Mekong River Cruise, Mekong River tour, Mekong cruise in Vietnam and Cambodai, Tour Mekong Delta Vietnam, Mekong River cruise with Toum Tiou boat

Day 1 - Sunday: Saigon – My Tho (D)
+ 15:45 Toum Tiou is open for embarking.
+ 16:00 Clearance of departure formalities.
+ 16:30 Departure for My Tho, security briefing.
+ 19:00 Welcome drink and info meeting about cruise, crew introduction. Welcome dinner.
Overnight on board

Day 2 - Monday: My Tho – Cai Be – Vinh Long (B,L,D)
+ 06:00 Breakfast
+ 07:00 Sa Dec - Short panoramic tour and transfer to Trung Vuong primary school.
Continuing to Kien An Cung Pagoda. Stroll around Sa Dec Market along Sa Dec River
bank. This small city of 30,000 inhabitants is fascinating in its unspoiled authenticity and
undisturbed by tourists. It provides a glimpse of the delta where a few colonial houses still
remain, including the " Chinaman's house " (from Duras' novel ”The Lover” also made into a
movie).
+ 09:00 Passengers re-embark; Toum Tiou leaves Sa Dec for Chau Doc, lunch and leisure
on board.
+ 17:00 Arrival after lunch at Victoria Hotel Chau Doc jetty.
Departure for fish raising rafts and Cham minority village by local         boat. Return to the
Victoria. If the timing is allowing it, watch of the sunset on the Sam Mountain which peaks at
237 meters. Its well-known Buddhist sanctuaries offer an unobstructed view over the mosaic
of glistening rice paddies below. To the left is Cambodia, the flow of the Mekong on the
horizon breaks into an infinity of silver ribbons. Visit on the way of the Lady Chua Xu temple
and Tay An Pagoda
+ 19:30 Return to the boat, Dinner at the Victoria Hotel’s restaurant. Overnight on board at
the jetty of the hotel; passengers are free to enjoy the hotel facilities (swimming pool,
billiards, bar, Internet) or stroll in Chau Doc

Day 3 - Tuesday: Sa Dec – Chau Doc (B,L,D)
+ 07:00 Departure of the Toum Tiou early in the morning. Breakfast during navigation on
the marvelous canal of Cho Gao.
+ 08:00 Arrival at My Tho – Toum Tiou drops anchor on river in the proximity of Thoi Son
Island. On the banks of a northern arm of the Mekong, My Tho, which translates as
“fragrant herb”, where tourists come to discover the beauty of the delta. It's a quiet,
prosperous city of about 100,000 inhabitants, famous for its many fruit orchards, gardens
and the huge rice fields that surround it. The climate is warm and pleasant year round. The
surrounding countryside is home to one of the most luxuriant gardens of Vietnam, with its
coconut palms, banana and mango trees. Local boats are coming alongside Toum Tiou to
pick up passengers and transfer to the mainland. Departure for Vinh Trang Pagoda by car -
Short panoramic tour of My Tho town on the way, stop for a visit of My Tho market. Return
at the pier - Passengers cruise on the river to Thoi Son Island by local boat to visit the
island, explore local people’s daily life and enjoy locally seasonal fruits
+ 10:00 Passengers re-embark Toum Tiou and leaves My Tho for Cai Be. Lunch and
leisure on board.
+ 13:30 Toum Tiou drops anchor at Cai Be. Local boats are coming alongside Toum Tiou,
picking up the passengers and cruise around Cai Be Floating Market.Continuing for Vinh
Long - a brick and pottery factory, the Binh Hoa Phuoc Islet Nursery of Fruit Trees as well a
typical house and a show room of traditional farming tools. Vinh Long, which translates as ”
Majestic Dragon”, is right in the middle of the delta, between two arms of the Mekong. The
soil of Vinh Long is enriched by silt deposits, making it ideal for growing mandarins and
other citrus fruits. Life is organized around the water. Houses on stilts, hawkers in boats,
hundreds of small craft crisscross in all directions. The hospitality of the locals makes it a
tourist destination par excellence.
+ 16:30 Return on the Toum Tiou, departure for Sa Dec
+ 19:30 Arrival at Sa Dec, Toum Tiou drops anchor on the river. Dinner and overnight on
board

