Boats between Siem Reap and Battambang leave in either direction at 7:30 am. each day. The trip takes 6 to 8 hours, depending on the season, the water level, and the direction you are going; the journey from Battambang to Siem Reap is shorter than the other way around.
In the afternoon, following lunch with two options:
-Take the afternoon boat ride from Battambang to Siem Reap in the rainy season- high water levels. Cruising to Battambang from late July - early January
- Take a transfer from Battambang to Siem Reap in the dry season- low water levels - transfer to Battambang from late January to early July.
We will cycle 30 minutes from the hotel to catch the morning boat to Battambang. We follow a small road and quickly ride on dirt tracks through the countryside, rice paddies, and lotus fields, see many buffalos, and experience people's lives through fertile farmlands to Tonle Sap, where the boat awaits. Siem Reap to Battambang by boat is one of the best ways to see the beautiful country and a chance to experience it. Traveling across the Tonle Sap Lake and its rivers is an experience you will never forget. Witness the real life of Cambodia, which lives alongside rivers in local material stilt houses and floating villages. Most people live mainly fishing on creeks, rivers, and lakes, where boats travel through.
The option for traveling in the dry season:
After a leisurely breakfast, a transfer from Siem Reap to Battambang takes about 4 hours. Break for lunch in Battambang town, then check in at the hotel. Be ready for a bike ride at 1:30 pm. Your half-day combined tour by bike and bamboo trains lets you explore the verdant agriculture fields, ancient temples, and vibrant villages and learn more about local businesses and industries with breaks at workshops making local snacks from rice, bananas, tapiocas, and cooking sticky rice in bamboo. Biking on single tracks as we get more and deeper remote hamlets but don't worry about it because support/backup vehicles are always nearby as much as possible in Cambodia's countryside.
