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Phnom Penh Birdwatching Tour: Discover Wetland Birds and Enjoy a Riverside Brunch
5.0
17 Ratings
Lvea Em
Embark on a half-day birdwatching tour in Phnom Penh and discover wetland birds, water birds, and the unique Cambodian Tailorbird. Enjoy a riverside brunch and spot bird species like the Oriental Pratincole, Striated Grassbird, Black Drongo, and more.
Embark on a half-day birdwatching tour in Phnom Penh and discover wetland birds, water birds, and the unique Cambodian Tailorbird. Enjoy a riverside brunch and spot bird species like the Oriental Pratincole, Striated Grassbird, Black Drongo, and more.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Areyksat Ferry Dock - 6:00 am pick up at Areyaksat Ferry Dock (Near Koh Pich Island) : Areyaksat Ferry Dock. Possibility, please arrive 15 minutes before the departure
- Areyksat Ferry Dock - 6:00 am pick up at Areyaksat Ferry Dock (Near Koh Pich Island) : Areyaksat Ferry Dock. Possibility, please arrive 15 minutes before the departure
What's Included
- Use of binoculars provided
- Air-conditioned tour vehicles
- Breakfast included
- Specialist birding guide on board
- Complimentary tea and coffee
- Use of binoculars provided
- Air-conditioned tour vehicles
- Breakfast included
- Specialist birding guide on board
- Complimentary tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Snacks
- Travel Insurance
- Personal Expense & Tips
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Snacks
- Travel Insurance
- Personal Expense & Tips
Additional Information
This is the perfect option for a half day birding tour in Phnom Penh and would prefer to head out birding and enjoy good views of several wetland birds, water birds and especially the Cambodian Tailorbird, Oriental Pratincole, Striated grassbird, Purple Swamphen, Black Drongo, Chinese Pond Heron, Common Greenshank, Green Bee-Eater, Blue Tailed Bee-Eater…
This is the perfect option for a half day birding tour in Phnom Penh and would prefer to head out birding and enjoy good views of several wetland birds, water birds and especially the Cambodian Tailorbird, Oriental Pratincole, Striated grassbird, Purple Swamphen, Black Drongo, Chinese Pond Heron, Common Greenshank, Green Bee-Eater, Blue Tailed Bee-Eater etc.
Our trip will begin at 6:00am from the Areyksat ferry dock where we will cross the river by ferry and drive east to the wetland area of Mekong River. Here we will enjoy views of Black Drongo, Chinese Pond Heron, Zebra Dove, Indian Roller, Bee-Eater, White-breasted waterhen, Purple Swamphen, Pheasant-Tailed Jacana, Bronze winged jacana, Javan Pond-Heron, Common Snipe, Common Greenshank and a numerous of wetland birds.
Location
Areyksat Ferry Dock
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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(17 Ratings)
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Lisamorrow82
Feb 8, 2025
Highly Recommend! - Thong is a wonderful guide and human. He collected me early morning from the hotel and we went to three different locations and got over 50 species. Snacks and brunch and great conversation as well as dozens of lifer species. Thong is extremely knowledgeable and easy to be around. I highly recommend!
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Caroline_d
Feb 6, 2025
Wonderful day - Two of us did the birdwatching tour with Thong in Phnom Penh and had a lovely experience which I would recommend to anyone - keen birder or interested newbie.
The pickup and vehicle were great and we had some wonderful birding time at two different sites - both beautiful in their own right.
Thong really knows his birds, is sharp eyed and is also excellent at explaining where the birds are - at one point we had 2 different kingfishers, a beeeater and a cuckoo in our binoculars.
This is a well designed tour, with snacks and coffee to watch the sun come up, a good breakfast later and then onto some shadier spots. It was also very interesting to go on the ferry and learn more about Cambodia. We had our own binoculars so didn’t need the ones provided but they were of good quality.
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Sarahpd3968vm
Feb 2, 2025
Phnom Penh Afternoon Bird Tour - We had an amazing day!. Although we opted for the afternoon tour instead of the morning we still saw 35 species of bird including Coppersmith Barbet, Black Naped Monarch, White Throated Rock Thrush, Yellow Bittern and the Cambodian Tailorbird. We crossed the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers by ferry and proceeded to a forested area where we spent the first couple of hours. We then stopped off to the habitat of the Cambodian Tailorbird before finishing in a wetland area where we watched the sunset over the city! Our guide Thong was so knowledgable and interesting. He took his camera and the birds are his photos that I have posted. he finally took us for a bite to eat back in Phnom Penh. I can't recommend this tour enough if you like bird watching!
