An incredible insight into life on the river. It's about an hour from Siem Reap, so a bit further than the other two main floating villages that most tourists visit, but worth the extra distance due to this one being sustainable, with profits from tourism going straight back into the community instead of ro the tour companies. We (a school group) made our own way there on a private bus without booking ahead (we just turned up), and once at the checkpoint to enter the village, we hired three boats (US$22 per boat, fits about 10 people per boat) plus $2 per person. Very seamless process (thanks to our bus driver). Much cheaper than pre-booking through a middle-man. We spent an hour getting out to the lake, passed all the stilt houses etc, then spent a little time out on the lake before coming back in. An eye-opening experience of the reality of life of so many families in Asia. Well worth the visit.

Our tour guide organised a local tour guide for us to go to Tonle Sap Lake. We opted for one that was slightly further away from Siem Reap as it's slightly better than some of the closer floating villages. It took about an hour to drive to the lake and on arrival, we had a quick walk down the main road which has houses on stilts on either side. Our guide explained how they smoke the fish they catch to eat for the rest of the year. Walking along the road, looking at the height of the houses on the stilts, gives you a good impression of how much additional water there must be in the wet season - a good few metres more than there was when we were there. We headed to the main part of town and across to the dock and onto a boat. It was then about another 45 minutes on the boat, cruising through the waterways. We'd opted for this tour to be a sunset one, so the breeze was quite refreshing and we arrived at the main part of the lake to watch the sunset, which was really beautiful. It was dark when we reached the town we'd started the boat tour from but, again, the sun was still setting which looked amazing. Overall, a great experience to learn more about the wet season in Cambodia, with some beautiful scenery thrown in too.

Experience life in Siem Reap’s Tonlé Sap lake like never before! Get a tour of the village and lake all whilst getting to know about how we can play a part to support the children and play a part in saving the environment! Proceeds go towards supporting the children at the school. Full transparency on cost and it’s more than a ‘tour’. It’s a learning experience!

Loves out visit to the floating & stilted village. It’s a bit of a distance from Siam Reap but TOTALLY worth it. There is another floating village closer to Siam Reap but it’s literally add for tourists and not authentic. We used a wonderful guide called Hing +855 77 707 374. He drove us from our hotel and guided us all day. I’d highly recommend him for anything tours around Siam Reap. His English is excellent too.

I read a book about this village. When I was in Siem Reap, I wanted to see the village with my own eyes. It was an amazing experience! Contrary to the other floating villages nearby, this one is still authentic. People actually live there and their lifestyle hasn't changed much since the first tourists arrived. I don't like tourist traps, so this was a wonderful, authentic experience that I can fully recommend. My group tour was the only one there when I visited. No other tourists. I booked through kompongkhleang . org. Go here, not Kampong Phluk.