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.

  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!!

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

  I really enjoyed this tour and it was a nice change of pace from the temple focused tours more typical for Siem Reap. That said, birding in the back drop... read more of Angkor Wat is very special and will be a lasting memory. My guide (Preah)...More

  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.

  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.