Mekong Sunset

• Travel by local remork (tuk tuk) and boat down the Mekong
• Explore an island in the Mekong, discovering the local way of life
• See fishing and agriculture and try your hand at local silk weaving
• Wander around local villages, and a small produce market, and sample Khmer snacks
• Marvel at Phnom Penh’s Khmer and French colonial architecture from the water

Start your Phnom Penh Mekong tour off with some excitement, as we pick you up by moto-remork (aka Cambodian tuk tuk) in preparation for your chill afternoon exploring local Cambodian life.

Head out of Phnom Penh on the Japanese Friendship Bridge, which was blown up during fighting in 1975 and reconstructed by the Japanese in 1993, before catching a vehicle ferry across the mighty Mekong River to Mekong Island.

Mekong Island is famous for silk weaving, agriculture and aquaculture, and we'll stop to see the silk weavers at work in the village, where you can purchase some of the local product if you wish.

Explore a Buddhist temple and experience the simple life style of the local people around 85% of who earn their living from agriculture or aquaculture. See fields of rice, morning glory, and fruit, and enjoy some local Khmer snacks and wander around the small produce market. Stop to look around the Vietnamese village and see the fishing boats, floating fish farms, and the pretty Catholic Church.

Next up, it's time for the Mekong tour part! Say goodbye to the tuk tuk and board a boat to enjoy sunset from the water at the junction of the Tonle Bassac, Tonle Sap, and the mighty Mekong Rivers. Enjoy seeing the distinctive architecture of Cambodia where Khmer influenced buildings such as Wat Ounalom, the Royal Palace, and the Silver Pagoda meet French colonial buildings, some renovated some ravaged by neglect and the war.

After the Mekong boat tour and gorgeous sunset, we'll return you back to Phnom Penh and back to your hotel.