5 Fishing Tours in Cambodia, Compared on Price and Time

1.Tonle Sap Lake – Fishing Village & Flooded Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $44Our pick

Travel from Siem Reap to Rolous Market and Kampong Phluk with an English-speaking guide such as Pal Saruon or Sorphorn Tuon. Expect a 4-hour outing with hotel pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, a boat cruise, and clear explanations of lake life, seasonal flooding, fishing, and Cambodian culture.

“Pal was very knowledgable and gave us good insight into Cambodian culture. Keo was good safe driver also. Would recommend.”

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2.Tonle Sap Lake – Fishing Village & Flooded Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Spend about four hours traveling from Siem Reap to Tonle Sap, where an English-speaking guide leads you through Kampong Phluk’s fishing villages and seasonal waterways. You’ll cruise past stilt houses, see aquaculture and farm work, stop for Khmer snacks, and visit a Buddhist monastery. Guides such as Sargon Pal and Chhay have been praised for clear explanations and friendly care.

“Prestation correcte et personnels sympathiques, mais pourquoi parler de village sur pilotis et forêt inondée lorsqu’on ne peut accéder au village que l’on voit de l’extérieur et que les eaux basses de la saison laissent tranquille la forêt et que cette dernière n’est même pas évoquée …”

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3.Fishing in the rice fields, in the villages of Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $68

Join Joe Jungle Adventure for a full day in rural Siem Reap Province. Ride 20 to 30 kilometers to village markets and rice fields, learn frog-bait topwater fishing for snakehead fish, eat lunch, and fish again in the afternoon. English and German instruction, hotel pickup, meals, gear, and a group limit of four are included.

“Had a great day fishing, I was picked up from my hotel and taken to a lake out in the countryside where we used a boat to travel around the lake. We cooked what we caught on a fire beside the lake and continued fishing through into the afternoon in the rice fields. Highly recommended”

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4.Koh Rong Tour: A Snorkeling, Fishing, Sunset, Plankton

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $20Best value

Join a small-group afternoon tour from Koh Touch or Long Set Pier for snorkeling around Koh Koun, then relax on Long Beach with a BBQ, fruit, beer, sunset views, and a plankton experience after dark. The English-speaking guide helps keep the day moving. Fishing is named in the tour title, but no fishing details are provided.

“Excellent day out. The guide was very friendly, very informative and spoke good English. The day out was great fun and we learned a lot about Cambodia. Thoroughly recommended.”

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5.Half Day Kampong Pluk Fishing Village with Sunset Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $62

You’ll travel from Siem Reap in an air-conditioned vehicle, stop at Rolous Market, then take a private boat through Kampong Phluk’s stilted homes, flooded forest, schools, pagodas, and wide Tonle Sap waters. Guides such as Tom and Tann have led departures, with sunset views as the highlight.

“Saw a very different part of Siem Reap. In the stilt houses along the estuary you see the daily struggles of people. Just looking at the houses and people (including many kids) around the houses gives you insights into the culture, society anRead more”

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