Urban Forage Food and Art Tours

07/12/2023

🏆🏆🏆WINNER 🏆🏆🏆

***Cultural Tour Operator of the Year - 2023***

What an honour to be named Cultural Tour Operator of the Year - Asia, at the recent Prestige Awards.

Of course, we are about delicious food and beautiful art, but sharing ALL aspects of our culture with the world is what brings us joy and gives us all the warm and fuzzy feels. That's why this one is so special to us✨️

Thank you so much / Orkun Chran 🙏

Sending big love to all our fellow foragers, past, present, and future ❤️

26/10/2023

Culinary journeys in Cambodia are not complete without these delectable street food finds! 😋


 

18/10/2023

Was such a pleasure to share a table with you I Roam Alone !!!!

https://fb.watch/nKWZJHEewb/?mibextid=RUbZ1f

13/10/2023

From our family to yours, wishing you all a happy and safe Pchum Ben.

This is our largest and most important religious festival of the year. Our team are on a well earned break and will be back to share a table with you Tuesday 17th in the evening.

*Fun fact: The name itself is a fusion of two Khmer words: “Pchum,” meaning “to gather together,” and “Ben,” which represents a “ball of food.”

 

05/10/2023

Culture comes to life through
dance! Witness the mesmerizing traditional Cambodian dance
performances while in Siem Reap!

Save this to your MUST see list!

Apsara dancing dates back to the 7th century and you can see the carvings on the walls of Angkor!

In fact!!!! It is said that King Jayavarman VII had over 3000 dancers in his court!! Oh la la

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17/09/2023

If one finds themselves with a free night in Phnom Penh, one must definitely do a sunset cruise, darling....
 

14/09/2023

Finishing our culinary journey this morning with this delectable street food find! ❤️🇰🇭🍜
 

11/09/2023

Cambodian Artisans in Siem Reap

1. Meet the man behind the bean, Seanghourn. There may be a person more passionate about coffee, but we certainly haven't met them!

2. Meet the bean, ethically sourced in the mountainous region of Mondilkiri in N.E. Cambo.

3. Meet the barista, national Champion 2017. Gracious, personable, humble, ambitious. The essence of Cambodia.

4. Meet the coffee. Balanced, smooth, bitter with a dreamy aroma.

5. Meet the latest, off menu creation. Did someone say Hipster?

Come and meet them all on our latest Siem Reap morning program, connecting you with local Artisans. Keep watching this space in the coming wks.

06/09/2023

📢We know we have the greatest team, but wow, when we get recognised, it sure feels warm and fuzzy.

🙏Thank you, foragers, for your kind reviews!

⭐️200 (well now 203!!!) Shiny 5 star reviews.
 

29/08/2023

We are hiring!!!

Our family is growing and we couldn't be more excited! We have positions in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, a newly created BDM/Ops Manager remote position, as well as our new multi day tour guide positions!!

Full position descriptions are available and send CVs to [email protected]

Orkun chran!

22/08/2023

Let's talk cash in Cambo!

We accept Cambodian Riel and USD. If you bring USD, make sure they are crisp new notes (also try to bring smaller notes).

ATMs will dispense both Riel and USD, usually with a charge of USD4-7 per transaction for foreign cards. Protip. Use Bredbank if you can, we found it had the lowest fee.

Exchanges located in all major cities if you bring foreign currency other than USD, and we found they are all fair and reasonable. No haggling needed.

The rate has been pretty much the same for the the last 10 years USD1=4100KHR

17/08/2023

📢Wow. The people have spoken!

This month alone, we have received 39 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 star reviews on Google,Trip Advisor, Get your Guide, and Air BnB.

🤯Blown away is an understatement.

🙏Thanks foragers for sharing your holiday with us and then sharing us with the world. Eternally grateful for your kind words 🙏

05/08/2023

Here are some steller shots our guest Leslie took a couple of days ago on our Morning Market and St Art Tour in Phnom Penh. Every pice tells a story, and there's nothing we love more than telling stories... thanks for sharing a morning with us. Loads a love Team UF.
Tours heading out Tues-Sun - 0830-1130 in Phnom Penh.

26/07/2023

When it's that good...

We highly encourage sipping, slurping, and even drinking up each and every flavour on our Food Tours. Come see what all the fuss is about daily in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
 

22/07/2023

We are closing the kitchen for 3 days for the National Elections. See ya'll back from Tuesday 25th. Stay awesome, stay hungry.

08/07/2023

🛺 Curious... what was your favourite memory from your travels to Cambodia?

➡️Hint to one of ours in Video....

