Kompong Phluk Village Tonle Sap Lake Half-Day Tour From Siem Reap

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Duration:4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Discover the beautiful quite fishing villages of Kompong Phluk with this unique small-group tour and experience the real Cambodian village way of life. We cover both villages (unlike others that only cover a small section) stilted homes and see how families go about their daily lives and adapt to living on the tonle sap lake throughout the seasons. In addition, you will venture out and cruise to the nearby floating villages situated on the lake with our local professional Tara Lake guide (born in this very village). We also will row through the flooded forests ,when the water level permit, or stroll through, the whole villages is raised some 10 meters into the air to allow the raising of the lake water levels in the wet season ,so its an amazing sight all year round, We also visit the Monks Pergola/training school, This tour is for people who wish to experience floating and stilted fishing villages, that few tourist will see, Kompong Phluk and village life on the lake, no hidden costs

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1. Tonle Sap Lake
After we have explored the flooded forests we proceed down further the Kompong Phluk river and onto the Lake proper, at times there are floating villages on the lake,other times they are in the river itself, but which ever time it is its a great way to explore and discover the river and lake systems, when entering the great lake(Tonle Sap) you will be amazed at the actual size,the Great Tonle Sap lake,is huge and goes much further than the eye can see,in fact its over 200km long and from this point over 40km wide,so a great lake in deed, of course the boats we use have a special designed flat bottom so regardless of the time of year we can safely travel and traverse this unique and interesting lake and river system.after this lake cruise,we will head up the river and pass the actual township from another entry and proceed to our transport back into town.
2. Kompong Phluk
Our expert local guide and driver who are both from this village will show you the Kompong Phluk rivers and the town itself, as the water levels in the great lake can vary from half meter to over 10 meters ,so can the actual village and rivers do the same,as such the village of Kompong Phluk is built on stilts some 12 meters high,to allow for the constant seasonal variation of the water. together with the flooded forest makes this a very unique and interesting village to explore,we will dock along side the Monks Training school, and inspection of the large Pergola is certainly a highlight with its extensive and beautiful art work on its walls and ceiling,with schools,homes,shops,boat builders,fishing net repairs, its certainly a great village to explore,after which we will proceed to the magical and quite flooded forests,also passing a few floating homes on our way there,all in all a great way to spend a few hours away from the Temples and enter a place time seems to have forgotten.

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Posted By : Daniel C
Joined a tour by Narath from Siem Reap Shuttle tour and really enjoyed the tour despite it being the dry season. Narath is an excellent tour guide, he’s very knowledgeable about the region and its history. I would recommend this tour for anyone who wish to visit Tonle Sap lake.
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Posted On : 2024-06-07 08:06:51

Posted By : F508HCgiulioc
Our guide Poss Poun was fantastic, explained everything and he was really kind
The Village and the lake are surely worth the trip
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 22:41:45

Posted By : Jerry_A
No memorable moments or experiences. Nothing like the picture or the description. The place is way too far and does not offer anything in terms of nature or history. A total waste of time and money.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 10:57:29

Posted By : melissajX9387SB
We visited during the dry season in March and We thoroughly enjoyed today learning more about the different Cambodian villages, seeing a primary school, exploring the fresh meat, fish, fruit/veg markets, saw the stilt homes out of water, and floating homes. Our guide, bus driver and boat driver all were excellent. We were picked up and dropped back to our tour. Recommended tour!
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Posted On : 2024-03-21 04:55:07

Posted By : Road193120
Awesome afternoon and evening. Guide was fun and personable. Sunset was spectacular. Rowboat through the submerged forest is optional but don’t say no. It was fascinating. As was the town on stilts. The tuk tuk ride was VERY dusty! It was fun but the dust was everywhere!
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Posted On : 2024-03-03 08:52:55

Posted By : thomaslA7047YE
We had a fabulous tuk-tuk trip to the lake with Hong. The tour included a walk in a country market, a boat ride on the river & lake, & a half-hour rowboat ride in the jungle waters of the river. We especially enjoyed the tuk-tuk ride instead of a car. Hong is a local who had a lot of knowledge about the area. We learned a lot & enjoyed this 5 hour trip.
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Posted On : 2024-01-17 21:12:29

Posted By : HelenLanghammer
This was a great way to spend half a day if you already have seen the temples. Billy our guide was charming and informative. The highlight was the boat trip through the submerged forest. So serene.
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Posted On : 2023-12-03 18:15:44

Posted By : Clifford D
I booked this tour at midnight for my wife & myself ..when arriving late at our hotel, and 8hrs later he was here!
Our guide Billy …one of the local tour guides greeted & collected from our hotel the
Tara Ankgor at 8.30am.
He arranged the Tuk Tuk transportation as we could real life through the country roads & we visited local villages and markets on the way to the lakes.
He spoke very good English and was very friendly, knowledgeable & polite. We then got onto boat and visited the floating village, stop off and visited a Temple, and then took a boat ride through to the mangroves!
Absolutely stunning…brilliant tour and very educational.
Highly recommend it to anyone visiting Siem Reap!
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Posted On : 2023-11-14 19:54:22

Posted By : 999utar
In a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to the authentic Ro Lus market in Prasat Bakong, where you can find everything you need for your daily needs - vegetables, fruit, meat and fish - unpackaged, just as it comes from the animal. Our guide Mr. Friday picked us up from the hotel and explained everything very well in English. The boat trip to and through Kompong Phluk - unique! Even those who know Venice will be impressed! It is very quiet on the trip through the mangrove forest. If you are lucky, you will see monkeys, like we did.
Thank you for the good explanations and background information, Mr. Friday.
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Posted On : 2023-11-14 09:42:46

Posted By : verinah2019
Our guide Tuk Tuk driver and boat skipper were all superb. The whole trip was very unhurried.

I was disappointed to hear that guides are no longer salaried (since Covid). I would like to see trip advisor supporting more ethical tourism.
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Posted On : 2023-02-24 21:39:55