The 15 Best Tonlé Sap Lake Tours

Sunset tour of Kampong Phluk stilts home village on the Tonle Sap - The drive from Siem Reap to the water

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,865 reviews · from $21Our pick

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with a guide such as Tom, Poun, Chout, or Pon. Cruise past stilt homes, learn how village life changes with the seasons, optionally paddle through mangroves, then watch sunset on Tonle Sap.

“We are lucky to have Tom as our guide. Read a lot of good reviews about him before the trip and he is amazing. He brings the local perspectives to the tour and made it so special!”

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Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Tour

2.Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,483 reviews · 10 hours · from $48

Travel from Siem Reap with an English-speaking guide such as Sam, Dara, Jan, or Seila. Visit Kulen Mountain, swim at a waterfall, eat a picnic lunch, explore jungle-covered Beng Mealea, and cruise Kampong Phluk at sunset. Budget extra for the three entrance fees.

“Amazing, really. The guide was excellent, the places were super interesting, and the lunch was very good (and plentiful). It exceeded my expectations”

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Tonle Sap Lake & Kampong Phluk Village Half-Day Tour

3.Tonle Sap Lake & Kampong Phluk Village Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,045 reviews · from $49

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide, cruise Tonle Sap Lake, walk through the village, and see floating schools and daily fishing life. Morning and afternoon departures include hotel transfers. A canoe through the mangrove forest is available from August to January for an extra fee.

“Excellent tour (and I’m usually very particular and easily dissatisfied). Van was comfortable with AC. Sophy was full of information about each part of the tour and thoughtfully took me through each section (market, floating village, lake). Please note that during part of the year (I travelled in early-mid May) the water levels are low and therefore the village is accessed by driving and walking (only the lake is by boat). Still exceptional and worth a visit. Incredibly interesting.”

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Kulen Mountain with Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Small Group Tour

4.Kulen Mountain with Beng Mealea and Tonle Sap Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 780 reviews · from $54

Spend a full day beyond Angkor Wat with an English-speaking guide such as Sam, Mony, Jan, or Seila. Visit Kulen Mountain, the reclining Buddha, 1,000 Lingas, a waterfall, Beng Mealea, and Kompong Phluk by air-conditioned minivan, with lunch, water, towels, tickets, and hotel transfers included.

“Awesome cultural experience with Mr Siam and Driver Jame! Must do ✅. The tour requires physical endurance.”

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Siem Reap: Tonle Sap, Kampong Phluk & Floating Village Tour

5.Tonle Sap, Kampong Phluk & Floating Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 397 reviews · 6 hours · from $17Best value

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide such as Nan, Jack, or Rith. Visit stilt houses, a school, pagoda, and Tonlé Sap by boat. Add the short canoe ride through the flooded forest, then watch sunset over the lake.

“A wonderful trip to Tonle Sap and the floating villages. Fascinating to see how the villagers live. Boat trip through the forest a worthwhile extra. Sunset on the lake........divine! Highly recommended.”

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Sunset Dinner Tour: Tonle Sap Lake Floating Village

6.Sunset Dinner Tour: Tonle Sap Lake Floating Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 347 reviews · 4 hours · from $49

Spend four hours exploring Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap with an English-speaking guide. Stop at a lotus farm, see floating homes and a crocodile and fish farm, then dine with unlimited drinks aboard the 100-year-old Queen Tara as the sun sets.

“Great experience Great organisation We forgot a cap and they brought it back next day after we called them Outstanding”

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Half Day Kompong Pluck stilt home Village on Tonle Sap & Sunset

7.Half Day Kompong Pluck stilt home Village on Tonle Sap & Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 226 reviews · from $20

Join a small-group trip from Siem Reap to Kompong Phluk, where stilt homes, schools, pagodas, fishing boats, and Tonlé Sap life unfold by boat and on foot. Guides such as Tom, Sam, Bon, and Nariht explain local customs. Sunset is included, while the flooded-forest canoe costs extra.

“Une très belle découverte ! Merci à notre guide Tom pour ses explications claires et vivantes. Et le coucher de soleil était magique !”

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Tonle Sap Lake and Kampong Phluk Village Private Half Day Tour

8.Tonle Sap Lake and Kampong Phluk Village Private Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $59

Travel from Siem Reap to Kampong Phluk with a private English-speaking guide, then take a local boat across Tonle Sap Lake and through the village. You may walk through the community, visit local sights, and add a peaceful mangrove canoe ride from August to January.

