Compare Vietnam and Cambodia Highlights by APT Touring
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| Duration | 13 days |
| Price From | $ 4,848 |
| Price Per Day | $ 373 |
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| Trip Style | River cruise |
| Lodging Level | Luxury |
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| Flights & Transport | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A |
| Description |
Enjoy 13 days with a seven-night Mekong River cruise aboard the RV AmaLotus, cultural and religious exposure, as well as authentic fine dining. |
Day 1: Arrive Siem Reap
Upon arrival in Siem Reap, you’ll be met by an APT representative and transferred to your luxurious hotel. Settle in and enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure to explore.
Stay: Three Nights: Siem Reap, Hotel Sofitel Angkor
Day 2: Siem Reap
FREEDOM OF CHOICE - Dining
Choose from an extensive range of activities that showcase the cultural heart of Siem Reap.
Meet your tour director and fellow travellers this morning at your welcome briefing and then head to Angkor Archaeological Park to visit the last and most enduring capital of the Khmer Empire, Angkor Thom, and the 12th-century temple of Bayon. This evening, enjoy dinner and a traditional Apsara dance performance.
Day 3: Siem Reap
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Rise early and travel back to Angkor Archaeological Park for a glass of champagne as you enjoy a special sunrise experience at Angkor Wat.
Freedom Of Choice - Dining
Tonight you can select from a number of local restaurants for dinner.
Explore the vine-engulfed temple of Ta Prohm, a World Heritage-listed site, and pay a visit to ‘Opportunities of Development thru Art’.
Day 4: Siem Reap, Prek K’dam, Embark Ship
Transfer to Prek K’dam to embark your river ship. Tonight, celebrate the beginning of your cruise with a Luke Nguyen Welcome Dinner.
Stay: Seven Nights: Cruise the Mekong River aboard APT’s RV AmaLotus
Day 5: Kampong Chhnang, Koh Chen
Hop aboard a small boat to explore the lush wetlands near Kampong Chhnang, watching for water birds and traditional fishing traps near the riverbank. Back on your ship, continue sailing to the village of Koh Chen for a walk to visit the fine silverware and copperware workshops.
Day 6: Prek K’dam, Oudong, Kampong Tralach, Phnom Penh
From Prek K’dam, take a coach to Oudong where you’ll call on a monastery for a Buddhist blessing experience with monks. In Kampong Tralach later, ride an ox cart through the countryside, passing rice fields and smiling locals on the way back to your ship. Later, arrive in Phnom Penh.
Day 7: Phnom Penh
FREEDOM OF CHOICE - Sightseeing
Perhaps enjoy a tour of the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, or take a moving excursion to the infamous Killing Fields. Your other options are a visit to the National Museum or a city tour in a tuk tuk.
After breakfast, disembark in Phnom Penh.
Day 8: Phnom Penh, Border Crossing
Relax while border crossing formalities are carried out before arriving in Tan Chau.
Day 9: Tan Chau, Evergreen Island
Transfer to a small boat for a journey along the tiny tributaries that snake around Tan Chau. Glide past a floating fishing farm, then take a rickshaw tour. Later, observe rural Mekong life on an evergreen island.
Day 10: Sa Dec, Cai Be
In the city of Sa Dec, enjoy a small boat ride past floating markets, then disembark to visit a Cao Dai temple. You’ll also enjoy a guided tour of Huynh Thuy Le’s old house and visit a rice paper manufacturer.
Day 11: Disembark Cruise, Depart Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Long Tan OR Cu Chi Tunnels
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), attend either a memorialservice at Long Tan Cross or visit the Cu Chi Tunnels.
Disembark at My Tho Port and select from two Signature Experiences.
Stay: Two Nights: Ho Chi Minh City, Park Hyatt Saigon
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Tonight, enjoy a Luke Nguyen-inspired degustation dinner with matching wines at Xu Restaurant.
FREEDOM OF CHOICE - Sightseeing
Discover the city on your choice of activities: tour the city on foot, enjoy a motorbike tour, visit the Ky Long Art Villa, join a shopping tour, or take part in a cooking class at GRAIN by Luke Nguyen cooking studio.
Day 13: Depart Ho Chi Minh City
Transfer to the airport this morning.
