Illuminating insight into eco-friendly handicrafts in Siem Reap
Illuminating insight into eco-friendly handicrafts in Siem Reap
After exploring the amazing ancient relics in the Angor Archaeological Park, visitors to Siem Reap can enjoy a fun excursion that reveals an age-old practice that provides a wealth of everyday products.
Guests are taken to a local village to learn how to craft palm leaves into roofing, walls, mats, baskets and other household items. Known in the local language as smok, the eco-friendly products are produced in villages nationwide. Expert weavers conduct a one-hour workshop using only natural materials grown locally.
Participants will learn to make mats, hats, small boxes and handicrafts which can be taken home as souvenirs. This is a fascinating and educational excursion that reveals how the local people are able to make a sustainable living from a plant that grows in abundance.