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Phnom Penh Cruises & boat tours

Our most recommended Phnom Penh Cruises & boat tours

Phnom Penh: Mekong River Sunset Cruise

1. Phnom Penh: Mekong River Sunset Cruise

Start the tour with a hotel pick-up in the afternoon before transferring to the boat pier. Climb aboard the boat for a trip on the Mekong River, where you can enjoy a joint sunset cruise on the Mekong and Tonle sap rivers. Enjoy a sunset view of the colonial sights in Phnom Penh Capital City, the beautiful developing capital city of Cambodia. The riverfront offers views of some of the city’s most interesting sights including you a great opportunity to explore the Mekong. See Tonle Sap, Four Faces River, the Royal Palace, and Diamond Island. Discover the quaint fishing neighborhoods comprised of stilted houses. Relax and enjoy the sunset with free-flowing drinks (beer and soft drinks) and fruit platter, before back to your hotel.

Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beer and Drinks

2. Phnom Penh: Sunset Cruise with Unlimited Beer and Drinks

This tour is one hour and thirty minutes and will give you a great opportunity to explore the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Four Faces River, Diamond Island, Fishing Village, Stilted Houses, lifestyle of the people who live along the riverbank and the city sunset. Our Tuk Tuk driver will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the boat. On the board the boat, you will be served by our tour guide with unlimited beer and soft drinks before he start to give a commentary of what we have seen along the riverbank such as: - Japanese and Chinese friendship bridges - Wat Ounalom - Royal Palace - Chaktumuk Conference Hall - Cambodiana Hotel - Conjunction of four rivers (Upper Mekong, Lower Mekong, Bassac and Tonle Sap rivers) - Stilted houses - The fisherman who are working and living on their boats After the commentary by our English speaking tour guide, we will serve you a fresh fruit platter, more drinks and seeing the sunset.

Phnom Penh City Tour + Mekong River Boat Trip

3. Phnom Penh City Tour + Mekong River Boat Trip

Following a hotel pick-up at 08:00 from Phnom Penh City area hotel, your first stop will be Royal Palace. The Royal Palace is one of Phnom Penh’s most splendid architectural achievements. Next, head to Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, a phenomenal area in Cambodia filled with hundreds of years of history. You will visit Cambodia's National Museum, offering a charming setting for a stunning collection of ancient Khmer art. Next up, you visit Wat Phnom. The temple has a strong connection with the establishment of the capital city of Cambodia. The current name of the city Phnom-Penh in native language means literally the hill of Ms. Penh. Wat Phnom temple was built in 1373.  After lunch at your own cost, you will board your boat and travel down the Tonle Sap River to where it meets the mighty Mekong River. You are cruising past the floating villages and onto the first of two islands. Your boat will first dock in the village of Prek Bongkong on Silk Island. Enjoy a tour of the working silk farm known as Heng Naysim Traditional Cambodian Weaving House, to see how silks are made by tracing the steps from collecting the silk from silkworms, to crafting the final shimmering sheets. You will have the opportunity to purchase beautiful handmade silk products direct from the farm. You will spend one hour back at Phnom Phen city by the same 1-hour boat ride. You will proceed to visit the Independence Monument. Built in 1955, this symbolizes Cambodian independence gained from French colonialism in 1953. This monument is a copy of the Bakong temple (a temple from the Rolous group of the 9th century). The one-hundred Nagas and snake motif can be seen in  historical, cultural, archeological, and business contexts. At approximately 18:00, you'll arrive back at your hotel in Phnom Penh city area where the tour will end.

Tonle Sap Cruise & Road Tour between Phnom Penh & Siem Reap

4. Tonle Sap Cruise & Road Tour between Phnom Penh & Siem Reap

Benefit from pickup at your hotel in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap to start your full-day cruise along the Tonle Sap River and experience the beauty of the landscape from a different perspective.  Journey by luxury cruiser designed to navigate the challenging waterway with ease. Get a welcome drink on boarding and enjoy a buffet lunch and soft drinks, served on board as you sail. Benefit from the unique double hull that allows the boat to travel closer to the riverbanks and explore the narrow waterways along the way. Travel the rest of the journey in the luxury of a private air-conditioned minivan, and take in the stunning scenery as you drive through pristine countryside and the traditional rural villages surrounding Tonle Sap Lake. Experience the unique river and rural life on land.

Phnom Penh Dinner Cruise

5. Phnom Penh Dinner Cruise

Enjoy a special evening away from the hustle and bustle of central Phnom Penh with this relaxing, evening dinner cruise. Board a comfortable and cozy cruise boat to see the city from a whole new perspective: the Mekong river. Admire the sunset over the Royal Palace while enjoying a refreshing cocktail. After sundown, savor a catered dinner from one of Phnom Penh’s most established restaurants. Treat yourself with international cuisine, including vegetarian dishes. Relax and soak up the calm atmosphere on this leisurely cruise while you enjoy your meal and take in the many sights along the riverbank. Watch the evening unfold from the water and see local families and friends socializing, before cruising back to the port for a transfer back to your hotel.

Phnom Penh to Siem Reap cruise/road tour (one way)

6. Phnom Penh to Siem Reap cruise/road tour (one way)

Climb aboard the Mekong Tara Prince or Mekong Explorer as we set sail between the 2 major cities of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh on this unique cruise/road tour for a full-day river and road tour with stops en route and geat guides all the way hotel to hotel service Sail north along the Tonle Sap River, passing floating villages, fishing boats, stilt homes, and a large village of the indigenous Cham people. Continue until the Tonle Sap meets the Mekong River. Cruise past more floating villages, and see water buffalo grazing by the water. Pass an island where boats are taken for their dry dock repairs.

Phnom Penh: Mekong River Sunset Cruise and Tuk Tuk Ride

7. Phnom Penh: Mekong River Sunset Cruise and Tuk Tuk Ride

Explore Phnom Penh from the water on a river cruise along the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. See the shining city lights from this unique vantage point and watch as the sun sets behind the city. Enjoy a beer and seasonal fresh fruit as you glide along. Be picked up from your accommodation and embark on a tuk tuk ride to the boat pier. Board your traditional wooden boat and begin your cruise down the river. Relax and soak up the calm atmosphere while enjoying a beer and a seasonal fresh fruit platter. Take in the many sights along the riverbank, including Diamond Island locally called Koh Pich with a French-inspired design, fishing villages, and houses on stilts. Watch the evening unfold from the water, seeing how people live and socialize along the riverbank, before cruising back to the port for a tuk tuk ride back to your hotel.

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What people are saying about Phnom Penh

Overall rating

4.5 / 5

based on 81 reviews

Picked up in a tuck tuck and greeted by friendly and welcoming staff. The tour guide, on board, was knowledgeable, warm and entertaining, giving us a great insight into the different ways of life, along the river. Generous with beer and soft drinks and the fruit platter was a nice touch. Our tour guide even turned into a professional photographer! The sunset, on the Mekong, was absolutely beautiful! Lovely trip.

This cruise was excellent. We were out of the pick up zone and they still accommodated picking us up. The day was overcast, and there wasn’t much of a sunset, but you can’t pick the weather. However, the atmosphere, the tour guide, the people and overall experience was unforgettable. Highly recommend

A great tour with super friendly efficient host. Great cold drink on arrival and euper informative information during tour. Highly recommended.

A great trip . A good and clear guide on board and very well looked after with drinks. A very good short trip.

excellent! don't miss it. short and sweet, worth every minute.