Tonle Sap Lake and Kampong Phluk Private Half Day tour from Siem Reap (5h)

Overview

Enjoy your tour this morning 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.

Highlights
  • Travel with a guide: get there faster and focus on the highlights
  • Learn how the villagers keep the peace while living in close quarters
  • See a township, schools, and government homes built high off the ground
  • Paddle through a forest that is often entirely submerged

Price Per Person in USD

1 Pax
129$

Per Person

2 Pax
79$

Per Person

3 Pax
79$

Per Person

4 Pax
69$

Per Person

5 Pax
59$

Per Person

6 Pax
59$

Per Person

7 Pax
29$

Per Person

8 Pax Plus
59$

Per Person

  • Duration 5h
  • Experienced Tour Guide English
  • Instant Confirmation
  • Free Cancellation Cancel up to 48 hours in advance
  • Mobile Voucher Accepted

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Pick up  from your hotel and set out this morning in a private tour to the countryside which drive about 45-minutes to the fishermen’s village of Kompong Phluk whose name means 'harbor of the tusks' and Cambodia great lake. Enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, is a lake with no ends in front of you, and birds flying slowly overhead and surrounding with the interesting village.

During the dry season (February to Jul), the village can be reached by mini bus or motorbike, as the – bumpy - road that is normally flooded dries up.

In the rainy season (August to Jan), a short boat ride from the quay, through the wetland area will take you to Kompong Phluk. It is not a floating village but a village on high stilts as well as some floating houses and in spite of fishing is often the privilege of the Vietnamese minority but inhabitants of Kompong Phluk are almost exclusively of Cambodian origin. The villagers frequently move from house to another house during the rainy season, they live in houses built on stilts and move to small huts near the waterfront during the dry season to do fishing.

Arrive at the quay, board a local boat for a 1.5-hour ride on the Tonle Sap Lake as well as village where you will see nature in a way you’ve only seen in picture books, and the tour of Kampong Phluk is worth the extra effort to get there, then we will visit the village, 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.

Optional (August to Jan): you can pay an extra to take a small canoes paddle by villagers; will take you deep into the dense flooded forest. The trees of this forest are perfectly adapted to their unusual existence as they are completely submerged a part of the year. 

Return to Siem Reap and drop off at your hotel or requested drop off point drop-off Siem Reap city center.

Important Information

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from lobby
  • Entrance tickets 
  • Private boat trip
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle on tour
  • Experience  English Speaking guide
  • Cold bottled water
  • Private tour

What's Not Included

  • 30 mns Canoe ride in Mangrove forest (Aug-Jan)
  • Other meals and drinks
  • Other personal expenses
  • Tipping/gratuities (recommended)
  • Travel insurance

Pickup Time

7AM, 8AM, 9AM, 2PM, 3PM-Please choose one Note: we accept booking made 10 hours or more before the tour starts

Pickup Point

Pick up from your hotel in Siem Reap

Guest Reviews

5.0

105 reviews

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

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tedi w

Driftwood, TX

Delightful day in the countryside and on the lake.

The time spent with Nak was delightful. We started at the hotel, drove to the town where he grew up. Walked through the village and explored the market. We arrived at the boat and went out onto the lake. He told us the history of the area and conveyed stories about growing up there. We vehicle was clean and well stocked with cool towels and water. We really enjoyed our time. Great experience.
Written Apr 16, 2025

Jordan C

Great experience with Sorphea despite dry season

I was hesitant to book this trip because it was during the dry season but Sorphea was a great guide and driver Thnou made things seamless. We stopped at a local market on the way and got to see a lot of the local foods before continuing on to Kampong Phluk, where we got a good taste of how the town operates in the rainy and dry seasons. The trip was topped off with a boat tour out to Tonle Sap complete with crocodile, fish, and other wildlife. Would highly recommend!
Written Apr 01, 2025

Michele M

Great day at Kampong Phlouk

Had a great day at Kampong Phlouk. It was an authentic cultural experience visiting the community. Learnt about the community education, challenges in relation to water levels bring down due to dams and impact on fishing economy. My guide and driver were both great. Provided lots of care and attention as well as sharing local community.
Written Mar 26, 2025

Lauren E

Tour to floating village and lake

This tour was very nice; it was a good way to see some of the countryside and learn about the lake and the communities that live there. Tour guide So Vath was very knowledgeable, and made the tour personal and comfortable. Highly recommend to other looking to get out of the main city for a little bit, and learn more about this type of life.
Written Mar 21, 2025

Anton K

Morganville, N

Beautiful informative and heart warming local experience

We were lucky to have such a wonderful guide San- who is a wealth of knowledge and clearly a gem of a human being with his work in public service projects as well. We had a wonderful and informative journey into a heart warming village and on a sunset boat ride through the floating village. He went out of his way to find the perfect sunset spot, and picture spots as well. In some ways tourism can ruin the essence of a community but he highlighted ways in which the community has been improved by the added attention. Highly recommend this tour and San specifically as a tour guide.
Written Mar 20, 2025

Gaj G

Very informative tour with a great guide

I had a great tour with lots of different types of stops to see some of real life around Siem Reap. We went to a market, on a boat in the lake, etc.
Written Mar 14, 2025

imnicour

Amazing Tonle Sap Tour

We had incredible experience with our Tour guide San and Driver Pearom. Mr San was able to navigate us through the community of Khampong Phluck. His deep knowledge and expertise about the country and the community that he loved so much… very admirable human being. I hope all people have this kind of passion and love for humanity. The world would be in a place so much better. Our Driver M. Pearom was able to drive us safely to our destination, and provided us with water and cold towels. Grateful for both of them.
Written Mar 11, 2025

Thomas T

Fantastisk inspirerende og lærrerig tur ????

Det var en fantastisk tur, med en meget sød og dygtig guide Sophy. Han var nem og forstå og kunne svare på alle vores spørgsmål????. Vores Chauffør Sokka, kunne også være med til at fortælle og kørte behageligt og sikkert. Alt i alt en fantastisk tur med gode oplevelser og forståelse for Cambodja. ???????????? vil klart anbefale denne tur til alle der skulle få den mulighed.????
Written Mar 08, 2025

Culture16309088036

Floating village

We had Sath as our tour guide through the floating village and it was an amazing time. We could not recommend the trip enough. For anyone thinking of doing this trip it is well worth it
Written Mar 08, 2025

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