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Private Kompong Phluk Floating Village Guided Tour: Experience Local Life and Flooded Forest
5.0
11 Ratings
Siem Reap
Embark on a half-day excursion with your preferred method of transportation and a power boat. Experience the local life by floating next to residences, businesses, and educational institutions during this engaging Kompong Phluk journey. You also have the choice to explore the submerged woods by taking a ride on a row boat.
Embark on a half-day excursion with your preferred method of transportation and a power boat. Experience the local life by floating next to residences, businesses, and educational institutions during this engaging Kompong Phluk journey. You also have the choice to explore the submerged woods by taking a ride on a row boat.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
-
Asia Voyage Tour - Guests are
picked up from their hotel by their chosen vehicle and they are taken directly to the Chong Kneas
boat station which is just 17 km south of Siem Reap.
Then they go by motorized boat on a tour of the floating buildings. Visit the floating market and see where the people have courageously adapted to some of the most…
- Asia Voyage Tour - Guests are
picked up from their hotel by their chosen vehicle and they are taken directly to the Chong Kneas
boat station which is just 17 km south of Siem Reap.
Then they go by motorized boat on a tour of the floating buildings. Visit the floating market and see where the people have courageously adapted to some of the most unimaginable conditions in their floating homes. Enjoy the beautiful atmosphere in this one-of-a-kind village from the comfort of the boats.
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Cold towels
- Bottled water
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- A half day tour of Kompong Phluk floating village
- Life-jackets
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Cold towels
- Bottled water
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- A half day tour of Kompong Phluk floating village
- Life-jackets
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food, soft drinks and alcohol may be purchased at local cafes
- Optional rowing boat ride in the flooded forest (USD5)
- Gratuities
- Food, soft drinks and alcohol may be purchased at local cafes
- Optional rowing boat ride in the flooded forest (USD5)
Additional Information
- Due to uneven surfaces, tour is not advised for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- Dress code is smart and casual. But please respect the ancient religious grounds. Shoulders should be covered, Wear trousers or knee-length pants or skirts. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress…
- Due to uneven surfaces, tour is not advised for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- Dress code is smart and casual. But please respect the ancient religious grounds. Shoulders should be covered, Wear trousers or knee-length pants or skirts. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- It’s a good idea to bring sun-protection and insect repellent
- Please do NOT climb on the ancient monuments
Location
Asia Voyage Tour
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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(11 Ratings)
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N622cc
Jan 27, 2024
A great evening on the water. - We combined this tour with the Countryside Jeep Tour. After the hit day of traveling through the Cambodian countryside, it was wonderful to get down to the cool waters and explore the floating villages. We boarded our boat around 4:445 pm and traveled along the floating villages on the largest lake and I mean large. I thought I was in the ocean at times. Smooth as glass but the lake went to the horizon. We traveled along the shoreline seeing homes on stilts and some floating. There are several floating schools, dry docks for boat repair and floating restaurants. We ended up at one of the floating restaurants for an evening of local foods experiencing alligator, chicken, vegetables and fish. All were tasty and well prepared. Along with a few bottles if wine, we watched the sun disappear over the waters edge. What a great time!!
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Rogerssol
Nov 8, 2019
Phluk party - Our male-only group had a really good time with our guide Mr Sopheap on this outing to kampong Phluk. It consisted of a drive my minivan and about 40 minutes and then a slight wait while a boat was organised (and of course loading of refreshments). Then we embarked on the slowest of boats whch made its way left and right around the small waterways around the village. The houses are mostly perched at the top of 10metre wooden poles. We stopped at the pagoda on the biggest of the small islands. The guide was brilliant. Van was adequate. Boat was a bit rickety. But a great tour overall.
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Tedsprings
Oct 21, 2019
Second try - Posting isnt easy. I may not bother in future. Timely and convenient pick up service. Better transport than I have at home. Skillful and safe driving. English speaking guide, Knowledgable. Interesting tour of floating village with houses on tall stilts. .
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Brettptravels
Oct 10, 2019
Let the owner drive - A great little morning tour of the village on long wooden stilts. Sit back and enjoy the minivan ride down the main road and onto side roads to the port. Then take a pleasant little phut phut cruise by basic wooden motor boat around the villages. It’s quite big but best not to let your mates drive the boat. Good car and friendly local guide who was game for a laugh.
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Seanshort1
Sep 24, 2019
Note to self: Exercise restraint - After enjoying the delights of Pub street and cheap beer, we finally tried some serious sightseeing. This was well organised tour of Kompong Phluk by minivan (there was a few of us!). The van was good condition but lucky to get through the muddy road conditions. Sat on the boat and waved at the folk at the floating villages who fished, swam,cokked and did their laundry. Great guide. Skilled driver. Well done!
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Eediebar
Sep 6, 2019
a bit of an eye-opener - Siem Reap is quite well-developed from what I saw. Lots of modern buildings and well-known brand names. Everyone has a motorbike, and mobile phones, and clothes. But when you go just 15 kilometres outside of the city centre, you see the real Cambodia. It is quite shocking. I visited the stilted villages at the kampong pluck. All the houses perched on 10 meter high poles so they do not get submerged when the lake water level rises during the wet season. Our boat maneuvered around the waterways of the village. Not at all like Venice. Children and women played and worked on the rickety wooden platforms dressed in rags and frequently half-naked. The wood buildings covered with corrugated metal roofs were painted in bright colours and decorated with plants, but the squalor is still relevant. I kind of enjoyed it. On a positive note, I must say the tour company itself provided a good tour. It was well organized and professional.
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Robleeviacom
Sep 4, 2019
Educational but a bit sad - The floating village people all seemed happy enough, but life must be tough, living over a lake. The tour was well organized. Good transport and great guide. Very talkative and funny. But very informative. But if seeing poverty depresses you, better not come to Cambodia at all. I recommend bringing small denomination money to give some gifts.
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Russellbrown777
Aug 27, 2019
amazing - mid morning rise with an eager tour guide.lovely comfortable car loaded with amenteties. hopped on an unusual type of floating boat and travelled down river.saw amazing sights untill we arrived in the lake ton lesap.beautiful and friendly people
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Angusmcfee
Aug 25, 2019
15km out of town - There are 3 floating village areas in case you didnt know. One is just down the road a we while and we heard its not so good. So we went to Phluk village which is a fair drive out of town. The first part is by good road and then youre into small roads and dirt track. Finally you get to the boat and have a nice little put-put around the village with a stop at the pagoda on the hill. It was pretty good. Feel sorry for the folk that live there.
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Jacobp2018a
Aug 24, 2019
Water villages ok - Did a private tour of water villages by car and boat. Went well. Good organization and very good quality vehicle. The boat trip was quite good but mind your head when moving around in boat. Interesting experience and guide most informative.
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