Traditional Fishing Boat Tour: Early Morning Experience on Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers in Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh
Experience the beauty of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers on a traditional fishing boat tour in Phnom Penh. Join a local fisherman for an early morning adventure, witness the sunrise, and enjoy a traditional breakfast with the morning catch. Start your day in a truly unique and memorable way!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

You will need to be at your hotel reception at 5:45 am as we need to meet our host fisherman for the morning. This tour really is one for those that are keen to experience something unique. You will travel through the quiet streets to a local fishing village on what is known as Fishing Island. At this time of the morning you will see and feel Phnom Penh starting to come alive. Arriving at the local fishing village, you will meet your captain for the morning and board a traditional Cambodian fishing boat. Venturing out onto the mighty Mekong River you will enjoy Phnom Penh from a unique perspective. Watch as your captain sets his nets in time honoured ways that have been passed down for generations. Returning to the captain’s village, you will enjoy a traditional local breakfast. If the fishing gods have smiled upon you this will include your catch from the morning expedition. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the local fishing village as the people go about their daily lives on the shore of the Mekong River.

What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Choose your private transport with a driver
  • Convenient hotel pickup service
  • Breakfast provided
  • Experience on a traditional fishing boat with crew
  • Safety with life jackets provided
  • Expertise of a private guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

For those who are passionate about angling or simply seek an unparalleled dawn adventure on the grand Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers. Embark with a native fisher for their morning ritual of placing nets aboard a classic Khmer fishing vessel. Revel in the sunrise and sense the awakening of Phnom Penh as it gears up for a new day of commotion. Afterwards, head back to the fisher’s hamlet to indulge in an authentic local morning meal which, if fortune favors, will feature the day’s fresh haul. A remarkable and singular way to inaugurate your morning.

  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 or more paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date, activity or full refund
Location
Phnom Penh
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kaitlyn
Feb 7, 2017
Way too expensive for what was... - <p>Way too expensive for what was given. Loved the experience but breakfast wasn't necessary and considering we just sat on the boat the whole time and didn't do much, it should not have been 54 a person.</p>
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