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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1048 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Green Era Travel, Viator, Tripadvisor,
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Jane Dillon W

Olympia, WA

Interesting and educational —great guide.

Really interesting and fun tour of Kampong Phluck stilt houses. This tour had a lot of variety bus, boat, walking, canoeing. Pon, our guide, was friendly, personable and very knowledgeable,having grown up in the area. He answered all of our questions and added stories to enhance the trip. He explained about government conservation programs that are designed to protect wildlife and the natural environment while benefiting the local people. Pon was always friendly and went out of his way to accommodate the needs of all the tourists. Highly recommend this tour.
Written Feb 17, 2025

Phyllis O

A need to see experience

Really enjoyed this tour. Great views. The walk in stilt village felt very invasive to me, but the beautiful people who lived there really seemed either ok or used to it. There was no picking up, not dropping off, anyone at a hotel or accommodation. Told to meet at their location. All dropped off by old market/pub street. Worked out fine. Told there would be no time for meal on tour….which would have been nice in floating restaurant. Hope to do again in flood season. And to go on separate mangrove tour.
Written Feb 11, 2025

AGA

Visit to Tonle Sap fishing village

Had a lovely morning with our guide Sophy and driver Mr Phearom to the fishing village. Both were very knowledgeable and attentive. Highly recommend this trip.
Written Feb 04, 2025

Jess K

Great afternoon tour

My husband and I’d like to thank our knowledgeable and thoughtful guide Sophy and our safe driver Mr. Thnoufor the great afternoon tour. It was worth visiting the traditional water village!!!
Written Feb 02, 2025

Pete E

Great trip

Great value trip with our guide Sorphea who was brilliant. Informative and entertaining. I would definitely recommend this trip to an amazing village
Written Jan 30, 2025

Wils673

Keinton Mandeville, UK

Great guide, lovely morning tour

Our guide and driver treated us to a lovely tour. They were exceptionally courteous helping us on and off the boat and minding our safety. What we really enjoyed was that the guide imparted lots of information about his country and we felt we learn a lot. Thank you for a great trip!
Written Jan 30, 2025

Heather S

Sophy was amazing!

I did this tour on my last day in Cambodia, and it was a great way to wrap up my time there. Sophy was the guide and Mr. Peab was the driver. They were both excellent - responsible, considerate, on time, etc. Sophy was an excellent guide - he took us through a big market - not one with many tourists so we could get a real sense of the food people grow and gather and the social scene of the market. After a boat ride out onto Tonle Sap (which is sooooooo big!), we went to Kampong Phluk, where Sophy walked us through the community and explained some of the details of life, including temple life, how tourism is viewed and handled there, day to day existence. I asked a lot of questions about real life for people in Cambodia and he shared an honest context of the country's history and culture. Highly recommended!
Written Jan 29, 2025

Estefania A

Floating village and mangrove forest sunset tour

We had an amazing experience with Sorphea as our tourist guide, he was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the places and made the best time of our tour. 100% recommend not skip this tour to get to know the village, the forest and incredible landscapes near Siem Reap.
Written Jan 28, 2025

Ted W

Decatur, GA

Cultural immersion

Incredible tour of lake and “floating village”. This was particularly valuable because of our excellent tour guide “Sophy” and driver “Peab”. Sophy is an encyclopedia of knowledge that extends well beyond the tour. If you want to learn more about this country and it’s beautiful people get him as your guide!
Written Jan 24, 2025

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