{"id":38951,"date":"2020-01-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=38951&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=38951"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:37:04","slug":"cycling-through-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/cycling-through-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s really like cycling through Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When my partner casually announced over dinner that we were going to take our next holiday <a href=\"\/trips\/TTXC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cycling through Cambodia<\/a> I admit I was a bit confused.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The same <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/cambodia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambodia<\/a> I remember from my first visit many years ago having the worst roads I\u2019d ever seen? The same Cambodia where I had munched on local &#8216;delicacies&#8217; like <a href=\"\/adventures\/cambodia-eating-spiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tarantulas and grasshoppers<\/a>? The same Cambodia where one in every three adults owns a motorbike, and isn\u2019t afraid to use it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes&#8221;, she replied. The same Cambodia that boasts one of (if not <em>the<\/em>) <a href=\"\/adventures\/angkor-wat-guide-cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finest temple complex in the world<\/a>. The same Cambodia whose people\u2019s spiritual fortitude saw them overcome the darkest period in modern Asian history. The same Cambodia that will take us a million miles from our everyday commute, where every ride ends up with us at work rather than somewhere amazing. And with that, the idea became a reality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38964\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38964\" class=\"wp-image-38964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_Phnom-Penh_Tuk-Tuk-road-Ryan-Bolton4317.jpg\" alt=\"Tuk tuks and motor bikes in Phnom Penh. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_Phnom-Penh_Tuk-Tuk-road-Ryan-Bolton4317.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_Phnom-Penh_Tuk-Tuk-road-Ryan-Bolton4317-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_Phnom-Penh_Tuk-Tuk-road-Ryan-Bolton4317-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_Phnom-Penh_Tuk-Tuk-road-Ryan-Bolton4317-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small selection of Phnom Penh&#8217;s many transport types.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we arrived into Phnom Penh, I was anxious. It seemed like 90% of those 3 million motorbikes had made their way to the city with me, and the thought of riding among them in city traffic had me feeling nervous \u2013 something my eagle-eyed cycling guide Is noticed as soon as we met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/cycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXPLORE OUR FULL RANGE OF SMALL GROUP CYCLING ADVENTURES HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a smile, she explained. \u201cEverything in Asia has a flow, and it\u2019s my job to teach you that flow\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next 30 minutes, she walked us through the ABCs of cycling in Cambodia\u2019s traffic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always cycle in a group, so you&#8217;re visible to traffic<\/li>\n<li>Ride with confidence<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t expect people to indicate<\/li>\n<li>Use your hand signals and voice<\/li>\n<li>Always ride on the right hand side of the road<\/li>\n<li>Shorts beeps of the horn are drivers being polite, not angry<\/li>\n<li>Follow me<\/li>\n<li>Watch out for the chickens<\/li>\n<li>Have fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wait, what was that about chickens?!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38958\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Is-Portrait-1-e1576549042874.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a cycling jersey in Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Is-Portrait-1-e1576549042874.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Is-Portrait-1-e1576549042874-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Is-Portrait-1-e1576549042874-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Is-Portrait-1-e1576549042874-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is, our excellent cycling leader.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But she was right. There <em>is<\/em> a flow to cycling in traffic in Cambodian cities, that becomes more apparent when you have someone to lead you through it. What once looked like (dis)organised chaos quickly revealed itself to be an unofficial right-of-way hierarchy with one simple rule: the bigger you are, the more priority you get. Bikes are just above pedestrians, however a whole group of cyclists commands much more respect. Armed with that knowledge, we set off safely into the Cambodian streets.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of Cambodia is that it really only has one major city. Once you get outside Phnom Penh and beyond the \u2018city limits\u2019, it quickly becomes open countryside. It\u2019s here that the true beauty of Cambodia reveals itself, with long open stretches of road, emerald-green fields of rice, and an endless string of small villages. Traffic is light, and the roads flat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/trips\/ttxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>JOIN US ON A 13-DAY TWO-WHEELED ADVENTURE THROUGH VIETNAM, CAMBODIA &amp; THAILAND NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Truth be told, I wasn\u2019t as physically well prepared for this trip as I should have been. Frequent commutes to and from work on the bike have kept my legs turning, however my longest ride in the last six months was a 40 kilometre\/25 mile ride \u2013 and that ended up at the pub! Before we booked, and even at our first group meeting with our fellow cyclists, I was worried that I wouldn\u2019t be able to keep up. Or worse, that I\u2019d be lost in a sea of brightly coloured lycra. Thankfully, nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38960\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-21-e1576549083121.jpg\" alt=\"A tour group cycling through Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-21-e1576549083121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-21-e1576549083121-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-21-e1576549083121-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-21-e1576549083121-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting some of the friendly locals!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did I mention that Cambodia is flat? And by flat, I don\u2019t mean undulating or \u2018mostly flat\u2019. It&#8217;s pancake flat, which makes the distances so much easier to cover. When I first looked at the daily distances, I was a bit worried, but the flat roads meant the riding speeds were reasonable, without being fast, and a 60\u00a0kilometre day only meant four hours of actual riding time. Add in frequent rest stops \u2013 and a support vehicle that follows you every pedal stroke of the way\u00a0\u2013 and the cycling is much easier than I\u2019d imagined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/destinations-that-want-you-to-be-a-better-traveller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: TEN COUNTRIES THAT WANT YOU TO BE A BETTER TRAVELLER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our amazing guide Is was always there with advice and encouragement. &#8220;Don\u2019t think of today&#8217;s ride as 60 kilometres,&#8221; she\u2019d say. &#8220;That sounds too far, even to me! Think of it as two rides instead: a nice relaxed 30 kilometre ride before lunch, stop to recharge your batteries with some amazing Cambodian food and drink, then it&#8217;s an easy 30\u00a0kilometres to finish the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One thing I wish I\u2019d known before this trip was the availability of e-bikes. I\u2019d never heard of them before (and for some reason, my cyclist wife neglected to mention them) but for two riders in our group they transformed their experience. These electric motor bikes (the motor only works when you\u2019re pedalling) were a revelation. No longer worried about keeping up, they seemed free to just enjoy the cycling and stopped whenever they felt like it, knowing they could easily catch up with the group again.