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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1045 reviews

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

Christine

Fabulous Guide! Made this unique trip even more exciting.

Sophy is unbelievably passionate about Cambodia and it's history - we can see why he is in such demand. He took some great photos/video clips - great memories! We would highly recommend this tour and fascinating to visit and learn more about this unique village life. Some reviews have said the tour isn't great in dry season - we strongly disagree you still get a fantastic experience including great boat ride and visit the fabulous lake.
Written Jan 22, 2025

Nick

Melbourne, Australia

Tonle Sap Lake - brilliant half day experience.

We had an absolutely fabulous experience on this tour with our family of four including two sons aged 19 & 21. Our guide Sophy spoke fantastic English and he shared his deep knowledge of the local area and Cambodian culture throughout the tour. Our driver Reaksmy was awesome - professional, safe and very friendly. It is currently the dry season, so the water level is well below its maximum, but the benefit of this was that we could walk through the village and see the detail of the elevated houses and vibrant village life at this time of year. We stopped at a bustling local market on the way to the lake which was another fantastic way to get a glimpse of local life. We took a boat to a floating restaurant on the lake where we stopped for some drinks and more fascinating local information from Sophy. We couldn’t fault this experience. It exceeded our expectations and we strongly recommend this tour with Sophy and Reaksmy.
Written Jan 19, 2025

Cameron

London, UK

Soy Dy is the best!

Soy Dy was very knowledgeable, friendly and professional and gave us a great experience! He went above and beyond our expectations, sharing personal stories with us and taking lots of photos for us. Thank you! We would recommend this trip and also adding the canoe ride because the forest is beautiful.
Written Jan 17, 2025

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