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15 Workshops & Classes in Siem Reap Travellers Rate Highest

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If there is room for only one booking, take number one. The 15 workshops & classes below come with prices, durations and a plain account of what the day is like.

Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Krong Siem Reap - The meal is part of the lesson
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Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

1.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,731 reviews · from $27Our pick

A tuk-tuk collects you for a Khmer cooking class near Siem Reap, with a local market and garden visit, then hands-on instruction and a four-course meal. Choose four dishes, with options such as fish amok and banana tapioca. Instructors have included Kong, Sorya, Sivorn, and Sky. The kitchen is an open-air space in a residential area, not necessarily a private home.

“Awesome experience, Sorya was a great host and super fun to cook with. The food was great and enjoyed learning a bit about Cambodia markets as well”

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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home - A Garden Visit That Connects Ingredients to the Plate
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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

2.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,108 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

A local guide such as Kong, Sivorn, or Sorya leads this three-hour class, starting with a tuk-tuk ride and local market visit before cooking four Khmer dishes. Choose dishes from a menu, learn practical techniques, then sit down to eat. Hotel transfers, ingredients, and bottled water are included.

“Great cooking class and market tour. Very organized and energetic Kong kept everyone on task.”

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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher - Learn from a teacher, not a recipe card
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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

3.Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · from $22

At Paper Tiger, a professional teacher leads a roughly three-hour Khmer cooking class for up to 20 people, with a nearby market visit and a meal you help prepare. Choose dishes such as fish amok, chicken curry or beef loc lac, then take home digital recipes. Teachers including Sopheap, Sinuon and Channy have led classes here.

“What an awesome experience! Highly recommend, especially if you’re not super familiar and comfortable with SE Asian and Cambodian flavors and cooking methods. Channy was a fantastic teacher, and the time flew by before we were enjoying the meal we cooked under her guidance. I’ll cherish this experience from my time in Cambodia”

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Siem Reap: Cambodian Pottery Class - Try several shapes, not just one bowl
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Siem Reap: Cambodian Pottery Class

4.Cambodian Pottery Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 339 reviews · 2 hours · from $27

Ride by tuk tuk to Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre, where Cambodian artists show you how to shape local clay on a manual wheel and carve Khmer patterns. Make several pieces with hands-on guidance, then choose one bowl to be fired overnight and collected the next day at 6pm. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“It was so much fun! There’s a really fast turn around on firing your creation(s) and the staff is super helpful and attentive. You throw a total of 5 different pieces and they teach you how to make a mug, a bowl, and a vase, so the last two are up to you! Only one piece is included in what you pay but you can pay $5 for each additional piece if you want. Be warned - the clay does shrink but makes for some very cute bowls and cups!”

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Cambodian Village Cooking Class - Sit down to the meal you prepared
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Cambodian Village Cooking Class

5.Cambodian Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $32

Visit Psar Chaa with a local host, then ride by tuk-tuk to a village cooking pavilion and prepare fresh spring rolls, Cambodian curry, and bananas in palm sugar with a chef. The three-hour class includes hotel transfers, a meal, drinks, and a recipe book. Groups are limited to eight.

“My sister and I had an amazing four hours with our guide and host who went out of her way to ensure we enjoyed the experience. We were first shown around the local market and she (Sophia) explained all the various fruit and vegetables available as well as meat and fish. Then we were taken by tuck tuck to learn to cook a three course Khmer meal with a professional chef. It was such a lot of fun and Jo and I were the only people there. We then got to enjoy what we had cooked, in beautiful and peaceful surroundings. Food was delicious. You also recieve a cookery booklet…”

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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap - Small group, hands-on cooking
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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

6.Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $32

Ride a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to a village cooking school for a 3.5-hour Khmer food class. Walk among local homes and gardens, learn about ingredients from an English-speaking guide and chef, then cook at your own station. Some sessions also include a market visit. Your meal, recipe book, and a drink are included.

“Such generous and kind hosts. Sophia and Prayer knowledgeable and fun. Market visit so interesting and food and location of class stunning. Highly recommend.”

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Siem Reap Cooking Class - Cooking with Chef Dee in the garden pavilion
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Siem Reap Cooking Class

7.Siem Reap Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · from $35

Spend about three hours exploring a local market and cooking a starter, main course, and dessert with a Khmer chef, including Chef Dee. Pickup is offered, and the hands-on class takes place in a garden pavilion. Choose from Khmer dishes such as fish amok, spring rolls, and bananas in palm sugar.

“The authentic cooking experience we had with chef Dee was amazing and the food was absolutely delicious. We would highly recommend this experience!”

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Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap - Learning with your hands, not a lecture
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Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap

8.Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 157 reviews · from $34

At the Khmer Ceramics Centre, make pottery with local instructors using a wheel, Khmer tools, and kbach ornamentation. The class lasts about 1 hour 45 minutes, includes hotel pickup by tuk tuk, water and ice cream, and one fired bowl. Deaf artisans teach through demonstration and hands-on guidance. Collect your piece later or arrange shipping at your expense.

