Saigon - Siem Reap by Amalotus Cruise 8 days

Day 1 SUN, Ho Chi Minh City - Embarkation (L, D)

Day 2 MON, Cai Be Floating Market (B, L, D)

At 7:00 to 9:00, a hearty breakfast will be served. At 10:00 to 11:30, a seminar on The Life on Mekong River. Lunch from 12:30 to 14:00. At 14:30, get ready for the first excursion at Cai Be. Explore the hidden treasures through the canals on riverboats and partake in late morning bantering with floating markets vendors before going ashore to visit traditional candies making factory and rice paper mills. Return to the Amalotus Cruise at 17:00. Enjoy Mekong Folk Dances at 18:30 followed by cocktail & briefing at 19:15. At 19:30 dinner is served and pianist plays from 21:00 to 23:00. Night cruising to Sadec.

Overnight on the Amalotus Cruise

Day 3 TUE, Sadec - Tan Chau (B, L, D)

Enjoy breakfast from 7:00. At 8:30, follow the guide to this quaint city of Marguerite Duras. Visit the old house of Huynh Thuy Le’s now known as The Lovers Museum, local markets along the paved river banks, the ancient Pagoda and the Chinese deities at the Fujian Temple. Pass by the school where Marguerite's mother's taught and view the home of Marguerite from across the river bank. The excursion ends at 11:30. At noon, cruise to Tan Chau. From 12:30 lunch is served. You will enjoy another interesting session on Vietnam History - The Past & Present. At 18:30 to 19:30, daily cocktail hours and briefing. At 19:30, proceed to the restaurant for dinner. Pianist performs from 21:00 to 23:00.

Overnight on the Amalotus Cruise

Day 4 WED, Tan Chau and Border Crossing (B, L, D)

Breakfast from 7:00 to 8:30. At 8:30, transfers to small boats, visit a floating fish farm and navigates along the tiny tribunals where stilt houses are haphazardly leaning on one another. Go ashore and make a city tours on Xe Loi where stops will be made at traditional silk making factory and rattan mats and slippers making factory. At 11:30, return to the Amalotus Cruise and prepare for lunch. At 12:00, cast off for the Vietnamese/Cambodian borders for port and immigration formalities. Lunch is served from 12:30 to 14:00. At 14:00, commence border-crossing procedures. From 15:00 to 16:30 enjoy a seminar session on Indochina - The Past & Present. At 17:00, start the second part of the journey into Cambodia and heads towards Phnom Penh. Cocktail and briefing is scheduled at 18:30. Dinner is served from 19:30 to 21:00. Pianist performs from 21:00 to 23:00. Enjoy the first night in Cambodia.

Overnight on the Amalotus Cruise

Day 5 THU, Phnom Penh (B, L, D)

Breakfast will be served from 7:00 to 8:30. Visit Phnom Penh city from 8:30. Travel around by motor coach/bus and visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum. At 12:00 return to the boat for a re-energizing power lunch to prepare for the second part of the excursion today. At 14:30, take motor coach/bus and visit the Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng (S21) detention center. This excursion ends at 17:30. At 18:30 to 19:30, meet guide for cocktail & briefing. Dinner is served from 19:30 to 21:00. After dinner, a special Khmer folk performance awaits at the Saigon Lounge. The performance will starts at 21:00 and ends at 22:00. Pianist performs from 22:00 to 23:00. Night cruising to Kampong Cham.

Overnight on the Amalotus Cruise

Day 6 FRI, Kampong Cham (B, L, D)

Day 7 SAT, Tonle River - Kampong Chhnang - Tonle Lake (B, L, D)

Day 8 SUN, Siem Reap - Disembarkation* (B, L, D)