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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Maureen Jarvis

Banchory, UK

Great half day tour.

We had a fantastic experience visiting the market, lake & village today. It was fascinating to see a very different way of life. The market was interesting, the boat ride to the lake was lovely. The lake itself is beautiful, the houses on stilts are incredible. Nice stop at the floating restaurants to say Hi to the crocodiles too! Our guide Sath was very friendly, knowledgeable & helpful. He was very patient with an older couple who had to take their time. Our driver Vuth was professional & made sure we had plenty of ice cold water throughout the trip. I’d the vehicle was clean and had great air conditioning. recommend this trip for a different insight to life.
Written Mar 15, 2025

alex k

Interesting trip with well informed guide

This is a really interesting trip, Nak was an excellent guide and was happy to answer my (many!) questions. Although I’d booked a group trip I was lucky enough for this to be a private tour, driven in air conditioned car by Pheak who provided cold towels and water which was most welcome. Would definitely recommend!
Written Mar 08, 2025

Paul C

Great tour great guide

Fantastic tour with our guide Nak and driver Mom very informative, really interesting houses and the floating restaurant was different
Written Mar 06, 2025

markgarbett2019

Amazing Tonle Sap Lake & Kampong Phluk half-day tour.

Really amazing trip. Nak our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very attentive to any questions we had. Our driver mom also was very helpful and courteous. I believe we had the best people showing us round this amazing trip. Would highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Cambodia.
Written Mar 06, 2025

Jennifer H

One of the great tours to take when in Siam Reaf.

It was very nice driving through the countryside of Cambodia. Seeing houses that would get the water level up high during monsoon season and floating houses in the lake were very interesting. Our guide, Say spoke very good English and was very informative. We walked us through the local market and showed us different types of fruits and vegetables that are not seen in the states.
Written Mar 04, 2025

livy04

Bern, Switzerland

Definitely recommend doing this informative and beautiful tour to get to know the heart of Cambodia!

I would definitely recommend this tour! Nak, our tour guide, knew so much about the history and the ecosystem of Tonle Sap Lake, and we learned so much, which we think a good tour is all about. Our driver Mom was very attentive and hat cold water ready for us. We did the half-day tour Kampong Phluk/ Tonle Sal and started by going to a local vegetable/mesat market on the way there, which you’d never see in the city, and were able to ask about different vegetables we didn’t know. Then we continued to the boat dock, and took the boat out of the village onto the lake, and from there back, and finished by walking through the village (as it is dry season). Our guide Nak told as ahead of time how to best support the local people. Tonle Sap lake is the heart of Cambodia, and it was amazing to see how huge it is even in dry season - the advantage of dry season for Kampong Phluk is you get so see the stilt houses in full extent. Please make time to spend half a day apart from the temples to experience this wonderful part of Cambodia!
Written Feb 28, 2025

David N

I got to know the history of the Cambodian people.

Nak was very knowledgable he gave a good synopsis of the people who live on Tonle Sap Lake.He spoke very good English & I highly recommend him as a tour guide.
Written Feb 27, 2025

DuncanS

Oxted, UK

Interesting boat trip to fishing village and lake and local market to see how the locals live

Interesting and informative tour visiting local market, fishing village and boat trip down river and into the lake.Good to see how the locals live.Saw locals fishing, going to pagoda, their houses on stilts ready for the wet season. We finished up in a local restaurant before returning to hotel in time to get our taxi to the airport. Nak had the knack of entertaining and informing us during the trip! Very enjoyable
Written Feb 26, 2025

Karo

Helsinki, Finland

Wonderful Tonle Sap and floating village

Great tour with our guide Samun to Tonle Sap lake and the floating village. Our visit to the local market was also very interesting.
Written Feb 23, 2025

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