The 5 Best Fishing Tours in Cambodia

1.Tonle Sap Lake – Fishing Village & Flooded Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $44Our pick

From Siem Reap, travel through rural Cambodia to Rolous Market, then cruise among the homes and waterways of Kampong Phluk. An English-speaking guide such as Pal Saruon or Sorphorn Tuon explains lake life, seasonal flooding, and local culture. The four-hour tour includes pickup, boat fare, water, and a cool towel.

“Pal Saruon and Driver Nat were our guides. Amazing tour. Interesting facts about history and culture. If you want an in depth experience, and get to know the locals, definitely highly recommend!”

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2.Tonle Sap Lake – Fishing Village & Flooded Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Spend four hours exploring Tonle Sap from Siem Reap with an English-speaking guide, hotel transport, and a boat ride through Kampong Phluk. See stilt houses, fishing work, seasonal farms, rural foods, and a Buddhist monastery. Guides have included Sargon Pal and Chhay.

“Sargon Pal was very nice, he explained a lot of interesting things. The tour was relaxing”

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3.Fishing in the rice fields, in the villages of Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $68

Join Joe Jungle Adventure for a 10.5-hour private trip from Siem Reap into rural villages. Ride 20 to 30 km by scooter or motorcycle, fish with frogs as bait, eat lunch locally, and cook your catch on request. Groups are limited to four, with English or German instruction.

“Had a great day fishing, I was picked up from my hotel and taken to a lake out in the countryside where we used a boat to travel around the lake. We cooked what we caught on a fire beside the lake and continued fishing through into the afternoon in the rice fields. Highly recommended”

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4.Koh Rong Tour: A Snorkeling, Fishing, Sunset, Plankton

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $20Best value

Start at Koh Touch or Long Set, snorkel around Koh Koun for about two hours, then relax on Long Beach with a BBQ, fruit, beer, sunset views, and glowing plankton. The small group is capped at 15 people, with equipment, transfers, and a life jacket included.

“I booked this experience for my 25th birthday. I was solo traveling. They said arrive by 1:15- I took a boat from a different island I was staying on which dropped me in the wrong spot (not the fault of this excursion) but because it said “must be Read more”

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5.Half Day Kampong Pluk Fishing Village with Sunset Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $62

Ride from Siem Reap to Rolous Market, then take a private boat through Kampong Phluk’s stilted homes, schools, pagodas, rice fields, and flooded forest. Your English-speaking guide, such as Tom or Tann, explains local life before a sunset over Tonle Sap Lake.

“Saw a very different part of Siem Reap. In the stilt houses along the estuary you see the daily struggles of people. Just looking at the houses and people (including many kids) around the houses gives you insights into the culture, society anRead more”

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