2 in-depth guides
Nature, Wildlife & Tonle Sap
The lake in both seasons, the bird sanctuary, elephants without riding, cycling through rice fields and the sunset hill nobody visits.
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Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap: Seasons, Villages, Boats and the Tours to Avoid (2026)
The lake grows fivefold between April and October. Which of five villages to pick by month, the boat price at each pier and the three Chong Kneas scams.
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Elephants Near Siem Reap: What Ethical Actually Means and Where to Go (2026)
Elephant rides at Angkor ended at the start of 2020. Eight criteria for an ethical visit, applied to each site near Siem Reap and to Mondulkiri, 8 hours away.
