La Plantation
La Plantation
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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La Plantation is a social and sustainable family project, the perfect combination of traditional farming and modern processing. At La Plantation, we produce Black, Red, White Kampot pepper and the exclusive Fresh Salted Kampot Pepper, Red Long Pepper, Turmeric, Bird Chili and local fruits. Grown traditionally and harvested by hand, our spices are processed with high standards in quality and hygiene and are certified organic by Ecocert. Presentation, tasting and free guided tour in English, French, and Khmer. You will understand why Kampot Pepper has been elected #1 best pepper in the world. La Plantation has also a social dimension by improving the living conditions of many people in this rural area and by taking care of the primary school. You can enjoy our spices in our two restaurants (Khmer and French), or join a Khmer cooking class. You can also experience a tour in the rural countryside up to Secret Lake in a cart pulled by water buffaloes.
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- Jim MSparks, Nevada33 contributionsNeeded Some Black Salt PepperI live most of the year in Cambodia and like to visit Kampot. My family often ask me to go to La Plantation to buy them the Black Salt Pepper. I enjoy riding my motorcycle out to La Plantation and find the service awesome and the atmosphere is fun. I’ll keep coming back and highly recommend this place.Thank you for your visit and this review ! We will welcome you and your family in the best way everytime you'll decide to visit us. See you soon !Written 26 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled soloWritten 25 November 2023
- Jack F26 contributionsInteresting experienceIt was interesting to see the farm, and I enjoyed the drive over in Tuk Tuk. Perhaps due to the time of year, the farm was a bit touristy and crowded. Our group was too large to really be able to enjoy the tasting they have after the tour. I did find a couple of pepper mixes I liked though.Thank you for visiting us and for your feedback !Written 28 January 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 1 January 2024
- bogusbusterWashington DC, District of Columbia9 contributionsUnforgettable development tourism spice farm experience!Of all the places I’ve visited in Cambodia, this is probably where I learned the most and really found inspiration in how they run their development venture. I refer to this latter point because this is a place where they go out of their way to treat their workers with respect, dignity, and with a family like sensibility. Though they don’t overemphasize it, their workers are housed in decent living quarters on-site at no cost. While I’d been to other spice farms around the world, the way this place is structured is quite different. Our guide, Leap (“Lee-epp”) took the time to describe in detail how and why each step of the process works. During the tasting session, she gave incredibly detailed descriptions of how each spice mix and sauce can be paired with variety of dishes. By that point, everyone must’ve been incredibly hungry because her she was quite vivid. But no worry, the restaurant didn’t disappoint. With a simple menu of traditional Khmer specialties, they really know how to season food in a way that you won’t find at Kampot restaurants. Even though I actually landed up buying quite a few spices, if the packaging was more durable I would have purchased even more since they have numerous unique products that you won’t find anywhere else in the country. Little vacuum packed bags that can’t be closed back up doesn’t really make sense for delicate spices. Some simple glass jars with solid tops would make a world of difference! My only regret was taking a tuktuk there. Because the road is being paved, there was a huge dust bowl throughout. Though the driver gave me a mask, I could feel the grit on my hair and face by the end of the trip. Probably would’ve been better to simply rent a car for the day, however the kind lady at the shop in town reassured me that I tuktuk would be fine.Thank you so much for this lovely review. We see that you appreciated your experience here. We will continue in the way.Written 28 January 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited January 2024Travelled soloWritten 13 January 2024
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Marios K
Ayia Napa, Cyprus497 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We went there with wife and almost 2 year old daughter. We had a tour inside the plantation in the heat almost under the hot sun (they did some kind of shading at each place you stop during the tour)).
The guide gave us too much info that i dont know if anybody remembers now or needed to know... next we did pepper tasting and then left. others bought some kind of pepper and had a cooking class. i found it a bit boring.
The guide gave us too much info that i dont know if anybody remembers now or needed to know... next we did pepper tasting and then left. others bought some kind of pepper and had a cooking class. i found it a bit boring.
