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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Sac D

Frauenfeld, Switzerland

An excellent day with Sath & Sokhen

Sath and Sokhen picked us up as planed at our hotel. It was a great journey. I really think it worth paying a little bit more than the standard tours for 20$, and have a private tour with Sath. We visited a market in the morning. Sath took the time to explain us the specialties and the products in general that they sell at the market. I loved the atmosphere! We then went through the floating village with our private boat and visited the village by foot. We had the village just for us because you don't do that with big tours. Sath always took the time to give us detailed information during the day! He's a great guide always smiling and ready to help. Sokhen was a good driver. He drove us carefully to the main spots. Thank you both for this superbe experience! If I had to do it again I would definitely book by them. I red a lot of bad reviews from people being scammed because they booked a group tour for much less with other companies. I wasn't sure at the beginning, but they really made the difference! I think it's the best way to discover this place.
Written Jan 29, 2024

valentinadp

Una giornata memorabile alla scoperta della vera Cambogia

Nak, la guida e Samun, l’autista ci sono venuti a prendere puntuali nel nostro hotel.Nak ha iniziato a spiegarci un po’ di “storia” e poi ci siamo diretti alla Visita dei villaggi galleggianti. Nonostante la stagione fosse secca e il villaggio quasi totalmente asciutto Nak ci ha fatto salire su un’imbarcazione per costeggiare il Villaggio fino ad arrivare ad un porticciolo per proseguire a piedi nel Villaggio. Abbiamo visitato una anche una scuola ????.Dopo ci siamo diretti a fare un giro in canoa nelle mangrovie e infine nel lago tonle Sap.Abbiamo successivamente consumato il Pranzo in un buon ristorante locale molto economico e nel pomeriggio abbiamo visitato la foresta degli elefanti.Abbiamo preparato loro del cibo e successivamente abbiamo passeggiato con loro nella giungla seguiti dai ragazzi del parco nazionale e dalla nostra fantastica guida Nak. È stata un’esperienza indimenticabile.Consigliatissimo.
Written Jan 18, 2024

Nomad38880852746

Tonle Sap tour great experience

Nak was a great guide who explained all the details and answered all my questions. Had a great time experiencing the local culture and understanding the lifestyle of the lake residents.
Written Jan 15, 2024

Shila B

Amazing place - Tonle Sap -

The views and our guide Nak was superb.Knowledgeable and very professional.He was very courteous and helpful
Written Jan 15, 2024

Gene W

Comfortable and stress free Tonle Sap tour

We had a great day with Sath as our guide and Sokhen as our minivan driver. They picked us up on time at our hotel and we spent the day visiting a real local Tonle Sap market, the village and aboard the boat tour. It was an eye opener. Sath speaks perfect English and was born and raised in Siem Reap. He knows the city’s history and is well informed. Both made our day stress free and comfortable. I highly recommend them.
Written Jan 13, 2024

Ren T

An amazing day trip with Mr. Sophy & Mr. Sokkhen!

What a beautiful day with Mr. Sophy! The Elephant Sanctuary was one of my favorite activities of my entire trip to Cambodia - cannot recommend this tour enough!! Our driver, Mr. Sokkhen navigated some difficult roads with grace & I loved meeting the children at the floating village.
Written Jan 11, 2024

Fiona M

Brussels, Belgium

A wonderful experience, highly recommend. Thanks Sorphea!

Sorphea was an excellent and informative guide. He took us to a local market, giving lots of insights into the way of life of the local people. The boat ride through the floating village was amazing, as was our small boat ride through the mangroves. To cap a perfect tour, Sorphea took us to an excellent restaurant in the 'jungle '. A wonderful experience, highly recommend ????.
Written Jan 10, 2024

Agnieszka J

Sydney, Australia

New Year’s Eve lake Kampong half a day dxpiriebce

We did our tour on New Year’s Eve in the morning.While Siem Reap was getting ready for Celebration , many roads were closed Sophy our guide came on his bike well before time as the car was hold up by traffic. This was very appreciated , so is the company as despite just the two of us the tour still went ahead and we basically had a private tour in very comfortable large van. Sophy was very informative, kind, helpful and nothing was a bother. Despite heat , we really enjoyed the trip because of Sophy’s knowledge of the area, people and customs and understanding of travellers needs. Morning visit to the market was great and brought everything together for us . We would recommend Sophy and the company he works for to future travellers . The driver was also very pleasant, helpful and we felt safe. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to get to know Cambodia and its people . All the very best to you and your company.
Written Jan 04, 2024

Karin F

Zuidbroek, The Netherlands

Een prachtige kennismaking met de locale bevolking van Cambodja

Het was een geweldige trip waarbij er ook ruimte was voor persoonlijke wensen, zoals even stoppen bij een tempel. De gids was erg vriendelijk en vertelde veel wetenswaardigheden. Kompong Phluk was erg indrukwekkend evenals de stop en wandeling over de locale markt. Ik beveel deze excursie ten zeerste aan!
Written Jan 02, 2024

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