02/06/2023

❓️What happens when you mix Cambodian and Aussie cuisine you ask???

🏆Well... you end up with the BEST PIE IN AUSTRALIA 2023 WINNER - a Fish Amok pie!!!

🥧Congratulations and the Khmer/Aussie team behind this culinary beauty using aussie Barramundi!

🍄🥩Oh! They also took out best mushroom and best flavoured beef pies in the nation wide competition!

🇦🇺Any of our Aussie foragers in Victoria, you need to check this out!

🥇Congrats to Chan and the team and thank you for spreading the Fish Amok love down under!

26/05/2023

❓FAQ Friday!

🇰🇭This weeks most asked QN.

🍜How much should I budget for food in Cambodia??

💲Prices vary, but street food costs around $1-3 USD and restaurants around $5-10 USD per meal. If you want a degustation at a fancy resto you should budget about $50pp plus extra for drinks.

03/05/2023

Are you in Siem Reap on Friday, May 5???

In Cambo, we will be celebrating Visak Bochea Day (Buddahs Day).

There will be around 500 monks walking at 9am from out near the Angkor Ticket office. This is the route they will do when they get to town. The yellow dot bottom centre, near the river, is where the roundabout is at Hard Rock Cafe.

According to Google Maps, they should be there between 10-11am. It will be a beautiful site!!!

Enjoy fellow foragers xo

12/04/2023

A new Guinness World Record!!
A total 3,214,203 Origami paper hearts at the gates of Angkor Wat

Photo cred: The Better Cambodia

02/03/2023

📞Calling all food lovers!!!!

🎉This should be a fab foodie event this weekend in the Capital!!!

24/02/2023

🏆WE WON!!!!!!!!!!

📢Just announced at The Asia Presige Awards:

🪙Urban Forage

🏆Food Tour Operator of the Year - Cambodia

🙏We are so grateful that we get to do what we love every day, and share a table with so many amazing people, but to be recognised in the arena as the best of the best, amongst so many other amazing tour operators well that takes it a whole other level.

👏Thank you so very much Asia Prestige Awards!
Now let's celebrate!!! 🍾

07/02/2023

What's on our mind?

Fooooodddddd

23/01/2023

They're sweet, they're smokey, they're sticky and they're on our evening ultimate street food tour in PP!

16/01/2023

We all need mates like this!!!

16/12/2022

Thanks Ting Ting for your amazing video!!!

It was so lovely hanging out for the morning xo

25/08/2022

An amazing video about the journey of Tevy and her little resto, Tevy's Place, in Siem Reap. One of the amazing restaurants we recommend and we will go to on our 14 Day Ultimate Cambodia Food Tour!

Great job André Akito

Link is in the comments

10/08/2022

Wanna know what the best restaurants in Phnom Penh in 2022 are?

Check out the latest top 5 belters!!!

(Link down in comments)



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25/07/2022

Had to share this one. This amazing feedback is why we do what we do... Wow. Just wow.

Congrats Mr Jackson and Mr Lucky!

22/07/2022

Check out this mind blowing crab in young green Kampot pepper on our new tours in the south!!!

5D/4N Taste of the South

Arvo Kampot and Kep Food Tour

Both are daily on request!

We reckon if we had to have 1 final meal in Cambodia, this would be it!

# kampotfoodtour 🇰🇭

07/07/2022

🦀🦀NEW 4N/5D TOUR ALERT🦀🦀

⬇️A Taste of the South

🦑Join us on a Private 5D/4N food, art and architecture tour of Southern Cambodia.

🦐From the world famous Kampot Pepper, to the crumbling abandoned art deco villas in neighbouring Kep, this relaxed getaway has the perfect balance of touring, gastronomy, culture, history and free time.

⬇️FULL ITINERARY BELOW AND LINK IN CHATS

🦀Day 1 – (D)
Pick up at Phnom Penh Airport, Phnom Penh Hotels, Sihanoukville or Shinta Mani WILD for your Private Transfer to Kampot.

Welcome dinner and drinks, meet your host at our amazing boutique accommodation – a converted Art Deco Theatre from the 1930s, steeped in history and praised for their food and attention to detail.

🦀Day 2 – (B,L,D)
10am – 12pm – Discover the past, present and future of this sleepy riverside town on a Kampot Art and Architecture Tour. This is followed by lunch at one of the most popular cafes in the Old Market area. A social enterprise, the eatery generates funds for arts-based therapy programs for Cambodian adults and kids.

Enjoy an afternoon at leisure. Suggestions: shopping, chilling by the pool or river, touring up Bokor mountain, a trip to the secret lake or the waterfalls.

