Responsible Shopping
Before you go shopping, visit our Eco-shop here at Babel Guesthouse. Our vision with this shop is to make it easier for travelers who wish to reduce their traveling footprint to choose plastic-free alternatives. In our Eco-shop you´ll find various items perfect to bring on your travels. And the best thing is everything is Eco-friendly and locally made.
If you don’t have a tote bag or a backpack, purchase one in our shop. That way you don’t have to bring unnecessary plastic bags from your shopping back to Babel. Note - our tote bags are specially made to our shop by Friends N Stuff - creating jobs for locals.
If you don’t have a refillable water bottle, purchase one in our shop, and be part of our Refill NOT landfill campaign. You can fill this bottle up with water for free here at Babel and bring it with you. When it’s empty, simply fill it up at refill stations all over town. In fact, you can fill it up at Refill stations all over the country, and 5 other counties in South East Asia. Check out the map of Refill stations HERE!
Everything you find in this fair trade market is made in Cambodia. The main philosophy behind the Made in Cambodia Market is to help create Khmer jobs, from villagers producing the handicrafts to the sellers interacting with the visitors.
At the Made in Cambodia Market you can connect meaning to your purchases, as there is often someone there to tell you exactly where it came from and about the hands that crafted it. You can even visit many of the workshops creating these local products, and see and learn about the production process yourself.
Open every day from 12.00 am – 10.00 pm.
Angkor Handicraft Association is an open souvenir market that offers a place for local artisans and rural producers to showcase their handicraft to travelers looking for responsible shopping in Siem Reap.
The AHA Souvenir Market features handmade silk, cotton, silverware, statues made from stone, bronze and wood, hand-woven textiles and natural fibers, paintings, bags and accessories, ceramics and much more.
Angkor Handicraft Association is located on the way to the Angkor Temples Checkpoint on Road 60. It’s a a nice little Tuk Tuk ride away, by the beautiful Siem Reap river.
Open every day from 10.00 am – 7.00 pm.