Ho Chi Minh City Airport to Ho Chi Minh City - District One
Your Accommodation
Sofitel Plaza Saigon
Bringing together all the qualities of a luxury class deluxe hotel, Hotel Sofitel Plaza is located on the historical Le Duan Boulevard, which houses the former US Embassy. In the heart of the city's commercial district and close to the Reunification Palace and the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, the hotel is also just a short drive away from the exhibition centre and Tan Son Nhat International Airport. From the moment you arrive you will be assured of the refined luxury and outstanding service for which Sofitel is renowned worldwide. 280 rooms, 11 suites and the Champagne Suite are all elegantly furnished with five star amenities to cater to your every whim.
Duration
2 Night Stay
Meal Plan
Full Breakfast
Synonymous with the Vietnam War and a testament to the determined spirit of the Vietnamese, the underground network of passages at Cu Chi is a fascinating day trip out of the city. Work on the tunnels began during the war against the French in the 1940s and over the next 25 years as the conflict with America escalated, they were improved and expanded to create an underground city of meeting areas, storerooms, living quarters and much more. After 2-hour drive from Saigon, upon arrival, there is the option to go below the surface and visit sections of the tunnels first hand. The more adventurous may go deeper and your guide will be on hand to give guidance on the degree of expected difficulty. Return to city for lunch at a local restaurant. Starting the city tour with a visit to the historic former Presidential Palace. This landmark gained its place in history as the first North Vietnamese tanks passed by, signifying the end of the Vietnam War. Take a walk along Book Street, passing by the Notre Dame Cathedral, and stop by one of the local stands to purchase a Saigon postcard. Then visit the colonial-era Post Office, featuring classic Gothic, Renaissance, and French colonial designs. Take the opportunity to admire the stunning architecture of a bygone era and send a postcard to your family back home. Next, either walk or drive to the War Remnants Museum, primarily focuses on the Vietnam War but also showcases exhibits dating back to the French colonialist period and the first Indochina War.
Transfer via motorcoach from The Sofitel Saigon Plaza at 1130 am this morning to AmaDara at My Tho Port for your 7night river cruise and then meet fellow travelers at a Welcome Dinner as the ship cruises to Cai Be.
Meal
Dinner, Lunch
Ho Chi Minh City My Tho - Embarkation
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
Take a local boat to Cai Be. You will have an opportunity to visit candy and rice paper making workshops, or you may instead choose to add an active walking tour to the historic 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. Once ashore in Sa Dec, visit a fascinating local market and a colorful Cao Dai Temple, home to the unique religion of Caodaism in Southern Vietnam, a fusion of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism. Alternatively, you may wish to tour the house of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, Duras's Chinese paramour, on whom her prizewinning novel "The Lover" is said to be based. The house itself now serves as a small museum showcasing a blend of architectural styles, original furniture and family memorabilia. In the evening, your ship cruises to Tan Chau.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cai Be & Sa Dec
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
Enjoy a visit to Tan Chau, a small Mekong River town unspoiled by tourism. Be treated to an authentic experience on a traditional "xeloi" (trishaw) ride around the town, with stops at silkmaking 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, explore the stunning Mekong Delta on an intimate tour through Vietnam's Tra Su Forest and Sanctuary. Board a traditional sampan boat and glide through this diverse ecosystem that includes more than 70 species of birds, including the painted stork and oriental darter, and lush greenery encompassing majestic cajuput trees, lotuses, water lilies and a carpet of bright green moss in the rainy season that appears to glow as you gently drift through it. Later in the day, cruise from Vietnam to the Cambodian border en route to Phnom Penh. *Please Note: Tra Su Forest visit is capacity controlled.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Tan Chau & Border Crossing
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
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 on board, 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.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Phnom Penh
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
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. Later in the day, experience Phnom Penh via a tuk tuk ride and be enchanted by the city's French Colonial architecture and treelined boulevards set amidst monumental Angkorian architecture.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Oudong to Phnom Penh
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
In the morning, set sail for Oknhatey Village. Oknhatey 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.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Oknhatey Village
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
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 ongoing 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 OldWorld with the "new," this centuriesold temple now boasts a contemporary pagoda within its walls inside which you will delight in the colorful depictions of Buddha’s life. Alternatively, visit the Twin Mountains, known as Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei (the male and female mountains). Cap the day off with a festive Farewell Dinner on board.
Meal
Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Angkor Ban to Kampong Cham
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
Your cruise concludes in Kampong Cham, where you disembark and motorcoach transfer to Siem Reap with drop off at the Sofitel Angkor Hotel. Please ensure any onward flights do not depart.
Kampong Cham to Siem Reap
Your Accommodation
Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort
Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort is set among tranquil landscaped gardens on tree-lined Charles de Gaulle Avenue and is the closest hotel to the ruins of Angkor Wat. The resort is near traditional markets, local tourist attractions and only 15 min drive from the airport. Combining French and Khmer architecture to provide elegant accommodation, the hotel features 238 rooms with balconies.
Duration
2 Night Stay
Meal Plan
Full Breakfast
Your Accommodation
AmaDara
AmaWaterways' sole Mekong River ship, AmaDara stands out with elegant French Colonial décor, richly carved wood furnishings and authentic regional artifacts crafted by local artisans. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that bring the shifting scenery of Southeast Asia right into your room. On board, relax by the sun-deck pool, unwind in the massage and fitness rooms, browse the gift shop, or visit the hair salon. The inviting Saigon Lounge offers daytime tranquility and lively local entertainment each night. Savor flavorful regional dishes and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or enjoy a special culinary experience at The Chef's Table. Throughout your cruise, indulge in complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house spirits, local beer and soft drinks.
This morning, you will have the opportunity to explore the impressive grandeur of Angkor Thom, which served as the final capital of the great Khmer Empire. During your visit, you will discover the sprawling Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the enchanting Bayon. This 12th-century masterpiece sits at the very heart of Angkor Thom City and represents an extraordinary feat of symmetry and grandeur. The exterior gallery walls feature extensive bas-reliefs, but the towers are the main attraction, each adorned with three or four gently smiling faces, totaling over 200. Described by PJ de Beerski as "godliness in the majesty and the size, mystery in the expression," the towers are truly awe-inspiring. Continue your explorations of temples at Ta Prohm, a temple that has remained mostly untouched since its rediscovery by French explorers. Surrounded by jungle, the temple's labyrinthine stone hallways are now overtaken by the roots and limbs of massive banyan trees, creating a remarkable visual spectacle. One of the largest temples at Angkor, Ta Prohm was dedicated in 1186 and has been noted by historians for its mystical charm. Have your lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit Angkor Wat, which is widely regarded as the world's largest religious structure. Its massive stone volume is said to be equivalent to that of Egypt's Cheops pyramid. What sets it apart from other Khmer temples is its Western orientation and its inspiration from 12th-century Hinduism. The symmetrical towers of Angkor Wat have become a stylized feature of the modern Cambodian flag. The temple, which was envisioned by Suryavarman II, took an estimated 30 years to complete and is believed to have been built as a funeral temple for the king. Despite its age, the temple has been continuously occupied by Buddhist monks and has remained remarkably well-preserved. One of the temple's most notable features is the intricate bas-reliefs that adorn its four sides, each of which tells a unique story. Among these, the Churning of the Sea of Milk, located on the eastern wing, is the most celebrated and your guide will provide a mystical explanation of its significance. Enjoy the sunset at the end of the tour.
Siem Reap - Old French Quarter to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please inquire.
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