Tonle Sap
The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, in central Cambodia. Its size changes greatly with the seasons because the Tonle Sap River reverses its flow in the rainy season, and floating villages sit on its waters.
- Where
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.8833, 104.0667
Get the Tonle Sap stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tonle Sap. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Siem Reap volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tonle Sap
Spean Praptos 40 km
A Khmer stone bridge of more than twenty narrow corbelled arches on the old road from Angkor to Phnom Penh. It was once the longest corbelled stone bridge in the world and is still crossed on foot.
Bakong 51 km
The earliest large sandstone temple mountain of the Khmer Empire, built in the late 9th century at Roluos. Five stepped tiers rise to a central tower and are guarded by stone elephants.
Roluos Group 52 km
The ruins of Hariharalaya, the first capital of the Khmer Empire, about 13 kilometres east of Siem Reap. Preah Ko, Bakong and Lolei date from the late 9th century and mark the start of Angkorian temple building.
Preah Ko 52 km
The first temple built at Hariharalaya, dedicated in 879 by Indravarman I. Six brick towers stand on a low platform, with fine lintels and stucco decoration still visible. It lies about 15 kilometres southeast of the main Angkor group, close to Bakong and Lolei.
Phnom Krom 53 km
A hill about 140 metres high, close to Siem Reap city and the southern shore of the Tonle Sap lake. A temple called Prasat Phnom Krom stands on the summit, and it gives wide views over the lake, rice fields and floating villages.
Lolei 53 km
The northernmost of the Roluos group of 9th century temples, built on an island in a baray that is now dry. Four brick towers stand in a row, with Sanskrit inscriptions on their doorposts.
Wat Damnak 57 km
A Buddhist pagoda in the city of Siem Reap, and one of the teaching monasteries of the town. Monks live and study in the compound, which sits in a quiet part of the city a short walk from the river.
Old Market, Siem Reap 57 km
The main market in the south of central Siem Reap, known in Khmer as Psah Chas. Stalls sell fresh produce, spices, silk, souvenirs and street food, and it is a different place from the Old Market in Phnom Penh.
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Questions
Where is Tonle Sap?
Tonle Sap is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Spean Praptos (40 km), Bakong (51 km), Roluos Group (52 km).
How do I get the Tonle Sap stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tonle Sap and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Siem Reap volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tonle Sap before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Siem Reap volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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