Kampong Luong, Tonle Sap Great Lake

The floating village of Kampong Luong on the Tonle Sap is the most unique and interesting place to visit in Pursat Province. It’s a complete village on water populated by over 10,000 inhabitants. Everyone lives in boats and the whole village moves up and down with the level of the water in the lake. The town has most of the usual facilities, restaurants, schools and even karaoke bars.While there is nowhere for visitors to stay overnight, it is possible to get there and back in a day, as it is between 35km- 40km northeast of Pursat. The easiest way to get there is by taxi or moto taxi to Krakor, which is on the way to Kampong Chhnang town. A moto driver from Pursat should be approximately USD $6 per day and the journey should take about 1 ½ hours each way.

At Kampong Luong you can charter a boat to show you around and it should cost approximately USD $3/person for an hour, with a maximum of four tourists allowed per boat.