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Upstream Mekong River to Angkor Wat
Duration: 6 days
- 5 nights
Departure: Daily
Start From: Ho Chi Minh or Reverse
Destinations: Ho Chi Minh, CaiBe, VinhLong,
CanTho, ChauDoc, Phnom Penh,
Siem Reap, Angkor
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PA TOURS designs a superb trip for families
and individuals; this is a marvelous blend of the Vietnamese
Mekong World and the magnificence of the Cambodia’s Khmer
civilization. Beginning in Saigon, explore the markets.
Drive to Cai Be and Vinh Long; enjoy the trip from Can Tho
along the Mekong to Phnom Penh. Your journey will finish in
Siem Reap, where you will explore the temples of the Angkor
Civilization.
Immersed in these local communities and experience the best
of these two cultures!

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BRIEF
ITINERARY:
Day 1:
Ho Chi Minh –
Mekong Delta
- Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho (L)
Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc (B)
Day 3: Chau Doc –
Phnom Penh by speed boat / Half
day city tour (B)
Day 4: Phnom Penh –
Siem Reap
by speed boat -
Angkor
Wat (B)
Day 5: Siem Reap – Full day Angkor Visit (B)
Day 6: Morning Angkor Visit – Afternoon depart
Siem Reap (B)
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DETAIL
ITINERARY:
Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho
8.00am: Your guide and driver will pick you up at
your hotel. Depart Saigon and drive southward to the
Cai Be.
Enjoy the sightseeing in Mekong which is translated
in Vietnamese as “Nine Dragon River’ This is special
experiences to see the real life of the local living
along this river Delta. The visit includes the Candy
factory, orchard garden, traditional music and have
your own lunch with family in the garden. Crossing
river to island by motorized boat, some part by oars
boats and also by cycling to get the real sense of
countryside. We will disembark the boat at Vinh Long
pier and take the drive to Can Tho city where we
will stay overnight.
Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho
Meals: Lunch.
Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc
After breakfast check out the hotel and head
north-west to Chau Doc, situated on the Cambodian
border. Transfer to Victoria Chau Doc Hotel on
arrival. In the afternoon take a boat to visit the
unique farms where fish are bred in wooden cages
suspended under floating houses on the river.
Continue by boat to visit a village of stilt houses
belonging to the Cham minority where colorful
traditional textiles are woven on old wooden looms.
Return to dry land in time to drive up Sam Mountain
to watch the sunset over the Cambodian border.
Accommodation: Hotel in Chau Doc
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh by speed boat / Half
day city tour
After breakfast board the speed boat to Phnom Penh.
Visa formalities take about 45 minutes at the border
and Cambodian visas can be issued at the border.
Continue by river to Phnom Penh. Meet our guide and
transfer to hotel. This city was once considered one
of the most beautiful in the Orient, and despite its
recent turbulent history it still retains a colonial
charm. Relax and have your own late lunch at the
fine local restaurant. Then take a city tour to
visit the National Museum, Vat Phnom Temple, and the
Center Market.
Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap by speed boat /
Afternoon Angkor Visit
After breakfast, we will be immediately transferred
to the Boat Harbor to take an express motor craft
from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, across the Tonle Sap
Lake and upstream the Tonle Sap River. Before
arriving in Siem Reap, we will pass by a floating
village where the people move their houses. They
have everything needed to make a good living by
fishing and they have grocery shops as well as a
school. Welcomed and transferred to Siem Reap for
check-in hotel and have your own lunch. In the
afternoon, we will visit the ancient city of Angkor
Thom: the Bayon temple, the Baphuan, the Elephant
Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Siem Reap – Full day Angkor Visit
After breakfast, you will spend the morning on an
extensive tour of the magnificent
12th century Angkor Wat. You will have your own
lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, you will visit Sras Srang, Banteay
Kdei, the fabulous Ta Prohm Temple, embraced by the
roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers
and the small twin temples of Chau Say Tevoda and
Thommanon.
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Morning Angkor Visit – Afternoon depart
Siem Reap
After breakfast, you will depart for a visit to
Banteay Srei, Kbal Spean (River of 1,000 Lingas) and
Banteay Samre. Have your own lunch, and then we take
the drive to the airport for the departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
Include:
Accommodation with daily breakfast based on
double/twin room
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B: Breakfast,
L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
Transportation by private A/C vehicle
Boat trip Mekong delta and excursions
Speed boat tickets: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh, Phnom
Penh – Siem Reap
English speaking Tour Guide
All entrance fees and permits where applicable,
including Angkor Temple pass
2 bottles of mineral water/person/day
Exclude:
Meals that not mentioned in the program
Vietnam and Cambodia Visas
Travel insurance
International flight and International departure tax
Tipping, drinks and other personal expenses
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