Siem Reap Birdwatching Tours: Our Top 6

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

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

You’ll spend 7 to 9 hours traveling privately from Siem Reap to Tonle Sap and Prek Toal. Expect a guide, hotel transfers, boat rides through floating communities, and a sanctuary visit focused on pelicans, ibises, storks, and other wetland birds. Seasonal water levels affect the route, especially the flooded forest section.

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $70Cheapest here

Start with hotel pickup in Siem Reap and travel to Pearaing Biodiversity Conservation Center, where a private boat ride brings you close to Tonle Sap’s wetland birds, reptiles, and fish. Finish at Samatoa Lotus Silk Farm with snacks, drinks, and a look at Cambodian farming and lotus-silk production. Guides may include Seki or Phanit.

“The sunrise on Tonle Sap.lake was a great experience. Seeing how the birds rise up and sing and fly was amasing. We had the xhance of having a passionate wild nature lady guide, Seki, and we thankmher for her energy and knowledge sharing.”

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4.Private Tour Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Off Beaten Track

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Leave Siem Reap at 7:00 am for Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary. Guide Panha may lead the day, with a private boat ride through floating villages, bird viewing, lunch at a floating restaurant, and a visit to local schools, a church, and a pagoda. The $399 rate covers up to four people.

“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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5.Prek Toal Birds Sanctuary & floating Village Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $179

From Siem Reap, your private guide and boat crew take you across Tonle Sap to Prek Toal, Southeast Asia’s leading waterbird sanctuary. Expect floating homes, a market, flooded forest, birdwatching, lunch at Green House Prek Toal, and a stop at Senteurs d’Angkor. No guide names are provided at booking.

“The bird sanctuary is a sight to behold. Watch tower is great and means the larger birds are flying right infront of you. Chicks still on the nests as shown by our helpful and knowledgeable boat driver. With fish splashing, birds hunting and almost no litter this must be what Cambodia was like years ago. Going through the floating villages gave a great insight into local life. Eating at one of the self sustaining projects was great. Our driver and our guide gave a 5 star experience and ensured we where comfortable and cared for. Our English speaking guide knowledgable to spot and identify various species of birds.”

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6.Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary and Great Lake Tour in Cambodia

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2 reviews · 9 hours · from $255

Leave Siem Reap at 6:00 am for Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with more than 120 bird species. Cruise by mini Tara boat through floating villages, visit a fish farm, then explore the sanctuary by ranger boat with an expert bird guide. Lunch and two drinks are included.

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