Kampong Khleang is located on the northern lake-edge about 55
km east of Siem Reap town, more remote and less tourist than Kampong Pluk. Visitors
to Kampong Khleang during the dry season are universally awestruck by the
forest of stilted houses rising up to 10 meters in the air. In wet season the
waters rise up to one or two meters of the buildings. Like Kompong Pluk, Kompong
Khleang is a permanent community within the flood plain of the Lake , with an economy based in fishing and surrounded by
flooded forest. But Kompong Khleang is significantly larger with nearly 10
times the population of Kompong Pluk, making it the largest community on the Lake .
The area can be reached by charter boat from the Chong
Khneas dock takes about two and a half hours or by a combination of road to
Domdek on Route 6 takes one and a half hour reach to dock and then meet a
boatman drive another one hour to the village, the best method depending on the
time of year. During the dry season, boats cannot get all of the way to the
main villages. Consult with our tour operator about current conditions. Many
travel agencies have very little experience in this area, our Tour operator is
specialized in this area.
