21 Mar 2024
We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with our guide, Roeurn Dan, as we saw and learned about another aspect of Cambodia. We were picked up promptly as scheduled from our hotel and driven out to this rural area where we boarded our wooden boat for our private tour (large boat with just us, Dan, and the boat driver). It was quite an interesting boat ride watching our skilled boat driver steer the vessel with a pulley system of ropes that controlled the rudder. We were visiting during the dry season and marveled at how high the houses were built up on stilts to avoid flooding during the rainy season. We made a stop during our boat ride to walk around the rural fishing village and enjoyed seeing the children at play and the way of life here. We then continued down the water to Tonle Sap Lake where we enjoyed relaxing and watching a beautiful sunset. Afterwards we were returned back to our hotel. This was an excellent tour which we definitely recommend to see more than just the historic temples while in Cambodia/Siem Reap. Thank you again Van Express Tours and Dan!