Kompong Khleang Floating Village & Tonle Sap Lake: Unveil Authentic Life in Cambodia

Unveil the authentic life in Cambodia at Kompong Khleang Floating Village and Tonle Sap Lake. Explore the largest and least visited floating village, taste local delicacies, and witness the beauty of the UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Damdek - First, we will try fresh, delicious sticky rice at a local roadside vendor. We will then visit a local bakery.
  • Kompong Khleang - Visit Kompong Khleang, the largest floating village in Siem Reap. We will take a boat through the village to see village life. We will also visit the Buddhist Pagoda at primary school.
  • Tonle Sap Lake
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Transport by Private Vehicle
  • Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
  • Snacks
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Local Snacks
  • All Other Taxes, Fees and Handling Charges
What's Not Included
  • Lunch or Dinner
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience Kompong Khleang, known as the largest, most authenitc and least visited floating village in Siem Reap, and the Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Featuring local guides who come from the village, guests gain fascinating insight into life on the Lake, Cambodia’s lifeblood. Depart your hotel at your conveience and head towards Damdek….

Location
Damdek
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Suzanne_l
Apr 4, 2025
Tour with a difference - When we booked the tour we did not expect to have a guide who was originally from the village. Sarin really personalised the experience such that it was not just another sightseeing tour. We not only learnt about the area but we also met the people and got a deeper understanding their way of life. We did not expect to come across a young artist and purchase one of her first handmade flowers. Sarin also took us for some of the best local snacks and made our last day of our trip a memorable experience.
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Patrizialq2548qp
Feb 27, 2025
heartbreaking experience - After the asphalt, a dirt road goes into the village. On both sides houses on stilts, while on the road are put to dry skewered in a surgical way thousands of small fish. Children play with the ashes and earth of the streets. This lake is the beating heart of Cambodia as well as representing a unique ecosystem, also identified by UNESCO as a first level ecological environment. Beautiful children who try to sell you something and make an endless pain, in a context where you can not help it. It should not be a tourist destination, as an attraction, but be destined to humanitarian routes where those who arrive are prepared and can contribute even with little. The poor and difficult lives of those who live there. Taking a boat ride puts the priorities right. Great sadness and awareness of being lucky
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Love2travelluxfromca
Jan 26, 2025
A must in Siem Reap - Outstanding tour by Sarin. The tour felt very authentic and you will see daily life uninhibited. Sarin was great host and we learned he is from this village so he was able to share more than what you would learn in an average tour. My teenage son also enjoyed the tour.
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Loredana_d
Jan 9, 2025
Great experience, not to miss when in Cambodia - We had an amazing time with our guide, everything was very well organized and the tour was very interesting. The entire experience including food testing was perfect. We totally recommend this tour.
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Jcsharkdiver
Dec 17, 2024
Floating village life - Our tour with Saro was absolutely brilliant, I can’t recommend the experience highly enough. He made our 7yr old daughter’s day/holiday by letting her drive the boat back after visiting the lake! The tour company appear to be investing money back into the local community which is brilliant to see (e.g helping fund a computer room for the local school).
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Q5162tqginat
Nov 25, 2024
Floating village - We had the best tour ever. Thankyou Paron for an informative and fun day. We were able to visit his home village and see first hand life in a floating g village.
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722maddiv
Nov 14, 2024
Floating village and donuts. YES, please! - This trip was wonderful. It was interesting to explore a region that is visited lesser by tourists. We were really lucky to visit at a time when the water levels were high being able to really experience the floating village lifestyle. I also look forward to visiting when the water has dried for the season to see the extraordinary difference. This was a private tour and the detail was incredible. We experienced a part of Cambodian culture that I wouldn’t have seen without trekking further out of the city. I recommend this experience.
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John_n
Jun 22, 2024
Seeing this village in Low Season is a treat - Saro, a local of the village was one of the kindest guides I have ever had. He took us by his sister’s place and we sat out on lake Tonle Sap while he explained what life is like out here. We tried bamboo sticky rice and donuts! It was not as “glamorous” as in the high season, but I found it to give more perspective as to how the people live in this village. A wonderful experience.
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Joe
May 6, 2024
Fishing village on the lake tour - Recommend highly. Working village not touristy. We had an excellent guide, provided real insight to life in Siem Reap and life in the fishing villages. We stopped on the way for sticky rice cooked in bamboo at a roadside store and then a bakery trying the special donuts. Both of these were delicious. The guide answered our thousand and one questions whilst we were travelling. The giide has family in the village and was warmly greeted. Being the end of the dry season, the river and lake were low. This was really interesting and cannot wait to come back after the wet season to see the lake full.
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Ursusasham
Feb 17, 2025
Amazing experience where you meet amazing people and understand their way of life. Very humbling in si.many eays - What a way of life ! The village is authentic and the people are very welcoming. We enjoyed going through the mangrove and understand more about Cambodia.
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From $26
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).