Luxury Mekong
Resort: | Luxury Mekong |
Operator: | Scenic |
Destination: | Asia |
Price From: | Contact for latest offers |
OverviewFrom the flavour and culture of Vietnam to the colour and history of Cambodia, your senses will be charmed along the length of the Mekong. This fascinating river is many things to many people. ItineraryDay 1: UK > Ho Chi Minh City Fly from a choice of UK airports on selected airlines, including Emirates via Dubai, from London Heathrow, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester or Newcastle. And Singapore Airlines via Singapore from London Heathrow or Manchester.
Meals included: Day 2: Arrive Ho Chi Minh City Arrive Ho Chi Minh and be transferred to your hotel for your overnight stay. Meals included: Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City > Mekong Cruise Travel by coach to My Tho to board the luxurious Scenic Spirit. Toast the start of your cruise with a cocktail reception and welcome dinner. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 4: Cai Be > Sa Dec Board a sampan to visit the famous Cai Be floating market before stopping at local cottage industries and French colonial or traditional Vietnamese houses. Alternatively relish a later start before savouring morning tea at the French colonial Le Longanier House featuring local musicians and cultural demonstrations. Or stay on board for your special Freechoice activity. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 5: Tan Chau Stay in Tan Chau to visit Evergreen Island and enjoy a ride in a Xe Loi to the local Cao Dai Temple. Alternatively choose from two options which cruise by speedboat to Chau Doc. Firstly visit a family-operated fish farm before walking through a Cham village or visit Tra Su Bird Sanctuary. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 6: Tan Chau > Phnom Penh Relax during a full day of cruising as you cross the border into Cambodia. Make use of the ships luxury and take the time to enjoy a cocktail by the pool or appreciate some solitude on your private balcony as you watch the scenery pass you by before berthing in Phnom Penh. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 7: Phnom Penh Journey to the Killing Fields and tour Tuol Sleng, the former school that was converted to the main prison of the Khmer Rouge, or take a guided tour of the local food market before joining a hands on Khmer cooking demonstration. Alternatively, by Tuk Tuk explore Phnom Penhs colonial buildings, the Central Market as well as its modern architecture before stopping for lunch at a local NGO restaurant which teaches street kids hospitality skills. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 8: Oudong > Kampong Tralach > Kho Chen After a short cruise from Phnom Penh to Kampong Tralach, experience an ox cart ride from the ship through a local village and fields to Wat Kampong Tralach. Board your coach to the ancient capital of Oudong to visit the impressive pagoda and monastery to observe the lifestyle of the resident monks and nuns. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 9: Wat Hanchey > Kampong Cham Awake as you approach Wat Hanchey, an ancient hilltop pagoda and monastery to meet the resident novice monks. Walk to the top and soak in some of the best elevated views of the cruise before sailing downstream to Kampong Cham. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner Day 10: Mekong Cruise > Siem Reap Disembark and drive to Siem Reap with stops at a stone cutters village and walk across the ancient Khmer bridge at Kampong Kdei. Upon arrival in Siem Reap you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay. Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch Day 11: Siem Reap Transfer to the airport for your flight home with a selection of airlines, including Emirates or Singapore Airlines. Meals included: Breakfast Day 12: Siem Reap > UK Transfer to the airport for your flight one with a selection of airlines, including Emirates or Singapore Airlines.
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