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DAY 11, PHNOM PENH – BORDER CROSSING – TAN CHAU, VIETNAM. Spend a day cruising the Mekong River and crossing the border into Vietnam. Your vessel moors at the small town of Tan Chau, Vietnam. (B,L,D)
DAY 12, TAN CHAU – SA DEC. After breakfast, transfer to small boats, which will navigate through narrow channels to visit an evergreen island. You will also visit a catfish farm and a rattan mat and slipper-making workshop. Back ashore, a traditional “xe-loi” (trishaw) awaits to transport you around Tan Chau. In the afternoon, your vessel cruises downstream to Sa Dec, where it will moor overnight. (B,L,D)
DAY 13, SA DEC – XEO QUYT - CAI BE. In the morning board a local boat for Sa Dec. Once ashore, you will tour the town noteworthy as the place where the French writer Marguerite Duras spent many years in her youth. Visit a local market, Fujian Temple and the house of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, Duras’ Chinese paramour, which is now a small museum. Afterwards board a coach for Xeo Quyt, used as a base during the French and U.S. wars and now an important ecological site, with its jungle overgrowth. After lunch on board, a local boat will take you to Cai Be’s spectacular floating market; then you will go ashore to see candy and rice paper workshops. This evening, enjoy a gourmet Farewell Dinner on board. (B,L,D)
Day 14, HO CHI MINH CITY – DISEMBARK. Your cruise comes to an end as the ship docks at My Tho Port, followed by a transfer to Ho Chi Minh City. As the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina, Saigon was known as “Paris of the Orient.” Today, Vietnam’s largest city is an industrial, cultural and educational hub, but still retains vestiges of its colonial past. Upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, you will enjoy a city tour that explores famous landmarks, such as the former Presidential Palace, Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral; Cho Lon (China Town) and its famous Binh Tay market and Thien Hau pagoda. Overnight at a luxurious hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. (B,L)
Day 15 HO CHI MINH CITY. Today is free to explore Ho Chi Minh City on your own, perhaps venturing to nearby shops and markets for mementos of your Southeast Asian odyssey. (B)
Day 16, HO CHI MINH CITY. After breakfast, check out for your homeward journey. (B)
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2 nights hotel accommodation in Hanoi at the Sofitel Legend Metropole (or similar), including daily buffet breakfast
Overnight stay on board a luxurious Traditional Wooden Junk in Ha Long Bay
3 nights hotel accommodation in Siem Reap at the Sofitel Royal Angkor (or similar), including daily buffet breakfast
7 nights deluxe cruise accommodation in an outside stateroom - most staterooms with balconies
Life enriching tours and excursions
Gourmet dining with all meals included during your cruise
Free-flowing wine and beer with every lunch dinner on board
Complimentary house-brand spirits and soft drinks during cruise Bottled water in every stateroom replenished daily Welcome Dinner and Farewell Cocktail Party & Dinner
2 nights hotel accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at the Sofitel Saigon (or similar), including buffet breakfast
On board special highlights including folklore dances and music performances, culture discussion forums, theme dinners and piano entertainment
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Non-smoking environment (smoking permitted only on the Sun Deck)
Visa: A visa is required for travel to Vietnam and Cambodia; please consult with your Consulate for more information.
Siem Reap Embarkation Day: During low water season, transfer from Siem Reap to the ship via coach to Preak Kdam, a small village on the Tonle River.
Siem Reap Disembarkation Day: During low water season, disembark the ship at Preak Kdam, a small village on the Tonle River, and transfer via coach to Siem Reap.
Phnom Penh: No bare shoulders or shorts for ladies during the Royal Palace visit.
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