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Tonle Sap Lake Tour: Experience Floating Villages by Traditional Boat
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70 Ratings
Tonle Sap Lake
Embark on a captivating Tonle Sap Lake tour and explore the enchanting floating villages by traditional boat. Discover schools, churches, homes, shops, and more on this unique family-friendly experience.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 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
What's Included
- 2 complimentary drinks (choices include soft drinks, beer, cocktails, wine, juices, or spirits mixers)
- Guided by English-speaking, professional local guides
- All checkpoint fees included
- Exclusive tour of the floating fishing villages
- Access to on-board restrooms for comfort
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off in air-conditioned taxi or tuk-tuk
- Enjoy meals aboard the Queen Tara Riverboat
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
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.
- 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.
Location
Tonle Sap Lake
Lower Mekong Basin
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(70 Ratings)
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663lesleyd
Sep 25, 2024
A glimpse of life on the lake - Our booking turned into a private tour for two when no one else booked, so it all aboard a tuk tuk with our guide, Tinh, for the trip out to Tonle Sap. Along the way, we stopped at a lotus farm, visited a local market and saw how local women were harvesting water hyacinth stems to weave into beautiful bags and baskets.
Chugging through the floating villages and seeing how the lake sustains the villagers was fascinating
The final highlight was our lunch stop. The beautiful 1929 ship Queen Tara, which we had all to ourselves while we enjoyed a basic but delicious meal.
A great day out!
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Lynette_j
Aug 13, 2024
Floating village tour - 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.
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Randy_m
Aug 9, 2024
Great value for the money - unique experience! - 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!
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Janice
May 1, 2024
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide! - This tour was absolutely fascinating! Through our outstanding tour guide, Hong, we learned so much about the many uses of the lotus flower and the lives of those who live in the floating villages. It was also a great way to escape the heat of Cambodia as the boat ride was a very pleasant temperature. Hong was exceptional! He has vast knowledge of everything we saw, but at the same time doesn't feel the need to fill every moment with chit-chat, which we appreciated. He was very friendly, helpful, professional and all around wonderful! The lunch was surprisingly good and again, Hong allowed us privacy to eat on our own. I really can't find any fault with this tour and I highly recommend taking it. You have to see how these people live in the floating villages for yourself to appreciate it. Make sure you go with Hong!
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Laura_l
Apr 19, 2024
Had a good day out - 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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Dexydog_11
Jan 19, 2024
First class! - Fabulous tour - the guide Tino was fantastic, excellent English, his local knowledge really made this a special trip. Very nice lunch on Tara Queen. Extremely highly recommended - especially if your guide is as good as Tino was. Also visited a local market and crocodile farm. Thank you
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Ivan_p
Sep 16, 2024
Water tour - It was a pleasant activity to do for half a day. It included free water, rides in the boat and lunch.
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Katkranz
Jun 28, 2024
Another exciting thing to do from Siem Reap - We really enjoyed the adventure of being taken from Babel Boutique hotel to some lotus fields and a fishing village where we boarded the river boat to be taken to Queen Tara, an old cargo vessel, for a sunset dinner. Our guide,Sophorn, was very friendly and informative. He even picked a lotus flower for me at my request. The buffet dinner and free drinks on board were great. Very romantic setting watching sun set over the floating village.
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Doitchicago
Apr 5, 2024
As advertised but wouldn't do again. - Although this trip was exactly as advertised, I wouldn't do it again. The tour guide, bus and boat drivers were excellent. The reason I wouldn't do it again is that I felt exploited by locals by having to spend so much time in their shop and the boarding of the company's sister ship to buy lunch/drinks. Neither were of interest to either me or the other traveler yet we spent 25/15 minutes in each. Wish I would have spent the time visiting more temples instead.
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Azor20
Aug 10, 2024
Human Zoo - Very expensive Sunset Tour, no explanation about the population living in the Floating village, when you try to ask the guide about the politics isssuesbof the people he avoid answering. Tara boat tour promote itself as a sustainable agency and giving help to the people over there but you have no clue of how they help them, no contact with local, at the end you feel like you are in a human zoo. It is a pity because it’s a missed opportunity to give a voice and help this people.
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