War Museum, Killing Field and Floating Village ( Kampong Phluk)
Description
3 attractions in Seim Reap for a day tour 1. Kampong Phluk: See and experience the strange everyday lifestyle of fishermen and farmers living on the wed land of great lake Tole Sap. 2. Wat Thmey killing field: Listen your tour guide what happened to him and his family during the genocide period in Cambodia from 1975-1979 3. War museum: Learn the history of Cambodia from 1965 -1998 and see the weapons were brought in Cambodia by Vietnamese soldiers.
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Itinerary
We'll start this tour by driving 25km southeast of Siem Reap town to Kampong Phluk . Although known as a floating village, it's not strictly ture. The houses here don't float, instead they sit on top of tall stilts. There are around 700 families living here and they are 100% ethnic Khmer. They make their living by fishing and farming the local area. Along the way, we'll stop at a beautiful local village to see the rice paddy fields with cows and buffaloes. Most of the houses at Kampong Phluk are on land, built on top of 8m stilts to protect them from flooding in the monsoon season when the water rises. They are made of a special type of wood which is durable in both dry and wet weather. The main houses are made of wood, palm leaves and with a tin roof. You can see floating fish farms, a crocodile farm, house shops and mobile boat shops too. There is also a flooded forest area to visit.
We'll then head back to Siem Reap town and go to Wat Thmey pagoda. Here is the site of the Siem Reap Killing fields. You can learn about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime headed by the notorious Pol Pot. Our tour guide will share the history of himself, his family and friends happened during the genocide.
We will also visit Siem Reap City to visit the War Museum which displays some of the military vehicles and weapons used during the long and bloody civil war. Our tour guide will share his life experience during this war.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will come to pick you up from your hotel lobby at the start of the tour. But you must let us know the name, address and its contacts of your hotel before the tour date.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- On this tour, you will go to the local market. You can buy something if you want, but you are not required to buy anything.
Reviews(6)
Nice and just right day. Good restaurant. The market and the floating village are nice areas where you get to experience an authentic Cambodia.
Dear Kristoffer, Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear you had a nice day and enjoyed the restaurant. It sounds like you had a great time exploring the market and the floating village—truly a wonderful way to experience authentic Cambodia. Your feedback is much appreciated, and we hope to welcome you back for more adventures soon! Warm regards Angkor Doors Team
This is my second time to Kampong Phluk but the perspective is completely different. The last time I was here was when the water covered the staircase to the house and this time we were able to walk on land. Walking throuh the "floating village" brought us closer to the people. Our guide Peter (Piset) was amazing. He is extremely knowledgable and shared great stories and history at each of the sites. I learned alot about Cambodia's history from 12th century all the way to more recent time. Peter is a living history book!
Dear Customers, Thank you for writing to us. We are pleased to know that you have learned history of Cambodia from Pisith. Have a nice day Angkor Doors Teams
We decided to go on this trip and booked just 2 days before leaving for Cambodia. But it turned out to be the main highlight of our trip to Cambodia. Gent, our guide was excellent. He explained to us in detail the history, culture and way of life in Cambodia. He was very well informed and made our trip a super hit. This is a trip for anyone who wants to know, understand Cambodia and not just go sightseeing. Will definitely recommend this trip. The floating village was nice but we enjoyed the visit to the war museum and the killing fields.
Dear Customers, We are very pleased to know that you had learned the history and culture of Cambodia with our team Mr Chen. Thank you for writing to us and using our tours. Happy New Year Angkor Doors Team.
Mak was a great guide and provided family experiences to add to the visits to the war museum and I fields. Would recommend this trip
Dear Customers, Thank you for letting us know, we are glade to hear that you have enjoyed the tour with us. Kind regards Angkor Doors Team
Very happy I booked this tour. My guide Bunpheng is very knowledgeable & helpful. I learned a lot about the history of Cambodia & life here today. Truly eye opening & a lesson for the soul. I highly recommend Angkor Doors Tours. Thank you Pheng for the experience!
Dear Sir/Madam, How are you ?. I hope you all are well. Thank you for your value time writing to us, which we are very appreciated. We are so pleased to hear you had good time in Siem Reap and enjoyed the tours with Angkor Doors. Hope to see you again some time. Best regards Angkor Doors Team
We took a full day tour with Angkor Doors with tour guide Bunppeng. We took the boat ride to the floating village, visited the War Museum, the Angkor National Museum, and the Wat Thmey Killing Fields. The sites were all certainly worth the visit and we learned so much about Siem Reap beyond just the temples at Angkor Wat. The service provided by our guide was top-notch. Bunppeng not only provided us with a wealth of information about the sites we were visiting, but also shared much of his own background and family experiences living in and around Siem Reap during the turbulent years since 1975. We were grateful for all he shared with us and for his willingness to answer all our questions. If you're in Siem Reap for a few days and have done the Angkor Wat visit, this tour is a very good add-on that lets you see a lot of things all in one day, but still at a reasonable pace and for a reasonable price. Our family highly recommends this tour. And if you happen to get Bunppeng as your tour guide, then it will be even better.
Hello Curtis, How are you and your family ?. We hope everyone are doing well. We are glade to hear from you again. thank you so much for your feedback. We will keep up this quality of our services. Warm regards Angkor doors Team
