Kampong Phluk offers travellers a fascinating look at daily life beside Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake. Located approximately 30 kilometres from central Siem Reap, the community is known for its dramatically elevated wooden houses, fishing traditions and seasonally flooded forest. Although Kampong Phluk is commonly called a “floating village,” most of its houses are permanently built on tall stilts rather than floating platforms. During the wet season, ri