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Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover the floating fishing villages  and the Great Tonle Sap Lake on a traditional flat bottomed boats, travel in comfort to the lake in an air conditioned minivan/car or tuk tuk with your English-speaking local lake tour guide as you pass by lotus fields and rice paddies. Then, aboard a mini Tara boat(all our boats have life jackets and toilets for your safety and comfort) cruising the Siem Reap River and than out towards  the Tonle Sap lake, seeing the floating villages,including schools,churches,homes, shops,service stations,police station,all floating and crocodile and fish farms on the way (crocodile and fish farm dependent on current water levels). Upon arrival at the famous Queen Tara, (ex cargo boat almost 100 years old) in the heart of the floating village, relax on the main decks, enjoy the included food and drinks and take in the stunning views. This unique tour experience is suitable for families, groups or single travelers. Rest assured there are no hidden costs here.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Children 10 or under are half price

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Operates in all weather conditions.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

2 drinks (soft drink, beers, cocktails, wines, juices or spirits mixers.

English speaking professional local guides

All check point fees

Tour of the floating fishing villages

Restroom on board

Free hotel pickup and drop-off in air conditioned taxi or tuk tuk

meals on the Queen Tara Riverboat

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

1

Tonle Sap Lake

We will tour the complete floating villages ,depending on the current water levels,our aim is to get up close to the floating village as possible,we have special unique designed boats that can safely travel in all types of water levels,as the lake itself and in deed the river systems leading into the lake can vary from just half meter to well over 10 meters in a seasonal change,our expert lake guide and also our boat drivers where born in this village,so certainly know the best places to explore,this is a true floating village where every thing floats,including churches,schools,police stations and shops,there are floating vegetable gardens,floating basketball courts,floating pool halls,and lots of floating homes,some 6000 villages call this there home and the village moves in and out as the seasons dictate,(in the high water seasons the actual floating village will be in the river system,and low water they move onto the lake) lunch and cold drinks are supplied on Queen Tara Riverboat

3 hours • Admission Included
2

Lotus Silk Farm

our expert lake guide will meet you in your hotel or guesthouse foyer/reception area just prior to the tour start time and look after you,we proceed by road (air Conditioned car or mini van) to where our special long tail traditional boat will be waiting to take us into the floating villages,but on route we will have 2 stops, first one is the lotus farm, this flower is very important to the local Khmer people, our guide will explain how important and also the many different uses of this special flower and fruit,the farm itself is very beautiful and great place for photos,our second stop is of the floating croc/fish farm,again its quite educational and worthy of a quick stop on route,part of the farm also tells a story of how the locals live and work on this floating village,also from the top of the floating farm will give us a good view over the actual floating villages we are about to explore with our special long tail riverboats

20 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Half Day Tour

The Floating Village and Port of Chong Khneas are located less than 15km from Siem Reap. It is the perfect place to visit on the Tonle Sap Lake for those that don't have the time to explore Prek Toal
set menu and all drinks
Pickup included

10am Half Day Tour

The Floating Village and Port of Chong Khneas are located less than 15km from Siem Reap. It is the perfect place to visit on the Tonle Sap Lake for those that don't have the time to explore Prek Toal
Pickup included

Reviews

4.01

78 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • À must

    Michel S,

    Mar 23, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Very Nice half day on the water and seeing how those fishermen live Our guides ‘r Friday and the driver were great

  • Water tour

    Ivan P,

    Sep 16, 2024

    - Viator

    4.00

    It was a pleasant activity to do for half a day. It included free water, rides in the boat and lunch.

  • Floating village tour

    Lynette J,

    Aug 13, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    This was a great tour, our guide and driver were here nice and early to pick us up. Our guide was super friendly and very helpful with lots of knowledge. Lovely lunch on the queen tara totally enjoyed.

  • Great value for the money - unique experience!

    Randy M,

    Aug 9, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    It was a great private tour, just me and Mr Friday who was very nice! He grew up on the lake in a floating village so he had lots of information to share. We saw crocodiles and I even tried crocodile meat! The lunch was delicious. Great value for the money!

  • Had a good day out

    Laura L,

    Apr 19, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Great day out on the lake to see how the locals live in the area. Our guide Friday was lovely. Hotel pick up was punctual in an air conditioned van. We visited a lotus farm, a crocodile farm, had a leisurely lunch aboard the Tara before taking a short boat ride around the fringes of the floating village as we were not permitted to enter it. We weren't too fussed about that though, overall it was a good experience to get a feel for what life is like out there.

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4.01
78 reviews
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