DAY 1: PHNOM PENH - KOH DEK CHOU
Check-in at the boat-pier in Phnom Penh at 8:00 am.
Welcome on board of R/V Toum Teav and depart for our cruise on the Mekong River.On the way to the Vietnamese border, stop on Koh Dek Tchou Island for a two hours walk in the village along the river. Overnight on board.
DAY 2: CAMBODIAN/ VIETNAMESE BODER - CHAU DOC
Sail and cross the border into Vietnam in the morning. Arrive in Chau Doc after lunch.Disembark R/V Toum Teav at Victoria Chau Doc hotel jetty. Visit a Cham village by small boat, visit the market and Lady Chua Xu temple. Overnight onboard.
DAY 3: CHAU DOC - LONG XUYEN
Sail thought small channels back to the Mekong River and visit the Kien An Cung Pagoda. Stop at the main town along the Sa Dec river (passing by the local house mentioned in l'Amanet, a film based on the novel by Marguerite Duras), and visit the market. Overnight on board.
DAY 4: LONG XUYEN - SA DEC
Sail in the morning to Vinh Long. By small boats, we cross Binh Hoa Phuoc Islet covered by fruit trees and special gardens.Back to the Mekong, we cruise in the floating market of Cai Be. Overnight on board.
DAY 5: CAI BE - MY THO
Sail to Mytho.Panorama tour of the city: Visit the pagoda and the snake farm followed by an excursion by small boat to Thoi Son Island. Overnight on board.
DAY 6: MY THO - SAIGON
Half day sailing through the small canals of Cho Gao and Nha Be to Saigon.
15.00 pm- Disembark from M/V Toum Teav at Dai Lo Ton quay. Tour Ends. |