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Lee
Jan 25, 2025
We saw so many beautiful birds 😊 - We had a wonderful morning with Thong. He picked us up 5.30am from hotel and we had an interesting trip on the ferry to other side of river to Phnom Penh city. He took us to a wetland area, teeming with life, where we had great sightings of an amazing array of birds, all new to us. He looked after us so considerately, bringing us mango fruit and cold water. He took us to great place for breakfast, overlooking a lake with swallows and a bee eater perched on reeds clearly visible with the naked eye. We then went to a forested area around a temple, where the bird watching was superb. Thong was very skilled at finding the birds and helping us find them. We had great sighting of Cambodian Tailor Birds, plus 44 other birds! My favourites were the White Rumped Shama and the Shikra. We were delighted to have seen so many beautiful birds! It was an absolute pleasure to meet Thong and his trip is brilliant. Binoculars were available from Thong too. he also provided us with the bird list of our sightings. Fantastic to get the chance to see great wetland and forest areas so close to the city. Hugely enjoyable. Thank you Thong!
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Lee_o
Jan 25, 2025
We saw so many beautiful birds! - We had a wonderful morning with Thong. He picked us up 5.30am from hotel and we had an interesting trip on the ferry to other side of river to Phnom Penh city. He took us to a wetland area, teeming with life, where we had great sightings of an amazing array of birds, all new to us. He looked after us so considerately, bringing us mango fruit and cold water. He took us to great place for breakfast, overlooking a lake with swallows and a bee eater perched on reeds clearly visible with the naked eye. We then went to a forested area around a temple, where the bird watching was superb. Thong was very skilled at finding the birds and helping us find them. We had great sighting of Cambodian Tailor Birds, plus 44 other birds! My favourites were the White Rumped Shama and the Shikra. We were delighted to have seen so many beautiful birds! It was an absolute pleasure to meet Thong and his trip is brilliant. Binoculars were available from Thong too. he also provided us with the bird list of our sightings. Fantastic to get the chance to see great wetland and forest areas so close to the city. Hugely enjoyable. Thank you Thong!
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Lesley_w
Jan 14, 2025
Great Bird watching tour - Our birding tour with Thong of Vana Adventure Travel was fabulous. Thong was prompt in picking us up and took us out into the countryside to look for birds as well as to learn some of the local culture. We thoroughly recommend this tour. If we were staying longer we would definitely take more trips with him.
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I3906rvwendyh
Dec 26, 2024
Birdwatching from Phnom Penh - I was picked up at my hotel in Phnom Penh and driven by Thong Chea to several diverse areas for bird watching. He took great care to make sure we found a variety of water, forest and open farmland birds. We saw nearly 40 different species but the highlight was the endemic Cambodian Tailorbird. I would highly recommend this trip to other keen birdwatchers.
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Trail12215905006
May 10, 2024
Excellent bird tour. - Excellent and professional.
Thong is very knowledgeable and attentive guide.
Highly recommended to anyone who want to enjoy birding experience in Cambodia
Thank you Thong for showing me a wonderful experience.
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Wonderchick
Apr 27, 2024
Don’t pass up this great birding experience! - I had Excellent experience with Thong the owner. Took ferry and went to 3 sites seeing many new lifers for me including endemic Cambodian tailorbird and migratory Oriental pratincole with lots of young chicks we were able to get close to. He knows all the good spots-speaks good English, had yummy food too. I wish I had more time as he is available for multiple day trips as well. He truly enjoys his job making the whole experience that much more enjoyable!
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Susan_n
Apr 8, 2024
Bird nerd must do - Well worth getting up so early for! Our guide Thong and driver were on time, exceptionally knowledgeable about the local birds and viewing spots and a lot of fun! We drove out to the rice fields, saw the sun rise and immediately started spotting birds! Overall, we were able to add about 40 species of birds. Our guides were so attentive to our questions. We felt the "bird nerd" love! We went to multiple sites to take advantage of potential special bird species sightings. We were treated to a basket of fruit full of local foods. We topped off our outing with brunch at a fantastic Cafe. The local food was delicious. We also enjoyed bird watching right there on the Cafe site! This excursion is a must for visiting "bird nerds"! Thank you for a very memorable time.
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