Cambodia

Siem Reap and Tonlé Sap: Angkor and Floating Villages

When

Nov to March

Price

From 2 800 excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

6 nights

Ideal length

1 / 7

A journey centred on Angkor, the largest religious city ever built, but one that also takes time for Tonlé Sap Lake and its floating villages — far from a quick dash between two temples.

Angkor, jungle and stone

Sunrise over Angkor Wat's five towers remains one of the country's most anticipated moments, but it's the whole site — over a thousand temples spread across four hundred square kilometres — that impresses most once you take the time to get lost in it. Ta Prohm, deliberately left to the roots of giant banyan trees, and Banteay Srei, with its rare-finesse pink sandstone carvings, round out a picture often reduced to the main temple alone.

Tonlé Sap, life on the water

Half an hour from Angkor, Tonlé Sap Lake changes the register completely — an entire village, houses, school and temple included, built on stilts or floating directly on the water depending on the season. The visit closes at a slower pace: cycling through the countryside, a stop in a rural village, and a Khmer cooking class that ends the trip on a convivial note.

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Where to rest your head

Angkor Heritage Villa

Angkor Heritage Villa

A restored colonial villa minutes from central Siem Reap, a palm-shaded pool and a private shuttle to the temples.

Tonlé Sap Ecolodge

Tonlé Sap Ecolodge

A wooden stilt lodge on the edge of the lake, a shared waterside terrace and guides drawn from the neighbouring floating villages.