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Wandering in a place not too familiar is always a fascination, so when someone asked me to go with them in a village within a lake, I unhesitantly said yes. It was a good fifty minute bus ride from the Town Proper of Siem Reap to a mini terminal where boats leading to Tonle Sap Lake are docked.
Boats of various sizes and capacity are waiting to accommodate you on your cruise to the floating village and flooded forest. It was just an hour past noon so tourists were not yet plenty so there were only just ten passengers occupying the twenty-seater capacity boat. The boat captain said tourists usually flock near dusk for they prefer the sunset cruise.
The great Tonle Sap Lake is a natural wonder of Cambodia - an ecological hotspot & UNESCO designated biosphere. It is considered the largest fresh-water lake in South East Asia and the richest fishing lake in the World. The Floating Village at Chong Khneas & Kompong Phluk, the Flooded Forest at Kompong Phluk and the Bird Sanctuary at Prek Toal are must-see locations for tourists visiting Siem Reap.
The massive seasonal variations in the water level of the Tonle Sap Lake makes a floating village a practical idea. A floating village is quite literally a floating village - schools, markets, houses, businesses... they all rise and fall with the Tonle Sap.
Here are some of the photos I have taken while visiting the place:
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| Passing Through |
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| Khmer Village |
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| By the Bay |
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| Fish Cage |
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| The Visitor |
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| Express Delivery |
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| Village Hall |
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| Bathroom Break |
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| Transit Mode |
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| See the Cross? |
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| Cute Khmer Boy |
What a lovely place and what a great trip for you and friends!! I do so enjoy your pics!! Delightful!! They're the next best thing to being there myself!! Thank you as always for sharing! Have a great weekend, Oman!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely place simply because it is different from the places I have been too. Quite a new experience for me :)
DeleteHaha I had a blast visiting Tonle Sap especially meeting the little girls with snakes on their shoulders while riding in a floating basin :))
ReplyDeleteHi Mica, I haven't seen live snakes nut I have seen snakes soaked in wine in a bottle for sale. I have seen live crocodile thou.
DeleteWaterworld ang peg nyan Oman. Serious yung Bathroom Break?
ReplyDeleteHaha. Only he knows.
DeleteWhat a fascinating place!
ReplyDeleteIt is Karen. Thanks :)
DeleteGreat pics but the labels are too big it is distracting, even annoying. If you can reduce it to half the size or even smaller it will be less so. Just my take.
ReplyDeleteThanks bertN and well noted on the labels :)
DeleteAlmost unimaginable to most of us Oman.. we are surrounded by water here in Australia, but have our feet planted firmly on the ground :)
ReplyDeleteHi PerthDailyPhoto, we are kinda alike because my country is an archipelago and surrounded by waters too :)
DeleteWhy is the river brown? Looks dirty.
ReplyDeleteI remember in Bohol, the Loboc river was also brown because of the rain and there were some land slides in the area. Maybe the same goes to this lake.
DeleteThere was actually a construction going on in the banks of the river where the red soil or clay is being hauled. That would probably be the reason why the river is brown.
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