Upstream the Mekong River on Luxury Cruise 13 days

Trip Code

UTMROLC13D

Departure Date

Daily

Duration

13 days

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471

Maximum Seats

8

What's Included?

Accommodation
All Transport
All Meals
All Entrance fees
Tour guide
Airline tickets on tour

Summary

Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnels – Mekong Delta – Can Tho – Cai Be – Chau Doc – Cambodia – Phnom Penh – Siem Reap – Indochina

With our Luxury Cruise, you can travel from Saigon to Phnom Penh covering the distance by boat. The upstream itinerary on the Mekong river cruise brings travelers the chance to discover two countries with two different and colorful cultures. From Saigon, Vietnam, you will enjoy time on the Mekong Delta with the bustling ambiance of the floating market, and the ancient setting of colonial structures. Passing Chau Doc, the Mekong river cruise will bring you to the mysterious land of temples – Cambodia to explore the capital city of Cambodia and admire the fascinating scenery of Angkor temples. This tour for 13 days will certainly make your holiday wonderful!

Tour Overview

Day 1

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival

- Upon your arrival in Tan Son Nhat airport, you will meet our tour guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel - Have a free day in Ho Chi Minh Meals: NA Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 2

Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels by Luxury Speedboat

Morning - View local life as the boat journey in the Saigon River - Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels and hear a short documentary about Vietnamese history - Discover the vast network of underground passageways used in the Vietnam War - Have traditional Vietnamese food like lemongrass chicken and caramelized clay pot pork for lunch Afternoon/ Evening - Enjoy your free time in Ho Chi Minh City Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 3

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Cai Be

- On getting away from the dynamic Saigon, you will get to My Tho for a cruise trip - Onboard, a welcome drink will be served on the way to the Mekong - You can enjoy the sunset on the balcony and have a delicious dinner - Overnight on cruise in Cai Be Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruise Activities: Experience Mekong Delta onboard luxury cruise
Day 4

Day 4: Cai Be – Sa Dec – Chau Doc

- Start your day fresh and full of energy by practicing Tai Chi on the sundeck and savoring some morning coffee or tea - The tour will then begin with a visit to Cai Be floating market. After that, the cruise head to an ancient house surrounded by fruit orchards. Have lunch on the cruise - Join the sampan tour of Binh Thanh Island and its artificial canals in the afternoon - Overnight on the cruise near Chau Doc Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruises Activities: Cruising through the delta toward the border town Chau Doc
Day 5

Day 5: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh

- Begin your day with a hearty breakfast at the Dining Hall or in the quiet sanctuary of your balcony, then join a trip to the quay - Get back to the cruise for lunch - By mid-afternoon, the cruise liner will make its way to the border for Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruises Activities: Cross the border and enter Cambodia . Make your way to Phnom Penh. In the high water season (between July and December), you will start your excursion on a local boat (sampan) and discover the border town of Tan Chau. Firstly, the journey takes you to the "evergreen" islands where you will be thrilled to learn the life of the locals.
Day 6

Day 6: Phnom Penh

Morning - Transfer to the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, and the exquisite Khmer craft at the National Museum - Have lunch at a local restaurant Afternoon - Visit the Genocide Museum and the Killing Field in town Evening - Taste cocktails on the sundeck - Enjoy the following Apsara dance performance. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruise Activities: Full day sightseeing tour & enjoy Apsara dance performance at dinner time.
Day 7

Day 7: Phnom Penh - Kampong Cham / Kampong Chhnang (Tonle)

High Water Cruise Morning - Join the cruise tour before dawn to Kampong Cham - Have a stop at the small Angkor Ban village - a village popular for its untouched community and traditional houses on the Mekong River - Enjoy a variety of traditional Khmer fashion on board - Have lunch Afternoon - Visit a local school to understand more about the education of the young Cambodian generation (NGO project) - Come to the enchanting pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey and the tiny, colorful monastery of Wat Nokor - Have the chance to engage in light banter with some of the monks living in the area. - Take a break and have dinner on board Low Water Cruise Morning - Go towards Kampong Tralach on the Tonle River – an amazingly narrow river before morning - Moor at Kampong Chhnang - Visit the "Green School," which is supported in part by the Heritage Line - Explore the daily life of the local people - Enjoy a variety of traditional Khmer fashion on board - Have lunch Afternoon - Dock along the narrow and meandering Tonle River towards Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia's "water world" - Take mini busses going to a rural village nearby and join a walking tour in Kampong Chhnang - Explore the village specialties – Khmer-style pottery and the making of palm sugar - Experience the region's local floating villages and wetlands Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruise Activities: Cruise to Kampong Cham with a stop at the little known silk weaving village Chong Koh
Day 8

Day 8: Kampong Cham (Mekong) - Kampong Chhnang (Tonle)

