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

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.

from
USD $29 / Person

Price varies by group size

Guest Reviews

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1076 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Green Era Travel, Viator, Tripadvisor,
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威宇 林

A great journey from Tonle Sap Lake

First of all, I'd like to thank to my tour guide Mr. Phearom. He is a perfect guide who brought me a unforgettable journey. He introduced a lot of background information and history about Cambodia. Also, he prepared a lot of interesting food for me like lotus seed and crocodile meat. Even though i didn't really see the sunset because of bad weather, I still got a lot of fun from this tour. He is definitely a wonderful tour guide in Cambodia.
Written Aug 02, 2018

Nuvolao

Reggio Emilia, Italy

Half-Day Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap

Gita di mezza giornata a Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap Lake da Siem Reap, molto bella e consigliata. La nostra guida "Phearom" è stata molto piacevole e preparata. Very good tour ! Our guide Phearom number one ! Michele
Written Jul 31, 2018

Rainie L

Wonderful experience at Tonle Sap Lake

We had wonderful experience at Tonle Sap Lake. Our lovely tour guide Mr. Phearom is extremely knowledgeable and we really enjoyed every history and story he told us. The whole journey ran smoothly and with cozy space in the car. Overall I’m sure I’ll definitely recommend this tour to my friends. Thank you for everything.
Written Jul 30, 2018

Dietmar B

Teuer

Für65 Dollar nur vielleicht 1Std auf`n fluß und in See hat der Bootsführer gleich wieder umgedreht. Nicht zuempfehlen.
Written Jul 29, 2018

BassettTwickenham

Twickenham

Floating Villages Tour

Well run tour.Very informative but relaxed. Great drive, boat trip and row through the mangroves. A real privilege to be able to visit the community. Incredible scenes. Really enjoyed it.
Written Jul 29, 2018

chuckdnguyen

San Francisco, C

Tonle Sap half day tour w Borain

Highly recommended half day tour w Borain, a local tour guide who speaks great english, knows the area well, and can show you the ins and outs. Picked up at 8am and drove 45 mins to the huge lake (4th largest in Asia I learned), then hopped on a boat and the driver even let me drive it a bit (don’t forget to tip). Along the way saw local life in small villages that lived and relied on the water, which changes in height depending on the season. Took the optional $10 usd tour into the mangrove forest by a tiny boat to see life in the water forest which was cool. Plus a mini market w 4 boats selling coconuts, snacks and books to buy for the children in the village. Then stopped by the village and saw how poor it was, but everyone seemed happy, and electricity was introduced in 2015. Afterward Borain took me to the Siem Reap artisan market which helped rural locals learn art, really cool. Overall a great experience w a great tour guide. 5 stars. Only 2 downsides are: 1) I thought I would see the houses built on stilts on the water, but those are on a further part away and 2) Green Era did not send a reminder confirmation of pickup details the day before which, as a seasoned traveler and tour doer, is a big misstep.
Written Jul 26, 2018

salvogulli1964

Great tour

Barang is very professional and he explained to us the life of the village with great precision and passion
Written Jul 25, 2018

RJMPR

Miami, FL

Kompong Phluk, Tonle Sap Floating village

Great half day tour, my tour guide name was Barang, he was vey knowledgeable and had great english, the floating village tour was a great experience and Barang explained the history and how they survive on a day to day basis, we even got to interact with locals.
Written Jul 25, 2018

Dekaly

Nice and relaxing boat trip

A nice and relaxing boat trip on Tonlé sap and through the floatting village. I guess that our guide was the only one who brought us to walk inside the village, whereas other tour operators made the tourists stay in the boat. So this is a great advantage! Thanks for that.
Written Jul 21, 2018

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