My guide on the half-day birdwatching trip was Hat, he was incredibly knowledgeable, which was very important as each of the 42 species we saw were a first for me!... read more The day before the trip I let the Sam Veasna Center know what I would...More

  Our local tour guide took us here as he promised that we would love the trip. And of course it exceed my exceptions. We saw hundred birds which we have... read more never seen in Europe before. Very natural and conservative place to see!

  We joined a small group for the Prek Toal birding tour today. From start to finish the whole thing went off as planned. The boat trip through, and the stops... read more in the floating village of Prek Toal were just fascinating. But the bird viewing in the wetlands after the village was astonishing. We spent several hours boating through various channels and stopping periodically including an extended stay at a viewing platform. We saw thousands of birds. It was just beautiful to see. Spotted Pelicans, lesser and greater adjuants, eagles, anhingas and many others. The guide spoke English clearly, knew his birds and made efforts to include everyone regardless of birding experience. We had a great lunch too at a restaurant in Prek Toal. Sure there are cheaper things to do in Siem Reap but this is a way to experience beautiful Cambodian nature as well as to see a way of life different from anything that exists in Europe, Canada or the USA. And to top it off, the SamVaesna organization is a non-profit working to preserve the wildlife and wetlands and to help the very poor local population.

  We booked a half day trip to the Angkor Park. I am disabled and when out and about use a scooter or wheelchair, and we don’t get up quickly in... read more the morning! So a dawn trip was out as was the very long day’s trip...More

  Dear SVC

We really enjoyed our half day bird watching trip with our guide Minear Chim. We saw 34 bird species, which given the season and very hot weather... read more was impressive.

The trip was relaxed and Minear was attentive to us all, making sure we'd all seen the birds he had spotted and checking and confirming species that we'd seen. Painted stork in flight, cinnamon bittern and yellow bittern were highlights and birds we had always wanted to see. Minear is very knowledgeable and always made a positive identification which could be relied upon.

It was also interesting to see the cultural aspects and daily Cambodian rural life along the road and at the birdwatching site. Again Minear was happy to answer any questions that we had, as well as to tell us about the inspirational Sam Veasna and the valuable work of the SVC.

Thank you for providing such a wonderful trip. Everything was easy and enjoyable from booking through to drop off back at the hotel.

Best wishes and good luck with your amazing work.

David and Ruth Lea (trip booked by Simon Bailey)

  We went on a full day tour with Sophear at Sam Veasna in January (dry season). What an amazing trip. Both my husband and I saw a variety... read more of engendered birds while we were boating down Tonle Sap lake and then we got to the...More