Only have a day or two in Siem Reap and trying to make the most of your time? See the two most important sights in Siem Reap, the temples and the floating villages, in this full-day Angkor Wat and floating village tour.
Your private, air-conditioned vehicle and licensed tour guide pick you up at 8:00 am to visit Cambodia's most famous temples: the legendary Angkor Wat and the Angkor Thom complex, home of the Bayon and the Terrace of the Elephants.
After the temples you stop for lunch (not included) before heading to Kompong Phluk. In the village you board a boat and travel through the heart of Kompong Phluk, past stilted and floating homes that have been here for generations. Learn about life on the Tonle Sap, then make a short stop at the pagoda for an introduction to Buddhism. Continue to the flooded forest and step into a rowboat to glide between the trees, then return to the community boat and head out onto the enormous Tonle Sap Lake before driving back to Siem Reap.
The day, hour by hour
- Hotel pickupPrivate air-con vehicle and your licensed tour guide
- Angkor WatAbout two hours at the most famous temple in Cambodia
- Angkor Thom and the BayonA 15-minute drive from Angkor Wat; the temple of smiling stone faces
- Lunch breakYour choice of restaurant; lunch is not included
- Drive to Kompong PhlukAbout an hour through the countryside
- Kompong Phluk by community boatAbout 30 minutes through the stilted village, with a stop at the pagoda for an introduction to Buddhism
- Flooded forest rowboatAbout 30 minutes between the trees, July to January when the water is high enough
- Out to the open lakeAbout 15 minutes by boat, then around 30 minutes on Tonle Sap Lake
- Boat back to the village landing
- Back at your hotelA full day, 8 am to 5 pm
Times are approximate, and the order of stops can change with the water level.
What's in this day
- Air-con vehicle with driver from your hotel and back
- A licensed English-speaking tour guide
- Community boat tickets
- Angkor Wat morning
- Countryside pagoda
- Flooded forest canoe
- Water and snacks; life jackets on the boats
Not included: the Angkor pass (USD 37 per person for one day), bought at the ticket office on the way, and lunch.
Priced for your group; children under 2 are free. Free cancellation up to 4 hours before pickup.
Good to know
Is the Angkor pass included?
No. The Angkor pass is bought at the ticket office on the way (one day, USD 37 per person) and is not something we can sell. Everything else on the day is included.
Which temples?
Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, with the Bayon. If there are other temples you would like to see, please mention them in the notes when you book. Your guide will do their best to arrange it.
How long is the day?
A full day, from an 8:00 am pickup to about 5:00 pm back at your hotel. This tour does not stay for sunset.
Is the guide licensed?
Yes. Your guide for the day is a licensed tour guide, for the temples and the village.