Boeng Pearaing Bird Sanctuary Tour

If you love nature and birds, Boeng Pearaing bird sanctuary would ideally be the best option. The boat excursion slowly cruises around one of Tonle Sap’s potential wetland and allows you to observe various threaten waterbirds that migrated from different parts of mangroves around Tonle Sap Lake. By car passing huge beautiful rice paddies dotting with palm trees, the journey is inspired by a short walking tour at local market.

Tour code: #cauliflower
City/region: Siem Reap
Tour type: private, birding, sightseeing, boat
Duration: 3 – 3 ½ hours
Hassle: free, flexible
Available: April to May
Advance booking: required
Tour required: all included

Detailed Itinerary

Our experienced tour guide and driver will be greeting you at 8.00am (or 3.00pm) at your hotel’s lobby then heading out of the hassle Siem Reap city, you will be warmly greeted by our local bird-guide at Chreav community office then we drive passing beautiful hug rice fields dotting with palm trees, cattle, birds and harvesting activities (seasonal), come across plenty of gardening activities and you probably want to stop to capture some photos before we arrive the Boeng Pearaing bird site. Begin embarking a sheltered boat slowly cruising within Boeng Pearaing which allows you to see Cambodia’s threaten waterbirds such as Comb Duck, Purple Swamphen, Cormorant, Darter, Purple and Grey Heron, Adjutant, Lesser Whistling Duck etc and take as many as photos you like. Enjoy the surrounding admired by its serenity while observing and learning from your tour guide about bird breeding, migration, and specially witness how the conservative area & birds are carefully being protected. There are plenty of photo opportunities during the tour before we return hotel and our driver say Goodbye to you.

Note: Afternoon trip provides sunset view over Boeng Pearaing while the morning trip is a bit cooler and look fresher with the surroundings.

Tour Prices are quoted in US dollar per person

1 Pax: $70.00 ($62.00 by Tuk Tuk)
2 Pax: $39.00 ($35.00 by Tuk Tuk)
3 Pax: $34.00
4 Pax: $26.00
5 Pax: $29.00
6 Pax: $26.00

Tour Included
- Experienced birding tour guide
- Pick up & drop off at your hotel in Siem Reap
- Traveling in air conditioning car/minivan (tuk-tuk is available upon request)
- Private boat excursion & entrance fees
- Tour activities and sightseeing per program
- Mineral bottled water & fresh wet tissues

Tour NOT Included
- Accommodation
- Travel insurance
- Meals, drinks and services are not mentioned
- Gratitude/tipping to guide and driver

Additional Information
Our local experienced English speaking guide

Our local tour guide is the most important part of the entire trip. He/she is the one who makes your day well worth a visit and will do his/her best to ensure you leaving Cambodia with a great experience and unforgettable. More importantly, we patiently commit and carefully reserve one of our top tour guides that has more than 10 years experienced in taking care of clients to see beautiful Cambodia as well as sharing lovely Cambodia’s culture and history, and he/she has friendly attitude, informative, knowledgeable, and advisable.

Transportation

Tuk Tuk has become very popular in Cambodia when visiting Angkor Siem Reap, especially tourists make their journey with tuk tuk to get an unique experience and have some fun when on Tuk Tuk. If you don’t feel comfortable with the tropical weather in Cambodia, air conditioning car/van/coach are the alternatives, cool and convenient.

*Payment: The booking is not required a deposit in advance. You will be paying in full amount (US dollar cash) on the touring day when our team picks you up at your hotel’s lobby. However, we require you to respectfully take responsibility to inform us at least 48 hours prior to the tour departure if you wish to cancel the booking.

*Dressing Code

Cambodia geographically stays in the tropical monsoon, its weather varies and annually brings wet and dry seasons, generally hot in during day time and a bit cooler at night, and in the early morning. You should wear whatever most comfortable but remember to dress appropriately to respect the locals and other religious sites; pagodas, temples and holy places. Clothes must cover your shoulders
and knees when you wish to visit the top part at Angkor Wat, Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and when you go to meet Buddhist monks.