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

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119 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Green Era Travel, Viator, Tripadvisor,
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ttaylor374

Idaho Falls, I

Village visit

Great guide. Very knowledgable. Speaks excellent English. Very willing to help you speak Khmer. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Written Jan 05, 2026

Treasa T

Beautiful places with smiling places

Our tour guide Bunroung was very professional along with our driver. Bunroung was very knowledgeable and was willing to share the Cambodian culture with us! He also helped us with our learning of the Khmer language. Very friendly! Would book again.
Written Jan 05, 2026

Brittany A

Wonderful tour to the fishing village

This is a fantastic experience and our guide San was wonderful, kind and knowledgeable. He was excellent and the tour was a memory for a lifetime. Highly recommend this visit.
Written Jan 01, 2026

Storyteller474321

Tonle Sap lake and floating village

We enjoyed our day out on Tonle Sap Lake seeing the floating villages. It’s amazing to see how the families live in this area. We had an amazing guide, Ron who was lovely and had plenty of information to share with us.
Written Dec 03, 2025

Martin C

Tonle Sap Visit

Great guided visit to Tonle Sap. Pat is very knowledgeable about Siem Reap and its history. His communication in English was great.
Written Nov 26, 2025

Sarah C

Fabulous tour - my favourite day in Cambodia

I’ve been in Cambodia for nearly a month and this has been by far my favourite day so far. My guide Nak and driver Pheap were lovely and great company which is super important when you’re travelling solo and on a private tour. I was picked up on time in a lovely clean and comfortable vehicle. Nak comes from the local area so it made it far more interesting and authentic. We visited all the places as described on the tour and I got to learn so much about Cambodia and daily life there. All the locals were friendly and welcoming. I can’t recommend this tour enough!
Written Aug 29, 2025

Ian H

Great half day tour

What great way to spend half a day. We were picked up from our hotel on time by our guide and driver. The car was clean and carefully driven by Chenna our driver. Our guide Nak, provided expert commentary in clear English along the way. The boat trip through the villages was very interesting and again Nak our guide provided informed commentary. Highly recommended.
Written Aug 07, 2025

corianne m

Educational!

Phat was a fantastic guide. Provided great insight and information. Very interesting to see the rural markets and villages along the waterways. Recommend.
Written Jul 30, 2025

Matt E

Fantastic half day trip to Tonle Sap

We had a lovely afternoon with Nak, who was super flexible, gave us lots of information and was a fantastic guide. Mom did a great job of driving us around too. I'd recommend them to anyone in future. Thanks for giving us a great day!
Written Jul 18, 2025

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