Tara Boat: Tours of the floating village & flooded forest of Kompong Phluk & Chong Khneas on the Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap Cambodia


- The Tara Boat offers guided tours of the Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- Tour the floating village of Chong Khneas, the flooded forest of Kompong Phluk or the bird sanctuary at the Prek Toal Biospohere Reserve
- Discover the unique ecological & cultural hotspot of the great Tonle Sap Lake, an often overlooked natural wonder just a few kilometers from Siem Reap, Cambodia.

- The Tara Boat is the BIGGEST boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, and is capable of carrying more than 250 people.
- Locally known as the 'Freedom Boat', the Tara was initially used for the Cambodia-Vietnam run.
- The Tara Boat is also available for private functions such as weddings, staff parties or very large tour groups.
The Tonle Sap Lake

- The great Tonle Sap Lake is a natural wonder of Cambodia - an ecological hotspot & UNESCO designated biosphere.
- The Tonle Sap Lake is on the doorstep of Siem Reap, Cambodia - the home of the Angkor Wat Temples.
- The Tonle Sap Lake is the largest fresh-water lake in SE Asia and the richest fishing lake in the World.
- The Floating Village at Chong Khneas & Kompong Phluk, the Flooded Forest at Kompong Phluk & the Bird Sanctuary at Prek Toal are must-see locations for toursits visiting Siem Reap or Cambodia, and the Tara Boat offers tours of them all.
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Floating Village

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!
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Flooded Forest

The Flooded Forest at Kompong Phluk is a mangrove forest on the Tonle Sap Lake floodplain. During the wet season when the forest is flooded only the tips of the trees are visible, whilst during the dry season the flooded forest is not very flooded at all!
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