Written 23 February 2020
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Thanks for your review, even if we are a little bit surprised with the word boring.
We propose a lot of different activities, the visit of the pepper farm to learn about the Kampot pepper, for sure, the tasting of all peppers and spices to try, smell, taste different savors, some buffalo tour to enjoy a chilling ride through the countryside. We can lead you to the kids house to see all what we do here for children and, if you’re lucky, meet children over here.
The pepper has a very long history in this region, it’s part of the Khmer culture. We believe that is important for visitors to know why you can grow pepper here, why Kampot pepper is so famous in the world, how do we harvest it and what we do regarding the social aspect.
Visit and tasting are free of charge, we don’t make you do the visit if you’re not interested. If you want to avoid the heat, we organise guided tour between 9h and 16h30. Don’t hesitate to come in the morning or later in the afternoon, we also provide hats if needed.
Regards.
Written 25 March 2020
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Mike_Lehmann
Troisdorf, Germany23 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The free tour and the tasting were really good but be very careful when you buy anything at the shop. The cashier received some money from the customer in front of me and was looking carefully at the 20USD note. I didn't understand immediately why. When I paid my things I got change from him and he gave me exactly that note. It was pretty old and now nobody except that note over here.
What a bad behave!
What a bad behave!
Written 10 January 2020
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Dear Mike_Lehmann, thanks for your visit. We are a bit surprised about your comment.
The cashier has a lot of responsibilities and it’s on his duties to check if a note is real or not. He cashed the note, so we can definitely say that it was a real one. He didn’t know at this moment that you will need a change of 20$, he gave you this note, not on purpose. If you wanted to change a note, you could always say to the cashier that you wanted another note. It’s possible.
About the behave, it’s very common here to look very well the money, dollars note are not made in Cambodia and if they are cheated, they can’t do nothing. As travelers, we can change our dollars in every airport, bank or big city, it’s quite easy for us.
Regards.
Written 25 March 2020
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LouLou
Western Australia, Australia14 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
This tour was great but the road is 😱 in a tuk tuk! We paid $20 USD return for a family of 5 and we were happy with that. The tasting session at the end of the tour was excellent. Product purchasing was good and fair prices. Would love to get some recipes to motivate me to use my purchases
Written 2 January 2020
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Dear louloubme,
The road is a local public way to come to La Plantation after passing the N33. We're doing our best to fixe it ourself but it stays bumpy and dirty as a lot of small road in the country. Getting a tuk tuk or a motorbike are optional. You can also chose our pick up service to come and enjoy our activities if you prefer so.
We're delighted to know you enjoyed your time with us. For your information a recipes book made by our owners is available in the main house for free. That gives you some nice ideas on how to cook and use our spices when you'll back home!
Thank you and happy new year 2020!
Written 2 January 2020
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FamSiam V
Falls Church, VA419 contributions
May 2020 • Family
We held off visiting La Plantation during a previous trip to Kampot, preferring to experience a smaller, more intimate pepper farm. However - perhaps it was the lack of busses and big groups - but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The grounds are immaculate, our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and the facilities are top notch. We enjoyed delicious food, beautiful views, and learned a great deal about crop farming in Cambodia and local traditions. Well worth the trip out of town.
Written 20 June 2020
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Hello FamSiam V, thank so much for your review and your recommendation. At least, you seem to really enjoy your time in our pepper farm with our friendly guide. We also have some activities in La Plantation such as buffalo tour or cooking class that you can enjoy with your family. We hope to see you again. All the best.
Written 18 July 2020
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Aimee L
14 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Mainly wanted to experience buffalo tour although found pepper tour interesting too. The tour left the main office at 8:45 and we were collected from La Plantation at 3pm. The package included lunch also but was far too long, all three activities (including transport) could easily of been reduced to 4 hours instead of 6. Were rushed from the buffalo tour to the pepper tour only then to sit and wait for an hour before having lunch and then wait for another hour following. Good cause and staff accommodating but all in all unless you have a keen interest in pepper making and sitting around for hours or walking through fields in the heat then wouldn’t recommend.
