6 Cambodia Birdwatching Tours Worth Booking

Phnom Penh Birding Experience and Brunch - 6:00am at Areyksat Ferry Dock

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $85Our pick

Meet guide Thong at 6:00am near Koh Pich, cross the Mekong by ferry, and visit rice fields, lotus farms, and wetlands east of Phnom Penh. You’ll use provided binoculars, ride in an air-conditioned vehicle or tuk tuk, and stop for coffee and breakfast beside a small lake.

“Our birding tour with Thong of Vana Adventure Travel was fabulous. Thong was prompt in picking us up and took us out into the countryside to look for birds as well as to learn some of the local culture. We thoroughly recommend this tour. If we were staying longer we would definitely take more trips with him.”

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Prek Toal Birds Sanctuary and floating Village Private Day Tour

2.Prek Toal Birds Sanctuary and floating Village Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · from $170

Travel from Siem Reap by private transfer and boat to Tonle Sap, Prek Toal’s floating village, and its protected bird sanctuary. Your English-speaking guide explains local life and wildlife while you look for pelicans, ibises, storks, and the rare Masked Finfoot. The route changes by season.

“An amazing day seeing the life of the floating village and hundreds of multiple species of birds in the sanctuary. The sanctuary was so peaceful and finally we got to see a part of Cambodia that wasn’t littered with plastic!”

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Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Day Trip from Siem Reap

3.Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Day Trip from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $206

Leave Siem Reap at 6:00 am for a full-day Tonle Sap cruise to Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary. Your local guide leads the bird search, while the Queen Tara Riverboat provides lunch, drinks, and a calm place to watch life on the lake. Water levels shape what you see.

“Not much of birding Our guide though was good We had a relaxed peaceful lunch on Queen Tara Great work of conservation going on Water level is high now so we could see darters & cormorants birds who could fish deep in water Visited Osmose conservation project & saw how water hyacinth is being put to good use”

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Beyond The Oudong Temple and Birdwatching in Phnom Penh

4.Beyond The Oudong Temple and Birdwatching in Phnom Penh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $110

Start early with a local birding guide such as Simon or Mr Thong, then visit wetlands, rice fields, a Tonle Sap floating village, and Oudong Temple. The small group includes transport, binoculars, coffee, fruit, breakfast, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“This was, by far, one of the best tours that we took in SE Asia. Our guide was very knowledgeable and he shared not only his bird knowledge but also the changing landscape and its affect on the Cambodian people. I learnt so much. We did the full day tour, including the old capital.”

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Bird Watching at Tonle Sap Forest and Lotus Farm Siem Reap

5.Bird Watching at Tonle Sap Forest and Lotus Farm Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $70Best value

Leave Siem Reap early or at 1 pm for Pearaing Biodiversity Conservation Center, where a guide leads a slow boat outing among Tonle Sap wetlands. Then visit Samatoa Lotus Farm for snacks, drinks, and a look at lotus silk making. Guides named Saki, Parith, and Phanit have led the experience.

“what a tour, the tour guide Parith and driver lilly were amazing. Parith is such a wonderful guide, full of knowledge and very nice person to be around. it is a highly recommended tour for birds' lover. i highly recommend that you pack your brRead more”

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Private Tour Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Off Beaten Track

6.Private Tour Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Off Beaten Track

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Travel by road and private boat from Siem Reap to Prek Toal, where you can spot pelicans, Asian openbills, herons, egrets, kingfishers, and more. Guide Panha leads the day, with lunch at a floating restaurant and views of village schools, churches, and pagodas.

“I had a great trip. I saw many different birds I had not seen before, including a pelican and maybe 1000 Asian Openbills. Panha, the guide, was really friendly.”

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6 Cambodia Birdwatching Tours Worth Booking

Phnom Penh Birding Experience and Brunch

1.Phnom Penh Birding Experience and Brunch

Prek Toal Birds Sanctuary and floating Village Private Day Tour

2.Prek Toal Birds Sanctuary and floating Village Private Day Tour

Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Day Trip from Siem Reap

3.Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Day Trip from Siem Reap

Beyond The Oudong Temple and Birdwatching in Phnom Penh

4.Beyond The Oudong Temple and Birdwatching in Phnom Penh

Bird Watching at Tonle Sap Forest and Lotus Farm Siem Reap

5.Bird Watching at Tonle Sap Forest and Lotus Farm Siem Reap

Private Tour Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Off Beaten Track

6.Private Tour Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Off Beaten Track

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