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Half-day tour in Siem Reap, taking in Pickup location:, River boat and 6M9M+VW. Run by About Cambodia Travel and Tours, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- River boat
- Prek Toal Floating Village
- Battambang
- Runs 6 hours
- Boat journey from Siem Reap to Battambang, with an onboard toilet for passenger convenience
- Hotel pick-up in Siem Reap and transfer to the boat departure port. Please provide your hotel name when booking so we can arrange your pick-up
Scenic Boat Journey from Siem Reap to Battambang: Key Facts
| Price | From $85 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Group size | Up to 8 people |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
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Scenic Boat Journey from Siem Reap to Battambang
Full description
This is a 6-hour experience from Siem Reap, built around River boat, Prek Toal Floating Village and Battambang. It is run by About Cambodia Travel and Tours, an operator we book with directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can hold your place with them before we treat your booking as final.
Battambang is Cambodia's second city and the calmest of them, a riverside town of French shophouses about three hours from Siem Reap. The bamboo train, the norry, is a bamboo platform on wheels driven by a small motor down a single track; when two meet, the lighter one is lifted off the rails by hand. The original line at O Dambong was replaced by a purpose-built tourist track at Banan. At dusk, millions of wrinkle-lipped bats stream out of a cliff cave at Phnom Sampeau for about half an hour in an unbroken ribbon, and the same hill carries a killing-cave memorial from the Khmer Rouge years.
The price covers Boat journey from Siem Reap to Battambang, Hotel pick-up in Siem Reap and transfer to the boat, Drop-off at the boat port in Battambang upon arrival, and experienced boat captain/driver for the journey and Fuel/gasoline. It does not cover Transportation from the boat port in Battambang to your, Tips or gratuities for the boat captain/driver are not and Any other services, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Pickup location:
Krong Siem Reap
River boat
(6 hours)
6M9M+VW
Scenic views on the way
Prek Toal Floating Village
Scenic views on the way
7HG4+GX7
Scenic views on the way
Battambang
Boat cruise, Sightseeing, Airboat ride, Self-guided tour, Sailing, Scenic drive, Scenic views on the way, Canoeing, Duck boat ride, Glass bottom boat ride, Banana boat ride
Finish at:
565J+7J, Aek Phnum, Cambodia
Detailed Itinerary
Pickup location: Krong Siem Reap
River boat: (6 hours)
6M9M+VW: Scenic views on the way
Prek Toal Floating Village: Scenic views on the way
7HG4+GX7: Scenic views on the way
Battambang: Boat cruise, Sightseeing, Airboat ride, Self-guided tour, Sailing, Scenic drive, Scenic views on the way, Canoeing, Duck boat ride, Glass bottom boat ride, Banana boat ride
Finish at: 565J+7J, Aek Phnum, Cambodia
Includes
- Boat journey from Siem Reap to Battambang, with an onboard toilet for passenger convenienc
- Hotel pick-up in Siem Reap and transfer to the boat departure port. Please provide your ho
- Drop-off at the boat port in Battambang upon arrival
- Professional and experienced boat captain/driver for the journey
- Fuel/gasoline, toll fees, parking fees, and applicable local taxes are included in the tou
Excludes
- Transportation from the boat port in Battambang to your hotel is not included. The journey
- Tips or gratuities for the boat captain/driver are not included and are at your discretion
- Any other services, activities, meals, drinks, personal expenses, or additional costs not
Important information
Meeting point
The operator confirms the exact meeting point and time once your booking is confirmed, and you will have it well before the day. If you would rather know before you book, message us on WhatsApp and we will ask them for you.
Weather
This runs outdoors, so the operator can call it off for rain, wind or sea conditions, and that decision is usually made on the day. If they cancel, you choose: another date, or your money back in full. We do not keep a booking fee on a tour that did not run.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Such an amazing day and perfect way to transfer from Seim Reap to Battembang. Loved seeing life on the lake and rivers and the floating villages. Stopping at local crafts projects, temple and the monks very welcoming and showing us their temple. Life on the river with fishermen prawn fishing. The children wanting to interact. Beautiful trip with a very lovely and professional host.
