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Tonle Sap Lake and Kampong Phluk Half-Day Tours from Siem Reap (4-5h)

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Overview

Half-day group tour from Siem Reap with a local guide. Enjoy your the tour in the morning or afternoon with about 45-minutes’ drive to the fishermen’s village of Kompong Phluk whose name means 'harbor of the tusks' and Cambodia great lake. Enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, it’s a lake with no ends in front of you, birds flying slowly overhead and surrounding with the interesting village as well as wetland area.

A local boat ride take you the Tonle Sap Lake and village where you will see nature in a way you’ve only seen in picture books and it’s where you will now see villagers houses, school, government houses built on high stilts but the pagoda on the only butte (the only building which is not on stilts) and see the activities of the villagers who your expert guide will teach you about their culture, the life style, and the ecosystem of this fascinating place. 

This tour concludes hotel pick up and drop-off. Please choose from one of two departure times when you book.

Highlights

  • Magnificent views of Tonle Sap Lake and Kompong Phluk
  • On-board guide commentary ensures you don’t miss anything
  • Hassle-free hotel pickup and round-trip transfers from Siem Reap
  • Choice of morning or afternoon departure

Price Per Person in USD

1 Pax
75$

Per Person

2 Pax
45$

Per Person

3 Pax
39$

Per Person

4 Pax
37$

Per Person

5 Pax
36$

Per Person

6 Pax
35$

Per Person

7 Pax
33$

Per Person

8 Pax Plus
29$

Per Person

  • Duration 4-5h
  • Experienced Tour Guide English
  • Instant Confirmation
  • Free Cancellation Yes
  • Mobile Voucher Accepted

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Itinerary

Begin your adventure with pickup from your Siem Reap hotel for the roughly 45-minute journey to Kompong Phluk. Depending on the season, you’ll travel by minibus (February to July) or by minibus and boat (August to January). Transfer to a small boat and set sail along the lake, passing stilted houses and schools, floating markets, pagodas, and fishing boats as your guide tells you more about local life, customs, and traditions. 

Wet-season visitors can also opt to enjoy a traditional canoe ride around the flooded forests (for an additional expense) and experience the region’s unique ecosystem as you glide between the semi-submerged trees. 

Back in Siem Reap, your tour ends with a drop-off at your hotel.

What's Included

  • Experienced English Speaking guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance ticket
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Sharing local boat ride
  • Small-Group Tours
  • Cold bottled water on tour

What's Not Included

  • Canoe ride in mangrove forest (Aug-Jan)
  • Food and drinks
  • Travel insurances
  • Gratuities
  • Others personal expenses

Pickup Time

Morning pickup from 7:30-8:30AM and Afternoon pickup from 1-2PM

Pickup Point

From your hotel in Siem Reap
  • Siem Reap
  • Small Group Tours (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville)
  • 4-5h
  • Half-day group tour from Siem Reap with a local guide. Enjoy your the tour in the morning or afternoon with about 45-minutes’ drive to the fishermen’s village of Kompong Phluk whose name means 'harbor of the tusks' and Cambodia great lake. Enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, it’s a lake with no ends in front of you, birds flying slowly overhead and surrounding with the interesting village as well as wetland area.

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Guest Reviews

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1076 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Green Era Travel, Viator, Tripadvisor,
GetYourGuide and Google reviews

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956
Good
98
Average
16
Poor
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Terrible
3

Christopher N

Excellent Tour with guide Phearon

Took this tour with guide Phearon earlier today. It was an excellent excursion from pick-up to drop-off and was an excellent way to spend some time outside of central Siem Reap. The floating village was fascinating and the optional canoe ride was a wonderfully unique experience. We were back at the hotel by 1pm which gave plenty of leisure time for the rest of the day. Highly recommend this tour.
Written Nov 02, 2018

lynnebw808

Outstanding tour guide

Siya Pouv was our tour guide on this trip to see the homes on stilts around Tonle Sap Lake. His English was perfect and he shared a ton of great information. I even got to ask questions I had from the rest of my stay. The tour itself was quite good. The only think I thought was a bit hokey was seeing the python in a little plastic container.
Written Nov 01, 2018

