Tara Boat Tours of the Floating Villages & Flooded Forests of Chong Khneas, Kompong Phluk & Prek Toal on Tonle Sap Lake, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Tara Boat - Tours of the Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap, Cambodia

Village Life Tour

BACK TO BASICS ever wondered what it would be like to live without power and modern appliances? gathering fire wood every day for cooking, pumping of water, where traditional ways have not changed much for centuries? Well this is your chance to experiance and explore something that very few others will experiance, its a fasinating view of this unquie village and surrounds. Experiance life as a villager, learn how the community works, working together, helping each other like true neighbours. Our guide will meet you at your hotel/guesthouse at 8am with an air conditioned car or minivan, and we travel to this amazing village some 40km from siem reap, you will see families weaving, basket making, digging wells, making rice wine, yes all done by hand, we have lunch with our host family under the shade of coconut and banana trees. Listening to traditional khmer music played, by the local village musicians.this tour is unquie as this secret village is not visited by the tour groups, our guide was born in this village and working with the village chief has ensured we can have a positive experiance without the negative impacts of mass tourism,,, our aim in providing this experiance to you, is so we can help in a small way of suppling basic needs such as clean water, employment and sustainable development. The  photo oppurtunities abound and you  will remember this unique experiance for a life time. We also visit the local school and meet with the teachers and students, as part of our committment to this village we supply stationary to the school, so you will be handing out such items at this time, no visit would be complete without a stop off at the village pergola, and a chance to learn about buddhism and role  in the community and on the local people.

Village Life Tour Price Includes:

  • Start at 8am finish 2pm
  • English speaking Tara guide
  • Airconditioned transport
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Ox cart rides for Boat ride depending on season and availability
  • School supplies for the local school children
  • Gift to the host family
  • All included in price $38 pp
  • Children 12 or under, half price. 5 or under FREE

The Great Tonle Sap Lake - A Natural Wonder & Ecological Hotspot

   

All Tara Boat Tonle Sap Lake Tours Include:

Free air-conditioned transport to / from your Hotel or Guest House

Visit to the GECKO Environmental Education Centre - learn about the Tonle Sap Lake

Tours take place on the Mini-Taras, smaller boats with lifejackets & safe drivers

Experienced & Friendly English, Thai & Japanese Speaking Tour Guides

Visit the Crocodile & Fish Farm at Chong Khneas, and perhaps hold a snake!

After your tour, board the Tara for Lunch

Free meals and a cold drink (all you can drink on the sunset tour

Lay back in a hammock or take a seat on the viewing deck, chill out and relax!

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