Silk Island Private Half-Day Tour from Phnom Penh

Farm and weave on Silk Island at your own pace

A half-day private tour from Phnom Penh takes you by ferry across the Mekong River to Silk Island, where you try your hand at farming, watch traditional silk weavers at work through the full production cycle, and walk the island's villages and countryside with a private guide. Transport, guide, ferry crossing, farm entry, and tea or coffee are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Silk Island half-day tour

• Pickup from hotel in Phnom Penh
• Travel through Phnom Penh streets
• Ferry crossing to Silk Island
• View traditional village homes and farms
• Try farming at local farm
• Visit traditional silk weavers
• See full silk production cycle
• Shop handcrafted silk products
• Walk island villages with guide

The experience

Four to five hours gets you across Phnom Penh, onto a ferry, and into the working day of Silk Island without rushing. You're picked up at your hotel and driven through the city to the dock, then ferried across the Mekong to an island where the pace is set by crops and looms, not by a schedule. Once there, you work alongside farmers in the fields, getting soil under your hands to understand how the island feeds itself.

The silk weavers are the draw most travelers come for. You watch the full production cycle, from raw fiber to finished cloth, at a traditional workshop, then browse their shop for hand-crafted pieces. Your private guide walks you through the island's tiny villages and sunbaked countryside, explaining how people live here, and you set the speed. Tea, coffee, and chilled water come with the tour.

A tuk-tuk carries one or two passengers. Groups of three or more travel by minivan. The ferry crossing is included, as is entry to the silk farm. The whole thing ends with a return to your hotel.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private guide in English.
• transport by tuk-tuk or minivan depending on group size.
• ferry crossing to and from Silk Island.
• entry to the silk farm.
• tea, coffee, and chilled water.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 20:30

Book up to4h before

AgesUp to age 87

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for back problems

Operated by Green Era Travel

Is this one for you?Four to five hours leaves your afternoon or morning free for other parts of Phnom Penh, making this a natural half-day pairing with a temple visit or market walk elsewhere in the city.

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Top questions

What do you actually do on Silk Island during the tour?

You try farming in the fields with local farmers, watch silk weavers demonstrate the full production cycle at a traditional workshop, and walk through the island's villages and countryside with your guide at your own pace.

How do you get to Silk Island from Phnom Penh?

You're picked up at your hotel, driven through Phnom Penh to the dock, then ferried across the Mekong River to the island, which sits in the center of the river.

Can you buy silk products on the tour?

Yes, the weavers have a traditional shop on-site where you can purchase hand-crafted silk products made by the artisans you've just watched at work.

Is this tour suitable for people with different fitness levels?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, though it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries due to the tuk-tuk or minivan transport.