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The 15 Best Boat Trips in Cambodia

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Half the country is only reachable by hull for part of the year. The 15 below run from a two-hour village crossing to a sunset cruise on the Mekong, each priced and clear about how long you are actually on the water.

From Siem Reap: Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat - Boarding the boat at Kampong Phluk
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From Siem Reap: Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat

1.Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6,979 reviews · 6 hours · from $20Our pick

Spend six hours traveling from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk by air-conditioned minivan and boat. An English-speaking guide such as Jack, Meng, Chong, or Happy Tear explains village life, seasonal flooding, and Cambodian history. Add the small mangrove canoe ride for a closer look at the wetlands.

“Our tour guide Wisal did an excellent job. He was friendly and polite. He has great English-speaking skills. He did an excellent job at guiding us through the village and other areas and explaining the significance of each location. I was very pleased that we got him as a tour guide. I really learned a lot and felt that the tour was money well spent. Praise is also due to our driver Siem, who was always there to assist with opening and closing doors and providing waters and towels to wipe off with.”

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Siem Reap: Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour with Boat - A community shaped by fishing and farming
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Siem Reap: Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour with Boat

2.Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour with Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,843 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $19

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide such as Tom, Chout, or Poun. Walk or boat through the village depending on water levels, add a $5 mangrove canoe ride, and finish at a floating restaurant on Tonle Sap.

“Tom was an amazing guide. He provided first hand background information about the villages, the homes on stilts, and how the communities deal with the seasons and changing tides. The boat ride through the mangroves was a lot of fun, and dinner on the floating restaurant at sunset was the icing on the cake.”

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Siem Reap Floating Village Kampong Phluk Sunset with Boat - The one-hour ride from Siem Reap
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Siem Reap Floating Village Kampong Phluk Sunset with Boat

3.Siem Reap Floating Village Kampong Phluk Sunset with Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,962 reviews · 5 hours · from $18Top rated

Spend five hours exploring Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide such as Tom, Chout, or Poun. Walk among stilted homes, ride a river boat and lake boat, add a $5 canoe trip in wet season, and finish with sunset views from a floating restaurant.

“Tom is the best tourguide! He looked for us & we has a great time with him. Thank you!”

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Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat - Leaving Siem Reap in an air-conditioned vehicle
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Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat

4.Kampong Phluk Floating Village Tour by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,020 reviews · from $20

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide such as Jack, Meng, Chong, or Happy Tear. Visit stilt houses, local facilities, and the flooded mangrove forest, then cruise Tonle Sap for sunset. Air-conditioned transfers, water, cold towels, and a two-hour boat trip are included.

“Amazing experience with our guide Chong ! He took a lot of care to show us around and answer to all our questions, sharing his personal point of view and story. Will highly recommend to tour with him !”

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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beers & BBQ Buffet - The 4:15pm tuk-tuk pickup
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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beers & BBQ Buffet

5.Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beers & BBQ Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 727 reviews · from $9

Cruise Phnom Penh’s Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Four Faces Rivers at sunset with hotel pickup, unlimited beer and soft drinks, and an all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet. Expect a calm 90-minute ride past riverside homes, fishermen, the Royal Palace, Diamond Island bridge, and the city lights.

“The food was delicious, the boat was comfortable and clean, the sunset was amazing.”

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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beer &Fruit platter - Getting to Amazing Cambodia Cruises
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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beer &Fruit platter

6.Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beer &Fruit platter

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 515 reviews · from $9

Join an English-speaking guide for a 90-minute cruise past Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, river confluence, stilted homes, fishing boats, and Diamond Island. Choose the pickup option for a tuk-tuk ride to the boat, then enjoy unlimited beer, soft drinks, fruit, commentary, and sunset views.

“lovely boat tour, didn't do the free beer option but could buy beer on board which was nice. beautiful views, a lot of business talk in the tour rather than Cambodian history but still good to listen to!”

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Sunset Cruise with unlimited beer & soft drinks -English speaking guide on board - Starting at Preah Sisowath Quay
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Sunset Cruise with unlimited beer & soft drinks -English speaking guide on board

7.Sunset Cruise with unlimited beer & soft drinks -English speaking guide on board

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 419 reviews · from $16

Cruise Phnom Penh’s Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Four Faces rivers for 90 minutes at sunset. You’ll pass Diamond Island, fishing boats, and stilted homes while an English-speaking guide explains the city. Hotel pickup, unlimited beer and soft drinks, and a fresh fruit platter are included.

“Wonderful boat with free flowing beer, soft drinks and fruit platter. Commentary was very interesting and all the staff were friendly. Lasted approx 1hr 20mins. I would definitely recommend this company.”

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Sunset & Evening Dinner Cruise With One Way Free Pick Up - Pass the Royal Palace with the city behind you
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Sunset & Evening Dinner Cruise With One Way Free Pick Up

8.Sunset & Evening Dinner Cruise With One Way Free Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 326 reviews · from $9

Spend about two hours on the Mekong and Tonle Sap, passing the Royal Palace, floating homes, and Phnom Penh’s evening lights. Choose a basic cruise or add an all-you-can-eat BBQ, one-way hotel pickup, and welcome cocktail. The 5pm departure gives you daylight, sunset, and city lights.

“The pickup service was really good, the response time was fast. Food and ambiance of the cruise were also awesome”

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Phnom Penh: Mekong Sunset Dinner Cruise with Live Music - Choosing between the 5pm sunset and 7pm city-lights sailing
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Phnom Penh: Mekong Sunset Dinner Cruise with Live Music

9.Mekong Sunset Dinner Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 261 reviews · 2 hours · from $9

Spend two hours on Cambo Cruise, choosing a 5pm sunset sail or 7pm city-lights trip. You’ll pass the Royal Palace, floating villages, and Koh Norea Bridge while local musicians play traditional Khmer music. Dinner, a welcome cocktail, and central hotel pickup may be included, depending on your package.

