Water taxis for Phnom Penh

A waterway passenger transport service via the Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers will be launched next year, bringing hopes of eased traffic congestion in Phnom Penh and providing a new option for tourists. The project – called Water Taxi Service – is estimated to cost $22 million and will be run by City Hall, according to a Tuesday meeting chaired by Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong.
 

Saing Piseth, director of the capital’s public works and transport department, said the service will run on 25 kilometers of waterway from the Prek Phnov bridge on the northern outskirts of Phnom Penh south to Takhmao City in Kandal province via the Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers. Ho Vandy, secretary-general of the Cambodia National Tourism Alliance, said yesterday that the new waterway passenger transport service would add to options now available in the transportation sector, bringing a convenient option to both passengers and tourists.
 

“Once operational, passengers and tourists can go sightseeing along the riverbanks. It’s another move to encourage tourists to visit the city,” he said. “We have only a train service and if we have waterway transportation, tourists will have more options, not just for transport but also sightseeing.”

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