Cruising
Upon arrival in Siem Reap, your program will begin according to your time of arrival. If your flight arrives between 06:00am and 11:00am, your program will start by having lunch at the hotel. After lunch, you will take a boat trip on Tonlé Lake to discover the floating villages and the traditional life of its inhabitants. Afterwards, visit 'Angkor Night Market'. Dinner in town and overnight stay in you hotel. Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Today, enjoy a visit the Ta Prohm Temple and Angkor Thom. Stroll among the enigmatic faces of the Bayon Temple and discover the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. We will have lunch in the city before visiting the Senteurs d'Angkor, a local business with a diverse collection of silk and carvings, as well as a superb range of traditional beauty products and spices, all made locally. End the day with Phare, the Cambodian Circus, and spend the night at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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This morning, visit the Angkor Wat Temple, a masterpiece of Khmer architecture art and the most famous and imposing of all the monuments in Angkor (visitors must cover their shoulders and wear long pants or a long skirt). Lunch will be served at the hotel. After lunch you have two options for the afternoon. Option 1 is to transfer to Koh Chen to discover the traditional villages. Afterwards, our crew will welcome you and help you get comfortably settled into your cabins. Alternatively, option 2 is to transfer directly to join the ship. Our crew will welcome you and help you get comfortably settled into your cabins. Afternoon sailing on Tonlé Lake. Enjoy dinner onboard and formally meet the crew. Night at anchor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, discover the small village of Koh Chen, where craftspeople specialise in Silver and Copper work. Lunch onboard before we set out to visit the beautiful Vihāra at the Wat Kampong Tralach Leu Pagoda. To access the Pagoda, we need to cross the village of Kampong Tralach, moving along a small road that runs perpendicular to the river in the middle of magnificent rice fields. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kampong Chhnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap. Fish farming is abundant here. The region is also known for its traditional pottery combining ancient knowledge with modern techniques, Chhnang itself means 'pot'. Here, taste the local products before returning onboard for lunch and cruise to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival in Phnom Penh, enjoy a brief tour of the area by 'tuk-tuk', which is the easiest way to get around the city. Tonight, enjoy a classical Khmer dance and music onboard. Night in the port of Phnom Penh. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, enjoy a tour of the fabulous Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, which is inlaid with more than 5,000 Silver tiles. Afterwards, join a visit to the National Museum of Cambodia. We will have lunch in the city. In the afternoon, you can pay a visit to the Tuol Svay Prey School, a former detention, torture and execution centre run by the Khmer Rouge during the Civil War. Afterwards, enjoy some free time at the market. After our tour, we will return onboard and begin to sail to Châu Đốc, a town on the border between Cambodia and Vietnam, whose territory became Vietnamese 300 years ago. Night at anchor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Châu Đốc is located on the border between Cambodia and Vietnam, the prosperous City of Châu Đốc has developed around fish and fish farming. We will pay a visit to the Bà Chúa Xứ Temple and the Tay An Pagoda. Lunch onboard as we sail to Sa Đéc. Night at anchor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visit the former home of Huynh Thuy Lê, the man who Marguerite Duras' based her book 'The Lover' on. After our excursion, enjoy some free time in Sa Đéc. We will return onboard for lunch before continuing to cruise to Vĩnh Long. Upon arrival, we set out in smaller boats and travel through canals and orchards. Here, discover a brick and pottery factory, puffed riced, rice paper wrappers and rice alcohol. Night at anchor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, we will visit a Bee farm and taste Honey tea and exotic fruits. We sail in small sampans on this canal lined with mangrove palms and have a glimpse of villagers going about their daily lives. Enjoy lunch onboard before we set out to cross the very narrow canals towards Hồ Chí Minh City. Night moored in central Hồ Chí Minh City. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hồ Chí Minh City, formerly Sài Gòn, is the most populous City in Vietnam. Enjoy a tour of the city to see the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saigon Central Post Office. Afterwards, join a visit to the Museum of Vietnamese History. Lunch will be served onboard before enjoying some free time. Alternatively, leave by coach for the Củ Chi Tunnels, an immense network of underground tunnels that were the location of several Military campaigns during the Vietnam War. After our excursion, we will return to the ship. Tonight, we will have our farewell cocktail and dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast onboard, disembark the ship and discover Cholon, which is a large Chinese influenced section of the City. Lunch in town before transferring to Hồ Chí Minh City airport to catch a flight to Hà Nội. Upon arrival in Hà Nội, you will be transferred to your hotel. Dinner at the restaurant and overnight at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today spend the day on a guided tour of the Capital, visiting the outside of the historic Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum on Ba Đình Square, Hồ Chí Minh's humble stilt house behind the Mausoleum and the unique One Pillar Pagoda Buddhist Temple. We will visit the Temple of Literature, built in 1070 and dedicated to Confucius. After lunch in town, we will take a Pedi-Cab ride to visit of the Ngoc Son Temple. This evening, watch a traditional water puppetry show and have dinner in the city before spending the night at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, we depart for Hạ long Bay (approx. 3 Hrs 30 Mins drive). We will be welcomed aboard. Enjoy a welcome cocktail and lunch onboard before our cruise departs to discover the thousands of various Limestone Islands dotting the emerald coloured bay. Enjoy dinner onboard this evening. Night at anchor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Rise early with us this morning and participate in a Tai Chi class on deck. We will continue our cruise through the bay, discovering more of its extraordinary scenery and visiting one of the largest caves. Brunch will be served before you disembark at 11:00am and begin your trip back to Hà Nội. Before arriving, we will stop off at the Đình Bảng Communal Hall. Enjoy a light dinner, PHO Soup tasting before being transferred to the airport. End of our services around 18:00pm at the airport. Please Note: Pleas do not plan a flight before 20:00pm. Meals: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner
Cruise Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (cro)
