Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve

An ideal place for bird watching. If you have never seen million birds, then come here for such scenery. People can come through Kompong Chhnang or Pursat. Take a local boat the floating village called Phat Sanday or go through Kompong Luong in Pursat to get to Beong Chhma ramsar site. Both areas are core biosphere reserve and worth a visit. A lot to learn and see from a local perspective: the local floating life, the bird, and view both in dry and wet season.

Located near Siem Reap, is one of Cambodia’s most unique and vital ecosystems. As the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, it dramatically changes size with the seasons, expanding during the monsoon and shrinking in the dry months. This natural rhythm supports extraordinary biodiversity and sustains countless communities who rely on the lake for fishing, farming, and daily life. Visitors to the reserve encounter floating villages, stilt houses, and markets that adapt with the water’s rise and fall. The lake is also home to a wide variety of bird species, making it a haven for nature lovers and birdwatchers. Boat tours allow travelers to explore its waterways and observe the remarkable balance between human life and the environment. For photographers, the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve offers endless possibilities. The reflections of stilted homes and fishing boats on calm waters, vibrant scenes of daily life in floating villages, and golden-hour light over the vast lake all make for unforgettable images. Wildlife photography is equally rewarding, especially in designated bird sanctuaries.

Prek Toal floating village with 🐦 bird sanctuary watching view by local driver brought us to see how amazing they are living. I can say this is such as birds town....... Because many kinds of birds in Asia moving from around the Tonle sap to sittle thiers home here. Really interested to visit this place including local people who living with floating house . If you have time after explore Angkor Wat Temple park. Then you can check it out with this place will be nice choose . High recommend for you. Smarty

Good amount of birds.. but those are not close by.. Sunset is WOW..

You got see the wild. Birds fly to original home every years. Ranger guarding the place to prevent thief...

Nous avons choisi de visiter cette réserve avec l’ONG Osmose (contacter All Dreams Cambodia à Siem Reap) et nous avons été ravis ! Nous avons choisi celle de deux jours avec visite du village flottant de Preak Toal et le lendemain de l’observation des oiseaux dans la réserve. Une expérience exptionnelle grâce à notre guide Sar Chhang qui nous a expliqué pleins de choses passionantes, autant sur les oiseaux, que le système hydrologique de la région, du quotidien des populations locales. Si le prix est plus cher que les autres tours porposés par les hotels a siem reap, c’est parce que l’ONG travaille avec les habitants locaux, notamment les femmes. Le prix comprend tous les trajets, 4 repas, des boissons fraîches, toute l’eau, un cours de cuisine et la nuit (et l’émission de CO2 de nos trajets). Nous sommes revenus de ces deux jours enchantés. Je recommande vivement OSMOSE pour tous ceux qui voudraient pouvoir rencontrer les populations locales et s’eloigner un peu des parcours touristiques avec un confort maximum. Tout est prévu, la nourriture est excellente, les personnes rencontrées adorables et employées dignement, le guide partage des grandes connaissances sur l’ensemble des sujets. Un grand merci à tous pour cette incroyable expérience 🙏🌸🫶

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