Kompong Phluk Floating Village Tour from Siem Reap

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Stilted homes and flooded forest on the water

A half-day boat tour of Kompong Phluk Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap, with hotel pickup, a local market visit, and a motorized boat ride through the village and flooded forest. Choose a morning departure or an afternoon tour ending at sunset; small groups of up to 10 travelers, with an English-speaking guide included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Kompong Phluk Floating Village Tour

Hotel pickup and transfer
Meet guide at Nearadey Coffee
Visit Rolous local market
Explore Kompong Phluk Floating Village by boat
Optional rowing boat ride in flooded forest
Visit Wat Roga Buddhist pagoda

The Experience

Hotel pickup takes you to Nearadey Coffee, a meeting point in Siem Reap where you'll connect with your guide and the small group before heading out. From there, a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle carries you to a local market—the Rolous Market—where villagers sell homegrown produce and you can move through the stalls at your own pace to see how the community sources food. This is not a staged stop; it's where people actually shop, and the guide explains what you're looking at as you walk.

The motorized boat ride across Tonle Sap Lake is where the day opens up. You float past stilted homes, shops, and schools built directly on the water, moving slowly enough to see how the village works—children waving from doorways, nets drying on platforms, the everyday rhythm of life that doesn't pause for visitors. The flooded forest comes next, a landscape of trees rising from the water that shifts with the seasons; during the rainy season when water levels are high, you can add an optional rowing boat ride through the forest for a quieter, closer view. A Buddhist pagoda, Wat Roga, is part of the route—the guide walks you through and explains how monks and villagers depend on each other, and you're asked to dress respectfully on the grounds.

Morning tours catch the market and village in daylight; afternoon tours build toward sunset over the lake, a slower-paced option if you prefer to start later in the day. Either way, the boat includes life jackets, a bottle of water, and a cold towel. Travel insurance and local tax are covered. The whole tour runs about five hours from pickup to return.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and return transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle.
entrance to the Rolous Market.
motorized boat tour of Kompong Phluk Floating Village and the flooded forest.
visit to Wat Roga Buddhist pagoda.
life jackets.
bottle of water and cold towel.
travel insurance and local tax.
English-speaking guide for the full tour.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Siem Reap Shuttle

Is this one for you?Book the morning tour if you want to see the market and village in daylight and have the afternoon free; choose the afternoon option if you'd rather start later and end with a sunset view over the lake. Groups stay under 10 people, so the pace stays manageable and you're not moving through the village as a crowd.