Siam Reap: Part 3: Tonle Sap Lake - UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

The finale at Siam Reap and our last Unesco site visit. Tonle Sap under the category of Biosphere Reserve. ergg, why i am writing about Unesco.. i am not even their big fan. just someone who luckily had a chance to visit all this places. Alhamdulillah.

We were looking forward for this trip, initially. But, it turned up to be the less memorable one. Hate to talk about it but still need to say it here as a precaution to other traveler who plan to visit Tonle Sap.

Here, the Tonle Sap cruise service offered various types of trips. Some trips that we managed to identify:
1- The official trip (pack with tourist and packaged with lunch/hi tea at the ship restaurant float near the lake.
    The official one is expensive and usually offered by tourist agent at establish company as well as at the        walk-in counter.
2- The unofficial one (cheaper but might try to scam you. They used the official brochure to attract traveler and their price can be negotiated. You wont share the boat with other traveler. The boat is quite okay. No lunch  or tea provided.)

 We opted for the 2nd one since we had agreed earlier when we first arrived at Siam Reap.

At first, everything went smoothly, the guide was so entertaining. Very very fluent in english and japanese.

Cafe along the river

The counter. The ticket sold here is pricey than in town but this is the official one. About USD20 plus per trip

Souvenir shops. Toilet was clean too.

Our boat

Orphanage school as proclaimed by the guide

Floating restaurant

Expensive version

Dont know what it is, perhaps a floating hotel

The lake

The lake

They promised at least 1 and half hour trip. From one point to another. 

Drop by to fish pool. 

Throw some food

Crocodile farm

   The guide tried to pursuit us to visit the groceries, buy some food and donate to the orphanage. But we decline since we were on holiday trip not on charity trip. He seemed pissed off and started loosing his tongue. We just keep quite and hope they dont throw us into the river.

Even, the guide was so nasty towards us, we still gave some tips. USD2 for him and his partner. And he still behave ungrateful by asking for more tips. &*%$^...  straightly after we left the site, we told our tuk tuk guide for what had happened on the boat. huhu.. he felt sorry for us. But not his fault.

We left this place feeling angry and hungry. The weather was extremely hot, humid, dusty. 

Moral of the story: 

Opt for the official tourist agent even it a bit expensive than this one.