Written 13 March 2020
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Thank you Aimee L for your review. We try to plan our package to enjoy the visit of the pepper farm, tasting, lunch in the restaurants and buffalo tour without waiting too long or rushing. It's possible to do only one or two activities, you just have to come to La Plantation but it won't be the same price.
Best regards.
Written 25 March 2020
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EricRHaas
San Mateo, CA21 contributions
Feb 2020
Getting to La Plantation is half of this remarkable experience. Whether it be by tour van, tuk tuk or motorbike, you'll travel rough dirt roads through beautiful countryside past villages, farms and lakes to get there. A great opportunity to get off the main roads to see a different side of Cambodia.
La Plantation is a marvelous place with a great educational tour of their pepper growing operations. You'll also learn about the history of pepper farms in the region, the founding of La Plantation and the organization's commitment to giving back to the local community. A very impressive story!
At the close of the tour, you'll have the opportunity to taste test many of the peppers grown on the farm. All of their products can be purchased on site. And if you want a bite to eat before hitting the road back to town, there's an onsite restaurant.
Definitely recommend including La Plantation in your visit to Kampot.
La Plantation is a marvelous place with a great educational tour of their pepper growing operations. You'll also learn about the history of pepper farms in the region, the founding of La Plantation and the organization's commitment to giving back to the local community. A very impressive story!
At the close of the tour, you'll have the opportunity to taste test many of the peppers grown on the farm. All of their products can be purchased on site. And if you want a bite to eat before hitting the road back to town, there's an onsite restaurant.
Definitely recommend including La Plantation in your visit to Kampot.
Written 28 February 2020
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Thank you for your kind recommendation EricRHaas, we are so happy to read that you enjoyed the guided tour, it's a good way to learn about the pepper, the long story of this spice in the region and for the local, and a good way for us to share with you about our social project.
The tasting of pepper is the opportunity to try, smell, taste all the different peppers and to know how to use it for your next dishes.
Thanks for your support, all the best for you.
Written 25 March 2020
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KTP310
Reading, UK1,220 contributions
Feb 2020
We thoroughly enjoyed a very informative tour of the pepper farm, which is set in lovely grounds with beautiful views across to the lake. The tour was followed by an extensive tasting of about 10-12 different peppers and we really felt we learnt a lot this morning. The only thing I would have liked to understand better was how the company is supporting the community and education; this wasn’t mentioned but I have since read that they do. Its fantastic that they don’t charge for such an excellent tour. Expect very bumpy roads to get there!
Written 22 February 2020
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Dear KTP310,
Thanks for your visit.
We are sorry that we didn't have a chance to meet and explain you our project to support the school and communities.
We had a booth at the welcome building with a video and information and a person is dedicated to our association Les Ecoles de La Plantation.
It should have been easy for you to request some information on-site.
You still can get more information and support our kids through our association.
Please visit our website: http://www.lesecolesdelaplantation.com
Written 22 February 2020
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Logan M
University Park, TX36 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We opted to take a full tour of the plantation. It is very easy to arrange your visit at their shop in town! The Water Buffalo ride into the secret lake was a great experience, as was the tour and tasting of the farm. Definitely don’t miss out on having lunch here! It was one of our best meals in Cambodia.
Written 14 January 2020
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Glad to hear that you had such a great day with us! The farm visit and the tasting are very interesting to know a little bit more about Kampot Pepper, as the restaurant where you can have Khmer or French food with this surprising spice. The buffalo tour is definitely the best way to chill in the countryside of La Plantation. Thanks for your support.
Written 24 March 2020
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TasmanianDude
Phnom Penh, Cambodia9 contributions
Oct 2020
Interesting place to visit. Nice farm and cafe nice location. Staff super friendly. The pepper shop sold many spices and herbs as well as pepper and all presented professionally.
Worth a visit if you have time. My advice is take a car or taxi as the road there is so bad, if you go by tuk tuk it would be horror ride.
