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

  We booked a six-day private tour and it was worth every penny. Our guide Mr. Huon Hat was excellent with a keen eye for birds and other wildlife, next to... read more being a very pleasant and helpful guy. The tour was very well organized, accomodations were located in the immediate vicinity of important birding areas and meals (cooked by locals) delicious.

With regard to birding we first visited Prek Toal birding colony where we saw Asian Openbill, many Painted Storks and Spot-billed Pelicans, a couple of Lesser Adjudants and - very far - a pair of Milky Storks and Great Adjutants. At the end of the day we had seen 58 uniques species and returned to our hotel very satisfied.
Over the next few days we visited the grasslands, BeTreed, Tmat Boey and the Vulture Restaurant and added Bengal Florican, Giant Ibis, White-shouldered Ibis, Green Peafowl, the three species of vultures and countless other birds to our ever growing species list. We ended up with well over 100 unique species on this tour. My personal interest is butterflies which we had ample time to study while birding and take some nice pictures as well. Add in the occasional gibbon, snake and squirrel and we had a very productive look into Cambodian wildlife. Thank you SVC for making this possible, organizing it so well and all the good work that you do protecting endangered animals while cooperating and supporting the local communities.

  I had a great half day bird watching tour around Siem Reap this afternoon, with my guide Hat. We managed to find 45 species with perhaps the highlight being a... read more number of Oriental Pratincole. Hat was extremely knowledgeable, spoke perfect English and ensured I had...More

  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 2-3 story bird watching tower, we saw thousands of birds - nesting and swirling in the sky. We saw painted sporks, pelicans, adjutants (and many, many more). It was like being on a National Geographic TV show. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and he was good at spotting birds. It was one of our highlights on our trip to Cambodia!

  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 birding locations. The bird hide at Changkran Roi is a well maintained place that attracts many birds. Koh Ker is an undervisted temple site, home to many birds that make this visit very special. We absolutely enjoyed this tour and find it an excellent way to experience Cambodia. Great work is being done by groups like Sam Veasna to protect natural habitats for wildlife.
We were not able to stop at Beng Melea due to a 7x price increase in the entrance fee. If you select this tour, make sure you inquire about this.

  At short notice, by walking into the Siem Reap office, I organised this tour for the next morning. I was picked up from hotel promptly at hrs by my guide... read more Sarom. We took a 25 minute tuk tuk ride out into local countryside which was local farmland, fields and paddy fields. Saw lots of birds and the guide was very able at spotting these in flight and at rest. Also had use of a Swarovski scope to supplement my own binoculars. Very rewarding trip with friendly and knowledgable guide supported by tuk tuk driver. Taken back to hotel and completed a check list which consisted of 49 species. It was a great experience, but and early start like this, (where breakfast is missed in the hotel), would have been enhanced by the addition of a light snack and some fruit during the morning. Excellent trip though.