Sunset tour of Kampong Phluk stilts home village on the Tonle Sap
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Sunset tour of Kampong Phluk stilts home village on the Tonle Sap
By Angkor Wat Shared Tours
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Ages 2-89, max of 15 per group
Duration: 5–6 hours
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Live guide: English
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Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best
2024
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Boat ticket
- Bottle water for whole trip
What's not included- Meals
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- We'll collect you from your accommodation 30 minutes before the published start time of the tour so please make sure you're ready at least 30 minutes beforehand. But on 14th/Nov and 15th/Nov we don 't offered pick up for 2 day during the water festival traffic , Simply let us know where you're staying and a contact number when you book and we'll handle the rest.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 76334P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 76334P2
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- Pandakun0 contributionsWell organized family friendly tour.We went on 2 day tour. It was excellent choice for us, a family of four. Pick-up and drop-off was easy, and the tour was very well organized. We had very knowledgeable tour guides on both days. Sayoeun was exceptional. I would highly recommend.Written March 22, 2025
- Jet127166650510 contributionsAn absolutely incredible tour!What a fabulous tour! We had seen some of the better known temples the day before so we thought these temples might be a little less impressive but we couldn't have been more wrong! Sayoeun was such a great guide! His enthusiasm and love for his job was evident and his knowledge of the temples and their history was truly impressive! Definitely recommend this amazing sunset tour!Written March 22, 2025
- Sunshine202086078280 contributionsNice ExperienceI did the sunrise tour with ho heang and it was a really nice experience! It starts really early but it was sooo worth it Would recomentWritten March 21, 2025
- Tracy D0 contributionsTemples tourRith was a great guide, very knowledgeable, thoughtful and entertaining. He knew how to optimise the experience while avoiding the crowds. Highly recommended.Written March 21, 2025
- lewismD8122NQ0 contributionsGreatAmazing experience and our tour guide Sam’s knowledge of the area especially made this tour so great! Would definitely recommendWritten March 21, 2025
- stanley c0 contributionsGreat tour with SamHad a great tour with our guide Sam, a very interesting guide who provided fantastic knowledge of the temples and about his home life as a Cambodian. Definitely would book again!Written March 21, 2025
- thinktank20170 contributionsGreat tour, great guide, great price!Sam was an amazing tour guide – he was the best guide I've ever had in all the temples I visited in Southeast Asia. Thank you!Written March 20, 2025
- Emma P0 contributions10 starsAbsolutely recommend! Our tour guide, Sam, was extremely knowledgeable and provided a wonderful experience. Grateful to have met him!Written March 20, 2025
- EmmaSwirkowski0 contributionsA beautiful day with a fantastic tour guide!Nick was amazing, the best tour guide in Cambodia! Very informative and such a lovely and welcoming person. We loved all of the temple tours and we learnt so much from him. If our friends visit Cambodia we will recommend this tour with him.Written March 20, 2025
- cristianorQ8388OD0 contributionsGreat Tour with NickIt was a great tour with pick up and bring back to the hotel. Nick was a great and very funny advisor. Thanks for the great tour!Written March 20, 2025
- Rúni P0 contributionsAmazing Angkok WatWe had a great day with our amazing guide Nick. Can only reconmend it, u should try it, not crowded or anything, Nick gives amazing time ❤️Written March 20, 2025
- noahpF7051TA0 contributionsBeautiful Angkor wat sunriseBest sunrise I’ve ever seen in the whole of my exsistance, ho heang the tour guide was sensational he really knew what he was talking about! Highly recommended!Written March 19, 2025
- domm9780 contributionsAnkor wat sunrise tourHo Heang was a great personality with good humor and lots of knowledge about the temples. Would recommend it alot because the sunrise was spectacular 👍Written March 19, 2025
- mchrist620 contributionsAngkor Wat Sunrise TourMy husband and I had a wonderful time. Our tour guide Sayon is very knowledgeable. He goes above and beyond and help the whole group find the best spots to take pictures. We had the best spot to watch sunrise. We have seen five temples and each one of the temples is wonderful. So glad we join this tour. Five stars reviews to our guide Sayin.Written March 19, 2025
- willtL5259AF0 contributionsAngkor tourHo heang was the best! He showed us the temples and told us all about them and was very knowledgeable about the history and detailsWritten March 19, 2025
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Jonh M