530pm – Meet for sunset and dinner at the best Cambodian restaurant in the south, owned and run by our favourite Khmer Boss Lady – Darin, Restaurant 1960. Expect creative Cambodian cuisine, favourites with a twist in a super relaxed garden setting.

🦀Day 3 – (B,L,D)
10am Departure by Tuk Tuk to discover Kep, a region glorified during the 1960’s as the “Cambodian Riviera” visited by the likes of Jackie Kennedy.

Stop en route at a famous Kampot pepper plantation. Kampot Pepper is the first Cambodian product to receive the French appellation d’origine contrôlée—a geographical indication that protects trade names for special food products, like Champagne. We will tour the grounds and learn about why this pepper is so special and then learn the best way to cook with it as we prepare our lunch in a hands on cooking class.

3pm Check in and relax by the pool before heading for sunset, dinner and drinks at Kep’s famous Crab Shacks. Arguably the best place to view sunset in Cambodia, out over the Gulf of Thailand. Tonight we enjoy a seafood extravaganza.

🦀Day 4 – (B,L,D)

Morning at leisure. Suggestions: Kep National Park, Kep beach, searching for abandoned art deco villas (left to the jungle for nearly three decades after the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge), pool, relax.

1pm Meet at the Crab Market for a market tour and a delicious seafood feast inside the market, watch as the ladies pull in the crabs fresh from the ocean, as they have been doing since the roaring 1920s, and enjoy a truly unique, local experience.

530 – Meet for farewell sunset cocktails and canapés and then on for our farewell dinner, a French affair.

🦀Day 5 – (B)

9am-12pm – Onward transfers back to Phnom Penh.

28/06/2022

28/06/2022

🗓️Day 11 on our 14 day Ultimate Culinary Adventure!

🎪Dinner at the circus!

🤹Founded in 1994 Phare Circus uses theatre, music, dance and modern circus arts to uniquely tell Cambodian stories.

🍜Tonight we will feast from the different delicious vendors before grabbing a cocktail and enjoying the show!

🔗Link to full itinerary in comments.

15/06/2022

🗓️9.5 YEARS IN THE MAKING...

🎉Introducing:

🍜ULTIMATE 14 DAY CAMBODIAN CULINARY ADVENTURE!

👇Here are a couple of the culinary highlights:

💚Dinners for a cause
💚Street food and street art tours
💚Degustations
💚Sunset champers and canapés
💚Dinner at the circus
💚Sunrise picnic at Angkor Wat
💚Loads of local market meals
💚Chef's tables
💚Art and architecture tour
💚Curated Menus
💚Cooking school
💚Local picnics
💚Pepper plantation tour
And oh... so much more.

🙏These tours will be personally escorted by Ducky - Urban Forage Founder.

We've popped the link in the comments for the details and we can't wait to share a table with you!

13/06/2022

💣Our Morning Market and Street Art Tour in Phnom Penh is back in full swing from this weekend and we could not be more excited!!!
🖌️🎨Come discover Phnom Penh's hidden back streets on our food and art tour!
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09/06/2022

A fabulous Plant Based Morning food Tour in Siem Reap with

Thanks for the great chats and happy snaps!!

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13/05/2022

🔮Mesmerising! Eating out way around Siem Reap.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Join us for our morning or evening tour in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.

Or... Just hit us up for suggestions.

1️⃣Our aim is to make sure your bellies love Cambodia as much as ours do!

11/05/2022

🤗Meet the TEAM!

🎤Mr Jackson - Phnom Penh Manager, Guide and Karaoke Superstar with the team since 2019!

❓What is your favourite part of running tours?

❤️I love that there is always something new to learn. I am passionate about sharing as much information as I can about Cambodia, but also learning about new cultures around the world from my guests. Also, I love that I can generate a source of income for many local people by taking our guests to their shop to experience Khmer food they would have otherwise missed. Our food tour isn’t always all about food but also about sharing my knowledge about Khmer culture and the great stories we have!

❓What is Phnom Penh’s most underrated food?

❤️Definitely Nom Bahn Chok. Why? Because it is Cambodia’s most beloved and authentic dishes and not often tried by travelers.

❓What is your favorite bite of the tour?

❤️IF i had to choose it would be the Pork Ribs, trust us when we say they are the best in the country.

❓Where will you find Mr Jackson?

❤️Leading our Evening Street Food Tour in Phnom Penh. If you ask nicely he will sing on stage with the local band at the Khmer restaurant we go to on tour!