Cruiseco River Cruises - Luang Prabang to Saigon
15 Day Tour

Itinerary

Day 1 : London - Singapore - Siem Reap - Luang Prabang

Fly with Singapore Airlines to Siem Reap via Singapore*. From Siem Reap, you continue on to Luang Prabang, where you will be met by your local English-speaking guide and transferred to the Maison Souvannaphoum Hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Day 2 : Luang Prabang with Mekong River Cruises

Arise early to witness hundreds of saffron-robed monks moving silently through the streets at dawn, collecting alms (gifts of food). After taking in this wonderful tradition, return to the hotel for breakfast. Later, your guide will take you to see Wat Xieng Thong, after which, you will take a river cruise along the Mekong River to the sacred Pak Ou Buddha Caves. After looking around the caves, savour lunch at a local restaurant before cruising back to Luang Prabang town, arriving mid-afternoon.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3 : Luang Prabang - Siem Reap

After breakfast, transfer to Luang Prabang airport for your flight to Siem Reap, where you will be transferred to the Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor. The remainder of the days is at your leisure.
Meals included : Breakfast.

Day 4 : Siem Reap

The morning in Siem Reap is at leisure. In the afternoon, take a tour of Angkor Wat, the world's largest temple and observe the sun setting over the temple before heading back to your hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast.

Day 5 : Siem Reap

After breakfast take an excursion to the impressive Angkor Thom, which was the last capital of the Khmers. Lunch is taken at the Café D'Angkor Restaurant at Raffles Grand Hotel before a tour of Thommanon, Chau Say, Tevoda, Ta Keo and Ta Prohm.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch.

*Note: the Tonlé Sap Lake's water level varies. An alternative itinerary may be followed if it is too low.

Day 6 : Siem Reap, Prek K'Dam

High water : Following breakfast transfer by coach to the pier and take a motor boat to the Cruiseco Adventurer. Enjoy welcome drinks and lunch before checking in to your luxurious cabin. Relax on deck or on your private balcony and enjoy the scenery as the ship cruises towards Kampong Chhnang. Enjoy your first gourmet dinner onboard with fellow travellers. The ship will moor overnight on Tonlé Sap Lake.

Low water : Transfer by coach around Tonlé Sap Lake to Prek K'Dam. The drive is approximately 6.5 hours through the beautiful Cambodian countryside with a comfort stop along the way and light snacks provided. On arrival in the afternoon, embark onto the Cruiseco Adventurer. Welcome drinks and lunch will be served onboard before you check in to your luxurious cabin and later, enjoy the first of many gourmet dinners onboard with your fellow travellers.

Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 : Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Tralach

With the ship moored in midstream, take an excursion by motor boat into the lake-side wetlands that form the mouth of the river, complete with a floating village. After returning to the ship, it heads towards Kampong Tralach. On the way, you will have the chance of attending a lecture on Cambodia: The Past and Present in the lounge.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Sunset over the Mekong River

Floating Village on Tonlé Sap Lake

Thommanon Temple

Day 8 : Kampong Tralach, Oudong, Phnom Penh

After breakfast, experience an ox-cart ride to the beautiful Vihara belonging to Wat Kapong Tralach Pleu. Buses await you and you travel about 45 minutes to Oudong which was the capital of Cambodia. Here you will visit a Buddhist Monastery, attend a Buddhist blessing ceremony and visit a Buddhist meditation centre.

Later, take the short 10 km bus ride back to the Cruiseco Adventurer at Prek K'Dam. Back on board in the early evening, the Captain raises the anchor and cruises towards the capital Phnom Penh. After a sumptuous dinner there is a Khmer folklore show in the lounge. Following the show you might sample one of the many bars located opposite the dock as the ship remains in Phnom Penh overnight.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 9 : Phnom Penh

This morning, take a bus tour of exotic Phnom Penh, taking in the spectacular Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, as well as the National Museum with its outstanding Khmer crafts. In the afternoon you have the option of either visiting the Khmer Rouge's grim Toul Sleng (S21 Detention Centre) and the Killing Fields; or spending the afternoon at your leisure. In the evening you will be treated to some Khmer folk dancing and songs.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 10 : Phnom Penh, Border Crossing, Tân Châu

Today, you can spend the day relaxing on board watching the countryside glide by as the ship cruises the main Mekong Channel, an international shipping route. After lunch, there will be a cooking class by the chef and later you arrive into Tân Châu, the first Vietnamese town on the majestic Mekong River. The ship moors on the river tonight as you enjoy a gourmet dinner and cocktails onboard.

Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 11 : Tân Châu, Sa Đéc

Today will be truly memorable as you spend time in Tân Châu - a small town untouched by tourism. Later, enjoy sightseeing in local boats that navigate slender channels to see an evergreen island. Afterwards, you will go ashore and have a tour around the town on a rickshaw, visiting factories where they make rattan mats and slippers. In the afternoon, the ship cruises downstream to Sa Đéc. Join fellow travellers in the lounge for a lecture: "Vietnam - The Past & Present". The ship arrives in Sa Đéc whilst you are enjoying cocktails and dinner and moors midstream for the night.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 12 : Sa Đéc, Cái Bè

After breakfast visit the quaint little city of Sa Đéc, the hometown of Marguerite Duras' lover. Take in the old house of Huynh Thuy Le's, pagodas and the Fujian Temple and participate in the banter of local markets along the paved riverbanks. Across these banks, you will pass by the home of Marguerite Duras.

Return to the ship in Cái Bè for lunch and in the afternoon take a local boat for your afternoon excursion to Cái Bè. Visit the French Gothic Cathedral, coconut candy factory, rice paper and pop rice factory. Return to the Cruiseco Adventurer and prepare for farewell cocktails and dinner and your last night onboard.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 13 : Mỹ Tho, Saigon

Enjoy breakfast onboard and then say farewell to the crew and guides of the Adventurer and disembark at Mỹ Tho. Transfer by coach to Saigon and check in to the Caravelle Hotel, Saigon. The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure.
Meals included : Breakfast.

Day 14 : Saigon

Spend the morning sightseeing with your local guide. Tour the Reunification Palace (formerly known as the Presidential Palace), the picturesque colonial City Hall, Former US Embassy, General Post Office, Notre Dame Basilica and Ben Thanh Market. Lunch is taken at a local restaurant before you return to your hotel, with the afternoon at leisure.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 15 : Saigon - Singapore - London

After breakfast, transfer to Ho Chi Minh Airport for your flight home to London.
Meals included : Breakfast.

Sailing Dates and Fares

Departing	Twin Price per Person
Departing	Main Deck from	Upper Deck from
16 Feb 17	£3,860	£3,970
02 Mar 17	£3,860	£3,970
16 Mar 17	£3,925	£4,035

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