3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
We have Coco our guide took us around on this village .we have really great admir to learn about the local lifestyle of this community. We got a boat ride of plenty time the monsoon season along the river see some active of peole living.So far we felt like the people just born and a new life . We had an extra the canoe boat explore in side the mangrove forest on optional tours prices 5$ cost that really worth it with peole row us .we had chilledend on the floating restaurant with cool beer for sun set but there was raining.Coco manage peole in the groups made the run well on our groups would definitely recommend him 10000%
Written August 15, 2023
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melany o
4 contributions
Jan 2025 • Solo
So we had a great tour with "Tom" he is such a helpful guide and very knowledgeable about the village. We had the chance to enjoy the boat ride see the village farms and finally land in a floating restaurant to see the sunset. What an experience! I would recommend this to everyone as people from all ages have been on the tour
Written February 2, 2025
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Leni Thio
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A trip to see floating village, canoe ride around the mangrove, crocodile farm, and sunset at ton lei sap lake. At the floating village, the houses are unique in a way that it was built using steel woods about 15 - 17 meters. The locals are very friendly, full of smiles, and the children loves to hi five and greet the tourists.
A canoe ride is $5,5 us dollar for one person. A fun ride experience along the mangrove forest to the crocodile farm with a small restorant surrounding the lake which sells crocodile and snake dishes.
The tour guide names Tom is fluent in English and if you have any questions about siem reap, do ask him as many question as possible.
A canoe ride is $5,5 us dollar for one person. A fun ride experience along the mangrove forest to the crocodile farm with a small restorant surrounding the lake which sells crocodile and snake dishes.
The tour guide names Tom is fluent in English and if you have any questions about siem reap, do ask him as many question as possible.
Written August 20, 2024
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Hi lenithio thanks for your lovely review on our site we just would to say big thanks fom our team , As you been enjoyed with our tour guide service from yesterday trip . Wish you will have more good trip as you been joined us ,
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Written August 21, 2024
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Global27293412281
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Dec 2024 • Solo
It's a good day trip if you want to see the stilt houses and a lovely sunset on the lake, but don't want to drive the dirt road on your own (at least from where we started our boat trip).
My pick up worked out ok, but we were running behind apparently picking all the guests up. So everything was a bit of a rush from then on. :S
We had about a 15min walk around in the village and unfortunately, it was not always clear what our guide wanted to explain as it was sometimes difficult to understand him.
The extra 6$ for the boat trip through the mangroves was in my opinion not worth it if you've done this before at other places. It felt more like floating through bushes than through mangroves with their huge roots. But it took a while so it's not just 5min.
After the extra boat trip we went on a floating restaurant,but only to get into the bigger boat again to watch the sunset. It was all very confusing as we didn't know if we gonna eat now or not, and where we should use the toilet. There was no time for dinner or drinks (not as mentioned in the itinerary), but luckily one was able to buy some snacks (chips) if you were hungry.
The sunset was beautiful and luckily by then we weren't in a rush anymore. So we were able to fully enjoy the sunset. It was also interesting driving back through the village as with the lights on, you were able to see a bit better how people lived in the village and what work they did in the evening.
On the boat and also on the way back in the bus, the guide asked us to fill in a review, also the same was happening to the second group that was with us on our boat. I didn't like that as the guides were standing next to the guests who filled in the reviews. So the rates/reviews are propably a lot better than what they should be if the guides would not have been standing there till the review was filled in.
Drop off went alright. Good bus driving skills of the bus drivers as we were dropped off individually and also in small alleys.
My pick up worked out ok, but we were running behind apparently picking all the guests up. So everything was a bit of a rush from then on. :S
We had about a 15min walk around in the village and unfortunately, it was not always clear what our guide wanted to explain as it was sometimes difficult to understand him.
