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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smiltuks

Interesting experience

It was a really interesting trip with outgoing and very informative guide Chet. The most interesting part was a visit to a village where we saw how locals live and work there. I recommend this tour:)
Written Jul 12, 2019

492arturasp

Artūras Prokarenka

We really liked this tour. Our gide Chet was wonderful, he knows everythind about Village. We went to school and met students, they were very quoriuos and well spoke in english.
Written Jul 11, 2019

allenh953

Half-day well spent

I had an amazing time with Nak and Vong this afternoon. It is great to see how the people in the village live and the view of the river is just stunning. I must praise Nak’s positive energy because he brought sunshine to my trip. Not only did he kindly explain the history of Cambodia and the geographical formation of the river, he also knows how to have fun. The picture is me driving the boat under his guidance. So much fun!
Written Jul 10, 2019

gregwW6031GO

Blessed Tour with Nak

Fantastic, informative and empathic half day tour guided by Buddhist Bong Nak whom kept our 7 year old daughter engaged with the history of Cambodia, real community/market life, challenges of schooling and peaceful fast canoe lake trip. Highlight was definitely spending time with the school kids and helping them practice English. Will love to come back in wet season to see the difference in landscape and ways of life. Love our $3 photo. Thanks Nak for the blessings. Bless you and your wonderfull Kingdom.
Written Jul 10, 2019

Chantale Q

A great tour guide and a great tour

A wonderful tour! San was very interesting from the beginning to the end. He shared his story and his knowledge about Cambodia. The tour went too fast ! Even if it was not the best time to go (dry season), San managed to make the tour interesting ! A tour not to be missed ! Thank you San!
Written Jul 08, 2019

miatog27

Such a great tour guide!

This is the 2nd tour we’ve booked with this company, and I’m convinced this is one of the best travel agencies in the city. They provide free water during their tours and have excellent well managed vehicles that pick you up straight from your hotel. For this particular tour, we had tour guide Nak, who was very enthuastic and knowlegeable about his culture and history. He took us to his home town and through the local market and gave us tidbits of information about the local produce and way of life, and then took us on a boat to see the biggest lake in South East Asia. If you’re looking to learn more about the Cambodian way of life, you should definitely book this tour and ask for Nak.
Written Jul 08, 2019

Jerrec19

Review for Nak

The trip was amazing and fantastic. I learned so much from Nak. He took us to non touristy eras and showed us sides of Cambodia that most trips do not show. The village was interesting to see. The market he took us to really interested me and showed what Cambodia life is like. The lake was also impressive and a sight to behold. He was amazing and I would recommend. His English was great.
Written Jul 08, 2019

GavinK353

Good Trip

I really enjoyed this trip. It was in the dry season so you walk through the village. I think this is probably better though as you get to see the locals and how they live, as well as take in the houses and area in which they live. The boat ride out onto the lake was interesting and enjoyable. You end up at a croc farm \ restaurant where you can have a beer and take in the sights. I would recommend this to people who are interested in seeing the way of life of ordinary Cambodians. I suspect that in the wet season it is very touristy, as there were LOTS of tourists boats in 'storage'.
Written Jul 07, 2019

sjadttal

Kompong Phluk Tonle Sap Lake boat ride

At first I was a bit worried about the tour as we are in Cambodia in their dry season. I read many of the reviews which helped settle the worry of the tour. Today we went and started off with our great tour guide Nak and the driver in a very nice clean and cool pick up at 7:45am from our hotel this morning. Picking up another two passengers went pressed on to start out tour with Nak and his amazing knowledge of the history and culture. Making this more of a great tour for the tourists and Nak as a guide for his hometown we were shown the life of a Cambodian in the traditional way. He is an excellent guide and information resource and his past life as a Monk was really interesting to chat to him about. His empathy, beliefs and culture shine through in his teachings and tour. Would highly recommend Nak as your tour guide on your next trip or tour in Cambodia.
Written Jul 06, 2019

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