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11 Night Charms of the Mekong and Land Tour

From Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon) to Siem Reap

AmaDara

AMA Waterways
4 Stars
  • Cruise #: 4010455
  • Departs: Sat, Feb 15, 2025
  • Returns: Wed, Feb 26, 2025
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    Itinerary Summary

    Day by Day Details

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Saturday - Feb 15, 2025
    Day
    1
    Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    Ho Chi Minh City, still affectionately referred to by locals as Saigon, is Vietnam's former capital. Once known as the "Paris of the Orient", it is now an industrial, cultural, and educational hub.
    Sunday - Feb 16, 2025
    Day
    2
    Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Bus Travel
    • Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam
    • Bus Travel
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    Always bustling, Ho Chi Minh City is a city of contrasts blending old and new, and east and west. In the morning, explore some of the city's most famous landmarks, including the former Presidential Palace, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, and War Remnants Museum. In the afternoon, visit Cu Chi, an immense underground network built during the Vietnam War. (B,L) ...
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    Monday - Feb 17, 2025
    Day
    3
    Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Bus Travel

    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Day 3 - Monday - Feb 17, 2025
    Day
    3
    Cruise Begins
    • Cruise Begins
    • My Tho, Vietnam
    In the morning, visit Ben Thanh Market-one of the oldest and most iconic structures in Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer via motorcoach from Ho Chi Minh City to AmaDara at My Tho Port for your river cruise and meet your fellow travelers at a Welcome Dinner as the ship cruises to Cai Be. (B,L,D)
    Tuesday - Feb 18, 2025
    Day
    4
    Cai Be, Vietnam
    • Cai Be, Vietnam
    • Sa Dec, Vietnam
    Take a local boat to Cai Be. You will have an opportunity to visit candy and rice paper making workshops, or you may also choose to add an active walking tour to the historic Anh Kiet House followed by a visit to candy and rice paper workshops. Later in the day, journey to Sa Dec, a sprawling town on the Mekong Delta, where French writer Marguerite Duras spent part of her youth. You will visit the colorful market, Cao Dai Temple, home to the unique religion of Caodaism in Southern Vietnam. It is a fusion of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Confucianism. (B,L,D) ...
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    Wednesday - Feb 19, 2025
    Day
    5
    • Tan Chau, Vietnam
    • Vietnam-Cambodia Border Crossing, Vietnam
    Enjoy a visit to Tan Chau, a small Mekong River town unspoiled by tourism. Be treated to an authentic experience on a traditional "xe-loi" (trishaw) ride around the town, with stops at silk-making and rattan mat workshops. You may also choose the trishaw ride with visits to craftsmen's workshops, followed by an active walking tour to "Evergreen Island". As a third alternative available on select sailings, visit Tram Chim National Park, which protects the Plain of Reeds, a seasonal wetland area, in the Mekong Delta. Explore this area by tender boat, gliding along the inland waterway that forms this unique ecosystem. This biodiversity conservation site is home to several rare species of birds, including the highly vulnerable sarus crane. Later in the day, cruise from Vietnam to the Cambodian border en route to Phnom Penh. (B,L,D); Please Note: Tram Chim National Park visit is capacity controlled and offered on select sailings only. ...
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    Thursday - Feb 20, 2025
    Day
    6
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    This morning, you will visit the Royal Palace, the spectacular Silver Pagoda, and National Museum, which has an outstanding collection of Khmer crafts. Alternatively, you may wish to shop for unique treasures at the bustling, yellow-colored Central Market after you visit to Royal Palace. After lunch onboard, the excursion takes you to Cambodia's infamous Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge's grim Tuol Sleng S21 detention center (Genocide Museum). After returning to the ship, enjoy Khmer folk dancing performed by local children in the Saigon Lounge. (B,L,D) ...
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    Friday - Feb 21, 2025
    Day
    7
    Prek Dam, Cambodia
    • Prek Dam, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Oudong, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Prek Dam, Cambodia
    • Kampong Tralach
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    Visit Oudong, Cambodia's former royal capital from the early 17th century until 1866. Today, Oudong is a place of pilgrimage for Cambodians. While here, be treated to a memorable Buddhist Blessing Ceremony at a monastery. You may walk around Oudong's monastery or take an active walking tour to see panoramic views of the Oudong plain. In Kampong Tralach, you will have a truly authentic excursion - an oxcart ride through a local village. Later in the day, experience Phnom Penh via a tuk tuk ride and be enchanted by the city's French Colonial architecture and tree-lined boulevards set amidst monumental Angkorian architecture. (B,L,D) ...
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    Saturday - Feb 22, 2025
    Day
    8
    • Koh Oknha Tey, Cambodia, Cambodia
    In the morning, set sail for Oknha Tey Village. Oknha Tey is the "Silk Island", located on the lush banks of the Mekong River and known for its rich tradition of silk weaving. While here, you will visit a local elementary school and observe the traditional silk weaving, an art that has been preserved for centuries. Your cruise continues to sail to Angkor Ban. (B,L,D) ...
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    Sunday - Feb 23, 2025
    Day
    9
    • Angkor Ban, Cambodia
    • Kampong Cham, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Wat Nokor, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Kampong Cham, Cambodia
    Go on a walking tour of Angkor Ban, one of the few villages in Cambodia that was not destroyed under the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Here people still live in their traditional wooden abodes and keep their old cultural traditions alive. Hundreds of wooden houses stand intact on stilts, shaded with banana trees, among the hustle and bustle of the daily agricultural on-going of the local villagers. After visiting here, the ship sets sail for Kampong Cham, where you will go on an afternoon excursion to Wat Nokor, perhaps the most treasured monument within the ancient complex of Banteay Prey Nokor. Fusing the Old-World with the "new", this centuries-old temple now boasts a contemporary pagoda within its walls inside which you will delight in the colorful depictions of Buddha's life. Cap the day off with a festive Farewell Dinner onboard. (B,L,D) ...
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    Monday - Feb 24, 2025
    Day
    10
    Kampong Cham, Cambodia
    • Kampong Cham, Cambodia
    • Cruise Ends

