Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be – Cantho (L, D)
We’ll pick you up at 8:00 in Ho Chi Minh City and take you to Cai Be by shuttle bus. Board the Mekong Eyes at 12.30. Enjoy a welcome drink and get comfortable in your cabin with a great view through the panoramic windows. As lunch is served the Mekong Eyes starts cruising towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river. Watch the flow of daily life on the Mekong, the sand and rice barges, the locals building boats on the wooden yards and drying tropical fruits. The boat heads to Cai Nhum, a little town on the banks of the river Mang Thit. Disembark for a pleasant walk through the village life and the surrounding fruit orchards and rice fields. Back on board, enjoy a drink at the bar or take a rest on the deck as the sun sets over the vast water landscape of the Delta. We continue to Tra On where the boat will anchor for the night. The day ends with a delicious on-board dinner.
Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc (B) Wake up well rested for another wonderful day of sightseeing. At 06.30 we set off for a sunrise cruise and an early breakfast. After breakfast we will board sampan boats to visit Cai Rang floating market, one of the most lively floating markets of the Delta, with wonderful photo opportunities. Witness the fascinating scenes, the hustle and bustle of vendors and small boats laden with fruits. We will pull up to the merchants for talking and bargaining. Boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards. The boat trip ends at around 11.00 - 11.30 at Ninh Kieu pier in Can Tho then journey to Chau Doc. Arrival in Chau Doc, check – in your hotel. Afternoon, your visit at Cham villages and Sam mountain. Night in the hotel.
Day 3: Chau Doc – PhnomPenh (B) Breakfast at the hotel. 07h00AM: cruise up the broad Mekong channel to Phnom Penh, the journey by boat in 5 hours. Arrive Phnompenh at noon meet your guide at the pier and transfer to your hotel in Phnompenh.
Afternoon, visit the National Museum, the Silver Pagoda, the Royal Palace and the Wat Phnom Hill, founding place of the city. Night in Phnompenh.
Day 4: Phnompenh – Siemreap (B) After breakfast at the hotel, visit the infamous Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide Crimes and explore the colorful Russian Market and Central Market. Transfer to Phnompenh airport for your flight to Siemreap.
Arrive in Siem Reap and transfer to hotel. Siem Reap is the base for exploring the fabled temples of Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer empire. In the afternoon, your visit at Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Chau Say Tevoda, Thommanon, and the fabulous Ta Prohm Temple, embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 5: Siemreap (B, D) A morning tour of the temples takes you to the South Gate of Angkor Thom, the famous Bayon, Baphoun, the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King.
In the afternoon, visit the magnificent 12th century Angkor Wat. Return to hotel after watching the sun set over Angkor Wat. Dinner at Apsara Theatre & Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 6: Siemreap Depart (B) After breakfast, Visit local village and boat cruise on Tonle Sap lake to visit floating village until transfer to departure flight.
