Krong Siem Reap Trip Overview
Discover the rural villages in and around Tonle Sap Lake on a private excursion from Siem Reap. Take a boat ride on the lake as you head towards the Kompong Khleang floating village and learn about daily life in the fishing community. Then head into the jungle to explore the Beng Mealea Temple where many movies were filmed, including the 2004 film ““Two Brothers,”” before heading back to Siem Reap.
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* Duration: 6 to 8 hours
* Starts: Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Discover the rural villages in and around Tonle Sap Lake on a private excursion from Siem Reap. Take a boat ride on the lake as you head towards the Kompong Khleang floating village and learn about daily life in the fishing community. Then head into the jungle to explore the Beng Mealea Temple where many movies were filmed, including the 2004 film ““Two Brothers,”” before heading back to Siem Reap.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Kampong Phluk Floating Village, Siem Reap Cambodia
Kampong Phluk is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain of the Tonle Sap about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. Flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to a variety of wildlife including crab-eating macaques. During the dry season when the lake is low, the buildings in the villages seem to soar atop their 6-meter stilts exposed by the lack of water. At this time of year many of the villagers move out onto the lake and build temporary stilted houses. In the wet season when water level rises again, the villagers move back to their permanent houses on the floodplain, the stilts now hidden under the water. Kampong Phluk’s economy is, as one might expect, based in fishing, primary in shrimp harvesting.
Kampong Phluk sees comparatively few foreign visitors and offers a close look at the submerged forest and lakeside village life as yet unperturbed by tourism. The area can be reached by boat from the Chong Khneas or by a combination of road and boat.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Beng Mealea, 40 km east of Angkor Wat Cambodia
It was built as hinduist temple, but there are some carvings depicting buddhist motifs[1]. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea and more visitors are coming to the site, as it is 77 km from Siem Reap by road.
Duration: 3 hours
