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Tonle Sap and Kampong Kleang Exploration: Experience Khmer Culture in a Local Village Tour

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Siem Reap

Immerse yourself in Khmer culture on this tour of Tonle Sap and Kampong Khleang. Explore the largest floating village, visit a sticky rice village, and experience the local market.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Kampong Kleang Floating Village Tour - After breakfast, we’ll start the 40minute drive to Kampong Khleang which is around 50km southeast of Siem Reap town. It’s the largest floating village in Siem Reap and home to more than 10,000 people. Around 90% are ethnic Khmer and 10% are ethnic Vietnamese. Most of the people living here make their living from fishing, farming, trading and tourism. Along the way to Kampong Khleang, we’ll stop and taste local snacks called Kralan (Bamboo sticky rice), explore the countryside and visit a local market. At Kampong Khleang, you’ll see houses on top of 8m stilts, house shops, a school and a monastery. There are also fish farms. In the dry season, you can walk through the village. In the floating village, you’ll see floating houses built on boats, bamboo rafts and old oil drums. There are mobile boat shops and school.

What's Included

Cruise Ride and entrance fee to Kampong Kleang
Transportation ( AC car or minivan or minibus
Bottles of Cold drinking Water
English-Speaking Tour Guide

What's Not Included

Food and Drink
Accommodation

Additional Information

During this trip, we will guide you through the biggest floating settlement in Siem Reap, which is situated on the shoreline of Tonle Sap Lake, 50km southeast of the city. You’ll be exploring the vast Kampong Khleang and making stopovers at the local villages, providing you with the chance to gain first-hand knowledge about the genuine Khmer way of life.