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4 hours 30 minutes
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Discover the beautiful quite fishing villages of Kompong Phluk with this unique small-group tour and experience the real Cambodian village way of life. We cover both villages (unlike others that only cover a small section) stilted homes and see how families go about their daily lives and adapt to living on the tonle sap lake throughout the seasons. In addition, you will venture out and cruise to the nearby floating villages situated on the lake with our local professional Tara Lake guide (born in this very village). We also will row through the flooded forests ,when the water level permit, or stroll through, the whole villages is raised some 10 meters into the air to allow the raising of the lake water levels in the wet season ,so its an amazing sight all year round, We also visit the Monks Pergola/training school, This tour is for people who wish to experience floating and stilted fishing villages, that few tourist will see, Kompong Phluk and village life on the lake, no hidden costs
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Professional tara lake guide
Water
All checkpoint fees and taxes/no hidden extras to pay
Transportation by air-conditioned cars or tuk tuks
all boats included row boats and operators(special flat bottomed vessels)
Light fruit lunch
free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Gratuities
Select a pickup point
Tonle Sap Lake
After we have explored the flooded forests we proceed down further the Kompong Phluk river and onto the Lake proper, at times there are floating villages on the lake,other times they are in the river itself, but which ever time it is its a great way to explore and discover the river and lake systems, when entering the great lake(Tonle Sap) you will be amazed at the actual size,the Great Tonle Sap lake,is huge and goes much further than the eye can see,in fact its over 200km long and from this point over 40km wide,so a great lake in deed, of course the boats we use have a special designed flat bottom so regardless of the time of year we can safely travel and traverse this unique and interesting lake and river system.after this lake cruise,we will head up the river and pass the actual township from another entry and proceed to our transport back into town.
Kompong Phluk
Our expert local guide and driver who are both from this village will show you the Kompong Phluk rivers and the town itself, as the water levels in the great lake can vary from half meter to over 10 meters ,so can the actual village and rivers do the same,as such the village of Kompong Phluk is built on stilts some 12 meters high,to allow for the constant seasonal variation of the water. together with the flooded forest makes this a very unique and interesting village to explore,we will dock along side the Monks Training school, and inspection of the large Pergola is certainly a highlight with its extensive and beautiful art work on its walls and ceiling,with schools,homes,shops,boat builders,fishing net repairs, its certainly a great village to explore,after which we will proceed to the magical and quite flooded forests,also passing a few floating homes on our way there,all in all a great way to spend a few hours away from the Temples and enter a place time seems to have forgotten.
This tour is for people short on time but still wish to experience the beautiful flooded forest and Kompong Phluk and experience village life on the lake
local fruits and water
Pickup included
61 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Jerry A,
Apr 22, 2024
- Viator
No memorable moments or experiences. Nothing like the picture or the description. The place is way too far and does not offer anything in terms of nature or history. A total waste of time and money.
JeanPhilippe M,
Jun 20, 2020
- Viator
Pleasant sightseeing with a nice guide to understand the amazing way of life of the local people according to the level of the lake.
Thara B,
Jan 3, 2020
- Viator
The Tour was great and very informative. The tour lasts for about 3 hours only. The tour starts with a visit to the local market and the tour guide invited us to taste some fruit and two local sweets/cakes. The tour to Kompong Phulk village was very interesting and informative. The tourists can interact with the school children and a set of books can be bought and sponsored to the children. The lake looks very muddy. It was very enlightening to see how the locals live in such harsh conditions and yet they are so happy and content with what they have. Although the tour states light fruit lunch, don't expect a sit down, the lunch is just the tasting of the fruit at the local market.
Marion L,
Mar 9, 2018
- Viator
This was just the most amazing experience to see how the villagers live and work we really enjoyed it and our guide was very knowledgeable- we would highly recommend it.
Christopher P,
Jan 21, 2018
- Viator
This was a great overall tour. I enjoyed getting outside of Siem Reap and Kompong Phuk Village was fascinating. The tour was well constructed and efficient. The guide handled everything extremely well.
Operated by Tara River Boat Company