The luxury combination tour among Ho Chi Minh, Mekong River & Angkor make your trip more enjoyable & easier. A heroic & holistic journey through time, RV Amalotus Cruise, the first in South East Asia, will revive our mental well being and reconnect passion with daily lives. Itinerary UPSTREAM: SAI GON - SIEM REAP: 8D/7N Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival Our driver pick you up at Ho Chi minh airport, transfer to hotel. Check in & Relax Over night in Ho Chi Minh Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh Hotel Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnel & Ho Chi Minh day tour (B, L) The Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from former Saigon . At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the war must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!) For those interested there's even the opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range. In the afternoon, you will have a chance to discover the Ho Chi Minh city tour through the visits of war museum - primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War, china town - Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon), having Binh Tay Market as its central market. Tour agenda 8:00: Welcome tourist at hotel Leave for Cu Chi 9:30 – 11:00: Visit and explore Cu Chi Tunnel 11:00: Drive back the City 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch at local restaurant 14:00 – 17:30: City tour: China town, war museum, traditional market 18:00: Ending tour at hotel Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh Hotel DAY 3: Embarkation - My Tho - Cai Be (B, L, D) Register between 11:00 to 12:00 at Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel. Transfer overland by motor coach to My Tho port for embarkation aboard the Indochina Sails’ ship for the journey from the Mekong Delta to Holy Angkor. Embark ship at 13:30. Welcome drinks served in Saigon Lounge. Short briefing is conducted before adjourning for lunch in Mekong restaurant. The cabins are ready for check-in after lunch. After port clearance formalities, captain raises the anchor and cruises towards Cai Be. Join the Cruise Director at Saigon Lounge for safety demonstration and briefing at 18:00, followed by Captain’s Cocktails. Enjoy the first gourmet dinner onboard with fellow travelers. Enjoy folk performances of the Mekong Delta from 21:00 to 21:45 in Saigon Lounge The ship moors overnight midstream at Cai Be. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 4: Cai Be – Vinh Long (B, L, D) After breakfast take a morning junk trip around Cai Be. See floating market, go ashore to visit French Gothic Cathedral and colorful port area, filled with colonial buildings, delightful flower gardens and local rice paper manufacturers. Return to the boat at noon. After enjoying lunch while ship sails toward Vinh Long – the second largest city on the Mekong Delta. In the afternoon, take a short boat ride to get ashore for a walking tour of Vinh Long and visit a bustling market. Return to the ship at 17:00. Cocktail and briefing with Cruise Director at 18:00. After dinner, ship sails to Sadec and arrives Sadec around 23:00. The ship moors overnight midstream at Sadec. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 5: Sadec - Tan Chau (B, L, D) This morning, follow guides to the hometown of Marguerite Duras’ lover, Sadec, a quaint little city. Visit the old house of Huynh Thuy Le, partake in the bantering of local markets along the paved river banks, pagoda and the Fujian Temple, build and donated to the city by the late Le family. Pass by the home of Marguerite Duras from across the riverbanks. Re-board ship at 11:00 for lunch. After that, ship sets sail to Tan Chau. In the afternoon, Vietnamese tour guides will give a lecture about Vietnam – the Past and the Present in the Saigon Lounge at 16:00. Cocktails and briefing at 18:00 followed by dinner at 19:00. Ship arrives at Tan Chau around 18:30. After dinner, join the crew show in the Saigon Lounge. More music, more dancing afterwards. Tonight the ship moors midstream at Tan Chau. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 6: Tan Chau - Border Crossing (B, L, D) Today’s highlight is a visit of Tan Chau - a small town untouched by tourism. In the morning, the excursion starts with sightseeing by local boats, navigating narrow channels to visit an evergreen island. Chance to visit floating fish farm and travels along the tiny tributaries where slit houses are haphazardly leaning on each other. Afterwards, go ashore and tour the town on rickshaw (XeLoi). Visit rattan mats and slippers making factories. Return to the ship and enjoy lunch while the ship departs for border. In the afternoon, enjoy Fruits Carving and Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls demonstration by Executive Chef at Saigon Lounge. Border formalities are carried out concurrently. Cocktail hour from 18:00 – 19:00, dinner at 19:00. After dinner catch movie “The Killing Fields” in the Saigon Lounge. In the evening, sail overnight up the broad Mekong River, an international shipping route and moor mid-stream just outside of Phnom Penh. