This trip offers great combination of the two exotic lands and cultures. The trip starts in the dynamic city of Saigon. We will travel to Mekong Delta to experience great boat trip on the mighty river. We will walk on village roads, visit to local houses and take ferry to cross the Mekong River. The highlight of Mekong Delta is the busy and colorful market of Cai Rang. From Mekong Delta we travel to Phnom Penh by boat and start our journey to the majestic beauty of Angkor Wat
.Highlights
- Cuchi tunels and Saigon
- Boat trip on the mighty Mekong
- Cai Rang floating market
- Boat trip to Phnom Penh
- Royal Palace
- Angkor Wat Cambodia
Day 1: Arrival in Saigon ( D )
Arrival in Saigon. Meet our guide at the airport and transfer to hotel in Saigon. Welcome dinner and tour briefing in the evening. Overnight in Saigon
Summary
Hotel transfer: 20 mins
Meal: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 2: City tour & Cu Chi Tunnel ( B, L )
After breakfast in hotel we take a city tour to see the different faces of this bustling city on a full day tour with extensive visits to the Re-Unification Palace, the Central Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Jade Emperor Temple and the Ben Thanh market. Lunch in local restaurant. After lunch we drive to the famous Cu Chi underground tunnel system to experience how the Viet Cong lived and fought during the American War. Back to Saigon in the afternoon.
Summary
Sightseeing: Half day city tour & half day tour to Cu Chi tunnel
Transportation: AC vehicle
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 3: Saigon – Vinh Long – Can Tho ( B, L )
After breakfast we depart for Cai Be . Upon arrival in Cai Be we board a boat for a journey through the town’s floating market. See how river life goes on, trading between merchant ships and local farmers. Cruise through secluded canals and over the Mighty Mekong to island where we stop to enjoy seasonal fruits before our boat takes us to Vinh Long where we get back on the bus for our trip to Can Tho to overnight.
Summary
Cruise & Culture exploration: Full day
Transportation: AC vehicle, boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho
Day 4: Can Tho – Chau Doc ( B, L )
7h00 breakfast at hotel. 7h45 Take a boat trip 3 hours for sightseeing of the Cai Rang. Floating Market. Lunch in fruit garden. Drive to Chau Doc. Boat trip to visit the Floating houses – The Muslim village and then visit the Ba CHua Xu Temple. Dinner and Overnight in Chau Doc.
Summary
Cruise to Cai Rang: 1hr
Transportation: AC vehicle, boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Chau Doc
Day 5: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh ( B, D)
Breakfast in hotel and aboard a speed boat at 7h30 am. The boat approaches Vinh Xuong border gate where passengers complete entry procedures. Continue to Cambodia cruising on Tone Le Sap River. We would reach Phnom Penh International Port (Sisowath Street) around12.30.
Upon arrival at Phnom Penh boat station , you will be met and welcome by our friendly guide and then transferred direct to your hotel for check-in. This afternoon, discover the Phnom Penh City, visit Wat Phnom, an ancient pagoda stand up on the hill, Independence Monument commemorates the end of Cambodia's ruled by France in 1953, Wat Ounalom, the oldest Buddhist foundation in the city, probably predating the abandonment of the capital at Angkor in the 15th century. Continue your visit to the National Museum built in 1917-18 is exclusively dedicated to Khmer arts. Royal Palace built in 1866 and Silver Pagoda located within the Royal Palace compound. Dinner at local restaurant, overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh
Summary
Cruise to Phnom Penh: 4-5 hrs
Transportation: AC vehicle, speed boat
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh
Day 6:Phnompenh – Bus to Siem Riep ( B, L )
Breakfast at your hotel, visit the famous Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek, better known as the Killing Fields, where large numbers of people were killed and buried in mass graves. We back to city and if time permit we will visit to Russian market before go for lunch and then transfer to Mekong Express Bus station for departure to Siem Reap (12.30pm – 18.30pm). On arrival your will be met our guide, then transfer direct to hotel for overnight in Siem Reap
Summary
Sightseeing: Half day
Transportation: AC vehicle, Bus ticket
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Riep
Day 7: Exploration of Angkor ( B, L )
Breakfast at your hotel, vRolous group, the monuments of Rolous which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89), are among the earliest large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning of Khmer classical art, Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century dedicated by the King to his ancestors in 880. Bakong the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance. Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at Angkor. Continue your visit to the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. We explore this masterpiece as well as some of the surrounding temples including Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevada. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Summary
Sightseeing: Full day
Transportation: AC vehicle
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Riep
Day 8: Exploration of Angkor wat( B, , D )
Breakfast at your hotel, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century); See the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. In the afternoon, visit the most famous of all the temples on the Angkor plain: Angkor Wat. The temple complex, cover 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks, the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat symbolizes the ocean beyond Sunset from Phnom Bakheng, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and Angkor Wat .Dinner at local restaurant with Apsara Dance Show. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Summary
Sightseeing: Full day
Transportation: AC vehicle
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Riep
Day 9: Departure ( B, L)
Breakfast at your hotel, we drive 35KM to visit Banteay Srei temple nearly everyone's favorite site. The special charm of this temple lies in its compact size, remarkable state of preservation, and the excellence of it decorative carvings. Continue to the grand circuit with Preah Khan, Kravan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, East Mébon and Pre Rup Temples, is also visited. Free at your own leisure time for rolling at local markets or shopping until transfer to Siem Reap international airport for departure to the next destination. End of our services!
Summary
Boat trip: 2 hrs
Transportation: AC vehicle.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation offering in this trip: ( click to see hotel ) Or Similar ones.
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Saigon |
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ChauDoc |
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Cantho |
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Phnompenh |
KING GRAND BOUTIQUE |
JULIANA HOTEL |
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Siemreap |
CHEATHATA ANGKOR HOTEL |
SAEM SIEM REAP HOTEL |
SOKHA ANGKOR HOTEL |
Tour Cost includes:
- Full transportation by Car or Bus as tour program indicated.
- A half meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- English - speaking guide
- Entrance fees.
- Boat ticket from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh by HangChau boat
- Private boat trip on VinhLong, Cantho Mekong and Tonle Sap
- Twin shared hotel room ( as your option price )
- English speaking guide
- Minreal Water
- Bus ticket Phnompenh – Siem Reap.
Tour Cost excludes:
- Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers.
