Half Day Kampong Phluk with Sunset, Boat and Guide from Siem Reap
Description
Embark on an highlights of Kampong Phluk as you discover stilted house, mangrove forest, kampong visit, local markets, fishery, sunset perspectives and more. This exciting tour with an inclusive pickup transfer from your hotel. Enjoy a quiet 40-minute drive through the countryside, passing rice fields before arrive to the local market. Your guide will provide an explanation and history during the journey. Next, Explore the floating village by boarding a motorised boat through the lake. Indulge the distinctive daily routine of life on the water. Optionally, from October to January, embark on a rowing canoe 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. Afterward, 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.
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Itinerary
Ro Lus Market - Explore a thriving local market on the banks of the Rolous River. This market is a vital location where residents gather in the mornings and late afternoons to buy fresh vegetables, meats, fruits, freshwater fish, and household items. Our guide will explain and take you through the itinerary.
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.
Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world. It was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997 due to its high biodiversity. The lake is enormous in size. The boats you rent transport you along the canals through the floating the village to the lake's open waters; the boat excursion is inclusive except mini rowing boat. The guide will present throughout the whole journey and enjoy the beautiful sunset at the end.
Following sunset, the tour will proceed to Kampong Phluk offshore, where actual villagers will be visited. The guide will provide an explanation all along the way, giving the audience a chance to observe how the locals live, work, and engage with the environment, including fishing and other activities before returning to the siem reap town, please take note that the itinerary might subject to change due to the water level and season.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Kindly provide us with your full name, the name of the hotel, and a valid contact number/WhatsApp at least 24 hours prior to your tour commencement. Please be ready at the hotel lobby 5 minutes before the scheduled starting tour and might experience some delay due to traffic congestion or other customer response time.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
You have to go to the floating village to raise awareness with the Cambodian people. The visit to the village is full of excitement and admiration for these inhabitants who possess enormous resilience. Beautiful to watch the sunset from the lake. The guide, attentive to each one of us and knows like no one else that habitat because he was born there and experienced the real life that is breathed there and the resources of daily life and survival.
Pickup service arrived at my hotel right time. People from different countries join the activities and got on the vehicle, a big boat and later small boats for mangrove forests (This one has to be paid optionally. I paid $5/person). The atmosphere was good among the group, so we helped each other out taking pictures on the boat. The guide was done by a gentle man, Mr. Nan who kindly answered all the questions about the village people's life and culture etc. In general, I really enjoyed the activities at a reasonable price. Strongly recommend.
