Private Tour
Kompong Phluk - Private Floating Village & Flooded Forest Tour from Siem Reap
Overview
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Experience Kompong Phluk and the Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Featuring local guides who come from the village, guests gain fascinating insight into life on the Lake, Cambodia's lifeblood. Depart your hotel at 8:00 AM, 2:00 PM or at your conveience. For morning tours, stop at a local home to hand roll traditional incense, a nearly forgotten trade in Cambodia. Afterwards, visit a local market to try popular Khmer snacks and desserts. Later, visit a rural Buddhist pagoda no other tourists see. Upon arrival in Kompong Khleang, take a boat through the village of near 3,000 residents and make a stop at the largest, flooded mangrove forest in Siem Reap. Take a canoe ride through the trees with a local resident. Afterwards, continue on the boat to see the magnificent Tonle Sap lake. Afternoon tours also enjoy sunset.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Children Must Be Accompanied by an Adult
Life Jackets Included
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Transport by Private Vehicle
Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
Snacks
English Speaking Guide
Local Snacks
All Other Taxes, Fees and Handling Charges
Gratuities
Lunch or Dinner
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Kompong Phluk
• Travel to Kompong Phluk • Make a stop on the way to hand roll traditional incense (morning) • Visit a local market to see how Khmers stops in the countryside. Try local snacks • Stop at a local pagoda to learn about Buddhism. Optional blessing from chief monk. • Arrive and board a boat which takes us through Kompong Phluk • Stop at the flooded forest and take a canoe through the village with a local resident. • See the Tonle Sap lake and then return home. Afternoon tours enjoy sunset Please note: • Our itinerary and timing is very flexible. If you would like to leave earlier or later please let us know. If you would like to shorten the day by avoiding stops we are happy to do so. If you see something of interest please feel free to stop with your guide. • We include water and snacks. If you would like to eat dinner you may do so after the flooded forest. Please notify your guide • Vegan snacks are available. Please share any dietary concerns with your guide
Options
Private Afternoon Sunset Tour
Experience Siem Reap's largest flooded mangrove forest and enjoy sunset on the UNESCO Tonle Sap lake. Join us a on a private, half-day afternoon tour of Kompong Phluk Floating Village.
Pickup included
Private Morning Tour
Experience Siem Reap's largest flooded mangrove forest and the Tonle Sap lake. Join us a on a private, half-day morning tour of Kompong Phluk Floating Village. Featuring both a boat and canoe ride.
Pickup included
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Real Life on the Lake
104eddiewhynot,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent, authentic experience of life on the lake. We were lucky as the water was extremely high which made it feel even more adventurous. Our guide was very kind and informative and answered our question’s. He also made a great restaurant reservation. Thank you Saro for your time.
An unforgettable, authentic floating village experience!
C2147RQannap,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was one of the best tours I’ve ever taken in Cambodia! Our guide was actually born and raised in the floating village itself, so he knew everyone and everything about life on the water. His stories and insights made the experience feel incredibly personal and real — and he spoke perfect English, which made everything easy to understand and so much more enjoyable. It was a private tour, yet priced the same as many large group tours I’d seen advertised — incredible value! Everything was included: a big boat ride across the lake, a peaceful small boat trip through the mangroves, and plenty of time to explore and interact with the locals in the floating village. If you’re looking for something authentic, well-organized, and genuinely meaningful — don’t hesitate to book this tour. It’s the real deal!
Great tour with Dan
Daniele P,
Aug 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We stayed with Dan and he was a fantastic guide! Too good to explain to us beyond the village and the lake so dynamic of Cambodia s culture, history and society with a pronunciation and linguistic ability of English really almost native. Very good.
Different but amazing experience
Beatriz A,
Nov 13, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Seeing the mangroves on a little boat and later the sunset was amazing! Our tour guide was also very nice and helpful, plus he truly tried to make our experience memorable.
Awesome tour, awesome guide
Andrea W,
Jul 19, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sarin is an amazing guide. And as a person who grew up in a floating village, he knows great stories to tell and knows everything about it. Really great tour. Even in the dry season, when the village isn't really floating yet.
Great experience!
Jess L,
Jul 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide, Mr Suddan (sic) was knowledgable and humourous and made the tour enjoyable. The local market tour was an eye-opener but the noonday heat was a bit overpowering. Unfortunately the rainy season had barely started during our tour so there was no floating village - we did get to see the houses built on stilts and how the locals chillaxed in the ubiquitous hammocks in the shady nooks beneath their houses. Boat ride to Tongle Sap lake was fun, we rode on a motorised wooden boat, chugging our way to the floating restaurants on the churning lake the colour of milk tea. Wouldn't mind coming back at the right time to explore the floating village. Overall the guide was really great!
ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDABLE - Sarin is an amaaazing guide
Seav-Seang L,
Jul 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00TAKE THIS TOUR!!! At this time of the year the water level is too low so that neither the floating village nor the mangrove forest are under water. But it's very impressive to see the houses of the village on their stilts. The boat trip out to a restaurant on the lake is impressive, too. And the visite of a countryside pagoda with the monks and their many pets. Incredible, how all these people live. It all builds up the wish to come back one day to see it all flooded. BUT THE BEST about it was our guide Sarin. He grew up in a floating village, told us so many stories and gave us insights in the lives of the local people. He's a great storyteller, very friendly and open minded. It was a great pleasure to ride with him and the whole trip was simply mindblowing.
Great experience
phuonganhb0,
Sep 26, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00People mentioned low level of water in September but we didn't have a problem with that. The road to there was a bit of a problem though because it was bumpy and flooded after the rain. Highly recommend you take the small boat to the flooded village. You will be surrounded by water and trees and the sense of calmness. The sunset on Tonle Sap was beautiful and it was a great feeling when you were on an actual lake which felt like an ocean.
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