Kulen Elephant Forest & Kampong Phluk by Private Tour
Description
Enjoy the complete Kulen Elephant Forest experience on this full-day adventure. Follow the elephants observing every aspect of their day, treat them to healthy snacks and enrichment toys to keep them happy and have lunch in the forest. - Learn about how the Kulen Elephant Forest looks after the giant animals. - Immerse yourself in the world of the elephants, meeting them face to face. - Delve into the mysteries of the jungle on a 2-kilometer guided trek in the park. - Admire the magnificent views of Tonle Sap Lake and Kompong Phluk. - Know more about local life while cruising through the houses and floating market.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Journey into Kulen Elephant Forest on a guided day trip from Siem Reap. Listen to an introductory briefing and meet elephants in their natural habitat, then explore the park on a guided hike to find breathtaking waterfalls. Enjoy picturesque jungle scenery on the drive from your accommodations to the park. Arrive at Kulen Elephant Forest and learn about these majestic creatures during a short introductory briefing. Get up close to the elephants, observing them in their natural habitat and walking with them into the forest.
After visit Kulen Elephant forest, we will continue to visit One of the most scenic villages on Tonle Sap Lake, Kompong Phluk is also one of the least visited by tourists. On this tour, learn about local life as you cruise around stilted houses and floating markets, and take a canoe ride through the beautiful flooded forests.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up in 30 minutes before the tour start from your hotel or apartment you stay
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Reviews(84)
A great experience being able to feed the elephants, which included preparing their food. Being able to walk and find them in their natural environment of the sanctuary was good. Like hide and seek. The elephants are well cared for and can see the relationship they have with the mahouts. Our guide Seth, was very funny, knowledgeable and made sure we were ok along the way. Kampong Phluk was also interesting to see how the locals live. It wasn’t the high water time of year, but could see how they live and store items under the house, until all the water comes through via the Mekong.
Very memorable day! A great experience!
This private tour was very informative! We learned a lot not just about the elephants and people living in the floating village but also more about Cambodia, its history, traditions and peoples way of life. Our tour guide Seila was very accommodating and knowledgeable. He made sure we were comfortable and he was also very flexible with time— meaning he let us navigate when we wanted to leave and also was asking if we wanted to stop over some places before dropping us back. Definitely would recommend and book him again.
This was one of the highlights of our time in Cambodia. We had a private car to get to the elephant sanctuary and floating village and our tour guide Seila was very friendly and informative. Seeing the elephants up close and feeding them was awesome!
We had a great day with Mr. Kim and our driver. It was great to see and feed the elephants and visit the village and lake. Cambodia is beautiful and this tour was a great way to see it.
Highly recommend this experience if you are in Siem Reap. We had the opportunity to feed, walk, touch and learn about the elephants in their care. They do good works and provide a terrific experience. Be sure to do this in addition to typical Siem Rwap activities.
Amazing & deeply humbling in the same day. We enjoyed a magical 4 hours at the Elephant sanctuary where we got to feed, wash & walk along side the elephants as well as learn about the Sanctuary. A light lunch was provided. After this we went to the floating village at Kampong Phluk. Here we witnessed the humble and simple lifestyle of over 400 families whose homes are built on stilts to avoid flooding. This provided a stark contrast to our luxury hotel living - deeply humbling. Our guide Sum Suphon was enthusiastic and knowledgeable not just about the elephants and Kampong Phluk but also about the social history of the surrounding area . We thoroughly recommend our guide, driver & this activity.
Meak and his driver took us to the Elephant Retirement Center and to the big lake tor a boat ride. On the way to the Elephant Center, Meak gave a very informative description of religion and local history. One of the best guides ever. I said.
We had an amazing day with Salah! He was so knowledgeable and we learned so much about the history, culture and current events in the area. Both the floating village and elephants were a big hit with the kids as well. We would highly recommend the tour and especially Salah!
The experience was awesome. Both kids and parents loved the floating village and elephant tour. Saila was an exceptional guide. We learned so much about Cambodian culture. I highly recommend this tour!
