11 Water Blessing Ceremonies in Siem Reap Travellers Rate Highest

1.1-Hour Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 68 reviews · 2 hours · from $37Our pick

Travel by tuk-tuk from your Siem Reap hotel to Wat Arang Pagoda, where monks chant and bless you with water. Choose a light sprinkling or a fuller soaking, then receive red wrist ties. Your English-speaking guide explains the ritual and Buddhism, and the tour includes a market visit.

“You must experience the Buddhist Water Cleansing. It is the most magical and beautiful of ceremonies to purify to the soul in the millenium old Theravada tradition. Words cannot convey the beauty of this ceremony. Your guide Lee is excellent, superb, he will explain everything to you but do ask him many questions ~ he is very educated and informative. I will be using him as my guide in future via this company when in Cambodia.”

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2.Monk Blessing Ceremony in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $45Best rated here

Travel by private car or tuk tuk to Wat Athvear for a Buddhist monk blessing. Your English-speaking driver-guide explains the ceremony, provides a sarong and monk offering, and helps you follow the steps. Expect chanting and a water blessing that can leave you soaked. Pickup is offered, and the activity is private to your group.

“Loved this experience. Recommend it. You do get very wet but the monk blessing you is amazing. There is a place for females to change”

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3.Private Guided Angkor Wat Tour by Lady Tuk Tuk with Monk Blessing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $37

Visit Ta Prohm, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Bayon on a private, roughly seven-hour tour with an English-speaking licensed guide and a female tuk tuk driver. Hotel pickup, water and a cold towel are included. Finish with a monk blessing at a local pagoda. The Angkor Pass costs an extra $37 per person; a sunrise upgrade is available when booking.

“It was excellent experience. The tour started within time, guide was having experience and was explaining in detail. Good AC vehicle.”

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4.Khmer Water Blessing by Monk and Lotus Farm Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Visit the Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chorm Shrine, sample fried banana and sweet potato, and see lotus farming near Tonle Sap Lake. Your English-speaking guide explains local customs before a monk gives you a water blessing and red ritual bracelet at Wat Po Banteaychey. The blessing will leave you completely wet, so bring a towel and dry clothes.

“This was the best part of my trip to Siem Reap. Highly recommend everyone to do it. My guides were both women and so was my tuk tuk driver. The conversation with the monk was moving and inspiring. I am so so glad I did this and would highly recommend it to everyone.”

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5.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $19Cheapest here

Travel by tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to a countryside pagoda for a choice of two Buddhist water blessings, then visit a local market with a guide. The longer ritual pours blessed water over your head, and a sarong is provided. Guide Seila has led the experience, though guide assignments may vary. Price: $19 per person.

“Just wonderful! Beautiful experience, I can’t stop smiling!”

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6.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · from $54

Ride by tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to Wat Arang Pagoda for a monk-led blessing, choosing a light water sprinkling or a longer ceremony with water poured over your head. Your English-speaking guide also takes you to a local market. Guides named Borey, Mr Lucky, and Seila have led this tour.

“I had the most amazing time on this tour! It was a little expensive but worth every penny because it was just me on the tour and my guide Borey was so knowledgeable and nice. I learned so much about Buddhism and got a great tour of a local market where I was the only tourist. My water blessing was really lovely as well. Thank you Borey!”

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7.Monk Blessing Ceremony

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $45

At Wat Porkrom, an English-speaking driver-guide takes you from your hotel to a Buddhist blessing ceremony with chanting, offerings, and a water blessing. You receive a red thread tied at your wrist, plus a sarong and towel for the visit. Mr. Chhun Bunleng is one guide named in connection with the tour, but your assigned guide may differ.

“Amazing experience! Good explanation about the process of offering and the water blessing. We felt blessed and grateful after. Thank you for making this experience happening 🙏🏻”

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8.Buddhist Water Blessing and Real Life Experience with Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $42

Spend two to three hours visiting three Siem Reap temples with an English-speaking guide, private transport, and tuk-tuk rides. Learn about Buddha at Wat Preah Prom Rath, see a shrine where Khmer people pray, and receive a water blessing from a monk. You will get wet, so bring a towel and spare clothes.

“Our tour guide was excellent but the actual tour seemed a bit disorganized. The details of the trip did not happen. The tour guide made the best of it and took us an art shop which was a great ending”

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9.Buddhist Monastery with Monks Water Blessing

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $49

Travel by remork or minivan from your Siem Reap hotel to a local pagoda. An English-speaking guide introduces the monastery and Cambodian Buddhism before monks chant a blessing, first with a light sprinkling of water and then, if you choose the longer ritual, by pouring blessed water over your head. A sarong or kroma is provided.

“My experience was wonderful! Chantha was extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture of both Siem Reap and Cambodia at large and spoke great English. He explained each step of the blessing process and its significance and Read more”

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10.Full Day Siem Reap Farm Tour with Cooking Class and Monk Blessing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $45

Take a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to rural Krabei Riel for a full day of farming, a hands-on Khmer cooking class, homemade lunch, and a water blessing at a local Buddhist monastery. An English-speaking guide leads a group of up to 15. Hotel pickup is offered, and traditional Khmer clothing is provided for farm activities.

“We had an amazing experience during this farm tour on the Cambodian countryside. Our guide was incredibly welcoming and friendly, and he shared many fascinating stories about rural life that really brought the whole experience tRead more”

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11.Siem Reap Cambodian Buddhist Water Blessing and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $45

Travel by tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to a countryside pagoda for a Buddhist water blessing, then visit a local market. Choose a light sprinkling or a longer blessing with water poured over your head. An English-speaking guide, sarong and pagoda donation are included. One guide is named as Mia Jorge Mia in a booking note.

“This was a fabulous experience and I highly recommend it. Very interesting and very informative.”

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