Vibrant Stilted Fishing Villages

Images of unique stilted communities along rivers and lakes, illustrating traditional livelihoods and serene water landscapes.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Floating city on stilts

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Floating city on stilts

Khulna, Bangladesh - 13 July 2025: View of stilted huts and boats float on the water under a brooding sky, reflecting the serene yet resilient spirit of its inhabitants.

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. Cai Be, Cai Be Floating Market, view from small boat

Fishing village on stilts of Bang Bao Thailand

Jetty, Thauk Mine Village, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. Chau Doc, Hau Giang River, elevated view of floating village

Stilt houses on Tonle Sap lake, Kampong Phluk, Siem Reap, Cambodia . Stilt houses on Tonle Sap lake, Kampong Phluk, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Mekong Delta. Wooden river house slums below Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.

Asia, Thailand, Ko Chang , House in Bang Bao Bay

CAN THO,VIETNAM - 4 JUNE, 2011: Unidentified people at floating market in Mekong river delta. Cai Rang and Cai Be markets are central markets in delta and became popular tourist destination

Mekong River My Tho Vietnam

Floating village, Cambodia, Tonle Sap, Koh Rong island. Floating village with floating houses on the Tonle Sap Lake, Koh Rong island, Cambodia, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 13729795

Kompong Phlug Stake Village, Siem Reap District, Cambodia, Asia

Le Bat, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

Hoi An city - highlight of any trip to Vietnam. Hio An old town is a UNESCO site. Vietnam

Riverside market activity with boats and people trading, Pindaya, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Indonesia, South Kalimantan, Lok Baintan. Houses on stilts line the banks of the Barito River. Approximately 25 percent of Banjarmasin's population of 800,000 people live along its rivers and its canals.

Tanzania, No Water No Life Mara River Expedition, Musoma, Lake Victoria, Nyarusurya Beach Management Unit and fish market, fishing boats pulled up amidst water hyacinth

Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

View of houses on stiltz in Belem in Iquitos, a city on the Amazon River in the Peruvian Amazon River basin.

Floating fishing village on Tri An reservoir, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam

A village scene with a house on stilts and a satellite dish in a village on stilts in Inle Lake in Myanmar.

CAN THO,VIETNAM - 4 JUNE, 2011: Unidentified people at floating market in Mekong river delta. Cai Rang and Cai Be markets are central markets in delta and became popular tourist destination

Cambodia, Mekong, stilts village

Stilt houses on Tonle Sap lake, Kampong Phluk, Siem Reap, Cambodia . Stilt houses on Tonle Sap lake, Kampong Phluk, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Fishermen's Village at the edge and into the water Malaysia

PERU, AMAZON BASIN, MARANON RIVER, TOWN OF NAUTA, THATCHED HUTS

People travelling through boats in backwater near Pichavaram mangrove forest near Chidambaram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bay in the fishing village of Bang Bao near the lighthouse

River Boats, Manacamiri, Amazon River, Peru

River Boats, Manacamiri, Amazon River, Peru

Floating village, Cambodia, Tonle Sap, Koh Rong island. Floating village with floating houses on the Tonle Sap Lake, Koh Rong island, Cambodia, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 13729801

Cambodia, Battambang. Riverboats on the Sangker River.

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Mekong Delta, Vietnam, September 29, 2018: Unidentified Vietnamese person travelling by boat whilst working their job on the Mekong River in Vietnam, Asia

Mekong River Delta river cruise on row boats on a hot summer's day

Woman in boat, Scenery, Mekong, Vietnam

People in boats on Tonle Sap lake, Siem Raep province, Cambodia, Asia

Alcantara, Maranhao, Brazil, Fishing boats Alcantara, Maranhao, Brazil, Fishing boats, small fishing cove Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreasxGiannakisx 9723640

Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Flood affected people in an Engine Boat at Shalutikor area of Guainghat upozila of Sylhet. Bangladesh.

Indonesia, Riau Islands, Bintan Island, Fishing village, Wooden huts and fishing boats

Ko Lanta consists of two major islands, the larger, more populated Ko Lanta Yai (commonly known as simply Ko Lanta) and the smaller Ko Lanta Noi, as well as several minor islands. The coastlines have more than 70 small islands and plenty with forest, coral reefs and underwater life. The geography of the islands is typically mangroves, coral rimmed beaches and rugged tree covered hills. A popular tourist destination, the islands are known for their long, sandy beaches and scuba diving.

