*Reposting from my original blog at OneZen
COVID quarantines and lockdowns have made it difficult to do tourist adventures while living in Siem Reap. Luckily the Siem Reap Photo Club has been helping me find some cool and interesting things to do while “trapped” in Cambodia. A few weeks ago we went on a tour of the Floating Village near Siem Reap.
The water was extremely low during the tour so we didn’t get to experience the floating village in all its glory. The ominous weather made for some scary times, but I still had a great time and was able to capture some great shots.
Since we focus on phone camera photography in the club, I only used my iPhone 8plus and a Madventure 360 digital camera to take photos and video during the floating village tour.
Located on Tonle Sap Lake, there are many floating villages. The homes in the village are all built on high stilts. During wet seasons, the waters of the rivers and lakes will rise up to the entrances of these homes and buildings.
We booked this tour during the dry season. It was interesting to see how high these stilted buildings are actually constructed. The waters were extremely low during our tour. This did give us a unique perspective to capture photos during the tour of the floating village.
I was amazed that the water will actually rise as high as the stilts the homes were built on!
Of course, after a long day on the lake, I had to finish the day by dining on Funky Lane.
Here are a few photos to check out.
You can read the full post and check out more videos and photos at the original post - Floating Village Tour in Siem Reap