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The Floating Village and Port of Chong Khneas are located less than 15km from Siem Reap. It is the perfect place to visit on the Tonle Sap Lake for those that don't have the time to explore Prek Toal or Kompong Phluk.

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!

Chong Khneas is the floating village at the edge of the lake closest and most accessible to Siem Reap. If you want a relatively quick and easy look at the Tonle Sap Lake, boat tours of Chong Khneas are available, departing from the Chong Khneas boat docks all day long.

Kampong Phluk is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. The area can be reached by boat from the Chong Khneas or by road.

Kampong Khleang is located on the northern lake-edge about 35 km east of Siem Reap town. It is the largest community on the Lake. The area can be reached by boat from the Chong Khneas docks or by a combination of road to Domdek on Route #6 and then boat to the village, the best method depending on the time of year.

The Bird Sanctuary at the Prek Toal Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is one of the most important breeding grounds in the whole of Southeast Asia for endangered water-birds. Many different species of rare birds can be found there, including but not limited to Black-headed Ibis, Painted Stork, Greater and Lesser Adjuncts, Spot-billed Pelican, Milky Stork and the Grey-Headed Fish Eagle. Prek Toal is a must see location for any avid birdwatchers visiting Siem Reap or Cambodia. Boat trip to Prek Toal takes about two hours from Chong Kneas boat dock.

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  Reviewed on May 16, 2025

Good hotel

Good Hotel that i’ve recommended. The price is quite good. Will come to stay again at the next trip. Thank you so much staff For take care helpful Ms.Kim Nai ❤️
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  Reviewed on December 03, 2017

Hotel for business trip to Angkor Wat

This is a new 700 bed hotel built to accommodate the mass Chinese tourist business. Whilst it is of a high standard it’s facilities have been created to suit this market. Whilst my stay here was very comfortable, breakfast time was a vision of... See More
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  Reviewed on May 14, 2025

Staff extremely friendly and helpful

This hotel is incredible from the moment we walked in, the staffs were extremely warm welcoming and made us feel at home especially Mr. Nirodey. We really preferred this location because it would be so much easier to get to downtown and Angkor Wat.... See More
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  Reviewed on May 23, 2025

Very good

Very good happy to stay at hotel sokha palace in Siem reap. The hotel good service
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  Reviewed on March 25, 2025

Sokha Palace stay @ Angkor Wat.

Good & clean stay for us. The Hotel took special care in providing vegetarian dishes for breakfast for three days of our stay. The spread was good. Very courteous staff especially Huon Samedi who took special Care of us. Will come back . The... See More
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