Name: Kampong Phluk Floating village
Address: 812, Kampong Phluk, Cambodia, KH

Kampong Phluk Floating village is a point of interest, located at 812, Kampong Phluk, Cambodia

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812, Kampong Phluk

Added by Jopie, at 29 March 2017

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Rung Makara

14 March 2018

This is the place that you could see the trees that its root is in the water.
As my ideas, you can go in May to October because it is the rainy season in Cambodia, more flood, more beautiful green of nature, busy people with fishing season and addition the water really nice or you can swim. Instead of this, in the dry season, it was less to see the beautiful nature.
Note: The good time to see the golden sun set and rise that reflect from Mekong River, you have to go the morning 7 or 8 am and Evening 4pm.
Léana Proust

03 March 2018

Great tour with Siemreapshuttle. Pick up at the hotel. Water. Tour by boat, visit of the village then the temple. Come back to our place.
But now there is almost not enough water to see the beauty of the villages.
Please be respectful about the hard life of people who work and live there. Use the less possible rubbish !
Giovanna Bindi

18 February 2018

Charged $25 each for a boat then they charge another $20 to go in a smaller boat into the mangrove to see the village. Meanwhile trying to get more money at every opportunity including $30 for rice for the orphan school - great money spinner as 1,500 tourists visit each day. Crocodiles bred in small enclosures for handbags added to the overall feeling of exploitation.
PAN PENGFEI

08 February 2018

The view depends on the weather. If you have a good sunset day just go go go and you will be impressed. It is cool when you are in the middle of water. The boat needs approximately 45 minutes to the big lake and will pass the so called floating village. When you are in the lake, some people will approach （in the smaller boat maybe that is not a typical boat ）you and trying to sell you some beverage. Do not be surprised the price is pretty reasonable and they are nice. The price in the floating restaurant is not cheap. Actually it is a bit expenience as the food is quite plain.
Channarith Chhun

20 January 2018

Great Views, Amazing Experience

My last visit for this floating village was on December. It's only about an hour away from Siem Reap by car. It was such a great experience. You could see daily life of people living on the floating houses. Especially, their daily routine. There are floating school, church, pagoda, restaurants, even crocodile farm is floating. Most likely everything float in there. Before the end of our trip they took us to the open lake which has an amazing sunset view. This is the part that amaze me the most.

Totally recommend and I definitely visit again and again.
Sophia Beauport

17 January 2018

It was an experience, i will say this. there is absolutely no way to have a set review for this place other than to say it is a testament of strength for both men and women. Ingenuity of a people who used the means available to them to make a living. it is very serene, the friendliest people you will ever meet, the food is super.
Govin M

14 December 2017

It is a scenic location. The floating village is interesting but there is not to much to see. The optional boat ride (30 mins) within the mangrove swamp is more enjoyable. The sunset is nice. The weather in Dec is more tolerable.
Bruno Nichol

30 November 2017

This is such a unique place with a fascinating look into a fishing community. Just amazing and wonderful to see.
Tiago Feldberg Martins

27 November 2017

Don't go!!! You can witness child labor in that place. Our boat driver was not older than 9 years old. The local community does not benefit from it, just the boat owners. This shouldn't be a touristc attraction. It's just sad.
Jw9w2ws

18 November 2017

Great experience to witness the poverty life. Really touch my heart. We brought color pencils, old children clothings, simple stationery sets to distribute for the children.
Ivan Koh

17 November 2017

Interesting to sail right through the neighborhood of a floating village. However I cannot imagine the disruption to the daily life of villagers as some of the tourist boats are so noisy. Just do the trip straight out to Tonle Sap for sunset, you can try the lunch if you are feeling adventurous.
Alf Lee

27 October 2017

It's a waste of time and money to go to this place. "There are No Floating Market" is just the name. Don't be fooled by the name
Aneesh Vv

01 October 2017

Very heart touching,poor people's are living in this village.
Stefan Campmans

16 September 2017

Mixed feelings. Expected to pay $15 pp, but this was $20 pp. I have the feeling that this is turning in a tourist trap really fast. It is nice to see the village, although living conditions do not seem desirable. Lot's of extras in the town, such as canoe for an extra $10 (which I declined). Considering the nice view of the countryside on the way there, I conclude it was worth it
Muriel Longstaff

07 July 2017

This place was kind of a tourist trap and scam. It was interesting (and difficult) to see the people living in these lowly conditions on the river.. but I also felt like those running the business were fishing for money through pity.

They took us to this man selling bags of rice for $50 to be donated to the children''s school across the way--there's NO way that bag of rice cost $50. Also, most children in Cambodia go home for lunch.. why then would they need the rice also school? It was difficult to convince him but I only donated a few dollars.

The boat tourist also took us to the school telling us we could take pictures. But if tourists are stopping in every couple of minutes.. how are the children supposed to learn and study?

It was $20 a person and over priced. I wouldn't recommend coming here.
Maria Santos

30 May 2017

Its amazing, must go if youre in cambodia
Kasey Brink

21 May 2017

Ugh - should have read reviews. It's now $37 per person and another $20 per person to get 'into' the village once you get there. Then they exploit the school saying some of the children are orphans and asking you to take photos with them and donate (we skipped this after hearing this explanation). We don't care to exploit the village or the children. Suggest avoiding! The guide says they don't get any money (after paying $75 -plus $40 for the village tour), so to tip him and the driver at the end. So confused by all this. It felt so wrong and the guide explained it was the poorest people in Cambodia living in the floating village. Why am I paying $75 to see this? I'd rather spend time and money in the village not the tourist trap where they drop you off to see snakes and crocodile farms (where 50 crocs are in a tiny case to slaughter later) and sell souvenirs. The whole thing left us feeling awful.
Claire Harlow

26 April 2017

Really neat experience to see how people live in the middle of a river. Great tour guide, but the boat trip was a little bit scary because the motor was so rustic
Steven Bennett

21 April 2017

Was a scam. Got a guide Ron who kept telling us that we have to donate to school and he get no wage as company keeps the 20 per person cost for boat ride there. He made it very uncomfortable and when we said we didn't have much money to tip him at the end Ron ran off leaving my elderly mother struggling to get off boat and up ramp
Burkley Showe

05 April 2017

Full of Scams. $25 per person to get to base camp (barge). On route guide tells you, there is an additional $15 per person to arrange small boat to village Then to make a donation to help the 'poor' they bring you to "7/11" to buy rice for the kids. The bag of rice is minimum $50 for bag you could purchase for $25 at Costco , when rice is grown in every surrounding field then guide asks for tip, and $10 is not sufficient, scowl on face. this is a tourist trap extortion scheme by operators. if the village is so poor why are there tour buses and 20+ water taxis running continuously save your time and money and stick to temples and find an underemployed tuk tuk driver for $20 for an entire day and tip heavily to help the working underpaid.