The extra 6$ for the boat trip through the mangroves was in my opinion not worth it if you've done this before at other places. It felt more like floating through bushes than through mangroves with their huge roots. But it took a while so it's not just 5min.
After the extra boat trip we went on a floating restaurant,but only to get into the bigger boat again to watch the sunset. It was all very confusing as we didn't know if we gonna eat now or not, and where we should use the toilet. There was no time for dinner or drinks (not as mentioned in the itinerary), but luckily one was able to buy some snacks (chips) if you were hungry.
The sunset was beautiful and luckily by then we weren't in a rush anymore. So we were able to fully enjoy the sunset. It was also interesting driving back through the village as with the lights on, you were able to see a bit better how people lived in the village and what work they did in the evening.
On the boat and also on the way back in the bus, the guide asked us to fill in a review, also the same was happening to the second group that was with us on our boat. I didn't like that as the guides were standing next to the guests who filled in the reviews. So the rates/reviews are propably a lot better than what they should be if the guides would not have been standing there till the review was filled in.
Drop off went alright. Good bus driving skills of the bus drivers as we were dropped off individually and also in small alleys.
Written February 2, 2025
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lucille v
7 contributions
Jan 2025 • Friends
The guide (CHOUT) was super nice and funny! We went around the floating village it was amazing and we could take small boats for $5.5 in the mangrove, then we saw crocodiles in a floating restaurant to end up on the lake to see the sunset. The tour cost $20 in total.
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Written January 22, 2025
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ashlee r
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Feb 2025 • Couples
It felt like I was looking into people's houses and it just felt wrong for me. I do not like this tour. The guide was knowledgeable and helpful but then over charged us for the extra mangroves boat tour it went from $5 to $6. Then we walked a bit back from the boat through the village to the van and disrupted the school going on people took photos of folks in there houses, this all felt very wrong for me. I would never do this again. Also, this tour said small and it was not, we had a very full boat of people. One man almost pushed me down to get in between me and my husband to get on the boat first and the guide just let him and helped him on. I hated every minute of this tour honestly.
Written February 12, 2025
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俊信 赤
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Mr. Pon was the Guide. Both the way we lived on the lake and the sunset on the lake horizon were beautiful, and that was true of the lives of the merchandisers who relentlessly sold $2-3 products. But thanks to Pon, I had a great time knowing what kind of photos to take and what to buy.
* You will pay an additional $5.5 to take an additional tour of the mangroves along the way. You don't have to participate, but it will be like an assumption to participate airily. But even including it, I think it's worth the price.
* You will pay an additional $5.5 to take an additional tour of the mangroves along the way. You don't have to participate, but it will be like an assumption to participate airily. But even including it, I think it's worth the price.
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Written September 14, 2024
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ご丁寧なレビューをありがとうございます！Ponさんが湖上生活や夕焼けの美しさ、物売りの方々の生活についての理解を深める手助けをできたこと、大変嬉しく思います。追加のマングローブツアーについてもご説明いただき、参考になります。全体として楽しんでいただけたようで何よりです。Ponさんにもお礼の言葉をお伝えします。今後も素敵な体験を提供できるよう努めて参りますので、またのご利用をお待ちしております！
Written September 14, 2024
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mrsmcdlt
Winnipeg, Manitoba60 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
This tour has more promise than we actually experienced. We went during the dry season, so the stilt houses were on dry land, but it was very interesting nonetheless. It was amazing to learn of the daily lives of the people in the village, and to see their incredible resourcefulness. However, there were a few parts of the tour that left us "dry". First of all, the guide informed us that he had arranged for our entire tour group to visit the house of one of his friends, which seemed a bit unlikely that someone would agree to having a whole busload of people with their shoes on tromping through their house.
The house itself was empty, except for a mattress on the floor, so we wondered if it was an actual house, or a bait station. As we walked out, there was a young village boy selling beer out of a cooler, that everyone felt obligated to buy. And at the base of the stairs, was a group of small children with a mother, who happened to be standing there. The tour guide then informed us not to give money to the children, but to give it to their mother, so she could use it for the whole community.
