Kompong Kleang Floating Village tour

Floating Villages

 –   ChongKneas 

This famous floating village is now extremely popular with visitors wanting a break from the temples, and it is an easy excursion to arrange yourself. If you want something more peaceful, try venturing to one of the other Tonle Sap villages further afield.

Visitors arriving by boat from Phnom Penh or Battambang get a sneak preview, as the floating village is near Phnom Krom, where the boat docks. It is very scenic in the warm light of early morning or late afternoon and can be combined with a view of the sunset from the hilltop temple of Phnom Krom.

–   Kompong Khleang 

One of the largest communities on the lé Sap, Kompong Khleang is more of a town than the other villages and comes complete with several ornate pagodas.

Most houses here are built on towering stilts to allow for a dramatic change in water level. Fewer tourists visit here than the floating villages closer to Siem Reap, so that might be a reason to stay. There is only a small floating community on the lake, but the stilted town is an exciting place to browse for an hour or two.

Kompong Khleang is relatively easy to reach from Siem Reap thanks to an all-weather road via the junction town of Dam Dek.

–   Kompong Pluk

Kompong Pluk is an otherworldly place that looks straight from a film set. The village is a friendly place, where most houses are built on about 6m high stilts. Nearby is a flooded forest, inundated yearly when the lake rises to take the Mekong’s overflow. As the lake drops, the petrified trees are revealed. Exploring this area with a wooden dugout in the wet season is very atmospheric.

–   Me Chrey

One of the more recently ‘discovered’ floating villages, Me Chrey,  lies midway between Siem Reap and Prek Toal. It is one of the smaller villages in the area and sees far fewer tourists than busy Chong Kneas. I Chrey moves with the water level and is prettier during the wet season when houses are anchored around an island pagoda. It is located south of Puok district, about 25km from Siem Reap, on a dirt road through lush rice fields.

What’s included

• We are locals
• Professional English-speaking lake guide
• Hotel pickup and drop off by air-conditioned car or minivan
• Drinks, boat fee, entrance
• All fees and checkpoints
• Entry/Admission – Tonle Sap Lake
• Entry/Admission – Community  River Boat Tours
• Entry/Admission – Kompong Khleang/ pluke

What’s not included

• Your tipping
• Extra drinks
• Shopping
• Gratuities

What to expect

– Stop at the ticket booth to buy drinks or go to a happy room or WC.

– Stop at the village to see the locals making smoked fish or fish paste…

– Stop at the main temple on the island; our guide will walk you around to see it before getting on the boat trip.

– Stop at Kompong Khleang, Siem Reap, Cambodia. You enter a unique stilted village of some 20000 Khmers, an authentic fishing village, and explore the lake and floating villages; beautiful rare water birds may also be seen as we cruise the Khleang river in our traditional long-tail boats complete

Duration: 4 hours or 5 hours Depending on

Additional information

• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• An adult must accompany children
• Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
• Please note that this tour depends on lake water levels; please inquire about booking.
• This tour will have a maximum of 12 travellers

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• Note: Cost
• Price: $25  from 10 people++++More)
• Price $30  from 4-9 people

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