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Mechrey Floating Village: Hidden Gem in Siem Reap
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Krong Siem Reap
Visit the Mechrey Floating Village during this half-day excursion. Mechrey stands out as the floating village least visited by tourists in Siem Reap, providing a truly unique experience away from common tourist routes. Experience the rural landscape, wildlife, lotus fields, and the daily lives of the locals on both terra firma and aquatic settings.
Visit the Mechrey Floating Village during this half-day excursion. Mechrey stands out as the floating village least visited by tourists in Siem Reap, providing a truly unique experience away from common tourist routes. Experience the rural landscape, wildlife, lotus fields, and the daily lives of the locals on both terra firma and aquatic settings.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mechrey Floating Village - 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…
- Mechrey Floating Village - 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.
What's Included
- Cold drinking water provided
- Air-conditioned transport via car, minivan, or minibus
- Boat ride adventure
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Cold drinking water provided
- Air-conditioned transport via car, minivan, or minibus
- Boat ride adventure
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Accommodation
- Food / Drinks
- Accommodation
- Food / Drinks
Additional Information
- This trip is for half day which is around 4 hours including travelling time. The boat ride lasts for approximately 2 hours.
- This trip is for half day which is around 4 hours including travelling time. The boat ride lasts for approximately 2 hours.
Location
Mechrey Floating Village
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Norfolkfozzy
Dec 17, 2022
Interesting insights - 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.
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Kevinh1282
Feb 14, 2019
Great time witnessing lifestyle of people in Mechrey Floating Village - 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.
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Koen
Nov 4, 2018
Great tour, great guide - 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!
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