Climb aboard the mekong tara prince, mekong explorer or tonle sap tara, as we set sail between the 2 major cities of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh or phnom penh to siem reap, on this unique cruise and road tour for a full-day river and road tour with stops en route and great guides all the way hotel to hotel we travel from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap daily, also we travel from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh daily, so both ways service.
Sail north along the Tonle Sap River, passing floating homes, fishing boats, stilted homes, and a large village of the indigenous Cham people, a couple of stops along the way to explore riverside village, we can go either up the Mekong River,or up the Tonle Sap river, we will use the best route possible on the day, both ways will be approx 4.5 hour cruise, on the way we can see water buffalo grazing by the water, or swimming to keep cool, children playing, life on the river goes at a different pace to that on land ,so relax and enjoy the sights and sounds, as we slowly navigate the numerous rivers and canals our staff will, as part of this cruise serve both drinks and lunch along the way, with the cool river breezes and the stress free travel, this is a unique way to travel, and certainly only few will experience, we believe the journey is just as important as the destination, and certainly daily life on the rivers and lakes are totally different to the life on land.
We will have a stop at the silver smiths workshop (Srey Oun) , this is the most famous place to buy Cambodian fine silver at whole sale prices, favored by the Khmer Royalty, you can see how the fine pieces of Jewelry are made, its a very interesting place, we also will visit the Pergola there if time permits, our air-conditioned SUV or mini van, will be waiting to than start the road tour into Siem Reap, along the way we can stop at places of interest, comfort stops and snacks and taking you direct to your hotel, we expect to arrive at your hotel at approx 4.30 pm, so total of 9 hours hotel to hotel. please note this is part way river and part way overland with stops along the way. Luggage welcome.