Spent a full day with our guide Reth Sarom. He was excellent. Saw approximately 50 species of birds, as well as some of the less visited temples. ... read more In fact, at most of the places we stopped, we were the only people on the site. The equipment provided by SVC (we rented binoculars and Reth brought scope) was of very good quality, which also made for a good outing. The car and driver provided were also top notch. All in all, a great day.

  We have just returned from Cambodia and used guides from this centre to visit remote eco lodges. These trips were superb and the expertise of both the Sam Veasna guides... read more and local guides from the communities were second to none. I have never seen people spot birds so well and set up scopes so quickly to enable us to see the birds. They saw birds where I could see nothing to begin with. We saw several Great Ibis, White shouldered Ibis, two white rumped falcons and about 85 beside these!!

Mr. Hat Huon gave a master class in birding!!

  We took the 3 Day Wild Siem Reap in January 2020. This tour took us to Trapeang Thma Lake, Changkran Roi area for camping and the Koh Ker temple... read more site. We made other stops along the way anytime we saw something of interest or good...More

  Our Prek Toal Birdwatching trip with SVC was a major highlight in a 2 week trip packed with lots of other amazing activities and sites. The trip was a... read more great break from temple-viewing and the general hubbub around town.

The entire trip was very well-executed. Logistics were smooth, our packed breakfast was delicious, the boat trips were fun, safe, and highly interesting. Best of all, however, was our incredibly dedicated, knowledgeable, and compassionate guide, Hat. Hat demonstrated a true passion for birding and his enthusiasm was contagious and inspiring. I don't think I've ever met anyone who has seemed so excited about his job before. It was a real pleasure to see.

The bird-viewing was excellent. We made many great sightings on the boat ride to/from the hide and the sheer number of birds you can see from the hide is truly impressive. The hide itself was a bit precarious- it's a long climb up a rustic ladder, and when the platform gets crowded, it starts to feel a little claustrophobic, but it's a great viewing spot and a neat experience.

If we go back to Cambodia, we definitely plan to do a longer outing with SVC.

  Fantastic half-day trip for birdwatching organized by Sam Veasna Center. The guide was really competent and very nice.

  We took the Koh Ker, Beng Mealea Forest Temples tour, which more than met our objective of seeing more of the local habitat and countryside beyond the most visited Angkor... read more temple circuit. The added advantage was birding, which included close-ups of in our case 67...More