Tonle Sap Lake and Kampong Phluk Village Private Half Day Tour

4.9 (169 reviews) Siem Reap, Cambodia
Duration4h
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LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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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.

What's included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Private Local Live English Speaking guide
  • Private air conditioned vehicle on tour
  • Cold bottled water
  • Canoe ride in Mangrove forest (Aug-Jan)
  • Other meals and drinks
  • Tipping/gratuities (recommended)
  • Travel insurance

What to expect

  1. Siem Reap
    1h
    Pick up at 8 am 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.
  2. Kampong Phluk Floating Village
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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.
  3. Kampong Phluk Floating Village
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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 within Siem Reap city center.
  4. Siem Reap
    50m
    Return to your hotel in Siem Reap after tour.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Departure every day.
- Morning departure at 8 am from your hotel
- Afternoon departure at 2 pm from your hotel

Additional information

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • From Jul-Mid Nov, in case of bad weather tour may reschedule without any prior notice.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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