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 7: Phnom Penh (B, L, D) A busy day with many interesting sightseeing and activities, in the morning, sightsee Phnom Penh by bus. Visit Royal Palace, the spectacular Silver Pagoda and the National Museum where outstanding Khmer crafts are exhibited. Afternoon excursion facilitates understanding of a crucial part of the Cambodia’s history: the Khmer Rouge’s grim ToulSleng (S21 detention center) and the Killing Fields. (For a free and easy afternoon, please inform Cruise Manager). Cocktail hours are served from 18:00 to 19:00. Dinner is served from 19:30 to 21:00. After dinner, join the Khmer folk dances and songs at the Saigon Lounge. Before midnight, opt to chill in one the bars located across the road from the pier. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 8: Phnom Penh - Chong Koh – Oudong – Kampong Tralach (B, L, D) Early in the morning the ship sails towards little known village Chong Koh. After breakfast, take leisurely morning stroll through Chong Koh silk weaving village. Visit a school, some home workshops manufacturing traditional silk and cotton handicrafts and buy some local products. Return to the ship at 10:00.Enjoy a hearty lunch onboard at 12:30 as the ship sails to PrekK’dam.Interesting afternoon tour starts with a bus ride to visit Oudong – the second capital city of Cambodia. Visit a Buddhist Center here and join a blessing. After that, take another bus ride to Kampong Tralach, see Kampong TralachPleu temple and take a 20-minute ox-cart ride back to the ship. Re-board ship in Kampong Tralach. Ship sails to Kampong Chhnang afterwards. Cocktail hour from 18:00 to 19:00, dinner is served at 19:00. After dinner, join together in the Saigon Lounge with Cruise Director for a “Nasty Quiz” night. Ship arrives at Kampong Chhnangaround 23:00 and moors midstream overnight. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 9: Kampong Tralach - Kampong Chhnang – Prek K’dam(B, L, D) Kampong Chhnang is a busy rural port town with bustling markets. Mooring mid-stream, take a truly wonderful motorboat excursion into the lakeside wetlands that form the mouth of the river. Here a stunning variety of birdlife may be seen, and of considerable interest are local life and floating village. Return to the boat and cast off towards Tonle Lake. The great lake dominates Cambodia and is over 150 km in length. Here bird life is profuse, and from the middle of the lake one cannot even see the shores. There is a great stillness and tranquility as the boat sails past floating fishing villages. Enjoy the great afternoon views to the boat cruise over the lake. Time for packing and prepare for Farewell Cocktail this evening. The ship moors overnight near Siem Reap. Accommodation: Amalotus Cruise DAY 10: Disembarkation - Tonle Lake - Siem Reap(B) Enjoy breakfast onboard. Bid farewell to the crew and guides. Disembark around 8:30 and take motorized boats to local jetty approximately 5 to 6 km away from the middle of the lake. Transfer by motor coach to Le Meridien Angkor Hotel. Arrive at hotel at 10:00. Accommodation: Siem Reap Hotel Day 11: Angkor Temple day tour (B, L) 8:30 AM: Pick up you at hotel from our professional guide and transfer to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom - the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII. After that e continue visit Bayon - well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist & King Jayavarman VII. The most notable earlier temples within the city which we will continue discover are the former state temple of Baphuon, and Phimeanakas, which was incorporated into the Royal Palace A part of the walled city of Angkor Thom, a ruined temple complex in Cambodia which we can not foget it is Terrace of Elephant and Leper King - a platform from which to view his victorious returning army. Lunch at local restaurant Afternoon we visit Taprohm, and World Heritage of Angkor Wat. Then we transfer to hotel. Accommodation: Siem Reap Hotel Day 12: Siem Reap Departure (B) Relax until time go to Siem Reap Airport For more infomation, please click http://www.ecoseatravel.com/tour-t377/cruise-mekong/saigon-rv-amalotus-cruise-12-days.eco