Experience the lake,
with the people
who live on it.

Yesterday’s Kompong Phluk Sunset Tour had everything going for it. The water is still high, up near the floors of the stilt houses, so the boat goes right between the homes and the whole village sits in the lake.

It was not too crowded, and there was no wait at all for the flooded forest: our guests stepped straight off the community boat into the rowboats and were paddled out between the trees. The weather was great all afternoon, and the sunset on the open lake was flawless.

If you are deciding when to come: early November is about as good as it gets at Kompong Phluk. The forest is still fully flooded, the rains have eased, and the skies are clearing for sunset.

We had a lovely group tour of Kompong Khleang yesterday. The water on Tonle Sap Lake is very high right now and has reached close to the floors of many of the stilted homes, so the whole floating village seems to sit right on the lake.

With the water this high there was no walking tour through the village, but the boat ride was lovely. We were able to take the boat between the houses and see village life up close from the water, then head out onto the open lake for sunset.

The weather was great: not humid at all, and we didn’t get any rain. A great time to visit Kompong Khleang and Tonle Sap Lake. If you are planning a floating village tour from Siem Reap, our Kompong Khleang guide explains what to expect in each season.