Day 4 - Wednesday: Kôh Dek Chau – Phnom Penh (B,L,D)
Toum Tiou leaves early in the morning for Vinh Xuong (Vietnamese border). Breakfast
during navigation.
+ 08:00 Arrival at Vinh Xuong check-point – Formalities clearance for Toum Tiou to cross
the border.
+10:30 Toum Tiou leaves Vinh Xuong check point for Kôh Dek Chau Island. Lunch during
the navigation.
+ 14:30 Arrival at Kôh Dek Chau island. A short break along the way, it allows to get a
fascinating, close-up look at daily life in Cambodia. On the fringes of civilization, the 600
people who live on Kôh Dek Chau will receive your visit with some surprise. School children
will escort you along your way. You will go through the village that occupies the full length of
the island, walking along a trail shaded by date palms.
+16:00 Toum Tiou leaves for Phnom Penh.
+ 20:00 Arrival at Phnom Penh. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 5 - Thursday: Phnom Penh (B,L,D)
+ 08:00 Breakfast, departure for the “KILLING FIELDS” - Tuol Sleng Museum, old center of
detention, of torture and execution between 1975 and 1979. The visit of this place is
essential to understand what could be the fatal madness perpetrated by the Khmer Rouges.
+ 12.00 Return to Phnom Penh, lunch in a local restaurant.
+ 15:00 Balance of the day free exploration on own. Suggestions can be made up on the
interest of passengers. FCC, Russian market, other boutiques (antiques), etc.
+ 19:00 Return to the boat. Local group performs on board traditional “APSARA” show for
45 minutes. Overnight on board.

Day 6 - Friday: Phnom Penh – Kompong Tralach (B,L,D)
+ 07:00 Breakfast, half day city sightseeing tour including the Royal Palace and the National
Museum.
+ 12:00 The Toum Tiou leaves Phnom Penh for Kompong Tralach. Lunch during navigation.
+ 16:00 Arrival at Kampong Tralach to visit its wonderful Vihara belonging to Wat Kampong
Tralach Leu pagoda. To get to it, we cross Kampong Tralach Krom village along a small
road perpendicular to the river, crossing some gorgeous stretches of emerald rice paddy as
we leave the river behind. The Vihara dates back to early last century. It was probably built
on an older site, as indicated by the latérite foundations, and is home to some outstanding
mural paintings. These, however, are starting to suffer from weathering. They remain one of
the last survivors of cultural destruction that continues unabated due to widespread
indifference. Standing by itself in the middle of rice fields, it is a modest pagoda that
receives very few visitors. Its isolation may well be its undoing, as was the case for Wat Tani
Pagoda in the province of Kampot.
+ 18:00 Passengers re-embark. The Toum Tiou drops anchor few miles away. Diner and
overnight on board.

Day 7 - Saturday: Kampong Chnang – Kampong Luong (B,L,D)
+ 07:00 Departure of the Toum Tiou early in the morning. Sail to Kampong Chnang.
Breakfast during navigation.
+ 08:00 Arrival to Kampong Chnang. Located some 56 miles from Phnom Penh, the town of
Kampong Chnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap. Fish farming is also
widely practiced in the area. The area is famous for its pottery ware, unchanged in style for
centuries, which is produced in sufficient quantities to supply the entire country. And not to
be overlooked are the products of the Thot not tree (sugar palm – a real national symbol)
that abounds in the area: a mellow tasting, caramel-colored sugar sold in large cakes and
palm wine.
+ 10:30 Passengers re-embark the Toum Tiou. Lunch on board on the way to Kampong
Luong.
+ 15:00 Arrival at Kampong Luong. Local boats are coming along the Toum Tiou and
picking passengers for the visit. Almost totally overlooked by tourists because of its
remoteness and difficult access, the village is completely self-sufficient. A floating school,
factories to make ice for fish preservation, church, pagoda, service stations, pigsty,
stores, boat or television repair shops, video club, karaoke bar, police station... everything
is on the water. All trades are represented and everybody from children to grandparents
goes by boat through the network of canals that cross this little town.
+ 18:00 Passengers re-embark. The Toum Tiou stays overnight under the protection of the
flooded forest. If the timing is allowing it, the boat navigates to approach Kompong Pluk, a
charming village near Siem Reap.
+ 19:30 Farewell cocktail (1 glass of local liquor or juice) with Master of Ship & Cruise
Manager. Captain’s farewell dinner (Enriched menu + 1 glass of wine). Overnight on board.

Day 8 - Sunday: Kampong Luong – Siem Reap (B)
Departure of the Toum Tiou early in the morning. Time to pack and relax a half a day by
crossing the Tonlé Sap Lake. Eventual visit of Kompong Pluk before the arrival.
+ 11:00 Arrival at Phnom Krom pier (~5 miles from Siem Reap)

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