We successfully reached our destination in Battambang within 7 hours as advertised. However, we were not informed that the latter half of the journey would be in a pickup truck, much of which was over unpaved, very bumpy roads. We’ve now learned that this is because the water level is down due to dry season, but it would have been nice to be made aware of this before booking. What we saw of Tonle Sap Lake and the Sangker River was absolutely lovely. The boat was comfortable, and our driver was very hospitable. He ensured we reached our homestay address which was not the easiest to find. But in
Le rapport qualité prix est plus que scandaleux... il est affiché 50 €, mais quand vous cliquez sur l'activité, il n'y a que 2 choix, "privé" ou "en groupe", entre 112€ et 125€ par personne... Bref, nous avons finalement choisi l'option "privé", pour être sûre de prendre le départ. La traversée des villages flottants est magnifique, c'est vraiment sympa et les paysages sont incroyables! Le guide ne parle pas anglais... il sait dire les quelques mots en lien avec les endroits où nous passons, mais il prononce juste les mots, il n'est pas possible de lui poser de questions. Mais par co tre, il e
boottocht super,tuk tuk driver bleef maar staan om extra geld,en bij aankomatbattambang driver die totaal geen engels kon superslecht
Magnifique balade , nombreux villages pittoresques le long du trajet Le batelier est aux petits soins, il nous épluche des fruits, installe un hamac et conduit habilement: parfois le passage est vraiment juste! ( balade faite le 22 janvier) Halte dans un village flottant pour un plat de nouilles( non compris) Un peu long sur la fin mais ça vaut vraiment le coup! Très bien organisé
très belle journée, bien organisée, nous avons eu le Bateau pour nous 2. Très confortable , glacière de boissons et fruits, chauffeur sympathique et voyage dépaysant avec la faune ,la flore et les villages flottants. prises en charge à notre hôtel à siem reap et déposées à notre nouvel hôtel à battambang. tres satisfaites, nous recommandons.
Wunderbare Art von Siem Reap nach Battambang zu gelangen! Das tolle Holzboot hatte sogar 2 Liegeflächen. Den besten Blick hat man vom oberen Deck. Alles hat perfekt geklappt! Pünktliche Abholung am Hotel, der Bootsführer hat schon auf uns gewartet und während der Fahrt einige Infos gegeben. In Battambang hat schon ein Tuktuk auf uns gewartet. Die Bootsfahrt selbst hat 6 Stunden gedauert, wir haben aber nicht zum Essen oder bei der Krokodilfarm angehalten. Unterwegs sieht man viele Floating Villages. Toilette war auch ok. Bester Transfer ever :-) Vielen Dank, es war großartig, wir würden das au
Prima manier om op een andere manier te reizen dan per auto. Hartstikke mooi om het leven langs de rivier te zien.. Het is wel een lange rit. Uit en thuis waren we 10 uur onderweg.
départ un peu chaotique... prise en charge par un 4x4 à notre hôtel et 1h de chemins de terre qui longent la rivière très abîmé. le guide ne parle pas anglais et on ne sais pas si on va prendre un jour le bateau. il finit par stopper la voiture et après une marche dans un champ de terre ( en tongues) on arrive enfin au bateau. Ce dernier est très beau et spacieux, que pour nous 4 et rattrape la mes aventures du début. Capitaine très sympa.
Tout était parfait ! Un grand merci à nos 2 navigateurs 🙏
Der Trip war super spannend, abwechslungsreich und abenteuerlich. Die Guides konnten aber fast kein Englisch, weshalb Hintergrundinformationen fehlten. Sie waren aber überaus freundlich und haben uns mit Wasser versorgt. Besonders gut hat uns das Essen bei der Familie unterwegs gefallen. Einen grossen Abzug gibt es daher, dass der Transfer NICHT bis Battambang (wie angegeben) erfolgt. Der drop off erfolgt weit ausserhalb - ca 8km - von Battambang im nirgendwo. Ein Transport ist dann notwendig.