Worth a visit if you have time. My advice is take a car or taxi as the road there is so bad, if you go by tuk tuk it would be horror ride.
Written 4 October 2020
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Good morning,
thank you very much for your visit at La Plantation. We are happy that you had a great time with us.
Indeed, the car or taxi rides are more confortable than tuk tuk or moto bike rides. If you plan to visit us again, it is with pleasure that we could organize a limousine transfer for you.
It is normal that the road is not perfect as it is a Cambodian countryside road. Also, La Plantation is doing as much as possible to help the development of our region.
We wish you all the best from our team.
Written 5 October 2020
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Rinita S
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia9 contributions
Jan 2020
Acres of lush agro farm replete with 2 beautiful restaurants, Pepper Shop and free guided tour which takes you arounf the plantation ending with a very academic pepper tasting class. Can go by TukTuk however given the Searing heat ( we visitied in Jan) would strongly recommend hiring an air conditioned car instead. Quite a distance out of Kampot, at least an hour and more.
Written 29 January 2020
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Dear RinitaS6
Thanks for the visit and your nice review about your day at La Plantation.
We offer a AC mini van transportation service included in our discovery packages for people who prefer have a confortable journey. But driving a motorbike or hiring a tuk-tuk is also a local enjoyable experience in the country side.
Written 1 February 2020
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Bonjour,
J’aimerais me rendre à la plantation et j’ai lu qu’il existait des bus pour s’y rendre qui partaient du centre ville de Kampot. En revanche je ne trouve pas le lieu de départ de ces bus. En savez-vous davantage ?
Merci beaucoup !
Written 29 October 2022
Bonjour, nous aimerions venir passer une matinée pour visiter la plantation et faire un cours de cuisine à déguster ensuite. Est ce faisable? Merci
Written 15 January 2020
bonjour
oui mais il faut réserver!
Written 15 January 2020
Comment venir à la plantation depuis Kampot.
Demain?
On a un vélo que nous avons loué.
Pensez vous que nous pouvons venir.
Cordialement
Written 19 February 2019
Bonjour , oui c'est tout à fait faisable avec des vélos type trek ( tout chemin ou Mountain Bike) la piste est bonne constamment . C'est un parcours facile qui ne monte que sur les 3 derniers kilomètres à partir de Secret Lake. Le mieux est de suivre l'application MapsMe depuis Kampot car les indications routières sont inexistantes. Bonne route à faire le matin tôt en cette saison ( 30 à 35 kilomètres de mémoire ) .
Written 19 February 2019
Is this free? Do you pay for the buffalo cart ride? How much should we pay for tuk tuk from Kampot town? Thanks in advance.
Written 15 January 2019
They offer the Tuk Tuk for 25$. They will wait in the front for you. But I think with the own motobike will be much more comfortable...
Written 1 February 2019
Vincent S
Antwerp, Belgium
Bonjour,
Nous sommes a Phnom Penh aujourd’hui et nous quittons le Plantation Resort demain matin a 7h en private minivan.
Nous aimerions passer pour un tour guidé vers 11h demain matin.
Le trajet Plantation Resort —> La Plantation est faisable en 4h, non?
On pourrait eventuellement aussi luncher chez vous?
Hâte d’en apprendre plus durant cette activité vivement conseillé par des amis belges qui sont passés chez vous la semaine passée.
Merci d’avance de votre retour rapide.
Bonne fin de journée.
Vincent Snoeks
Written 14 January 2019
How much is it for a ticket/visit? And do you need to prebook?
Written 15 April 2018
I just showed up and got assigned to a tour for free. They make their money off the various pepper sets you can buy.
Written 15 April 2018
Do you do the tour in the later afternoon? I am in kampot today and would like to know if you would do a tour after 2pm today (March 9, 2018)
Written 9 March 2018
They do it. we started our trip from Kampot at 1 p.m. and they do tours every 15 minutes.
Written 18 March 2018
Hello Mariette,
Yes we are open every day including January 1st
Enjoy your visit
La Plantation
Written 30 December 2017
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