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Tonle Sap Lake-Kampong Phluk Private Tour
Overview
Belonging to the Mekong River system, Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world. The lake is surrounded by freshwater mangroves known as “flood forests”. The Tonlé Sap Lake District has always been a vital fishing and agricultural production area for Cambodia, and it has largely maintained Angkor, the largest pre-industrial settlement complex in history. The approximately 1.2 million people who live in the Tonlé Sap Lake area, which accounts for about 60% of Cambodia’s annual freshwater catch of over 400,000 tons, account for 60% of the country’s population’s protein intake.
Enjoy your tour this morning with about 45-minutes’ drive to the fishermen’s village of Kompong Phluk whose name means ‘harbor of the tusks’ and Cambodia great lake. Enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, it’s a lake with no ends in front of you, birds flying slowly overhead and surrounding with the interesting village as well as wetland area. A local boat ride take you the Tonle Sap Lake and village where you will see nature in a way you’ve only seen in picture books and it’s where you will now see villagers houses, school, government houses built on high stilts but the pagoda on the only butte (the only building which is not on stilts) and see the activities of the villagers who your expert guide will teach you about their culture, the life style, and the ecosystem of this fascinating place.
Highlights
- Travel with a guide: get there faster and focus on the highlights
- Learn how the villagers keep the peace while living in close quarters
- See a township, schools, and government homes built high off the ground
- Paddle through a forest that is often entirely submerged
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from lobby
- Entrance tickets
- Local Live English-Speaking Tour guide
- Private boat trip
- Private air-conditioned vehicle on tour
- Experienced English Speaking tour guide
- Cold bottled water
- Private tour
What's Not Included
- 30 mns Canoe ride in Mangrove Forest (Aug-Jan)
- Other meals and drinks
- Other personal expenses
- Tipping/gratuities (recommended)
- Travel insurance
Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel and set out this morning in a private tour to the countryside which drive about 45-minutes to the fishermen’s village of Kompong Phluk whose name means ‘harbor of the tusks’ and Cambodia great lake. Enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, is one of the largest fresh water lake in Southeast Asia, and birds flying slowly overhead and surrounding with the interesting village (houses on still).During the dry season (February to July), the village can be reached by mini bus or motorbike, as the – bumpy – road that is normally flooded dries up.In the rainy season (August to Jan), a short boat ride from the quay, through the wetland area will take you to Kompong Phluk. It is not a floating village but a village on high stilts as well as some floating houses and in spite of fishing is often the privilege of the Vietnamese minority but inhabitants of Kompong Phluk are almost exclusively of Cambodian origin. The villagers frequently move from house to another house during the rainy season, they live in houses built on stilts and move to small huts near the waterfront during the dry season to do fishing.
Arrive at the quay, board a local boat for a 1.5-hour ride on the Tonle Sap Lake as well as village where you will see nature in a way you’ve only seen in picture books, and the tour of Kampong Phluk is worth the extra effort to get there, then we will visit the village, the pagoda on the only butte (the only building which is not on stilts) and see the activities of the villagers who your expert guide will teach you about their culture, the life style, and the ecosystem of this fascinating place. Optional (August to Jan): you can pay an extra to take a small canoes paddle by villagers; will take you deep into the dense flooded forest. The trees of this forest are perfectly adapted to their unusual existence as they are completely submerged a part of the year. Return to Siem Reap and drop off at your hotel or requested drop off point drop-off Siem Reap city center.
Pickup Time
7AM, 8AM, 9AM, 2PM, 3PM-Please choose one Note: we accept booking made 10 hours or more before the tour starts
Pickup Point
Pick up from your hotel in Siem Reap
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 48 hours in advance
Pricing
- 1pax : $119USD
- 2 pax: $69USD/Person
- 3 pax : $59USD/Person
- 4 pax : $49USD/Person
- 5 pax : $39USD/Person
- 6 pax : $39USD/Person
Infomation
- Duration 5Hour
- Experienced Tour Guide (English)
- Instant Confirmation
- Free Cancellation in 48h
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