discover floating villages and tonle sap lake by boat
discover floating villages and tonle sap lake by boat
10am Half Day Tour
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Half Day Tour
set menu and all drinks
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Highlights
Discover the floating fishing villages and the Great Tonle Sap Lake on a traditional flat bottomed boats, travel in comfort to the lake in an air conditioned minivan/car or tuk tuk with your English-speaking local lake tour guide as you pass by lotus fields and rice paddies. Then, aboard a mini Tara boat(all our boats have life jackets and toilets for your safety and comfort) cruising the Siem Reap River and than out towards the Tonle Sap lake, seeing the floating villages,including schools,churches,homes, shops,service stations,police station,all floating and crocodile and fish farms on the way (crocodile and fish farm dependent on current water levels). Upon arrival at the famous Queen Tara, (ex cargo boat almost 100 years old) in the heart of the floating village, relax on the main decks, enjoy the included food and drinks and take in the stunning views. This unique tour experience is suitable for families, groups or single travelers. Rest assured there are no hidden costs here.
Itinerary
Tonle Sap Lake
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will tour the complete floating villages ,depending on the current water levels,our aim is to get up close to the floating village as possible,we have special unique designed boats that can safely travel in all types of water levels,as the lake itself and in deed the river systems leading into the lake can vary from just half meter to well over 10 meters in a seasonal change,our expert lake guide and also our boat drivers where born in this village,so certainly know the best places to explore,this is a true floating village where every thing floats,including churches,schools,police stations and shops,there are floating vegetable gardens,floating basketball courts,floating pool halls,and lots of floating homes,some 6000 villages call this there home and the village moves in and out as the seasons dictate,(in the high water seasons the actual floating village will be in the river system,and low water they move onto the lake) lunch and cold drinks are supplied on Queen Tara RiverboatLotus & Silk Farm Siem Reap
20 minsAdmission Ticket Includedour expert lake guide will meet you in your hotel or guesthouse foyer/reception area just prior to the tour start time and look after you,we proceed by road (air Conditioned car or mini van) to where our special long tail traditional boat will be waiting to take us into the floating villages,but on route we will have 2 stops, first one is the lotus farm, this flower is very important to the local Khmer people, our guide will explain how important and also the many different uses of this special flower and fruit,the farm itself is very beautiful and great place for photos,our second stop is of the floating croc/fish farm,again its quite educational and worthy of a quick stop on route,part of the farm also tells a story of how the locals live and work on this floating village,also from the top of the floating farm will give us a good view over the actual floating villages we are about to explore with our special long tail riverboats
What's included
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Location
Provider
Tara River Boat Company
MYR 180.71
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