High Water Cruise Kampong Cham (Mekong) - Kampong Chhnang (Tonle) Morning - Moor downstream on the Mekong during breakfast - Have a stop at the Island of Koh Oknha Tey to explore the island's workshops by tuk tuk - Learn how to make the silk - Listen to "Geography of the Mekong and Tonle Sap" Afternoon - Join a Monks' blessing ceremony on board - Cruise the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Rivers towards Kampong Tralach - Visit the "Green School", which is supported in part by the Heritage Line - Explore the daily life of the local people on the Tonle River shore near Kampong Chhnang until dinner Low Water Cruise Tonle River - Kampong Cham (Mekong) Morning - Cruise from the lower Tonle River towards the Mekong while having breakfast - Reach the island of Koh Oknha Tey by tuk-tuk - this land is famous for manufacturing high-class silk products - Learn how Cambodian silk is made - Listen to "Geography of the Mekong and Tonle Sap" Afternoon - Join a Monks' blessing ceremony on board - Moor towards the small Angkor Ban village - a village popular for untouched communities and traditional houses up in the Mekong River - Enjoy a cocktail party on a flat riverbank - Stay overnight at the riverbank of Kampong Cham Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruise Activities: Go ashore to visit pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey
Day 9

Day 9: Kampong Chhnang - Tonle Lake/ Kampong Cham (Mekong)

High Water Cruise Kampong Chhnang - Tonle Lake Morning - Join the Tai Chi Class. - Have breakfast in the dining hall - Take a local boat to the shore - Take a walking tour of the nearby village - Listen to the introduction about the village specialties - Khmer-style pottery and the palm sugar industry - Discover the region's local floating villages and wetlands - Sail along the narrow and meandering Tonle during lunch towards the Great Tonle Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in Asia Afternoon - Enjoy some dancing and music together with the staff during a farewell event - Sail mid-lake near Siem Reap Low Water Cruise Kampong Cham (Mekong) Morning - Enjoy a breakfast - Visit the enchanting pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey - Sit on a hilltop right on the shore with vivid views of the Mekong - Return to the ship for lunch and relax Afternoon - Reach the tiny, colorful monastery of Wat Nokor - Engage in light banter with some monks living in the area - Visit a local school to understand more about the education of the young Cambodian generation - Enjoy some dancing and music together with the staff during a farewell event Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Luxury Mekong River Cruise Activities: Set sail towards Kampong Chhnang - Cambodia’s “waterworld”.
Day 10

Day 10: Tonle Sap/ Kampong Cham (Mekong) - Siem Reap

Tonle Sap - Siem Reap - Take a Heritage Line cruise trip along the Mekong and take a local boat to the shore, crossing a vast floating community. - Around 9.00: Upon your arrival at the Siem Reap pier - Transfer to the city center Low Water Cruise Kampong Cham (Mekong) - Siem Reap - Enjoy your breakfast on board. - Disembark the ship and transfer you to Siem Reap for about 4.5 hours Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Activities: Cross the Tonle Sap Lake. The cruise comes to an end as we reach Siem Reap. Disembark.
Day 11

Day 11: Angkor Wat - Ta Prohm

Morning - Head to the "jungle temple" Ta Prohm, embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers - Experience more of the Grand Circuit such as Pre Rup, East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean, and Preah Khan - Have lunch at a local restaurant Afternoon - Visit Angkor Wat, the most famous of all - A glimpse of a beautiful sunset from the top of the temple mountain Phnom Bakheng Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Activities: Discover marvelous temples of Angkor Wat and "jungle temple" Ta Prohm
Day 12

Day 12: Banteay Srei - Angkor Thom

Morning - Pay a visit to the enchanting temple of the Banteay Srei - the temple was constructed from sandstone instead of the volcanic laterite - Come through the village and paddies to Banteay Samre - The temple was constructed in the late 9th century - Have lunch at a local restaurant Afternoon - Visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom - Return to the hotel for the rest - Enjoy a dinner show at Art Shadow Angkor Restaurant - Stay overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Day 13

Day 13: Siem Reap Departure

- Have free time until transferring to the airport for your departure flight - Tour ends Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: NA Activities: Transfer to airport in Siem Reap for onward flight

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PRICES & INCLUDES

Option Private Tour Small Group Hotel
 Standard 4888 USD
4488 USD
3-star
Deluxe/Superior 5088 USD
4688 USD
4 & 5star

* From prices subject to availability and subject to change. Prices may fluctuate if surcharges, fees, taxes or currency change. Amounts payable to third parties not included. We include all flights as detailed within the trip summary for each tour. From the moment you land in the starting city to the moment you are transferred to the airport in the end city, all transport arrangements are taken care of by us. Agents may charge service fees and/or fees for credit card payments which vary. Please check all prices, availability and other information with your travel consultant before booking. If you book with TUI an additional 3% fee applies to credit card or charge card payments .

INCLUDES:

* All nights hotel accommodation.
* Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner daily.
* All transfers and transport in
modern air-conditioned vehicles.

*Boat trips on the Mekong Delta

* Sightseeing as specified .
* Expert Vietnamese local guides
throughout.
* Boat trips as specified.

EXCLUDES:
  • Hotel EARLY check in & LATE check out
  • Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner at the hotel (if any)
  • International flights with taxes
  • Visa or Passport Fees
  • Travel Insurance
  • Tips, laundry and gratuities
  • Meals not marked on itinerary, and water during meals

Children Policy

  • The rate for children applicable for one child sharing a twin or double cabin with two adults
  • For infant (<04 years old): FOC except domestic ticket cost
  • 04 – 11 years old without bed: 50% adult rate
  • 04 – 11 years old with extra bed: 75% adult rate
  • 04 – 11 years old in twin share: 90% adult rate

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