Kompong Phluk Two Floating Villages and Sunset Tour

Kompong Phluk Two Floating Villages and Sunset Tour

This day trip is truly the best way to experience both the floating village and stilted villages. It includes the Flooded Forests, a buffet dinner at sunset and drinks on board the Queen Tara, in the heart of the floating village. Cruise on a traditional long tail riverboat and explore the flooded forest. Visit the local pagoda and school of monks to learn about their history and customs.

Your guide will meet you at your hotel or guesthouse in Siem Reap, then head to the boat docking area in an air-conditioned minivan. On arrival at the docking area your mini Tara boat awaits you. You will cruise along the river and into the floating villages that hold a population of about 6000 residents. Then you cross the great Tonle Sap lake, which is a great way to see traditional fishing methods that have been unchanged for centuries.

Heading into the next village, you enter the Flooded Forest, where you will experience a 10 degree drop in temperature. A local boating guide will row you through the flooded forest (or walk through the elevated canopy walkway dependent on water levels) and depending on the time of year will row into the main street of Kompong Phluk (or walk through if the water has receded). Your tour will take some time to hand out school supplies at the local school. There will also be a visit to the large Pagoda and the monks school where light afternoon snacks and drinks are served.

You will then go back onto the great lake to head north west, where you dock at the Queen Tara, in the heart of the floating village. Enjoy a full buffet dinner and drinks including alcoholic beverages. This is the best place on the lake to view the beautiful sunsets, especially on the roof top viewing deck. After the sunset, transfer back into the mini Tara for the cruise back to the dock area, and finally back into town where you will be dropped off at your hotel.