“This is a fun class where you can experience making clay bowls the traditional way. The instructors start with a demo which looks easy but once you start it can actually be quite tricky. Luckily, each instructor works with at most 2 people and they help you as needed so everyone ends up with something that looks wonderful. The school employs deaf people who communicate via miming. There are also posters detailing each step and another guide who you can ask questions if needed so there was never any issues. This class left me with a lot of respect for the artisans who create things with clay.”

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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class - Cooking in a working kitchen
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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

9.Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $21

Choose a Khmer starter, main course, and dessert, then visit a local market with your instructor to learn about Cambodian produce and spices. Back in the kitchen, you prepare the dishes from scratch and sit down to eat. Hotel pickup can be arranged. The class lasts about two and a half hours and costs $21.50 per person.

“Baring and her helper were amazing and made so much delicious food so be sure to go hungry. The food was also beautifully plated and we would definitely recommend this for learning new recipes as well as having a wonderful meal :)”

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Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting - Eleven Liqueurs, Then Three Alcoholic Jams
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Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting

10.Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · from $5Cheapest here

Visit Sombai’s workshop in Siem Reap’s Wat Damnak area for a short English-language introduction to its rice-wine infusions, followed by a tasting of 11 liqueur flavors and three alcoholic jams. The small-group visit takes place in an old wooden Khmer house and lasts about 90 minutes, though the tour itself can be shorter. French is available on request.

“This was quite amazing. They picked us up, showed us around the storage area and explained the different rice wine. Then we tried 11 different kinds. I wasn't planning on buying anything but after the tasting I bought 2 bottles. Yumm!”

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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia - Meeting Sokha and getting oriented
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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

11.Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $35

At Sambo Khmer & Thai Restaurant in Siem Reap, chef Sokha and her team guide you through traditional Khmer dishes in a roughly 2.5-hour private class. You get your own work station, ingredients, burner, and pot, then cook step by step, discuss each dish, and sit down to taste the results. Lunch is included; transport and alcohol are not.

“This was an amazing cooking class. Sokha is a great teacher. She worked with each of us to make sure we understood what we were doing. We each had our own ingredients to prepare, our own burner and our own pot. We made the recipes with her guidance. All three Read more”

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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up - You eat what you make, then take the recipes home
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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

12.3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $32

Start with pickup by tuk tuk or minivan, then visit a local market with a guide to see and gather ingredients for Cambodian cooking. Back at the kitchen, a Khmer chef leads you step by step through a starter, main course and dessert. Dee is named as the instructor in many accounts of the class; group size is capped at 15.

“Dee we love you.This was the highlight of our trip after the temples.Learning to cook in an open kitchen with its own incredible garden to source ingredients and local market.We laughed and learnt and Dee respected our wish to use bottlRead more”

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Cambodian Cooking Class - What makes the home setting worthwhile
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Cambodian Cooking Class

13.Cambodian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Start with hotel pickup by tuk-tuk, then visit a Siem Reap market to choose fresh ingredients before cooking four Khmer dishes in a local host’s home. The menu includes Fish Amok and Tom Yum, with some class options offering a choice of dishes. English-speaking instructors, including Kong, guide you through the meal.

“They showed us the market as well. Their english speaking was very good. We understood everything. They prepared all ingridients for the cooking, so the cokking was easier for us. We created 4 course of cambodian speciality but we could chose from 2-3 options for every course. Thank you Sivorn to introduced your traditional cuisine to us! I recommend it to everyone. It was amazing.”

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Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap - Eating your own work in the garden
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Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

14.Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $39

At Reveal Angkor, a local chef guides you from Psar Chaa, Siem Reap’s Old Market, to a hands-on Khmer cooking lesson in a traditional Cambodian house. Expect a private class, a meal in the garden, bottled water, and a cookery certificate. The class lasts about two hours and costs $39 per person.

“The class offered nice flexibility as I was the only student - so I was able to prepare exactly what I preferred. Quality of ingredients was top notch and quantity was plentiful. Good pro-health precautions were taken with ample gloves, fresh Read more”

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Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap - Learn Khmer Home Cooking by Making Lunch
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Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap

15.Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $35

Start with a 9:30 am hotel pickup and tuk-tuk ride to a Siem Reap market, where your chef introduces local produce and food. Then head to Village Cooking Class for a demonstration and hands-on preparation of dishes you choose. The roughly four-hour outing may also include visits to farms or a mushroom-growing site.

“Great tour and great service, truly local supporting the local community. Food was good and the experience was worth it”

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★ 5.0Pottery Classes with Transfer round tripFrom $254 reviews
★ 4.7Pottery Classes Siem Reap with Pick up Drop offFrom $226 reviews
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