2 tuk tuks maximum, per tour.
FAMILIES, YES! GROUPS, NO!
PRIVATE TOURS are available for an additional $30/person.
Now open Sunday to Friday.
No Saturday tours.
Here we highlight the tradition of rafter beekeeping practiced near Siem Reap, in NW Cambodia... and focus on the efforts of a 3-man team to turn this dry season activity practiced by a few, into a sustainable livelihood to benefit many, and to promote appropriate technology beekeeping of indigenous bees.
Q: So, what is RAFTER BEEKEEPING?
A: It's a technique/tradition, where honey-hunters simply place tree poles--"rafters", which mimic the large tree branches bees normally colonize--at a slight angle and low to the ground, to encourage colonies of migrating Giant Honeybees to settle on them. The end result is safe-and-easy access to honey, and a golden opportunity for bee enthusiasts to view them up close and in person, on a Bee Tour with us!
With a burgeoning local population and substantial increase in tourists, large-scale production of both straw mushrooms and oyster mushrooms has become economically viable in the Siem Reap area. One can also find imported varieties here.
Wild mushrooms are another thing... Abundant during the rainy season, a colourful variety of wild mushrooms are hunted and harvested within the Temple Complex, and sold in the markets and along the main road leading to Angkor Wat.
