Viet nam & Cambodia tours

AMAZING MEKONG WATERWAY 10 Days
Trip Code: VCAM10D

Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels - CanTho - Chau Doc -
PhnomPenh - SeamReap

• Private pick-up & drop-off services
• Private tour with excellent English speaking guide
• You choose the date of departure
• Start from HCMC & end in Siem Reap or vice versa.

Start the tour from the bustling Saigon, we continue the trip with its surrounding area of Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple. Escaping from the noisy city, come for peaceful Mekong Delta; through Vinh Long, Can Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta, Chau Doc from which we will travel by speed boat upstream the Mekong River to get the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In Phnom Penh, pay visit to most highlighted sites of the city: Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Wat Phnom, National Museum, Toul Sleng Museum. The trip could not be complete without the excursion to Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, and cruising to visit the floating market in Siem Reap.

Day 1: Arrival Saigon (D)

Warmly welcome at HCMC Airport. On arrival we embark on a city tour of HCMC (Saigon) including The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Remnant War Museum, Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay Market. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 2: Tay Ninh Caodai Temple & Cu Chi tunnels (B/L)

This morning we drive to Cao Dai Temples in Tay Ninh to observe the midday service. Following lunch we will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels and then return to HCMC at around 6 pm.
Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is a hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh has been described as a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. The temple's exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of religious symbols. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side.
The trip to Tay Ninh is combined with a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched over 250km. from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War must have been like. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 3: Saigon - Vinh Long - Can Tho (B/L)

Meet our guide at lobby of hotel in Saigon, we drive through the Mekong Delta to the town of Vinh Long for a cruise and a visit to the local markets and orchard gardens. From here we will get back to Vinh Long where we will board our vehicle for the drive to the heart of Mekong Delta. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 4: Can Tho (B/L)

After breakfast we enjoy a cruise on Lady Hau boat to enjoy the Cai Rangfloating market. Here each boat usually sells one particular items such as pumpkins, pineapples, sugar cane etc, and in order that the customer knows where to shop, they hang that item from the highest part of the boat. Afternoon is free at leisure in the most comfortable property in the Mekong Delta. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 5: Can Tho- Chau Doc (B/L)

We drive from Can Tho to Chau Doc through the amazing Mekong Delta with occasional stops visit during the journey. We get Chau Doc at around noon time, Chau Doc town is situated close to the Cambodian border. In the afternoon, we visit a bonsai garden and head up Sam Mountain for a great sunset and a birds eye view over the paddy fields towards Cambodia. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 6: Chau Doc- Phnom Penh (B/L)

Take early speedboat to upstream the Mekong River to get the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Upon arrival at Phnom Penh you will be greeted at the harbour and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure. Overnight in Phnom Penh .

Day 7: Phnom Penh (B/L)

The capital city of Phnom Penh was once considered the loveliest city of Indochina. Despite its recent turbulent history, it still maintains considerable charm. A city tour acquaints us with some major sights of Phnom Penh . The private quarters of the Royal Palace are now home to the royal family and are therefore very close to the public. At the northern area of the palace grounds is Silver Pagoda, the most sacred shrine in the country. We visit both structures as well as the legendary temple of Wat Phnom , which provides an interesting view over the environs. The next stop of our trip is the National Museum , exclusively dedicated to Khmer art and sculpture. The majority of the exhibits are from the Angkor period from 9th to 15th centuries, but some date from as early as the 4th century.

Visit the notorious Toul Sleng Museum . In 1975 Toul Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21). It soon became the largest such center of detention and torture in the country. The rest of day, you will shopping and excursion at the Central Market and Toul Tompong Market you will feel a bustling daily life of local people with Cambodian's special character through local specialties, their houses, their face, Palaces and buildings of Khmer & Colonial style architectures. Overnight in Phnom Penh .

Day 8: Phnom Penh - Siem Reap & Angkor Wat (B/L)

Morning we take flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Upon arrival at airport you are met and continue to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon temple – a unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, Baphoun, the Terrace of Temple, Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King. The tour start with the visiting to the famous temple: Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a World Heritage Site since 1992, famous for its beauty and splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology. After that, visit Bakheng Temple and enjoy a romantic sun set view form Bakheng hill. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 9: Angkor Wat (B/D)

We embark on elephant ride from South Gate of Angkor Thom into jungle of archeological area to the famous Bayon temple and continue 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, visit Banteay Samre. We continue to visit the fabulous Ta Prohm embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers, Pre Rup, East Mebon, Krovan, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei and Ta Keo. Dinner and enjoy watching Khmer Folk of charming Apsara dance show at local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 10: Tonle Sap Lake – Departure (B)

We enjoy a new day in this ancient land. Following breakfast we board on boat in Tonle Sap Lake. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, hospitals, and visit the school of the "Les Artisans d'Angkor". Afternoon free at leisure or additional Siem Reap sightseeing until transfer for departure flight.

Remark:

P = Person
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Sgl Sup = Single room supplement (if required)

Tour Package Includes:

•  All private transfer & transportation.
•  Hotel accommodation shared in Twin/Double room with breakfast
•  Speedboat Chau Doc - Phnom Penh.
•  Domestic flight Phnom Penh - Seam Reap
•  Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
•  English/French speaking guide.
•  All entrance fees.
•  Meal as stated in program

Tour Package Excludes:

•  Cambodia visa fee (currently US$20 per person for visa on arrival)
•  Domestic airport tax (US$6 per person)
•  International departure airport tax ( Phnom Penh / Siem Reap airport at US$25 per person)
•  Personal expenses such as drinks at meals, camera fee to tour sites
•  Travel Insurance
•  International Flights to Saigon and from Seam Reap

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