Siem Reap is famed for temples: ancient ruins dating back to the height of the Khmer Empire, when Angkor was the largest civilisation on Earth, so it makes sense to kick off your visit here with a guided tour. You'll have lunch at the farm-to-table Lum Orng restaurant and take a gondola ride along the moat of Angkor Thom, rounding off the day deliciously, with a street food tour. One of our highlights here is the cooking class. Browse the markets for ingredients before whipping up your own Khmer delicacies in a home kitchen. Taste more classic Khmer cuisine with a self-guided dine-around, with your friendly tuk tuk driver waiting to escort you between hand-picked restaurants.

After a last wander around the morning markets of Siem Reap, it’s onwards to Battambang: a sleepy, colonial town that’s now a haven for contemporary arts. Life feels slow and rural here. Cycle and walk through the town, passing through paddy fields and orchards, visiting a winery, seeing the production of sticky rice and fish paste, and watching millions of bats swarm across the sky at sunset. Battambang is also home to a world-class school, Phare, that trains underprivileged kids in the arts. You’ll catch one of their mind-boggling acrobatic shows – a highlight for many on their Cambodia trip.

Skip the hotel breakfast today – and spend your last morning in Battambang with an Urban Forage guide. They'll introduce you to some of Cambodia’s classic dishes, such as Bai Sach Chruk (rice and pork), widely considered as the city’s favourite breakfast. After transferring to Phnom Penh, you’ll cruise along the Mekong River at sunset, before heading to a local NGO restaurant that supports local food programs for dinner. While you’re here, explore the city’s colonial history on a walking tour, before an evening on Urban Forage’s Ultimate Street Food Tour. You’ll taste street food, dine in local restaurants and sip cocktails. Come hungry!

Low-key coastal Kep may have swapped its swingin’ 60s parties for sleepy sunsets and quiet streets, but it’s no less lovely for it. The order of the day here is seafood galore, and you'll start with an early morning visit to town’s crab market. That evening you'll get to taste it for yourself with a crab shack dinner. Nearby Kampot grows the best pepper in the world (trust us, it’s that good) and you’ll visit a pepper farm. Pick and taste peppercorns straight from the vine and learn about the production process, with a sunset cocktail at the Spice Bar, overlooking the pepper fields cap it off.