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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N J A

Fantastic Tour

This is the perfect tour if you want to experience real life in a very special part of Cambodia. Sath, the guide, and Sakkane, the driver, were waiting in the hotel lobby as agreed at 8am, and the bus was super clean and comfortable. We loved vising the rural market before taking the boat to the amazing fishing village of Kampong Phluk. The village residents are extremely welcoming and it was amazing walking along the main road with the homes on stilts towering above us. Highlights included visiting the school and a private home. We ended the tour by taking a boat to a floating café in the middle of Tonle Sap Lake. Sath is a great tour guide, and a lovely man too. Sakkane is a safe driver and good company too. We highly recommend this tour!
Written Mar 11, 2023

Flyboy123

Excellent guide Sorphea and fascinating experience

An amazing and fascinating experience with a very well informed and friendly guide named Sorphea who spoke English. We stopped and walked through a local market, sampled foods and spoke to vendors. Our guide was happy to keep stopping and explain what was being sold, where the produce, fish, meat or other goods came from . We then continued on to Tonlé Sap Lake where we boarded a local boat and and motored through a traditional village built on stilts. We also had the opportunity to walk through the houses as it was their dry season. The whole tour felt super genuine and not touristy. We hope to be back to experience the village during wet season when the landscape will look totally different. Sorphea did a great job of explaining how the locals lived, their culture, hardships and opportunities and how the area differs from season to season. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would ask for Sorphea the next time we come.
Written Mar 05, 2023

rodsawtell

A day of unexpected experience

Our guide Sata, spoke very good English and had all the knowledge to go along with this tour.Apart from the amazing scenery of the lake and the village, the most beautiful part of the trip was being able to purchase books and pencils and personally give these to the school kids.I would ???? recommend this tour with Sata.
Written Feb 25, 2023

tomhowth

Sath is a top class guide!

Memorable tour of Kampong Phluk village and Tonle Lake with our guide Sath. He is an excellent guide and both he and the driver were very professional and courteous. Sath was also very considerate to the local community which was great to see.
Written Feb 18, 2023

beatawP5832HF

Tonle Sap boat and canoe half day tour.

Me and my friends went for half day tour : Tonle Sap boat and canoe tour . It was fascinating , to visit floating villages .My guide Nak was great with explaining villagers every day life, fishing and difficulties associated with water levels .The tour was a fascinating experience.We were able to see hundreds of stilt houses raised high above ground, walked through the village and canoe in the forest.
Written Jan 10, 2023

Richard_V

Het verschil van 2 werelden

Het was een unieke ervaring We hadden een uitstekende gids Mr Wat die ons uitgebreid op de hoogte bracht van het leven van de lokale bevolking Krijgt van mij ook 5 ⭐️ plus Toch is deze tour een beetje dubbel 1 ) je bent aan het aapjes kijken want wij komen uit een wereld waar alles in overvloed is en deze mensen zijn blij met wat ze hebben 2) door deel te nemen en dingen te kopen help je ze met wat inkomsten Land is in opbouw zeker na de Covid periode wij toeristen zijn nodig
Written Jan 08, 2023

Shell2304

Amazing experience and great guide!

Van Lonh is a lovely, knowledgable and friendly guide. We had a great time at the afternoon tour. He picked us up on time, spacious airconditioned car, had available face masks, water, and hand sanitiser, baught us a nice sback on the way, answered all our questions and shared stories with us during the 40 minute drive to the canal. we saw the floating village both from the boat and inside by foot, met friendly people, visited a small restaurant on the lake, everything so beautiful and interesting Highly recommnded!
Written May 17, 2022

471jennye

Amazing Travel Day!

Just wow! Spending a little extra for the private tour was well worth the investment. Everything ran so smoothly and we had the most lovely day. Our guide was a real gem and made the day extra special for us. Lohn is super personable and knowledgeable. He made sure we were always comfortable and shared so much about Cambodian culture and history. The day was really well organized and flowed nicely. Even in the dry season, I wouldn't skip Tonle Sap.
Written Apr 18, 2022

Sinfahy

Great trip with San

We were picked up from our hostel with driver and tour guide San. Very interesting tour, learning about history of Cambodia and flaoting village culture. Stopped at a lovely local restaurant on the way back to hostel. San was helpful throughout. Would definitely recommend.
Written Mar 30, 2022

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