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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JaneccCheong

Great travel experience

Amazing tour to Tonle Sap, after two years covid worldwide:) Great tour guide and learned a lot of culture during the visit! Highly recommend to everyone ????
Written Dec 27, 2021

NataliaChe

Cool water activity

Loved the experience at Kampong Phluk Village, great way to learn about rural traditions of Cambodia. Our guide Jose was very helpful on the boats and explaining the customs of this friendly country.
Written Dec 22, 2019

Camilla W

Informativ och effektiv rundtur

Vi blev upplockade med minibuss kl 8 och var åter innan 13. Bussresan tog ca 30 min enkel väg. Under den tiden hann vi med ett kort besök på en lokal marknad, byte till båt som tog oss längs en flod ut mot sjön. På vägen stannade vi i en by där vi fick veta hur befolkningen levde, titta in i ett bostadshus och besöka en skola och prata med barnen. Åkte vidare ut mot sjön och stannade till för en kanottur i mangroveskogen. Var väldigt upplagt för turister med närmast en slalombana som tog oss mellan träden och halvvägs stannade vid några båtar där de sålde dryck och snacks. Kvinnan ville ha 7 dollar för en cola och chips, så var beredd på ockerpriser. Gick dock att förhandla rejält. Åter på "vår" båt fortsatte vi ut på sjön och till en så kallad krokodilfarm. Det var egentligen det enda som var negativt med turen; att få se hur eländigt de stackars krokodilerna hade det på väldigt liten yta. Efter det vände vi åter. Vår guide Jose var väldigt trevlig och hjälpsam och hade svar på våra frågor. Kan klart rekommendera denna tur med tanke på hur mycket vi hann göra på den relativt korta tiden vi var iväg. Stort tack till såväl guide som förare av både minibuss och båt
Written Dec 21, 2019

travelceci18

Meaningful trip

Nice trip which let me know more local culture of combodia, the local people’s life is worth to see because that’s what a deep travelling. The tour guide is nice too cause he always smile.
Written Dec 04, 2019

Tour690548

Awesome tour & tour guide

Great tour! Was very well spoken, took time to answer questions and explain the tour places. Car has AC and met a fun group of people.
Written Dec 01, 2019

Kamil

Sosnowiec, Poland

Kampong Phlung

Grear travel with great tour guide (Shoub). Floating village is very exciting and we had also treap to the mangrove forest.
Written Nov 01, 2019

Voyageur 7816

Belle découverte

Notre guide, Choub, nous a fait découvrir la mangrove et un village de pêcheur, Kompong Phluk au bord du Lac Tonle Sap.Un dépaysement assuré et une autre façon de découvrir des traditions.Je recommande!
Written Nov 01, 2019

Passenger735203

Wonderful half day trip.

The floating village and Tonle Sap Lake was impressive and our guide San was even more impressive. San had a wealth of knowledge and a very interesting background. The lake and the peaple we met were fascinating. Our day ended with lunch at "The Hut", best atmosphere for dining on our whole trip.
Written Sep 30, 2019

CathRie52

Perfect day with San

Unser Guide San hat uns in der Früh von unserem Hotel abgeholt - schöner neuer Van!pünktliches Erscheinen!! Es war ein sehr interessanter Halbtages-Ausflug, San hat uns viel Hintergrundinformationen gegeben; unser Highlight wa die Besichtigung einer Schule - Spenden sind Wollkommen und sicher sinnvoll. Das einzige. was uns nicht gefallen hat, sind die eingesperrten Tiere/Alligator/Hasen - die Tiere sollten in freier Wildbahn sein und nicht als Touristenattraktion in kleinen Käfigen !!!
Written Sep 18, 2019

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