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                        Mekong river cruise 3 days / 2 nights

Day 1: Saigon - Cai Be - Can Tho (L)
Departing Saigon at 0800, head south to Cai Be. On arrival board a boat for a journey
through the town’s floating market. Cruise through the secluded canals to an island where
we stop to enjoy seasonal fruits .Lunch break before our boat takes us to Vinh Long where
we get back on the bus for our trip to Can Tho overnight.

Day 2: CanTho - ChauDoc.(B,L)
An early start for a boat cruise to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets. Bus continues
to ChauDoc with a stop over at the stork garden near Thot Not. Late pm hike up to Sam
mountain with its panoramic view over the vast plains into Cambodia. Overnight in Chau Doc

Day 3: Chau Doc - Phnom Penh (B,)
After breakfast, we transfer to boat pier for deparutre to Phnom Penh by speed boat (leave
7.00 am, arrive Phnom Penh ~ 12.00). End of tour.

                Mekong river cruise 9 days / 8 nights

Day 1 Arrival Ho Chi Minh City
Arrivals to former Saigon late afternoon/evening. Pick up from airport to hotel and time for
relax after a long traveling on plane. Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh city..

Day 2 Ho Chi Minh City (B/D)
Meet your local guide during the buffet breakfast at your hotel. Then depart on your
morning motor coach tour of this fabulous and vibrant city! Your first stop will be at the
History Museum, followed by a unique Water Puppet Show. From there continue past some
of the city’s major attractions including the 19th century Post Office and the Notre Dame
Cathedral. The tour will end with sightseeing of the Presidential Palace. In the
afternoon, visit the unique War Remnants Museum followed by a welcome dinner featuring
Vietnamese specialties..Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3 HCM- Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L)
The morning is reserved for an excursion to the fascinating Cu Chi tunnels. To protect
themselves from bombing raids, the local villagers and Viet Cong built a series of tunnels
covering an area of over 212 km where they survived allied attacks for years. The
tunnels, ranging in depth from 3 to 12 meters underground, included boarding rooms,
schools, kitchens, meeting halls and military production facilities – a whole city
underground. Return to the city for a lunch break (on own). In the afternoon, a
delightful 45 minute cyclo tour through the heart of the city’s bustling China Town will
precede another wonderful dinner at one of Saigon’s many popular local restaurants.
Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 4 Saigon - My Tho (B/L/D)
7:45 a.m. - Re-board the boat at the International Port, located behind the Ho Chi Minh
Museum
8:00 a.m Formalities and departure for a day's travel along the Cho Gao and Nha Be
canals. Arrival in My Tho at the end of the day. Leave the boat for a stroll down town and to
the bustling market. Reboard the Toum Tiou and head for Thoi Son Island. Night on board.

Day 5 My Tho - Vinh Long - Cai Be (B/L/D)
Trip over toThoi Son Island, before disembarking at My Tho to visit Vinh Trang pagoda and
the Dong Tam snake farm. On the boat for Cai Be, overnight opposite Cai Be.

Day 6 Vinh Long - Cai Be- Sa Dec(B/L/D)
Tour by small boats of the floating market and Binh Hoa Phuoc Islands with their many
orchards and gardens, stopping at Mr Cai Cuing's house, Mr Tam Ho's plantation and a
pottery-making factory... Get back on the Toum Tiou and head towards Sa Dec.
Arrival at Sa Dec in late afternoon, tour the town, the school where Marguerite Duras's
mother once taught, Kien An Cung Pagoda, then follow the docks up to the Sa Dec market,
passing a charming colonial house mentioned in Marguerite Duras' novel “The Lover” Night
on board.

Day 7 Sa Dec - Chau Doc (B/L/D)
Head towards Chau Doc, disembarking at the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel private pier and
enjoy lunch at the hotel. Take small boats to visit a floating house and the nearby Cham
village. Go back downtown and tour the market and Chua Xu pagoda. Climb Sam Mountain.
Back onboard the Toum Tiou for the night.

Day 8 Chau Doc- Koh Dek Chou (B/L/D)
Head towards the border. Cross the borders in the afternoon. Night on board.

Day 9 Koh Dek Chou - Phnom Penh (B/L/D)
On the way to Phnom Penh, stop at Koh Dek Chou Island for a two-hour stroll through the
sprawling village that stretches the full length of the island.
1:30 p.m.- Disembark at the Phnom Penh Port after the final meal on board.

More Mekong river cruises...
+ Mekong river cruise by Victoria boat
+ Mekong river cruise by Toum Tiou boat
+ Mekong river cruise by Le Cochinchine boat
+ Mekong river cruise by Bassac boat
+ Sai Gon - Phnom Penh on Mekong river

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