The sunset was outstanding, but then the tour guide went from table to table at the restaurant requesting five star reviews, saying that he would lose his job if we didn't do that immediately. He even went as far as picking up our phones, and attempting to pair them with his. The other people at our table were not impressed, and would not submit the review. My husband didn't let him pair our phones.
And finally - temper your expectations of the floating restaurant. The food was adequate, and we had enough to eat. But, my dinner arrived and was fully eaten before my husband's even got there. There seemed to be a great deal of variability in when food arrived for our whole tour group, and I noticed that many people didn't finish their food.
Overall, as much as we found the information interesting, I probably wouldn't book this tour again, or recommend it.
The house itself was empty, except for a mattress on the floor, so we wondered if it was an actual house, or a bait station. As we walked out, there was a young village boy selling beer out of a cooler, that everyone felt obligated to buy. And at the base of the stairs, was a group of small children with a mother, who happened to be standing there. The tour guide then informed us not to give money to the children, but to give it to their mother, so she could use it for the whole community.
The sunset was outstanding, but then the tour guide went from table to table at the restaurant requesting five star reviews, saying that he would lose his job if we didn't do that immediately. He even went as far as picking up our phones, and attempting to pair them with his. The other people at our table were not impressed, and would not submit the review. My husband didn't let him pair our phones.
And finally - temper your expectations of the floating restaurant. The food was adequate, and we had enough to eat. But, my dinner arrived and was fully eaten before my husband's even got there. There seemed to be a great deal of variability in when food arrived for our whole tour group, and I noticed that many people didn't finish their food.
Overall, as much as we found the information interesting, I probably wouldn't book this tour again, or recommend it.
Written March 18, 2025
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Gastromed
Singapore, Singapore63 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
We took an afternoon tour with our friendly and personable guide Pon to Kampong Phluk. We were picked up on time and conveyed to the harbour about 50 minutes drive away from Siem Reap. The time was well spent hearing from Pon about the people living by the Tonle Sap, their livelihoods and their tavails of yearly flooding that necessitated them building their homes on tall stilts. It seems incredible that the community has to withdraw upstairs with all their belongings for months on end. Pin was passionate about the ecology and conservation measures in this region, and the importance of transmitting care for this habitat to the next generation. At the harbour we embarked on an amazing ride winding through the waterways of Kampong Phluk, we had the chance to walk the Main Street on foot with Pon explaining activities such as salting and drying lake shrimp, fishing and seasonal agriculture. We then headed out to the mangrove forests for a canoe ride (about $11) between the gnarled trunks and boughs, a very serene experience. Disembarking at a floating restaurant, we had a delicious dinner in the blaze of a glorious sunset. All in all it was a wonderful afternoon and evening spent in an absolutely unique corner of Cambodia and many thanks to our wonderful guide Pon who made it even more special.
Written December 15, 2024
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Steven P
Boston, MA2 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
We did this tour in July 2024. It was everything we had hoped. Seeing the floating village and the people living there and having a snapshot of their lives was incredible. We took a larger boat with a group down the river to the lake. We then had the option for $5.25pp to get into a canoe (rowed by a local) and move through the mangroves for 20-30 minutes, reaching the lake and meeting the rest of the group at a floating restaurant and the sunset for dinner. Fully recommend doing the canoe, it's worth the few dollars. Our guide Tom was fantastic and grew up in the village. He provided lots of interesting information about the village and life there. Worth the time and trip!
Written August 1, 2024
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Written August 2, 2024
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If I take this tour, will I get back in Siem Reap in time for 8pm circus? Maybe I can be dropped off there?
Written February 29, 2020
Are there any extra charges for the tour or is it just £14? I’ve seen some bad scam reviews for floating villages!
Written February 18, 2020
Bonjour c'est tour à l'air super mais de 2pm a 7 pm est-ce qu'il y a un dîner prévu sur place où faut-il amener son pique-nique (nous sommes avec trois petits-enfants qui dîne en général entre 5pm et 6pm!)
Written August 1, 2019
This tour is labelled floating village tour but why Angkor wat sunrise tour keeps on appearing in the description for a floating village tour?
Written January 26, 2019
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