Cruise from Ho Chi Minh to Xiem Riep

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City (Sai Gon). Meet Greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel in downtown Sai Gon.

Overnight in Sai Gon

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Day2 : HCMC - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho

7h30 AM Pick up at your hotel. Depart for My Tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the scenic boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Proceed to Can Tho via Vinh Long, visit the snake market. Overnight in a homestay.

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Day3: Can Tho - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc

7h30 after breakfast. Visitors first take the boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (the Bassac river). The boat trip later takes you to the Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, which are the most original ones and bustling places of the region. Visitors should definately try the Vietnamese vermicelli soup and see how it is made. Visitors then roam the village to get in touch with the local people. Here, they have a chance to experience how to pass a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only one bamboo. Stop for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc via Long Xuyen to visit the Thot Not bird Sanctuary. Admire the landscape from the Sam Mountain summit down the Vietnamese - Cambodian border, visit the caved pagoda. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Chaudoc.

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Day4 : Chau Doc - PhnomPenh

After a half-day boat trip along Mekong River, we arrive in Phnom Penh. After a lunch break in Phnom Penh,we will start touring around Phnom Penh. We will visit to the Silver Pagoda, the Independence Monument and Royal Palace. Overnight in Phnom Penh

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Day 5: Phnom Penh – Siem Riep

In the morning we depart for the airport to take the flight to Siem Riep. Continue to visit Siem Riep, the base for visiting the world famous temples of the ancient city Angkor: South Gate of Angkor Thom, famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as most complete structure of Angkor Wat which was built by King Suryavarman II in the middle of the 12th century. In the afternoon we visit the Ta Promh, Angkor Wat and view sunset from Phnom Bakheng. Overnight in Siem Riep.

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Day 6: Temples of Angkor

Full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the Banteay Srei, Banteay Samre and Victory Gate: Thommanon, Chau Say Tevoda, Ta Prohm, Ta Keo and Banteay Kdei. Overnight in Siem Riep.

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Day 7: Departure

(B-L-D)

Day at leisure. Transfer to the airport for departure.