Guest Reviews

3 day ticket, well worth it. Buying on line made it hassle free although as we didn't buy it off line not sure how hassle free it really was compared to the extra cost involved.

KOMPONG PHLUK HALF DAY TOUR I would like to start by pointing out the overview description of the tour. It is as described as far as the pick up and drop-offs to the hotel. We cruised around the stilted houses which are very unique and it offers a distinctive perspective of the local way of life through the changes of season; dry and wet. If you go during the dry-season, which we did, expect a narrow and shallow waterway leading to the Tonle Sap lake. You can observe from the electric posts the height the water can reach during the wet-seasons. The walk through the village presented yet another outlook of the living conditions in the village; from the schools, stilted houses, and temples. One thing we did learn is that tourism has helped improve the living conditions of the inhabitants: So to say that Kompong Phluk is the least visited can be misleading in my opinion. The last thing I would like to add is regarding our overall experience. I am all about writing reviews but I personally dislike being asked to write a ‘favourable review’. I realize that the livelihood of a tour guide is based in part on feedbacks, but asking your guests to give a 5-star rating is slightly inappropriate.

This was a great way to see a local village and get some great shots. We first went around the village by boat, and then walked around the high ground through another part of the village (it was during dry season) to get a more intimate view.

The guide Mao was so knowledgeable he made the trip so much more interesting. It was very busy due to the time of year but definitely worth a visit.

My family and I went on a fantastic sunrise tour of the temples in Siem Reap with San as our guide. He was so informative. I started the day knowing nothing of the history of Cambodia, San changed that. He told us all about the history of Cambodia as well as information on the temples. It really helped bring my time at the temples alive and meaningful.

Mixed experience. Pickup and return to hotel worked well. Interesting drive out of town in air-conditioned minibus. Coffee and toilet stop in small riverside village/green tourism centre. Boat trip on river estuary to Lake Tonle Sap very interesting and full of photo opps - amazing stilted villages and fishing boats. We visited one village but some of us were not convinced we were entirely welcome - it felt a bit intrusive, although the trip was sold as green tourism benefiting locals.There was a primary school there and we were encouraged to visit two classrooms, so obviously not much work got done in them while we were there. (Several groups at once.) The children were very happy to see us and have photos taken. It was certainly interesting. Some women were selling packets of school workbooks and pencils for $3 or $5, which we then gave to the children - they were very pleased to get them. There was one native teacher who didn't seem that keen on us being there, and 2 western teachers or volunteers playing (English language?) games with them, who carried on as usual. Our guide was very careful to say he was not endorsing any sales of anything. There was also a recently built temple we were allowed to visit (after removing shoes and hats as usual). Then we sailed further on to the edge of the lake, and had the option of a half-hour small-boat trip (2 passengers and woman paddling in bows, $10 altogether) through the mangrove groves. I shared this with another solo passenger and it was a real highlight. Very serene and atmospheric. Highly recommended. We tipped the woman rower a dollar each as we suspected she would not see much of the $10. Then we came back to the floating restaurant to wait for sunset over the lake. They were hopelessly overwhelmed by all the boatloads of tourists arriving, so many of us didn't get served, but we had been given water bottles so that was not a problem. The view was lovely. Then back the same way past the stilted villages and fishing boats in the dusk - the fishermen were preparing to out, and then the minibus back to town. All extremely interesting but as I said, slight reservations about the visit to the village and school. The guide did not actually say much - nothing in the bus, and one longer talk at the village, which we couldn't always hear very well. I felt we would have benefited from a general into in the bus via microphone (there wasn't one). We were on the bus for at least 45 mins and that could have been made more interesting and useful. Glad I went and fascinating experience, but reservations as given.

Tour was great and well worth waking up early both to see the sunrise and to escape the heat. Our tourguide Hoeuem Phyrom was very knowledgeable and showed us many good spots to take great pictures. In the end it was a bit too much focus on the pictures and less about the place itself, however the other people in our group liked it so I cant fault the tourguide for that.

We wanted to see something of the local area that wasn’t temples and this tour was perfect for that. It was fascinating to see how the villlagers adapt to the extreme rises in water levels. And Tonle Sap lake is so big! The guide was great and gave us a quick history lesson about the Khmer Rouge regime which was great. We also loved playing with the little girl who was helping her Dad run the boat!

My wife and I booked three trips through Green Era Travel. The first was the small group Angkor Wat and temples trip. Our guide did an excellent job explaining everything in great English. I really recommend this tour as you could get a bit lost in a bigger tour. Note that it gets exceptionally hot and humid and you do a lot of walking. I don’t think I drank enough water and felt a bit woozy by the end of the day. The second was the Khmer cookery course. Fortunately we were the only ones doing the course though the previous day they had 20 people. Nice trip to the market and cookery course was a lot of fun. The third trip was the half day trip to the floating village. This was very good too and watching the sunset over the lake was worth it. In all three cases it was well organised and the pick up and drop offs all on time.