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Eco-Soap Social Impact Tour
From $40.00 /person







Overview
A Hands-On Journey for Health, Environment, and Empowerment
This 3.5 hour, non-cycling tour uses comfortable tuk-tuk transport to take you directly into the heart of Eco-Soap Bank’s operations. This is a unique opportunity to connect with the team and learn exactly how they transform discarded soap from global manufacturers, into life-saving hygiene products.
The experience is hands-on and includes a guided process of learning, connecting, and creating, allowing you to participate directly in the soap-making process before your return journey. This tour is a unique way to see sustainable solutions in action.
From the income generated by every participant that joins this tour, Eco-Soap Bank are able to produce 70 bars of soap for communities in need.
The Experience: From Sightseeing to Soap Making
On this dedicated tour, you will delve into the profound Hygiene, Environmental, and Economic impact of the Eco-Soap Bank model. You will learn firsthand how your support helps address three critical challenges in Cambodia:
Hygiene: Turning waste into life-saving soap for communities where access to basic hygiene supplies is limited.
Environment: Diverting thousands of metric tons of soap waste from landfills annually.
Empowerment: Providing fair wage employment and skills training, particularly for women living in poverty.
After the factor visit and making your own soap, our dedicated Ripple Effect Rides will stop off at a few locations on the way back in to town, to share more about local life, environmental challenges, and share the small but simple ways tourists can be part of the solution.
Tour Highlights
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10% Donation Guarantee: 10% of your ticket is donated directly to a local partner cause of your choice (select from our vetted list).
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Hands-On Impact: Participate directly in the soap-making process at the Eco-Soap Bank facility, moving beyond observation to creation, alongside the inspirational women at their factory.
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Triple Impact Focus: Learn first-hand how your support tackles three critical areas: Hygiene, Environmental Waste, and Women’s Economic Empowerment.
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Tuk-Tuk Journey: Enjoy comfortable, dedicated transport via tuk-tuk directly to and from the Eco-Soap Bank facility.
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Immediate Community Benefit: Every participant generates 70 bars of life-saving soap for communities in need.
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Learn from the Locals: Our guide will lead dedicated discussions on the return journey, covering local life and simple ways tourists can support environmental solutions.
Included
- Fluent English-speaking Local Guide and dedicated Tuk-Tuk Driver
- 10% donation included in your ticket price, directed to the local partner cause of your choice.
- Guided soap-making session at Eco-Soap Bank, and you get to take home the bar you make!
- A reusable canvas tote bag (made by at-risk women from our partner NGOs) to reduce plastic waste and support locals.
- Refillable water provided for the trip, plus our top tips on how to refill water around Siem Reaps
- Insight from your guide during the return journey to discuss local challenges and solutions.
Excluded
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
Tour Itinerary
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We ensure your day starts smoothly. Please kindly make your way directly to the Ripple Effect Rides store in the town centre (Click here for our store location).
Time: Please arrive promptly at 2.00PM for a quick welcome and briefing on the day’s agenda.
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Upon arrival at the store, our experienced team will welcome you. We’ll provide a brief but essential induction, covering the tours itinerary, and most importantly, a discussion about our company’s mission and the direct impact your contribution makes through our local partner organisations.
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Once the induction is complete, we’ll head out! You will be comfortably transferred by vehicle from our store to the starting point of the Eco-Soap Bank factory visit.
- Duration: The transfer takes approximately 20 minutes as we head to the outskirts of Siem Reap city.
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This is the heart of your tour—your opportunity to move beyond sightseeing and participate directly in a solution.
You will embark on a guided tour of the Eco-Soap Bank facility, learning about their inspiring mission to tackle health, environmental, and economic challenges through soap recycling. You will witness the full, innovative process firsthand, from transforming soap waste and scraps into new bars of soap for communities in need.
The highlight is the hands-on soap-making session where you’ll work alongside the incredible local women who power this social enterprise. This interactive experience allows you to contribute to the mission while gaining a deeper understanding of sustainable economic empowerment.
This is a powerful, impactful afternoon where you connect with the people creating the ‘Ripple Effect.’
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As your dedicated tuk-tuk driver navigates back to town, your guide will make stops at various local points of interest. These informal sessions are designed to share a deeper understanding of local Cambodian life, the challenges related to plastic pollution and waste management, and, most importantly, the simple, positive solutions that tourists and individuals can adopt to be part of the solution.
You’ll return to the Ripple Effect Rides store having not only contributed to a great cause but also armed with the knowledge to make sustainable choices throughout the rest of your travels.
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