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

89 reviews

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

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dahfu

What a bargain!

More value for $22 than seems possible. A very comfortable minivan picked me up (and brought me back to) my airbnb. Our guide Noy was very knowledgable and speaks good English. The tour through the village (it's dry season so we walked) was very interesting and the boat ride and sunset on the lake were lovely. I tipped almost what I paid for the trip and still feel like I got a great deal.
Written Jan 29, 2018

Fabiola Z

Amazing welcome to Cambodia

Arrived early morning in Cambodia for a short visit and decided to book this tour. What an amazing decision...not only the tour was wonderful but also Phearom our tour guide went the extra mile. Hotel airport pick up got delayed and him and the other Balinese family were kind enough to wait for me, so that, I did not miss the trip. The place is beautiful and Phearom was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. He even recommended other things to do while in Cambodia. I will definitely will recommend this tour at a 100% if you are on a short visit and want to make good use of your time.
Written Jan 02, 2018

Komalaathevi R

Refreshing

We were picked up by our tour guide, Mr. Phearom from our hotel and gave us a warm welcome. He was very insightful and knowledgeable. He could answer every questions we asked. The tour itself was amazing. The boat and canoe riding was fun. Mangrove trees and cold air on your face make the experience better. It's definitely worth the money we paid.
Written Dec 28, 2017

David M

Great trip with Phearom!

We had a great trip to Tonle Sap, the village and mangrove forest although it is the dry season and the water is low. Phearom's English is good and he was very informative! This half day trip is a great addition to the other major sites of Siem Reap.
Written Dec 27, 2017

Rick C

Tour by Chet Chin to Lake

het introduced us to a whole fishing village culture that was truly amazing. He helped us get good pictures with people in the community. Great half day tour into another world.
Written Dec 23, 2017

Nick G

Interesting tour of the lake and village

Thoroughly enjoyed this relaxed half day tour of the lake and village. The location is a short drive away from Siem Reap centre and we were picked up on time in a comfortable air conditioned van. Our guide Sarat was very helpful and made sure we had a great time while providing information on the area. Our driver Thnou was also very good and plenty of water was available. Definitely worth doing. We left at 1pm and were back at the hotel by 5.15pm.
Written Dec 21, 2017

Michelle W

Kampong pluk

We had the most amazing tour today.. our tour guide Vichet was unbelievable!! He has fantastic English and is extremely knowledgeable, he made the whole experience amazing. With got to spend time with the locals and take a canoe deep into the jungle.. it was amazing! Really recommend
Written Dec 10, 2017

SIEWPENG_S

This tour is Amazing and worth for...

This tour is Amazing and worth for price with a nice conditioning MPV with a driver and our tour guide Mr Phearon. He is well known with the history of Cambodia and spoke many languages such as Korean, English and more. Apart of this you can know more in depth for Cambodian culture and experiences.
Written Sep 18, 2017

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