Marco O

Nice tour on the lake with stunning sunset views

Went on this tour today. It exceeded expectations. After being picked up a 45 min drive to get on the boat. There we stopped at the floating village en saw how people live there. Quite authentic although they are very much used to tourists. We did the small boat tour for an extra of 5 usd per person, but it was worth it. Restaurant was not good and quite a rip-off compared to other places. The we went to see the sunset. Very nice with a clear sky. After that back to the bus and back to Siem Reap. Back at hotel at 7.45 pm.
Written Nov 01, 2018

Micala K

Like canoeing through a National Geographic magazine

Guide was informative and speaks English well enough to joke with the tourists. A photographer's feast of photogenic people and nature's colors, light and shadows! Try the grilled snake on a stick!
Written Oct 29, 2018

Hendrik T

A tour worthwhile.

We had an afternoon time to do something in Siem Reap. Decided to take the afternoon tour for Kampong Phluk. Pickup at the hotel, nice on time, and off we went to Tonle Sap Lake. Our guide, Mr. Van Lonh from Green Era Travel, gave us valuable information about the coming tour and answered general questions about the country and the people. He is highly recommended. A guy who has great pleasure in his job and does his utmost to serve the clients. The tour was very pleasant. Beautifull village on poles. Now not very high above water due to the high water level of the lake. Boats sailing and crossing all over the place. Pleasure to watch. Also Mr. Van Lohn Show us the local food we could taste. Recommended tour is you have a morning or afternoon to spare.
Written Oct 28, 2018

ebrenesv

Great half day tour

Our guide was very nice and provided lots of stories of about daily life in Cambodia and their history. Even though the river was crowded with boats it worth it.
Written Oct 26, 2018

Renatopezzulo

Heartwarming experience

It all starts with the warm embrace Marin, your tour guide, gives you at your hotel pickup. Right off the bat, you can tell that youre going to be in the best of hands when you meet Marin and his great driver. He was so kind and welcoming. He was attentive, knowledgeable, kind and truly warming. He explains all that there is to do on our trip as we drive towards to the lake. Everything is taken care of and shows you nothing but beauty and raw views/moments of the Kompong Phluk people. The tour is amazing and easily humbling. It is now clear that when i return to siem reap (which i will 100%), Marin will be my only tour guide for whatever i do. His extensive work transcended to a good friend and he will forever be the person i go to in siem reap. I thank him and his people for all his hospitality. It will be forever appreciated.
Written Oct 25, 2018

anthonywallacecom

A beautiful adventure

This was a very fun and educational adventure in Kompong Phluk. The guide and driver pick you up from your hotel, and begin your 45 minute drive to the boats. Our guide Lonh wasted no time to start the conversation and give a very nice insight into cambodian culture and history. It is a pretty awe inspiring scene when you arrive at the boats. There are literally hundreds of boats waiting for visitors. We were provided with a private boat, so there were only 5 of us total with the guide and boat driver. It takes nearly 20 minutes to arrive into the village, and Lonh continues to give some great insight into the culture of the people who call the lake home. Once you actually arrive, it is quite a beautiful place. It is something you have to experience for yourself, so I won't try to explain, but it is absolutely amazing and Lonh has lots to say about the place. Very knowledgeable. The entire trip, from pickup to dropoff is about 4 hours. And it is very beautiful, educational, and well worth the cost. I would recommend this to anybody visiting Siem Reap. Something totally different.
Written Oct 24, 2018

Belindatp

Interesting insight into floating village life

We learnt a lot on this tour about the life on water. It was a little shocking to see how families live in the floating villages. Our guide Wat was very knowledgeable however it is hard to hear over the boat engines. Whilst we enjoyed this day as we learnt a lot it was very touristy. We did the canoe ride in the mangroves and yes you are encouraged to tip the lady, we were happy to do so but gave her the tip directly. They are clearly very poor and trying to make a living. It was a good way to get a closer look into the life on water plus we saw monkeys!
Written Oct 22, 2018

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