On our last day in Siem Reap, we had requested our guide to take us to a floating village. He took us on a boat trip on Tonlé Sap, a seasonally inundated fresh water lake which is an UNESCO biosphere reserve. This was the lake that maintained the Angkorean empire and to this day, affects the lives of rural population. The houses have been built on stilts to withstand the seasonal surge of the river.
Here’s my photo story of life on the lake.
Have you visited a floating village? What has your experience been like?
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Perspectives Quilt 
Hi Ahila I love this, Tonlé Sap looks fascinating. I don’t know what it’s like living in a house on stilts in the water but it’s quite surreal to see, like another world. It must have been an amazing trip
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It was an amazing trip. Yet, I imagine living above water over extended periods must be tough, especially where sanitation is concerned.
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It must be pretty hard, yes
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I’ve seen documentaries of floating villages and I just find life there so fascinating! It seems so weird to us who are used to the concrete jungle!
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True. It was a bit surreal to see the different houses as well as convenience store, police station etc. all on stilts.
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Wow, what an interesting boat ride. You really got to see a more hidden part of Cambodia. I missed this when I was there but it looks like something that I’d love to do! 🙂
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I am sure you would have loved the visit to the floating village. This was one of the three must visit places for me at Siem Reap – the other two being Angkor Wat and Kbal Sbean.
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What a great trio of must-sees! 🙂
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I’ve never visited something like this before, love all your unique travels!
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Thank you, Isabel, for your lovely comment! Have a lovely weekend! 🙂
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Great pictures! I’ve always felt the photos are the most important part, with the words embellishing the story. 🙂
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Thank you, Sebastian 🙂
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I’ve never visited a floating village, but I’ve heard of one up in the North of Peru. It’s such a cool concept! This looks like such an interesting place to visit! I’m sure the pictures don’t do it justice! 😀
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Yes, Lauren, I am fascinated by the concept of floating villages too and my photos certainly didn’t do them justice as they were snapshots taken while traveling in a boat.
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A very interesting village. Living on a lake would be very interesting.
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As much as I love boats and multi-day trips on boats, I can’t even begin to imagine how it would be like to live full time over a lake.
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Now that bought back memories, not all of them good of a 3 hour boat trip on the Tonle Sap, that turned into 12 hours of sheer madness.
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Wow, 12 hours on Tonle Sap in what I think must have been a basic boat would have been quite exhausting. Thanks for stopping by, Paula.
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I loved our visit to Tonle Sap and your photos bring back those memories. Awesome.
Thanks for linking up with #wkendtravelinspiration.
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Glad that the photos brought back lovely memories of your visit to Tonle Sap, Corinne!
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If I had one more day in Siem Reap, visiting Tonle Sap would have definitely been my choice of activities. Thanks for the photo tour.
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I am sure you would have enjoyed visiting Tonle Sap. Thanks for stopping by, Michele!
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