$15 USD
Floating village built of stilted houses and sunset at Tonle Sap lake
Discover the beautiful Kampong Phluk, a floating village built of stilted houses on the flood plain of Tonle Sap lake. On rain season, lake rises and submerges the foundation of those houses, which you get to explore by boat. On dry season when the water level drops, you can actually walk on the ground and see the lively rural village. After exploring the village, we'll sail into Tonle Sap lake where you relax under the gorgeous sunset.
Notes: Kampong Phluk boat ticket ($20 per person) is sold at the entrance, and is not included in the tour price.
Your hotel
Your driver waits for you at your booked hotel in Siem Reap.
Kampong Phluk
1 hour
A rural village consisted of traditional stilted houses, Kampong Phluk is a unique place to experience the fishing culture around Tonle Sap lake. The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, spending Cambodia's wet season fishing. Some floating villages around Tonle Sap lake have become tourist scams and commercial traps (such as Chong Kneas), yet Kampong Phluk remained untouched and is highly recommended to people who loves culture and photography.
Tonle Sap lake
1 hour
Passing through a long river bed, we enter the Tonle Sap lake, a seasonally inundated lake that is connected to the Mekong River. As one of the world's most varied and productive ecosystems the region has always been of central importance for Cambodia's food supply. It proved capable of largely maintaining the Angkorean civilization, the largest pre-industrial settlement complex in world history. If you come in afternoon, you will be able to enjoy fantastic sunset view on the lake.
Your hotel
Your driver drops you off at your booked hotel in Siem Reap.