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

112 reviews

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

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Debra C

Tonle SAP Tour with Nak!!!

Amazing community, lovely views and wonderful friendly people!!! Nak was so informative, friendly and helpful. His english is perfect. He ensured my safety and comfort throughout the entire trip. I highly recommend his tour!!!
Written Nov 22, 2024

V_Sehwag

Amazing half day tour

Fantastic tour with Sorphea! He was very knowledgable, interesting and told great stories! We learnt a lot and had a great time!
Written Nov 20, 2024

Scenic83977

Tinker Sap excursion

We very much enjoyed the tour. Nak was a great guide and very informative. Seeing Tonle Sapand the floating village was truly sine of a kind exper.
Written Nov 20, 2024

Storyteller657972

Great day out with Samun

We had an amazing day with Samun. He was an excellent tour guide with well spoken English . We went to floating village on Tonle Sap Lake very informative and incredible scenery. Thank you Samun for making our day very memorable.
Written Nov 17, 2024

Jools D

Angmering, UK

Wonderful!

Fasinating trip. It was so interesting to see this side of Cambodian life. Thoroughly enjoyed the boat trip, canoeing through the mangroves and walking around the village. Had a great guide Sophy, he was very knowledgeable, answered all our questions and it was a delight to spend the day with him. Booked the trip through Green Era...very easy and efficient.
Written Nov 09, 2024

Jamie

Amazing trip

Our guide Voath and driver picked us up on time from our hotel and we had a brilliant day.Voath explained lots to us about the village and Cambodia history. The whole trip was perfectly planned from start to finish and canoe through the mangroves is definitely worth doing.Really good day out highly recommended thank you.
Written Nov 07, 2024

Amanda J

Terrific Tonle Sap! Ask for Nak!!!!!

From start to finish Nak , our tour guide, was both professional and friendly giving us much information throughout our tour. It was a humbling experience seeing how the lovely, hospitable Cambodian people live and work! Seeing the bustling life in one of the stilt villages was something we will remember for a longtime especially the smiley school children , the sights , smells and sounds of the food market and the tranquilty of our canoe journey through the ' mangroves ' !
Written Nov 06, 2024

Michaela S

Interesting your with great guide Samun

Our guide Samsun was very knowledgeable with great English. The lake was great to see with amazing stilt houses. The drive to the lake was good - air conditioned and in safe hands of Mom the driver. Recommend
Written Sep 19, 2024

Steve

The most memorable experience of my time in Cambodia.

I rarely write a review, good or bad. I was more than happy with the experience and the time I spent with Nak. I believe God often has us cross paths to teach us how to be a better person and to learn. My time with Nak and visiting Kampong Phluk was truly humbling and insightful. While we search for personal experiences in visiting Angkor Wat and the other temples, it's important to take a pause in life and consider the others around us. It's been a pleasure and an amazing experience to have spent the day with Nuk while learning about the villages and life. I encourage anyone to carve out a moment of their time to experience the same. Also, please consider giving a small bit to the people. They are very hard working and I believe a small bit can mean much more to others. I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I enjoy it. I went during the shoulder of the rainy season when there are not many tourists and the water level is high. It's the low season for the area and the experience is more intimate.
Written Sep 18, 2024

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