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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1089 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Green Era Travel, Viator, Tripadvisor,
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Franny L

Day trip to the floating village

Tour guide is amazing! Knows a ton about the history of Cambodia and is also super friendly! You'll totally be able to tell that he loves his job!
Written Aug 18, 2017

yiyun s

One day tour in paradise!

It's really good! The tour guide worked hard to introduce the history of ancient culture in Cambodia and floating villages I enjoyed the tour so much!!!
Written Aug 18, 2017

k0htalu

Cullompton, UK

Kampong Phluk - floating village tour

We were picked up from our hotel as a family group and taken by air conditioned minivan to get a boat to the floating village. Jeff talked with passion about Cambodia (ask him about his parents story and i promise that you will shed a tear!) and answered all our questions. We were transferred onto a boat with the five of us and taken around the floating village. Here we had the opportunity to be paddled in a canoe through the mangroves for a few dollars more. Compared with the other trips on offer, this was far cheaper and, I felt, much less commercialised! Jeff was an amazing guide and even sent us photos after the trip. 5 star recommendation!
Written Aug 16, 2017

Jing

We started early at 7:45 am from my...

We started early at 7:45 am from my homestay to Kampong Phluk, which was good because we went ahead of other tourists and avoided the crowd. My guide, Jeff, speaks good English, provides interesting facts about the village life and Siem Reap, in general, which made me appreciate the place more. I especially liked the small canoe ride in the middle of dense mangroves. Its like being in a fantasy movie waiting for crocodiles, snakes and monkeys to show up. It is indeed a habitat for these animals, together with different bird species. I wasnt lucky though to spot them at the time I went.
Written Aug 14, 2017

Deanne S

The tour was amazing and thoroughly...

The tour was amazing and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. It was fascinating to view the floating village, to see the houses built on stilts and to wonder through the village. Our guide, Van Lonh, was amazing, very knowledgable, polite, good English and a great sense of humour. Money well spent!
Written Aug 04, 2017

allthelowes

Sydney, Australia

Great Half Day Tour to Floating Villages

Thoroughly enjoyed our half day tour to the Floating Villages at Kampong Phluk and Tonle Sap Lake. Highly recommend doing this tour and if possible ask for Van Lonh to be your guide as he was absolutely fantastic - both his history knowledge and his English were excellent with a great sense of humour which made our afternoon very enjoyable. The tour was advertised as a small group and it was very small, just my husband and myself. Loved our tour!!!!
Written Aug 03, 2017

Damien C

Floating Village Tour

Tour guide cherry did an excellent job showing me and my family around the floating villages. Highly recommended. Excellent patience in answering all my youngest's questions
Written Jun 21, 2017

Haras E

Tonle Sap Tour - Great value for money

I took the half dayTonle Sap Tour, booked via Bookmundi. They replied to my inquiries pretty quickly and we booked the tour. Tour itself was lovely, our guide was a funny approachable guy ad despite it being dry season and there was not that much water on the river to lead to the lake, we were still given a fascinating tour. The only downside was that on the day itself, I think that they may have forgotten about us. When they were late to pick up, we asked the hotel to call them. However we were picked up soon enough by a private driver and we made it at the site just in time around the same time as the tour bus did. Overall, despite making a slight error, the tour manage to quickly fix the issue and we were able to enjoy our day :) Tip: Bring shoes as it can get dusty during dry season or muddy during wet season
Written Mar 12, 2017

subramaniam75

Kulim District, Malaysia

Fully satisfied and Memorable Tour...Friendly welcoming by Mr Soeung and Guide Mr Laungh

Have good time in Siem Reap..eventhough a bit worry on travel to Tonle Sap Lake by boat....Overall Mr Soeung will ter every nite to knw the feed back on that day...and Mr Laungh the guide ..is very knowlegdeable...... Good service by Green Era Travel.....keep it up guys....will promote and suggest Green Era to others.....
Written Jun 06, 2016

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