Sunset Cocktail Cruise on Tonle Sap Lake
An eventful day at the Angkor temples do not have to end at your hotel or heading over to Siem Reap’s Pub Street for a bite to eat and a drink. Within easy reach of Cambodia’s cradle of civilisation lies the country’s largest lake and one of Asia’s dominant sweet water basins. Tonle Sap’s (or Great Lake) surface changes dramatically in size during the dry and rainy season and due to this annual returning annual phenomenon, the Tonle Sap Lake is considered to be one of the world’s richest sources of freshwater fish. This huge natural reservoir forms the décor, alongside admiring local life on the lake, for an intimate sunset cruise with a cold drink, a snack and those you hold dear right next to you.
Our English-speaking Khmer guide and driver will be waiting for you at your hotel lobby to bring you over to the Tonle Sap Lake. The embarkation point of the lake lies around 15 kilometres south from downtown Siem Reap. Upon arrival, you will be warmly greeted by the captain of a traditional wooden boat, suitable to navigate the often shallow waters and sailing effortlessly through the floating houses that characterise the stature of the lake. The vessel sailing towards the sunset is completely at your disposal and with a cocktail in one hand and snacks in the other; your guide will explain how life on The Great Lake remains as it is for centuries. It is interesting to know that the lake doubles in size from season (from 3000 square kilometres to over 7500 square kilometres) once the monsoon season arrives. With so much water and an abundance of freshwater fish, many common things on land are here floating, ranging from restaurants, schools, fruit and vegetable plantations to even a police station.
For you and your travel companion, it is pure enjoyment to watch in the end the sun setting in the west as your captain slowly sails his trustworthy vessel across the calm lake surface. As soon as the last sunrays left the lake’s surface, we make our way back to the embarkation point and you will be comfortably driven back to your booked accommodation in Siem Reap.- An late afternoon tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
- Transportation by car / mini-van / coach with professional driver.
- Boat trip with one cocktail and canapes on board
- All entrance and donation fees for visits as mentioned in the description
- Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
- Personal expenses such as meals, other drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
- Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
- Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
- Transfers for customers arriving or departing from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations
- Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A minimum of 02 people per booking is required
- This tour is operated on full private basis.
- Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
- We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
- Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
- It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 48 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 48 hours may be on request.
- Due to low water levels during the months May and June and the rainy season period running until end July, we only recommend taking this cruise between August and February / March.