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38959\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38959\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-19-e1576549063269.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists riding through Angkor Wat, Cambodia.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-19-e1576549063269.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-19-e1576549063269-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-19-e1576549063269-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TTXC-Cambodia-19-e1576549063269-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pretty awesome way to see Angkor Wat!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A lot of my friends have asked me what I enjoyed the most about my cycling trip in Cambodia; it\u2019s a tough question. I loved cycling around the quiet roads of Phnom Penh\u2019s Mekong (Silk) Island, through tiny villages, past numerous fruit and vegetable farms and even a silk weaving workshop (that&#8217;s how the island got its name). I enjoyed visiting the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda; even sites that detail <a href=\"\/adventures\/cambodia-killing-fields-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambodia\u2019s tragic Khmer Rouge past<\/a> was an experience. While confronting, it also gave me a new insight into the Cambodian people and their inspiring resilience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38955\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38955\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8938.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists at Angkor Wat.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8938.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8938-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8938-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8938-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A greener way to get around.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But most of all I enjoyed cycling in the Angkor temple complex.\u00a0 I\u2019d been here before, but that was on a guided tour in a minivan. Doing it by bike was a different \u2013 and infinitely better \u2013 experience. Being on a bike made me feel like I was part-explorer as we rode down small dirt paths far from the rest of the tourist crowds. Riding along a jungle-swathed path, seemingly a million miles away from anywhere, only to turn a corner and ride straight up to a thousand-year-old temple is a surreal experience and one I\u2019ll carry with me for a long time. The yelps of joy from my fellow cyclists quickly showed it wasn\u2019t just me feeling this way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/essential-phnom-penh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: FIVE ESSENTIAL SPOTS TO VISIT IN PHNOM PENH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38956\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38956\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8955.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists at Angkor Wat\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8955.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8955-313x300.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8955-768x735.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-cambodia_cycling_group_IMG_8955-585x560.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring ancient ruins&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The longest ride of the trip \u2013 70 kilometres \u2013 turned out to be one of the best days of cycling in Cambodia. While Angkor Wat rightly gets all the publicity, it was only when visiting the sublime Banteay Srei temple that I got a true insight into the talents of these Cambodian craftsmen. This was no ordinary temple; it&#8217;s one of the most intricately carved temples in the world, and knowing we got there in such an environmentally friendly way was a great feeling. I really want this experience to still be there when my own kids are old enough to do trips like this too.<\/p>\n<p>Another things that surprised me about Cambodia was the food. When I first visited (in 1986, no less) the food \u2013 much like the roads \u2013 was rudimentary at best, and I was curious how things had changed. And things have <em>definitely<\/em> changed! What was once only basic vegetable dishes is now a cuisine that has influences of France, Vietnam and Thailand, yet remains uniquely Khmer.\u00a0 Grilled seafood, fish curry, green mango salad, and Khmer Fried Chicken were all favourites, but I also loved all the fresh fruit we were provided when cycling. Being handed a fresh slice of pineapple, juicy mango or sweet lychees comes second only to finding a local stalls selling fresh juices. As Is loved to tell us, &#8220;Tastes 10 times better than Gatorade, and 10 times better for you!&#8221; (this was usually followed by &#8220;&#8230; and no plastic to pollute my country!&#8221;). And yes, I managed to avoid the deep-fried tarantulas this time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/cambodian-food-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CAMBODIAN CUISINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38962\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38962\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_PhnomPenh_-Market-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman preparing seafood at a market in Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_PhnomPenh_-Market-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_PhnomPenh_-Market-1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_PhnomPenh_-Market-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia_PhnomPenh_-Market-1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meal prep at the market.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So what did I learn while riding in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/cambodia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambodia<\/a>? I learned that there\u2019s nowhere else quite like it, and that its unique history \u2013 both ancient and modern \u2013 is only matched by its picturesque countryside and friendly smiling faces of the locals. I learned that it\u2019s a wonderful place to ride a bike, and seeing it by bike gives a unique perspective that most other travellers don\u2019t get to experience. I learned that the knowledge of a local will always trump what you read on the internet. And most of all, I learned that saying yes is the hardest part of a cycling holiday \u2013 the rest just comes naturally. Just like riding a bike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience Cambodia on two wheels on our 13-day cycling adventure through Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand now. <a href=\"\/trips\/ttxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full details here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my partner casually announced over dinner that we were going to take our next holiday cycling through Cambodia I admit I was a bit confused. The same Cambodia that has the worst roads I\u2019d ever seen? Where I had munched on local &#8216;delicacies&#8217; like tarantulas and grasshoppers? 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