Top Siem Reap Sightseeing Cruises

Experience the magic of Tonle Sap Lake at twilight on this romantic 4-hour dinner cruise from Siem Reap, including hotel pick-up. First, enjoy a small boat cruise around the floating village, lotus fields and crocodile farms of Chong Khneas. Then, board the Taras floating restaurant for a delicious buffet dinner and enjoy unlimited cocktails as you watch the sunset over the lake.

Set sail for a scenic 4-hour cruise around Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap, including hotel transfers and lunch. Hop aboard a traditional longtail boat and drift through the floating village of Chong Khneas, stopping to admire the lotus fields and peek into a crocodile and fish farm along the way. Finally, arrive at the Tara floating restaurant, where you can tuck into a delicious meal, sip complimentary cocktails and relax in a hammock as you soak up the views.

Whole communities thrive at the edges of Tonlé Sap, South-East Asia's largest freshwater lake. Expect to learn how Khmer people have begun to live in houses built on stilts and hear how the locals live and interact within this unique ecosystem during this half-day tour. Your professional guide is the key to understanding Kompong Phluk and reveals highlights of the floating villages that are difficult to access on your own.

Head off-the-beaten-track and visit the floating village of Kompong Khleang on this 4-hour small-group tour from Siem Reap, including hotel pick-up. Get an insight into rural life as you visit the local markets and plantations by minivan, then cruise around the floating villages, flooded forest and stilted houses of Tonle Sap Lake. Finally, tuck into a lunch of typical Cambodian cuisine (included) at a local restaurant. 

Get a taste of rural Cambodia on this 5-hour tour from Siem Reap, including hotel pick-up. Cruise around the serene Tonle Sap Lake and keep your camera to hand as you glide through the flooded forest, admire the stilted houses of Kompong Phluk village and pass a scenic panorama of floating markets, fish farms and rice paddies.

Visit a floating village at the edge of Tonle Sap Lake on a tour from Siem Reap, and explore a landscape of rice paddies, mangrove forests, and aquaculture. You’ll travel across the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, where homes are built on slender stilts at the edge of the water, then see the floating village with an experienced guide. This Tonle Sap Lake tour includes round-trip transport in a climate-controlled vehicle, the boat cruise, and all entrance fees.

Grab your camera and experience the wild beauty of Tonle Sap Lake on this 3-hour cruise from Siem Reap. Set sail to explore the lake’s floating villages and flooded forests, stopping along the way to admire the stilted houses and waterside pagodas. Then, get an insight into local life as you watch fishermen at work, glide through the lively floating markets and peek into a floating school.

Immerse yourself in local life on this full-day tour of rural Cambodia from Siem Reap. Cruise along Tonle Sap Lake, stopping to explore the lively floating village of Chong Khneas along the way. Keep your camera to hand as you wind through the dramatic scenery of the flooded forest and admire the stilted houses of Kompong Phluk. Finally, tuck into a delicious buffet lunch (included) at the Tara floating restaurant, then sip a cocktail and relax in a hammock as you soak up the views.

Take a one-way cruise from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, enjoying views of the awesome Tonle Sap River or Mekong River (depending on weather conditions). On the way, you’ll receive a welcome drink and fuel up with a buffet lunch. Relax in an air-conditioned minivan as you’re driven between the port and hotels at each location.

Many tourists struggle to visit this iconic fishing township - built on stilts above a seasonal body of water, it’s not the easiest place to get to.  This tour heads inside the floating village; feel the connection between village culture, maritime wildlife and the surrounding mangrove forests. Take this trip to see a unique way of living.

The Prek Toal Biosphere Reserve is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in Southeast Asia, but the only way to visit is by boat. Grab your camera and seek out rare birds like Spot-billed Pelican, Black-headed Ibis, and Masked Finfoot on this full-day cruise of Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap. That’s not all: visit the Chong Khneas crocodile farm, get a glimpse of local life as you cruise through floating villages, then tuck into a delicious Cambodian-style lunch (included) at a floating restaurant.

Discover an alternative way of life at the unique floating village of Kompong Phluk on this extraordinary private group tour. Visit a local market, a Buddhist pagoda, and canoe through the trees of the serene flooded forest with your local guide. Take a boat to Tonle Sap Lake, the livelihood of locals, and then choose between two tours: try your hand at making incense in the morning, or experience the sunset in the afternoon. Enjoy going at your own pace, with this intimate tour flexible for your private group.

Experience Kompong Khleang, known as the largest, most authenitc and least visited floating village in Siem Reap, and the Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Featuring local guides who come from the village, guests gain fascinating insight into life on the Lake, Cambodia's lifeblood. Depart your hotel at your conveience and head towards Damdek. Along the way, we will try fresh sticky rice from a road side vendor. We will then visit a local bakery to taste hand made sweets and see how they are made. Afterwards, visit a local market to try popular Khmer snacks and desserts. Upon arrival in Kompong Khleang, take a boat through the village of near 10,000 residents. Visit Wat Kompong Khleang, the spiritual heart of the city and see its massive Buddha statue which looks over the village and the local primary school. Afterwards, continue on the boat to see the magnificent Tonle Sap lake. Afternoon tours can also enjoy sunset.

This sunset cruise across Tonlé Sap Lake is a great way to see more of Cambodia’s natural landscape long after you’ve exhausted yourself sightseeing in Siem Reap. Put your feet up on this cruise boat and sail to an isolated part of this massive freshwater lake; enjoy complimentary Cambodian beer, soft drinks and canapes as the sun sets over the lake. On the way there, sail past Chong Kneas Floating Village and get a glimpse of life outside of Cambodia’s bustling cities.

Wind down after a day of sightseeing with a relaxing sunset cruise on Tonle Sap. This afternoon tour from Siem Reap transports you to a traditional wooden boat for your cruise. A cocktail and appetizers are provided as you view floating villages, fruit orchards, and daily life in rural Cambodia, along with colorful skies as the sun sets. Hotel pickup and drop-off is provided from Siem Reap.