Kompong Phluk Two Village Tour and Longtail Cruise from Siem Riep

Name: Kompong Phluk Two Village Tour and Longtail Cruise from Siem Riep
Brand: Tara River Boat Tours
SKU: 5f443d0c-9920-4631-b7f5-7447f87107f0
Availability: InStock

See all (3)

Summary

Meet a driver at your hotel in Siem Riep for morning departure, then board a climate-controlled minivan for the trip to Tonle Sap Lake, passing through a scenic landscape of lotus flower farms and rice fields. Transfer to a traditional longtail boat for a cruise across the lake, making the first stop of the day at a floating village. As you cruise you’ll see flooded mangrove forests and floating aquaculture, and get a glimpse of daily life on Tonle Sap Lake. Pause for lunch on the Queen Tara, the largest boat on Tonle Sap Lake, with meal and drinks included. Spend the afternoon on board the longatail boat, traveling to the stilt village of Kompong Phluk. Depending on seasonal water levels, you’ll stop for a walk through a mangrove forest, or row between the trees in a small boat, then continue along the main street of Kompong Phluk to see the local training school for Buddhist monks. Walk through the village to see colorful fish markets and local neighborhoods, before meeting back up with the boats for the return trip to your original departure point. This full-day tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel.

Tour info

Duration

6 hours

Why take this tour?

a very unique cruise tour, that will explore 2 very different types of villages and flooded forests,on the greatest fresh water lake in S.E Asia, the Tonle Sap. our very experienced Tara lake guide will look after you the whole way, our guides where mostly born in the villages we visit and can give you a great insight as to how the villages operate and fishing villages life in general, we are the only cruise operator that does the lake crossing and all our boats are designed for this purpose,of the constantly changing water levels our boats are traditional long tail types with flat bottomed so can navigate into small streams and rivers and indeed the flooded forests,we make numerous stops along the way including the lotus farms ,fish and croc floating farms,Queen Tara Riverboat for lunch ,drinks and comfort stops,note all our smaller longtails boats have wcs and life jackets on board, the Queen Tara is also quite unique as an ex cargo boat,.enter a world time seems to have forgotten

What’s included?

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Bottled water
Lunch
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic Beverages
Restroom on board
Entry/Admission - Tonle Sap Lake
Entry/Admission - Tara River Boat Tours
Entry/Admission - Kompong Phluk
Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 6h 30m
Mobile tickets accepted

Cancellation Policy

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

Operator Website

Operated by:

Tara River Boat Tours

About operator:

The Tara Riverboat has been in business since 2004 and conducting daily boat tours of the numerous lakes and rivers in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap,we have 8 different types of boats all for very different purposes,our staff are all from the villages you will visit and they will look after you from your hotels pick up to return,our boat in Phnom Penh was Once Owned by The Prince himself, our Mekong Tara Prince boat is the perfect way to escape Phnom Penh City on our day or sunset tours. Comfortably seating up to 30 people, this beautiful boat has been refurbished to offer comfort and style to ensure a perfect journey. It has a unique double haul which enables us to navigate to areas other river boats cannot. No hassle, no scams and no hidden costs.in Siem Reap we use special flat bottomed boats so we can enter places other boats can not,all safe and driven by experienced captains