Circus school and bat cave tour in Battambang

Private tour

Sport lovers

Nature Lovers

Location: Cambodia

Activity: Animals, Hiking, Sightseeing, Workshops

Languages spoken: English

Duration: 4 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

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Highlights

Learn about the cultural customs of the local area
Participate in a workshop at a nonprofit arts school
Visit the eerie bat caves after sunset and watch them fly into the night sky

All about the trip

Late in the afternoon at about 2 pm, we'll head out to Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS), is a nonprofit arts school based in Battambang, Cambodian working with children, young adults, and their families through 3 interweaving fields of intervention: art schools, social support, and educational programs. PPS gradually gathered more and more children living in difficult situations and helped them to reintegrate into society through the medium of culture and arts. The artistic training offered has been found to aid concentration, communication, and creative thinking skills, thus vastly improving the choices available to children as they reach adulthood. PPS serves as a tool to build the careers of Cambodian Artists, to revive Cambodian art scenes, to make worldwide arts connections with Cambodia and to contribute to the artistic, educational and social programs of PPS Association.

Continue the journey about 12km southwest of Battambang through the rice paddy field to the Phnom Sampov which means 'Ship mountain' because its peculiar shape reminds of a ship. This legendary 100-meter-high mountain, topped by Wat Sampeou, contains 3 natural caves, lined with Buddhist shrines and statues: Pkasla, Lakhaon, and Aksopheak. Pkasla cave is full of uprooted stones and is considered important because Sampeou inhabitants go there to celebrate after a marriage. Some caves were used by the Khmer Rouges as killing caves. Skeletons of their victims remain in the caves. Before the sun goes down, refreshment with fresh coconut, and snacks at the foothill. At around 18:00, millions of bats evacuate from the caves, creating a dark, fluid ribbon through the sky.

Phare Ponleu Selpak

What is included in the price

Entrance fees
Private A/C vehicle
English speaking guide

What is not included in the price

Optional tip
Meal
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Other drinks & refreshments not stated

Revealing clothes such as shorts and skirts above the knees and showing bare shoulders are prohibited in sacred places and temples.

Instructions

We recommend checking the weather forecast before your activity

Revealing clothes such as shorts and skirts above the knees and showing bare shoulders are prohibited in sacred places and temples.

What to take with you?

Camera
Snacks
Personal ID
Waterbottle
Hiking boots
Personal spending money

Itinerary

14:00	Pick up from your hotel for the tour.
	The itinerary may be changed due to weather, un-foreseen building closures, tidal and other operating conditions. Thank you for your kind understanding.

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

You will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel in the Battambang city center. Please let us know the name of your hotel during the booking process.

Final destination:

Same as the meeting point

Cancellation Policy - Medium

Cancellation more than 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 4 to 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking Price.
Cancellation less than 4 days prior to the starting date. No refunds.

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