished cooking.

Rather than just eating Khmer cuisine, master the art of Cambodian cookery during a class in Siem Reap, a cultural experience that’s ideal for food lovers. Choose from a morning or afternoon start time and take a tuk-tuk to a market to get local insight into ingredients before learning to prepare dishes in an air-conditioned kitchen. During your class, you’ll receive personalized attention from a guide in a small group limited to 12 people.

- Dancing workshop @3pm with our professional trainer about type of Cambodia Traditional Dancing and learning about its mean. - Enjoy the dinner at Friend Restaurant which is one of Cambodia’s longest running - Enjoy a wonderful Transitional & Apsara show

• Duration: 2.5-3 hours ( depend on the design you will choose)  • All materials included 

Make your own gift for someone special back home, or handcraft a souvenir of your own design. On this roughly two-hour workshop for young and old alike, create your own sun-baked pots, vases and more, all from scratch, with the wide array of sculpting tools provided. Work from instructions or follow your own inspiration, with personalized guidance from your facilitator along the way – no fighting to get your hand noticed in the crowd during this small-group session.

Take a break from temples and let your creative instincts run wild with this fun, short jewelry-making class in Siem Reap. Work from your choice of bracelet templates or create your own design in colorful copper wire. Your group is limited to just 10 travelers to ensure hands-on instruction, while you can choose between morning or afternoon sessions to fit your schedule.