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Mekong Silk Island Cruise: A Guided Journey along Cambodia's Scenic Waterways
4.6
12 Ratings
Penh
Embark on a guided cruise along Cambodia's scenic waterways, exploring floating houses, village schools, pagodas, and the unique silk production process on Silk Island.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mekong River - The cruise starts from Tonle Sap to the Mekong and Chaktomuk rivers, where four major water courses meet. During the trip, you can enjoy the view along the riverside with fresh air and the unique lifestyle of people living on the water (floating houses). After having traveled by the cruise for 1 hour, you will arrive at Oknha Tei island. Then, you will continue your trip by Tuk Tuk to see the village school, pagoda, Kromuon market, and farming which people make by season. After that, you will continue to Silk Island, where you can learn how to grow silkworms to produce silk, how to take silk from the silkworm, and the loom in the community of Silk Island.
What's Included
- Private transportation included
Additional Information
The cruise starts at 8:30am every morning from Tonle Sap to the Mekong and Chaktomuk rivers, where four major water courses meet. During the trip, you can enjoy the view along the riverside with fresh air and the unique lifestyle of people living on the water (floating houses). After having traveled by the cruise for 1 hour, you will arrive at Oknha Tei island. Then, you will continue your trip by Tuk Tuk to see the village school, Pagoda, Kromuon market and farming which people make by season. After that, you will continue to Silk Island, where you can learn how to grow silkworms to produce silk, how to take silk from the silkworm and the loom in the community of Silk Island. \n\nThe service includes the following: \n- Local English-speaking tour \n-Soft-drink \n- Cold towel \n- Snack
Location
Titanic Restaurant
Preah Sisowath Quay
Drive along the riverside next to the night market. Next to the Titanic Restaurant, you will see the port where you going to embark.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(12 Ratings)
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Joseph_f
Mar 19, 2024
Very enjoyable trip - Lots to see and learn on the trip. Our guide, Kim, was very knowledgable and personal.
Make sure you know the name of the boat as there are many at the river.
There was a gang plank to get off and on the boat on the island.
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Jeanyves_j
Mar 1, 2024
Nice journey - It was pleasant journey along the Mekong river for reaching the silk island. The guide was a lady living on silk island, she shown us her island and we had visited the silk fabric...
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Mark-on-the-move121
Feb 9, 2024
Amazing tour. - Highly recommended. Sokheng was an amazing guide very attentive and informative, I done a private tour and it was first class 😁.
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Janetbelk
Nov 6, 2023
Fascinating experience - We had a really interesting morning, learning about the whole process of silk making from end-to-end.
There were only four people on our tour, which was a nice number. Our tour guide spoke excellent English and made sure we understood everything she was explaining.
It was fabulous to see the ladies at work on the looms too.
We had a little wander around the village, although the description of the tour sounds like it’s a bit more than it is.
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Liam_a
Aug 6, 2023
Great trip - Great experience, awesome guides. Was a very relaxing day and an amazing end to our time in Phnom Penh.
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Mia
Aug 2, 2023
A must see if you’re in Phnom Penh!! - This was an amazing trip!! I went with two friends and the tour guide was so friendly and helpful - she pointed out significant sites as we sailed across the river and answered all our questions. Silk island was beautiful and the tour guide, who is a local in the silk community, explained the whole process of silk production and was very engaging. 10/10 experience, would recommend.
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Paola_t
May 4, 2023
Nice boat tour on the Mekong river - Nice boat trip on the Mekong river to Silk island, you can see the village (by tuk tuk) and get information about the silk production. Our tour guide, Mr Vy (or maybe Wee, not sure about the spelling) was great and could give us many useful informations about Silk island, since he lives and works there; we had lots of fun on the boat trip and got some free fruit and snacks. I booked the afternoon tour but it was very hot, the morning tour might be a better option.
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Neil_s
Mar 21, 2024
A rural idyll - a highlight of Cambodia - Our guide, Kim, was fantastic!
Her personal knowledge and understanding of the island was invaluable and she took great care of us.
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Gregm386
Aug 9, 2023
Could do better, but interesting. - Silk-making process is interesting and guide was knowledgeable. Boat location was hard to find, with no welcome or information onboard. Silk products are much cheaper in the central market.
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Sightsee82439
Jul 17, 2023
Tuk Tuk Tour - Unfortunately I was informed only the day before that the boat was out of action and a tuk tuk driver would take me instead. I was quite disappointed as this part of the trip was a major reason for choosing the tour but not sure I would have got a refund as it was less than 24 hours before departure. No refund or reduc tion of cost was offered. As I was the only one on the tour I was a little sceptical as to whether the boat needed repairs or whether it was an economic decision to employ a tuk tuk driver.
Having said this, Silk Island was interesting and I now have an appreciation for the work involved in hand made silk after visiting the Silk Community.
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