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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Parmeshwaran I

Good insightful trip

Pheahrom was an excellent guide and he took us around Tonle Sap lake and gave a good overview on the life in the Kompong Phluk floating village. We visited some schools and saw how the people in these villages go about their lives. It was very grounding experience.
Written Apr 04, 2018

hoihoivakantie

A must if you want to experience how local fisherman live!

The journey to Kampong Phluk gives you a view of the Cambodian country side. Once we arrived at the fishing village we loved to see the houses on stilts and experience the boat ride through initially quite shallow water in the river (dry season) until we reached Tonle Sap lake. This lake is larger than we ever imagined. It is like a sea! Mr San, our tour guide gave excellent explanation throughout the tour and we we were a bit surprised as we thought more tourists would join us on this trip but we had mr Sun as a personal guide for our family.
Written Mar 29, 2018

DeMauriae V

Had a great experience with the...

Had a great experience with the village of Kompong Phluk and wish I could have hadmore time there and less on Tonle Sap Lake, but maybe that's because I love people. The guide was great, charismatic and very cool.
Written Mar 27, 2018

Drivers22

This how the real fishermen of Cambodia live!

A real eye opener and a great experience made special by our guide Phearom who was really helpful and passionate about his country. Great memories of happy children with wide smiles on their faces despite not having material things and living a fairly basic life.
Written Mar 27, 2018

Fotini K

Great day tour! The guide told us a lot about Cambodian history and visiting Kampong Phluk was a unique experience!

We had a great time in this tour! Visiting Kampong Phluk and Tonle Sap Lake was a unique experience and gave a feeling of what Cambodia is actually like, outside from the touristic center of Siem Reap! The guide was very friendly and pleasant and gave us a lot of information about the Cambodian history and way of life!
Written Mar 25, 2018

Leo M

Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap Lake Tour

The tour is a must to see how the villagers in Kampong Phluk adapt to the annual changes in their environment, from wet to dry season. Our guide Borain has shared a lot of information about the people and the tour.
Written Mar 25, 2018

Aegreenwood

Floating village tour

Phearom is an amazing guide. Taught us a lot about Cambodia's history. Floating village was very interesting. Took my 11yr daughter who learnt a lot. So nice to travel in the air conditioned van! Thanks for the amazing tour.
Written Mar 22, 2018

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Unique and eye-opening! See how real rural Cambodians are living

We loved seeing the houses on stilts village, Kompong Phluk and how the people live through fishing and now tourism. These rural children are learning English to hopefully join the burgeoning tourism field for a better life since they can make more money. We had a beer on a floating restaurant/crocodile farm which was great as well. Even though we had an afternoon tour which means it's very hot out, since you're on the water it's really enjoyable and interesting! It's dry season now so the water is muddy and shallow but it's still interesting to see the fishermen at work and the drying of the mini shrimp
Written Mar 19, 2018

Ettore B

Sito particolare accompagnati da una guida esperta

Ho effettuato questa escursione in compagnia di altre 4 persone accompagnati da Phearom un ottima guida esperta che parla un inglese fluente e comprensibile. È stato molto attento alle nostre esigenze e ci ha spiegato la vita difficile del villaggio di Kompong. Alla fine del tour ci ha dato anche dei consigli e delle indicazioni sui ristoranti di Siem Reap. Consiglio vivamente questo tour in compagnia di Phearom se possibile.
Written Mar 15, 2018

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