Tonle Sap (direct translation: Great Lakes) is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and is considered the ecological importance of Cambodia. The lake is somewhat different from the other lakes because of two reasons. First, the lake was put in the monsoon season and receding in the dry season. Second, the flow of water changed twice a year.
Despite the fact that ecological, Tonle Sap is also home to some floating villages to be visited by boat.
I have twice visited the Tonle Sap, respectively to the village of Chong Kneas and Kampong Khleang. Very impressive. If you want to visit, please contact your travel agent in the town of Siam Reap.
My trip to Tonle Sap really opened the horizon of knowledge. I have never seen a floating village before - or think how people can survive in this environment. Lake Tonle Sap to help me understand why the floating village can grow here.
There are also some stores that sell a variety of floating goods and services. I also saw a small boat down the houses and sell vegetables and other foodstuffs.
We also stopped at the crocodile farm, a promising industry in a few years ago. Alligator skins are sold to industry, while the meat is sold to restaurants in Siem Reap.
But most impressive is when we walk to the lakeside villages. I can see first hand everyday people. They mostly work utilizing fish catch. They make shrimp, smoked fish and even feed the ducks and chickens with dried fish.
Tonle Sap really deserve to go to the list of must-visit places in Siem Reap.
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