Private Tour

Half Day Floating Village ( Mechrey) & Tole Sap Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

See Mechrey Floating Village on this half day tour. Mechrey is the least touristed floating village in Siem Reap and well and truly off the beaten track. you will see countryside, animals, lotus farm, everyday life of Cambodian people on land and water.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

This trip is for half day which is around 4 hours including travelling time. The boat ride lasts for approximately 2 hours.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottles of cold drinking Water

Transport ( AC car or minivan or minibus

Boat ride

English-Speaking Tour Guide

Accommodation

Food / Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Prince Angkor Hotel & Spa

Sivatha Blvd, Modnul II,, Sangkat Svay Dangkom, Siem Reap 93136 Siem Reap Cambodia

We will come to pick you up from your hotel lobby at the start of the tour. But you must let us know the name, address and its contacts of your hotel before the tour date.

What To Expect

This tour can start in the morning or the afternoon (please let us know which time you want to depart). You'll leave Siem Reap and we'll drive you the 40km southwest of Siem Reap to the edge of the Tonle Sap Lake to Mechrey Floating Village. Here, you'll see how around 300 families live their lives on the water. These ethnic Khmer families make their living from fishing, farming, shops and tourism. Along the way, we'll stop to try some deep fried insects, look at a rice paddy field with birds, cows, and buffaloes. We'll also stop to see a lotus farm and a duck farm. When we reach Mechrey Floating Village, you'll see floating houses, a school, restaurants, fish farm and crocodile farm. In the cooler season, you'll also see many different species of birds here. We'll take a car because the road is very bumpy and dusty. The price includes the boat ride and entrance fee.

4 hours • Admission Included

Options

Half Day Floating Village ( Mechrey) & Tole Sap Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Interesting insights
NorfolkFozzy,
Dec 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Another great trip with Bunpheng and his driver, this time to the floating village. Everything was carefully planned by our host to ensure we could fit the trip into our tight schedule, but at no stage did things feel rushed. Bunpheng is an intelligent and charming man, and kept us entertained throughout our trip. We would certainly recommend this as an interesting insight into a unique local lifestyle.
Very informative and impressive
Michael G,
Mar 14, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I was the only participant in the trip to Mechrey. My guide was Bunpheng. He could explain very well and I learned a lot about the Tonle Sap system. His English was also really very easy to understand, so communication was problem-free. The boat ride through the "floating village" was impressive. The drive down towards the lake was scenic very nice. Can absolutely recommend this tour, but also my guide!
Great time witnessing lifestyle of people in Mechrey Floating Village
KevinH1282,
Feb 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were a group of 3 adults + 1 teenage + 3 children. We requested for afternoon tour, and it was nicely arranged with pickup from hotel at 2:00pm. The air-conditioned van was clean and was already stocked with cold bottled water for us. Our tour guide, Mr. Bunpheng Chan, spoke very fluent English. As soon as we got into the van, he started telling us about the background of Cambodia, village we were about to visit, and other interesting true stories. He was very knowledgeable. About half-way to the village, we stopped by a stall to have a look at the fried insects. I tried a cricket, and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. If you're not eating any, it's still fun to watch anyway. We reached the riverside after the 45min car ride. We then got into one of the motorised tourist boat (with roof). Life jackets were available. Then came the fun part. We went along the river, watching how fishermen did their magic, and then the village (floating homes, school, playground, shops). The people there were very friendly. Because our tourist boat was big, we didn't get onboard of the village. Watching and interacting was fun already. The boat ride was about 1 hour long. The fun part of afternoon ride was seeing the kids paddling their way home from school.. some on their own, and some were on "boat school bus". We got back to the riverside, and the tour guide kindly entertained our special request of dropping us off at the city center instead of hotel.
Great tour, great guide
Koen S,
Nov 4, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The floating village of Mechrey is a wonderful place to get a sense of a floating village without the tourists and including all the interesting features. The tour was only a half day trip, so we could spend time in the afternoon on other things. Lonn - the perfect guide, a happy and English speaking Cambodian - took us to a local market and insect-tasting as well. When booking, ask for Lonn Thou!