6h30

About this activity

You start the tour at 8am with your experienced local guide picking you up from your hotel. You will then proceed up route #6 in an air-conditioned car or minivan to Kompong Khleang, passing through local markets and villages and stopping to see some of the local industries.

You will then proceed along the causeway to the edge of the great Tonle Sap lake. From there, you will transfer to a special river craft and enjoy a relaxing, fascinating journey up the Khleang River. On the way, you will pass stilted houses, some of which are 10 metres high, and will see locals going about their daily life. From there you will travel out into the floating village. This tour is unique as few tourist explore this floating village, it provides you with an opportunity to see a lot of the native birds which live on the lake and it gives you an opportunity to take in some incredible views.

After the floating village tour you will travel back down the Khleang River to return to the minivan. From there you will stop at a local restaurant to relax and enjoy lunch, before we take you back to Siem Reap for 3pm.

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Included

Professional English speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop off by air-conditioned car or minivan
Lunch and drinks
Private river craft and driver
All fees and checkpoints
Entry/Admission - Tonle Sap Lake
Entry/Admission - Kompong Khleang

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks (unless specified)

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please note that this tour is dependent on water levels in the lake, please inquire on booking.

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

55%

Original

35%

Reviews

4.8

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shelley.koplien

4 | 2019-07-03

Overall, the experience was amazing. Our guide was super informational as well as continuously asked us questions to ensure we were enjoying our time. We stopped by the roadside on our way to Tonle Sap Lake for stick rice and it was amazing! Seeing the process in real person was super cool and the rice was delicious. The ride through the village before reaching the lake was eye opening and something people that are not familiar with that way of life should experience. The floating ride itself was also very enlightening. However, we went at the end of the dry season so all homes were completely out of the water and the stilts were very well displayed. I would think the rainy season tour would be a bit better. Overall though, a great experience and would recommend.

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Sheridan J U

5 | 2018-05-06

This is a fascinating experience. Just a short drive from Siem Reap, with a stop at a small village to walk through the daily market, then onto a flat-bottomed punt just the two of us plus our guide, the captain and his 10-year-old crew member for a fascinating journey along the river, past houses perched on poles ten or twelve metres above us. The water level in the river was low but that did not impede our progress, then we were out on the wide lake for a stop at a floating cafe and crocodile farm. On the way back we alighted at the river-side village for a walk along the main street, stopping to hand out books and pencils to the swarm of children that gathered around us - as it was a Sunday and there was no school books and pencils provided to us as part of the tour, then a stop at an enchanting roadside restaurant on the way back to town, with a choice of normal tables and chairs or large suspended swings where you could sit on cushions - and the food was excellent and included in the tour price. Our guide Billy Barang was a source of great knowledge about the river, the lake, the villages and the people, including the history of the region and the source and impacts of the great amounts of water that flow from the Himalayas to create the vast flood-plains that necessitate the building of the homes high above potential flood levels. Our driver Da was courteous, friendly and provided us with a smooth ride over the, at times bumpy, roads. This tour is extremely good value-for-money and we thoroughly recommend it/

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YOSHIO U

5 | 2018-01-09

The trip was fantastic! The guide drove us to Kompong Lhleang Village which is an hour drive from Siem Reap central. Then we switched to a small boat which took us to the scene where we saw a lot of floating houses on the Tonle Sap Lake. The tour started at 8:30 AM and returned to Siem Reap around 2PM. The breeze over the lake was cozy and comfortable. Maybe the season was just fine, in January. Apart from Angkor Wat, it is highly recommendable tour.

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