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Chong Kneas Floating Village & War Museum Tour: An Insight into Cambodia's Tragic History
4.9
15 Ratings
Siem Reap
On this excursion, we’ll visit the most frequented floating villages on Lake Tonle Sap. We’ll also take a trip to the War Museum for a deeper understanding of Cambodia’s recent sorrowful past during the Pol Pot genocide era.
On this excursion, we’ll visit the most frequented floating villages on Lake Tonle Sap. We’ll also take a trip to the War Museum for a deeper understanding of Cambodia’s recent sorrowful past during the Pol Pot genocide era.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chong Kneas Floating Village - The journey to Chong Kneas is just a 30-minute drive from Siem Reap town. En route, there is an opportunity to visit a lotus farm and enjoy a snack at a local restaurant featuring hammocks amidst rice paddy fields and lotus farms. The village is home to hundreds of families, both ethnic Khmer and Vietnamese, who earn…
- Chong Kneas Floating Village - The journey to Chong Kneas is just a 30-minute drive from Siem Reap town. En route, there is an opportunity to visit a lotus farm and enjoy a snack at a local restaurant featuring hammocks amidst rice paddy fields and lotus farms. The village is home to hundreds of families, both ethnic Khmer and Vietnamese, who earn their livelihood through fishing, farming, retail, and tourism. On land, houses are perched on tall stilts, while on water, they float. The area also features shops, a school, restaurants, fish farms, and a crocodile farm, as well as a flooded forest that is accessible to visitors. This destination is popular throughout the year.
- War Museum Cambodia - The visit to the War Museum offers a glimpse into the military vehicles and weapons used during the prolonged and intense civil war. The tour guide will provide personal insights from his experiences during this conflict.
- Wat Thmey (Killing Fields) - The visit to Wat Thmey Pagoda includes the historical killing fields of Siem Reap. Visitors can gain an understanding of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot.
What's Included
- Boat fee and entrance fee to Chong Kneas floating village
- Bottles of cold drinking water
- Transport (AC car or minivan)
- English speaking tour guide
- Boat fee and entrance fee to Chong Kneas floating village
- Bottles of cold drinking water
- Transport (AC car or minivan)
- English speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food and Drinks
- Accommodation
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Food and Drinks
- Accommodation
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
- Guests will be outside for most of the day. It’s recommended that you wear long clothes and bring sunscreen if required.
- Guests will be outside for most of the day. It’s recommended that you wear long clothes and bring sunscreen if required.
Location
Chong Kneas Floating Village
, Tonle Sap
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(15 Ratings)
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Inspiration626509
Nov 26, 2025
Fantastic & informative - This was a great experience. Our guide was so very helpful & informative - and a very nice person! We felt that we were able to respectfully learn more about Cambodian culture and history. A very informative experience!
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Freedom52472468254
Jul 5, 2025
Great tour, highly recommend - Awesome tour with an awesome guide! We all really enjoyed the tour and found it super informative and loved being able to see how the people of Siem Reap live! It was great for the family. The guide answered our questions well and we had just the right amount of time in each place. Highly recommend this tour!
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Manny
Feb 28, 2025
Bumpheng was a perfect guide to the War Museum, Killing Fields and the Floating Village of Chang Kneas - Our trip to the War Museum, Killing Fields and the Floating Village of Chong Kneas was absolutely incredible.
Thanks to our amazing guide Bumpheng, we had the best possible day. He gave us so much valuable information whilst being funny, cheerful, kind and considerate.
Bumpheng was simply the best guide.
Thank you so much for a wonderful day.
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B6136eolilyd
Oct 22, 2024
Great experience--thank you Kosal! - Very glad we booked this tour! We had a great guide in Kosal, who went above and beyond in explaining different things about Cambodia! We tried lotus seeds from a stand and toured a market (sticky rice included!) on the way to the floating villages. The villages were INCREDIBLE--a lovely boat ride to tour the lake, and a stop off to learn more (and see crocodiles, catfish, and snakes!). Afterwards was the war museum and killing fields--obviously a different tone to the second half of the tour, but incredibly valuable. Kosal was kind and informative, and we definitely left feeling we knew more about Cambodia. A great experience, with a wonderful guide!
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Sl951026
Oct 11, 2024
Highly recommend! - We had an amazing time on this tour
Bunpheng was a great guide, and we learned so much about the history of Cambodia. It was great to do a tour which was different from temples, the floating village was beautiful with very friendly locals and we went on a local boat. We will definitely recommend this to friends
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Bb_yow
Feb 28, 2024
Excellent Guide - This was a private tour just by accident, but it was awesome. Our guide took us off the beaten path when there was opportunity to. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing the history of his country and his family's experiences. It was a long day full of so much information but we thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Z8966iamelissad
Mar 18, 2023
Dynamic Day Tour - I really enjoyed my private day tour! The day tour was thoughtfully planned, I got to see so many things I wanted to see in one trip! Beautiful lotus fields, local market tour, village on stilts, boat tour through the floating village, war museum tour and the killing fields museum. My guide Bunpheng and driver Honda were very kind and attentive. Bunpheng clearly knows his history, I left the tour with a much better understanding of the history of Cambodia! It was a very enjoyable day and I was glad to have a guide with me to provide more context the whole way!I recommend giving this tour a try
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George_h
Mar 11, 2023
Great tour all around.... - Great tour all around. Very informative, great experience out on the lake, just cool time all together
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B1353onpauls
Mar 9, 2026
Insightful, but stories didn't always acknowledge historical facts - We spent three weeks in Southeast Asia, and this tour is a stand out memory. Learning more about the lotus flower and its significance was interesting and fun. We also enjoyed the market and boat tour of the floating villages. We expected the War Museum and Killing Fields portion of the trip to be sombre and informative. They were both.
We took the tour to further understand the historical context of current Cambodia. Throughout the day, our guide shared stories of his family and their experiences over the last 50 years. Much of the time, his stories were relevant and illustrated daily life during the war. Unfortunately, his personal biases impacted the tour significantly, as he did not acknowledge historical facts.
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Tasha313
Apr 24, 2024
Definitely worthwhile - While the museum is simplistic and you can walk around on your own, I definitely enjoyed it. My highlight was having the honor of talking to a veteran who was there. If you see him and he asks for a donation, do yourself a favor and provide it and listen to his story. An incredible man and survivor that will always stay with me.
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