“A great night we danced and the staff were really friendly and kind. We had a wonderful time on the cruise. So pleased we booked the cruise.”

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Sihanoukville Highlights Day Tour for Cruise Passengers - Meeting your guide from the cruise port
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Sihanoukville Highlights Day Tour for Cruise Passengers

10.Sihanoukville Highlights Day Tour for Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 171 reviews · from $62

See Sihanoukville with an English-speaking guide, from Tomnup Rolork fishing port and Phsar Leu Market to Wat Krom, a giant Khmer statue, and Otres or Sokha Beach. Expect five to six hours, shared air-conditioned transport, bottled water, and plenty of local history.

“Our guide (named himself as Oceanfrog) received us really friendly at the Cruise port and the agency approached us one week in advance about a change in the schedule, so I was good prepared for this trip. The scheduled tour was as described and the guide provided us a lot of interesting information. My favourite were the temples and my trip (instead of the central market) to the supermarket, which is close to the central market (keep in mind that you need CASH for the central market).”

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Sunset Dinner and drinks includes a Floating Village cruise tour. - The crocodile farm and floating village route
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Sunset Dinner and drinks includes a Floating Village cruise tour.

11.Sunset Dinner and drinks includes a Floating Village cruise tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 152 reviews · from $49

Spend about four hours touring Tonle Sap’s floating villages, lotus fields, and a crocodile farm before dinner aboard the Queen Tara Riverboat. Hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, buffet or fixed-menu dinner, and unlimited drinks are included. Guides such as Hong and Tino are noted for lively explanations.

“Had a great time. Our tour guide was very friendly and we learnt a lot from him. Also has the opportunity to have good discussions with him about present day Cambodia, it’s history as well as the tour itself. The food was very good, quite western and my children certainly liked it. As much to drink as you wanted - beer, spirits, cocktails. The tour involved a stop at the Lotus Farm which was great for photos and a look at fish and flower farming. The boat trip through the fishing village was quite unique, showing a very different way of life. Plenty of waving from the local children as…”

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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise on Kanika Boat - The First Minutes on Kanika Boat
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Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise on Kanika Boat

12.Sunset Cruise on Kanika Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 124 reviews · 1h 20m · from $8

Board Kanika Boat near the Himawari Hotel for an 80-minute sunset ride along the Tonle Sap and Mekong. You’ll see Phnom Penh from the water, floating fishing villages, and the city skyline while choosing from cocktails, beer, wine, soft drinks, tapas, and Asian-French dishes. Commentary is not provided.

“It was good to experience it atleast once. Nothing special happened during the boat ride but, it was worth trying for those first timers in PP.”

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Floating Village Sunset Boat & Jeep Tour - Inclusive Drinks - Sunset on Tonle Sap
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Floating Village Sunset Boat & Jeep Tour – Inclusive Drinks

13.Floating Village Sunset Boat & Jeep Tour – Inclusive Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $70

Ride an open-air jeep south of Siem Reap, visit a mushroom farm, rice wine distillery, and family home, then cruise Chong Kneas and Tonle Sap at sunset. Groups are capped at eight, with pickup, a guide, snacks, water, and a beer or soft drink included.

“The highlight of my trip. Our guide was brilliant- full of knowledge and local insight. The trip was serene and uplifting on many levels. The sunset on the Tonle sap cannot be replicated anywhere. Just awesome!”

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Sunset Cruise Unlimited BBQ Buffet, Cold Beers, Soft Drinks*

14.Sunset Cruise Unlimited BBQ Buffet, Cold Beers, Soft Drinks*

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 102 reviews · 1h 30m · from $7Best value

Cruise the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Four Faces rivers for 90 minutes as Phnom Penh’s skyline shifts from sunset to city lights. Choose cruise-only, unlimited drinks, or the Gold package with BBQ buffet, fruit, beer, and soft drinks. Hotel pickup by tuk-tuk is included within 4 km of the dock.

“The guide was interesting and funny; the sites were stunning. I recommend using our guide and driver, Indiana Jones and Mr. Joe. We were picked up at the hotel, we received water bottles throughout the day, and were taken to a local restaurant for lunch. Great trip.”

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Mekong Silk Island Cruise - Unlimited Beer, Soft Drinks & Fresh Fruit Platter - The boat from Phnom Penh to the island
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Mekong Silk Island Cruise – Unlimited Beer, Soft Drinks & Fresh Fruit Platter

15.Mekong Silk Island Cruise – Unlimited Beer, Soft Drinks & Fresh Fruit Platter

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · from $35

Spend about four hours cruising from Phnom Penh to Silk Island with guides such as Vuthy or Davuth. See stilted homes, fishing villages, crops, a silk farm, monastery, and possibly a school. Your fare includes hotel pickup, tuk-tuk transport, unlimited beer, soft drinks, and fresh fruit.

“Excellent. River was low so we had to walk across a metal gangway with firm handrails. Probably not wheelchair friendly. Our Guide, Vuthy, was friendly, interesting, and very knowledgeable. His English was excellent. About an hour ride took us to silk Island where we had a tour of the island, learned all about silk, and had the opportunity to buy some local samples. I bought some fabric out of which I will have a shirt made. Plenty to drink with fruits on board. We bought some food on the island and ate it on the way back. Overall, just a great experience and a good value.”

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