Kompong Phluk Half-Day Tour from Siem Reap

Summary

Start your half-day adventure with pick-up from your Siem Reap hotel and soak up the scenery as you drive through the rice paddies and rural villages to reach Tonle Sap Lake. Continue by boat along the Tonle Sap river, which flows through the heart of Kompong Phluk village. Then, get a glimpse of local life as you glide past the stilted houses, pagodas and markets, and watch locals going about their everyday lives. Transfer to a smaller boat to paddle through the flooded forest of Kompong Phluk, before returning to port, where a driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel. Please note: Depending on the time of year and the water levels, you will either sail down the main street of Kompong Phluk village (when the water is high the roads become a river) or walk along it.

Tour info

Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Our expert Kompong Phluk and lake guide will meet you at your hotel just before the tour start time,we proceed via road to the Kompong Phluk river where our traditional long tail motor boat will be waiting for us, we travel by air conditioned car or mini vans as the road is very dusty, we than proceed via the river into the township of Kompong Phluk,a stilted and floating village time seems to have forgotten as we cruise into the actual village we will see the local fishermen go about their daily tasks. we will dock at the Monks Training school and also from here there is a huge Pergola,worthy of an inspection as its beautifully designed though out, after we have visited the first town(stilted villages) we proceed into the flooded forest,where its very quite,we have the locals row us through this magically part of the tour,if the water levels allow,or maybe a stroll in the low water levels,either way,its a magical place to visit, after which we cruise out onto the great lake.itself

What’s included?

  • Light refreshments and drinks

  • Local guide

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off

  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan

  • Entry/Admission - Kompong Phluk

  • Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 4h 30m

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Covid Policy

  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Khmer Detours Day Tours

About operator:

There must be a better way? As Angkor Wat and temples complex has become a major tourist attraction, we decided long ago to create tours to suit small groups to avoid the rush hour of tourist and all the noise and flag waving that seemed to go hand in hand with the larger tour groups, with this in mind all our tours are focused on visiting sites that either other tour groups don’t know about or too difficult to do. Sure we cover the main temples also but we try and avoid the many crowds that tend to group together and select the temples at the best times to avoid the crowds and also maximizing the best photo opportunities, we have full time professional guides that are expert on not only the temple but share our ideas on our crowd avoidance policy. All our tours are capped at maximum number of people on the one tour, no large tour groups, personalised service and care without the rush or hassles, explore at you own pace. All tours include fully licensed and experienced guides, our guides are all full time employees that have helped design the tours you will be doing, all are the best in their field, most are from the very places you will visit, our Beng Mealea guide was born near the temple, our Kompong Phluk guide was born in the village, this way you can be assured of the best possible sites and at times to suit. All tours include free pick up and return to your hotel, guesthouse or any place in Siem Reap. The pickup is in air conditioned minivan. All tours unless otherwise stated include all check points/road fees/control points meals and drinks. Our idea is no hidden costs. All our staff are local people, most were born in the village you will visit, they are all full time employees. We are a responsible local company that takes pride in delivering sustainable low impact, environmental friendly tours. See our environment policy for more info we hope you enjoy your tours with us, we realise for a company to be successful we must ensure every customer has a unique and special experience with us, we try to keep our prices down to ensure we are competitive but at the same time we do not want you to experience any hidden costs we are upfront on our prices.so unless otherwise stated in BOLD PRINT our prices will include everything. If 1 person books a tour it’s the same price. All prices are displayed with the tours, all in USD and are quoted per person. One person, we go no minimum number we find that some 30% of our customers are single travelers and we accept booking for one person, you can book via our web site or phone or visit our office or ask your travel agent or hotel, we have selected hotels and travel agents able to sell tickets for our tours.

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