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Kompong Phluk Floating Village Tour: Explore Cambodia's Traditional Life on TonLe Sap Lake

4.8

28 Ratings

Siem Reap

Experience the unique traditional life of Cambodia on a tour of the Kompong Phluk floating village. Explore stilt houses, flooded forests, and the vast TonLe Sap lake.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Kompong Phluk - Go aboard our minivan to the great TonLe Sap lake (the biggest fresh water lake in South-east Asia) which will give you a fascinating insight of the true Cambodian life.

Pick-up you from your hotel by our local guide (please make sure you provide your hotel information at time of booking). Drive may take around 40 minute from Siem Reap to the boat’s pier. You will be invited to ride on a private boat leading to floating village of Kompong Phluk (traditional Khmer floating Village located 30km from Siem Reap). Discover the tall stilted houses, floating hospital, fishery, old lifestyle of the country and the natural landscape of the flooded Mangroves forest. Boat ride lasts around 1h30 - 2 hours and may vary depending on the season.

You will be offered to go for a 15 minutes tour through the flooded Mangroves forest on a small boat (is it not included in the price just 5 USD for small boat ) which is a great break on your way to TonLe Sap where you will be able to experience local fauna and flora. While your boat will finish its ride on a larger view on the TonLe Sap.

What's Included

English-speaking tour guide
Complimentary cold water and towel
Air-conditioned transportation

What's Not Included

Boat ticket

Additional Information

Experience the authentic Cambodian lifestyle at TonLe Sap lake by exploring the floating village of Kompong Phluk. This enduring settlement bases its economy on fishing and is nestled amidst a flooded forest. In the dry season, marvel at the stilt houses reaching up to 8 meters high, while in the wet season, observe the water rising to nearly a meter of the buildings.

This short tour will introduce you to one of the most fascinating floating villages situated on the TonLe Sap lake. Appreciate the way of life in this unique community as you conclude your visit with sweeping views over the vast lake.

Infant meals not included
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Location

Kompong Phluk

On the Tonle Sap,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Jane_m

May 13, 2024

Please take this tour. - We were aware that it was the dry season and the village was not going to be floating but we still booked this trip whilst in Australia. People need to experience the life commitments of the fishermen and their families during the wet season and the dry season. We did get onto a boat and travelled out onto the lake. So surreal and peaceful. Thank you to our tour guide he did an amazing job answering our questions. We came away entranced by the experience. The people, the kids riding bikes (obviously they cannot do this in the wet season), the hairdresser, the men offering 80% alcohol content beer at 10:30 in the morning (obviously hot), and the tattoo pallor (no needle if you mind). Thank you Kompng Phluk Floating Village may you forever remain unchanged.

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Daniel_o

Apr 4, 2024

Great tour of floating village. - Great tour, maybe better to do when the water is higher but still very interesting and our guide was very good and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.

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Nigel_w

Apr 3, 2024

Fantastic Tour We Loved It. - The Cambodians are wonderful people and this trip showed us a part of Cambodia that was very special to us. Our guide was Meng, what a fabulous young man and a fantastic guide, and Mr Roth was our driver, who was great. Meng it was a pleasure to meet you and learn about the local culture. After visiting the local market, which is a must, we went on to Kompong Phluk floating village. It's the dry season now so no floating village because of the water level, but this did not matter we had a fantastic time. Once out on the lake we visited one of the floating restaurants which was great. What a great tour thank-you.

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Suyambu_c

Mar 18, 2024

Awesome - Good guide. Good vehicle. Very willing and hardworking boat person. Inspite of the water being low, had a great glimpse of the river people's life.

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Lynn_w

Feb 26, 2024

Fab trip. - Fabulous visit to see how people live. The sunset on the lake was awesome. Samurai was a brilliant guide and the whole trip was well organised.

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Katelyn_m

Feb 6, 2024

Must See! - Great half day trip with Indra through the Kompong Phluk floating market. Communication and pick up were timely with water provided throughout the trip. The village was lovely and you have the opportunity to walk through a local market and have lunch at a floating restaurant. Highly recommend this experience and guide if you are in the area!!

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Diana_c

Feb 4, 2024

Wonderful tour! - I was worried this tour wouldn't be very good, given that I went during dry season, but I was very pleasantly surprised. It was WONDERFUL! I couldn't recommend it enough. My guide, Mr. Sophal was also absolutely fantastic!

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424thijsv

Feb 3, 2024

Great experience - The tour through the mangroves on small rowboats is 5.5 dollars extra but we'll worth the price. The boatride into tonle sap to see the sunset was gorgeous. The floating village was also nice to see rural life.

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Lucilaf2024

Feb 15, 2024

Recommended - The tour was very good! The guide explained a lot about life in the floating villages, and even about the history of Cambodia. We ended up watching a beautiful sunset on the lake.

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Daniela_c

Apr 7, 2024

Please be careful and avoid this tour! - The pick up was punctual, the car was clean and our guide was really nice. The problem occurred when he told us we need to pay 80 USD extra!!! for the boat ride on top of the price we paid for the trip. In the description of the trip was written that "Boat trip on the Tonle Sap and entrance fees are included". I have read carefully the small print before booking the trip and even thought to myself what a correct provider as it was written: "You will be offered to go for a 15 minutes tour through the flooded Mangroves forest on a small boat (is it not included in the price just 5 USD for small boat ) which is a great break on your way to TonLe Sap where you will be able to experience local fauna and flora." So in the end it turned out that they don't mean the small boat ride not included, but the boat on the lake, which I find totally misleading, as no further fee is mentioned in the description. The tour in the village was good and we would have given the full starts if the company was correct and have done as advertised. Please be careful and avoid this tour!

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