Quad Bike Tours Around Siem Reap Compared: Two-Hour Ride or Sunset Loop?
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The short answer: for most people the Khmer Village and Fish Farm ATV Tour is the one to book: €29.40 per person, 5.0/5 from 512 reviews, two hours, a small group limited to 10 and hotel pickup. If you want the ride to end with the sunset over the rice fields, a shorter evening tour from the same operator exists, at €40.09 against €29.40, with 65 reviews. A third, from €29.08, ends at a crocodile farm instead.
None of these needs any riding experience. They are guided rides on village tracks, with a safety briefing first, and what separates them is how long you are out, where you stop, and whether you finish in daylight.
The four side by side
| Tour | Duration | From | Rating | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khmer Village and Fish Farm ATV Tour | 2 hours | €29.40 | 5.0/5 from 512 reviews | most visitors; temples and a farm stop |
| Countryside Khmer Village Tour by Quad Bike and ATV | 69 minutes – 2 hours | €29.08 | 4.9/5 from 213 reviews | a choice of length, private or in a group of up to 30 |
| Siem Reap Quad Bike Countryside Tour | pickup at 16:30; check the length on the booking page | €29.40 | 4.7/5 from 303 reviews | a sunset finish over the paddies |
| Quad Bike Tour of Local Villages | 1.5 hours | €40.09 | 5.0/5 from 65 reviews | a short sunset ride through the villages |
The two-hour village ride: the one to book
The booking page describes a pickup from your accommodation, a drive to the starting point, helmets and a briefing, then a ride along local roads past thatched houses and rice fields, to colourful Buddhist temples and a fish farm. It is aimed at people who have never driven an ATV. The group is limited to 10 people and a guide leads the way.
The price includes the hotel pickup and drop-off, the guide, the ATV and a helmet; whether water, food and drinks are included is on the booking page. Bring sunglasses, a camera, comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes. The page lists pregnant women and wheelchair users as not suited. It is a rural ride: expect dust in the dry season and mud when it has rained, and take clothes you do not mind getting dirty.
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The flexible one with the crocodile farm
Its booking page lists a duration from 69 minutes to 2 hours, private or in a group of up to 30, an English- and Khmer-speaking guide and a safety briefing; it costs €29.08. Its route is the same idea as the first tour, but it ends at a crocodile farm rather than a fish farm. A reviewer recalls being invited onto the property of a local village elder and seeing a baby crocodile up close at the farm.
The crocodile farm is a commercial farm, so decide whether that is something you want in your day. Water, a cold towel and a helmet are included, and the page asks for clothes that can get dirty. It, too, lists pregnant women and wheelchair users as not suited.
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The sunset loop
This tour’s booking page says pickup is at 16:30 in the company’s tuk-tuk, followed by a safety briefing at the office and a ride through the villages that ends at the rice paddies at sunset. The quad is a Polaris Trailboss 330, with a helmet, a face mask in the dry season and a raincoat in the rainy season. No driving experience and no licence are needed. The operator also sells longer tours.
One reviewer called it a great way to see the Cambodian countryside. It is rated 4.7/5 from 303 reviews. The booking page quotes the price per person.
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The short sunset ride
This one is 1.5 hours and costs €40.09, against €29.40 for the two-hour ride. The booking page describes leaving the city on local roads, passing a Khmer village and reaching the rice paddies for the sunset, then seeing water buffalo on the way back. Reviewers mention a temple stop and feeding fish. It is rated 5.0/5, but from only 65 reviews. Cold water and a helmet are included, the tour runs rain or shine, and no experience is needed. Pregnant women and wheelchair users are listed as not suited.
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Who should skip it
If you want to see the temples and have only a day or two, spend the time there; quad tours are a half-day pleasure for people who already have that covered. If you are travelling with children, check the age rules on the booking page and ask the operator before you book, and have a look at Siem Reap with children for what suits them better. If you dislike dust or are sensitive to it, go in the wet season or choose the shortest ride. More countryside options are on the countryside tours page.
What I would book
The village and fish farm ATV tour at €29.40: 5.0/5 from 512 reviews, a small group and two hours. Choose the short sunset ride at €40.09 only if the light matters more to you than the length of the ride.
