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Siem Reap: Half-Day Kampong Phluk with Sunset, Boat & Guide
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 5h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Embark on a boat to explore Kampong Phluk, a floating village in Tonle Sap Lake
- Witness the unique daily village life where schools, homes and market floats
- Take in the wonderful ambiance of this one-of-a-kind unique boats experience
- An additional guide to ensure attention & richer understanding of each highlight
- Enjoy the comfort of an all-inclusive shared tour directly with pickup inclusive
Activity location
- Siem Reap
- Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Siem Reap
- Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Half-Day Shared Tour with Sunset, Boat & Guide
- 5h 30m
Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes 5h 30m - English
What's included, what's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's included What's included - Transport by air-conditioned minivan/minibus
What's included What's included - Cold bottled water
What's included What's included - Life jacket
What's included What's included - Fuel fee & parking fee
What's included What's included - Taxes
What's included What's included - Professional English-speaking guide
What's included What's included - Entry to Tonle Sap Lake
What's included What's included - Local community entry fees
What's included What's included - Vehicle insurance
What's included What's included - Guide fees
What's included What's included - Motorised boat fees and river boats experience
What's included What's included - Half-day tour
What's included What's included - Sunset viewpoints
What's included What's included - Personal expense
What's excluded What's excluded - Rowing boat to mangrove forest - $5.50 USD per person (updated 2014)
What's excluded What's excluded - Meal & Alchohol
What's excluded What's excluded
Know before you book
- Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
What you can expect
Embark on an highlights of Kampong Phluk from Siem Reap as you discover stilted house, mangrove forest, kampong visit, local markets, fishery, sunset perspectives and more on a boat tour from Siem Reap at sunset. Starting our adventurous, thrilling, and exciting boat tour with an inclusive pickup transfer from your hotel doorstep, your journey continues through one of the Cambodia most visit landscapes and viewpoints in the Kampong Phluk.
Behold awe-inspiring vistas of landscapes and culture while absorbing fascinating insights from our English speaking guide on this half day epic journey. After the pickup enjoy a quiet 40-minute drive through the countryside, passing rice fields before arrive to the local market, enjoy a a quick info about the surrounding where inhabitants have bravely adapted to some of the most inconceivable conditions.
Your guide will provide an explanation of the impact of the Tonle Sap's seasonal fluctuations on the local communities. Next, Explore the floating village of Kompong Phluk on Tonle Sap Lake by boarding a motorised boat through the lake. Experience and indulge the distinctive daily routine of life on the water, where schools, residences, and markets float and adjust to the constantly fluctuating water levels.
Optionally, from October to January, embark on a rowing canoe excursion through the mangrove forest. The canoe makes a halt at a diminutive floating café, which is an ideal location to observe the sun's descent as warm hues overtaken the skies, if weather permitted. Afterwards, if it's a dry season we will visit a Kampong and experience their life a bit, hear the stories from the guide before return back to the town.
Tour Structure, subject change depending on the nature course.
● November – April
During the dry season, the water levels in the floating town are lower, exposing more of the stilted dwellings and showcasing the real wonder of their creation.
● May – October
During the rainy season, the water levels rise. Boating through the village during this period is an altogether unearthly experience, as it will appear as though you are traversing a watery wonderland. The lush vegetation and rain-soaked environs provide magnificent photo opportunities, and the sunsets can be even more spectacular.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Siem Reap
- Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Siem Reap
- Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia