Siem Reap Trip Overview
Experience Kompong Phluk and the Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Featuring local guides who come from the village, guests gain fascinating insight into life on the Lake, Cambodia’s lifeblood. Depart your hotel at 8:00 AM, 2:00 PM or at your conveience. For morning tours, stop at a local home to hand roll traditional incense, a nearly forgotten trade in Cambodia. Afterwards, visit a local market to try popular Khmer snacks and desserts. Later, visit a rural Buddhist pagoda no other tourists see. Upon arrival in Kompong Khleang, take a boat through the village of near 3,000 residents and make a stop at the largest, flooded mangrove forest in Siem Reap. Take a canoe ride through the trees with a local resident. Afterwards, continue on the boat to see the magnificent Tonle Sap lake. Afternoon tours also enjoy sunset.
Additional Info
* Duration: 4 to 5 hours
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Experience Kompong Phluk and the Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Featuring local guides who come from the village, guests gain fascinating insight into life on the Lake, Cambodia’s lifeblood. Depart your hotel at 8:00 AM, 2:00 PM or at your conveience. For morning tours, stop at a local home to hand roll traditional incense, a nearly forgotten trade in Cambodia. Afterwards, visit a local market to try popular Khmer snacks and desserts. Later, visit a rural Buddhist pagoda no other tourists see. Upon arrival in Kompong Khleang, take a boat through the village of near 3,000 residents and make a stop at the largest, flooded mangrove forest in Siem Reap. Take a canoe ride through the trees with a local resident. Afterwards, continue on the boat to see the magnificent Tonle Sap lake. Afternoon tours also enjoy sunset.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Kompong Phluk, On the Tonle Sap, Siem Reap Cambodia
• Travel to Kompong Phluk
• Make a stop on the way to hand roll traditional incense (morning)
• Visit a local market to see how Khmers stops in the countryside. Try local snacks
• Stop at a local pagoda to learn about Buddhism. Optional blessing from chief monk.
• Arrive and board a boat which takes us through Kompong Phluk
• Stop at the flooded forest and take a canoe through the village with a local resident.
• See the Tonle Sap lake and then return home. Afternoon tours enjoy sunset
Please note:
• Our itinerary and timing is very flexible. If you would like to leave earlier or later please let us know. If you would like to shorten the day by avoiding stops we are happy to do so. If you see something of interest please feel free to stop with your guide.
• We include water and snacks. If you would like to eat dinner you may do so after the flooded forest. Please notify your guide
• Vegan snacks are available. Please share any dietary concerns with your guide