“It’s a very good addition to your Siem Reap trip apart from the temple circuits. The lake is truly enormous and you have to see it to believe it. Although by Jan end it is the dry season and you don’t get to see the floating villages in their ‘floatinRead more”

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Siem Reap: Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea, and Tonle Sap Tour

9.Kulen Mountain, Beng Mealea, and Tonle Sap Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 103 reviews · 10 hours · from $49

Spend 10 hours beyond Siem Reap with guides such as Jan, Mony, Sam, or Raman. Visit Kulen Mountain, the 1,000 Lingas, a waterfall, Beng Mealea temple, and Kampong Phluk floating village. Expect long drives, a picnic lunch, boat travel, and extra entrance fees.

“Totally recommend this tour! It is so different from all other tours, where you see only temples. Beautiful waterfall, mountain, huge Beng Mealea, amazing floating village, experience to swim on the bout through mangrove forest (optional, not included) and sunset on the lake and many other places. All these definitely worth to see! Many thanks to our guide Mr. Sous Raman for the interesting stories and great adventure!”

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4-Day Excursion of Angkor, Koh Ker, Beng Mealea, Tonle Sap and Waterfalls

10.4-Day Excursion of Angkor, Koh Ker, Beng Mealea, Tonle Sap and Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $249

Spend four full days with a private English-speaking guide and driver visiting Angkor Wat at sunrise, remote Koh Ker, jungle-clad Beng Mealea, Banteay Srei, Phnom Kulen, and Kampong Phluk. Guides such as August, Phanne, David, and Samath are praised for clear explanations and thoughtful pacing.

“Amazing four days! The trip was very thoughtfully planned out to avoid crowds the best we could. You do everything you could possibly want to do while in Siem Reap. We were traveling with our tween/teens, so it was great to have a private tRead more”

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discover floating villages and tonle sap lake by boat

11.discover floating villages and tonle sap lake by boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 79 reviews · from $39

Spend four hours on Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap, riding a longtail boat through Chong Khneas floating village. Local guides such as Friday and Sam explain lake life, while stops at a lotus farm and crocodile facility lead to lunch, drinks, and hammock time aboard the Queen Tara riverboat.

“Out guide was very knowledgeable. We stopped at a lotus farm on the way and he explained about lotuses. We even got to take one. The floating village you see while passing by on a boat but the guide points all out. The food was good and we relaxed on hammocks for 30 min at the end before going home.”

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Kompong Phluk and Tonlé Sap Lake: Half-Day Tour

12.Kompong Phluk and Tonlé Sap Lake: Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Spend four hours with an English-speaking guide from Siem Reap, such as Nak, Jose, or San, on a countryside and Tonlé Sap visit. Walk through a local village, take a 1.5-hour boat ride, and see Kompong Phluk’s floating schools, police station, and seasonal stilt houses. Pickup, drop-off, water, and the boat ticket are included.

“What a beautiful and peaceful experience! My awesome guide, Nak, walked me through a local village which was amazing to see how true locals live! The floating houses were beautiful. What a treat! Thank you!”

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Kompong Phluk Village Tonle Sap Lake Half-Day Tour From Siem Reap

13.Kompong Phluk Village Tonle Sap Lake Half-Day Tour From Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 61 reviews · from $49

Travel from Siem Reap to Kompong Phluk with hotel pickup, a local guide, and flat-bottomed boats. Cruise the flooded forest, stilted village, and Tonle Sap Lake, with fruit, water, and a light lunch included. Guides may include Va, Sapon, or Pitesh, depending on the departure.

“Fantastic tour really enjoyed seeing the countryside, meeting people and enjoying the lake”

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Siem Reap, Tonle Sap Lake, Kompong Phluk, Floating Village Tour

14.Siem Reap, Tonle Sap Lake, Kompong Phluk, Floating Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · from $39

Leave Siem Reap at 2:30 pm for Kompong Phluk by air-conditioned vehicle and open-air boat. With an English-speaking guide such as Nan, you’ll see stilt houses, a school, pagoda, floating forest, and sunset over Tonle Sap Lake. Water, transport, entrance fees, pickup, and drop-off are included.

“Great tour! The guide was very friendly and we walked round the village then went to a restaurant on a lake”

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From Siem Reap: Tonle Sap Floating Villages Tour

15.Tonle Sap Floating Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 54 reviews · 4 hours · from $65

Take a four-hour, small-group trip from Siem Reap to Tonle Sap Lake. Your English-speaking guide leads you by private boat past floating homes, schools, markets, churches, fish farms, and bird habitat. The trip includes a lotus stop, Queen Tara lunch, hotel transfers, entrance fees, and cold towels.