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Day 10 - Monday - Feb 24, 2025
    Day
    10
    • Bus Travel
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia
    Your cruise concludes in Kampong Cham, where you disembark for a motorcoach transfer to Siem Reap. (B); Note: Guests booking cruise only will be transferred from the ship to the Sofitel Angkor hotel in Siem Reap. Please schedule your onward flight to depart Siem Reap after 6:30 pm today to avoid potential missed connections. ...
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    Tuesday - Feb 25, 2025
    Day
    11
    Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Angkor Wat, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Banteay Srey, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia
    Begin your morning exploration of the temple complex at Angkor Wat, the most iconic of all local Angkorian temples, built by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century to honor the Hindu god Vishnu. You will have the option to take an "early riser" tour to visit Angkor Wat by seeing the color changes of the temple with the natural sunlight or a "late riser" tour if you wish to relax longer in the morning at your beautiful hotel. An afternoon excursion takes you to see the fascinating jewel in the crown of Angkorian art, Banteay Srei, which means "Citadel of Women", as it has been said that the carving is too fine to have been done by the hand of man. During the evening, be treated to a special "Apsara Dancing Show" at your hotel, featuring local Cambodian/Khmer folk dancers. (B,D) ...
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    Wednesday - Feb 26, 2025
    Day
    12
    Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Angkor Thom, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia
    After breakfast, you will have a guided sightseeing tour of Angkor Thom meaning "the great city" and the last capital of the Khmer Empire. This is home to Bayon Temple, best known for its gigantic smiling stone faces, as well as the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Later in the day, bid farewell to Siem Reap as you prepare for your return flight home. (B); Note: Consider scheduling your onward flight to depart Siem Reap after 4 pm today to avoid potential missed connections if you wish to join sightseeing tour to visit Angkor Thom in the morning. ...
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