Vietnam, An Giang, Long Xuyen, view to floating market at Mekong

Benin, Ganvie, Lake Nokoue, Atlantique Department. A floating market selling fresh vegetables at Ganvie, a lake village on Lake Nokoue. Ganvie is believed to be the largest village of its kind in Africa.

Vietnam,Mui Ne,Fishing Boat Harbour at Phan Thiet

House with boat moored along side, Mekong Delta, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam

Town of Bintulu on the Rejang river, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tourists on canoe safari on the Rapti River in the Chitwan National Park, in the jungles of the terai in southern Nepal; Chitwan, Nepal

Kompong Pluk (Phluk), Cambodia. Woman travels on small boat. This is a cluster of three villages made of stilt houses within the floodplain of the Tonle Sap River. (Editorial Use Only)

Africa, West Africa, Benin, Lake Nokoue, Ganvie, stilt village. Tourist boat amidst water hyacinth and thatched structures in the stilt village of Ganvie along Lake Nokoue in Southern Benin.

Floating village of Chong Kneas, Lake Tonle Sap, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. Long Xuyen, ferry crossing, sunset

Boatmen in boat backwaters scene on Changanacherry to Alappuzha Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Food on display for sale over water; Son Thouch

Tourist boat sailing along the Nile river at Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Woman in a longtail boat on way to the Floating Market, Bangkok, Thailand

Houseboats on the Backwaters in Allepey Allepey, India - January 30, 2011: Houseboats floating on the backwaters.of Allepey. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 16520008

Mekong Delta, Vietnam, September 29, 2018: Unidentified Vietnamese person travelling by boat whilst working their job on the Mekong River in Vietnam, Asia

Beautiful landscape in Conceicao lagoon in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. This city is one of the main tourists destination in south region

Nyaung Shwe, houses on stilts, boat, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Varkala, Kerala, India

Phuket Hafen Rost Wrack Wracks Phuket Hafen Rost Wrack Wracks Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxFischerx 1661723

South America, Brazil, Amazon River. View of laundry hanging on dock.

Excursion to Zhujiajiao Water Village, Shanghai, China, Asia

Country, Nantou, Taiwan, Asia,

Kompong Chhnang (Port of Pottery) is an important river port on the Tonle Sap River, 60km (38 miles) north of Udong. The economy of the area is dominated by rice production and many locals live on floating fishing villages during the high-water monsoon season. Archaeological remains found in Kompong Chhnang province have been linked to the (pre-Khmer) Dvaravati kingdom, dating from the 6th to the 13th century CE.

Vietnam, Mekong Delta, Can Tho, Mekong river

Boat trip on the Rapti River, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

A leg-rowing fisherman on Inle Lake in Myanmar.

Village near The Tonle Sap River, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Asia

the floating gardens at the Inle Lake in the Shan State in the east of Myanmar in Southeastasia.. ASIA MYANMAR BURMA INLE LAKE FLOATING GARDENS

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. My Tho, Mekong River Ferry

River crossing ferry. Mekong River Delta. Sa Dec. Vietnam, Indochina, South East Asia. Orient. Asia.

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap. Vietnamese floating village.

Canoes. Atitlan Lake. San Pedro Volcano. Santiago Atitlan, Solola Department, Guatemala

Bay in the fishing village of Bang Bao in Thailand

Rainawari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A colorful houseboat on Dal Lake. (Editorial Use Only)

Vietnam, Da Nang. Old imperial capital city of Hue. Everyday life along the Perfume River.

the traditional woodhouse and Restaurant at the coast in the old town in the City of Hua Hin in the Province of Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand, Thailand, Hua Hin, December, 2022. THAILAND PRACHUAP HUA HIN OLD TOWN

Backwaters of Monroe Island, Kerala, India

Passengers in a small boat, Backwaters canal system in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Tourist train crosses the Bridge over the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

The Moken village on Ko Surin Thai Island in Mu Ko Surin National Park - ANDAMAN SEA, THAILAND

Vietnam, Quang Nam Province, Hoi An City, Old City listed at World Heritage site by Unesco, Boat on the Thu Bon River, Asia

Raft and canoe that allows you to cross the Dja River and access the Dja Reserve. Somalomo commune, southeast Cameroon.

Mekong Delta. Wooden river house slums below Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.

Fishing village Kampong Phlug at Tonle Sap Lake under clouded sky, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Asia

Myanmar. Shan State. Inle Lake. Traditional floating houses on Inle Lake.

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