RV Mekong Princess Cruise Downstream 8 days: Siem Reap - Saigon

Morning

Our expert guide will pick you up from your hotel in Siem Reap around 7:00 by shuttle bus. 

Then we drive a motor-coach to Kampong Cham and start to board the RV Mekong Princess for lunch. 

Once aboard, you will hear a brief safety guide in the Ramvong Lounge before setting down your luggage in the luxury cabin.

Afternoon & Evening

You are free all afternoon in the RV Mekong Princess Cruise. Relax in your cabin or admire the sunshine on the deck, immersing yourself in the scenery and romantic ambiance of the enchanting Mekong River. 

After a leisurely cruise in the afternoon, savor a Cambodian welcome dinner on board. The ship moves to Angkor Ban and docks overnight.

Relax in a onboard lavish suite

Morning 

After breakfast, we transfer to the charming town of Angkor Ban. Here, you have a chance to meet local people and have a special blessing ceremony in the pagoda. 

Then we continue to visit the local family’s house and learn about their daily life. Through the village nearby is the local school where we can join the children’s classes and experience how the school day is so exciting. 

After exploration, we go back to the ship and sail back to Phnom Penh to have lunch.

Afternoon

We go on a half-day Phnom Penh tour to learn about many famous attractions in the capital of Cambodia. Advent, the destination, is known as the motherland of the Buddhist faith. 

Keep your ride along to the Royal Palace, feel free to walk around the campus, and admire the ancient beauty of Throne Hall and Moonlight Pavilion. 

Among the enormous stupas and spirit houses, you can visit Silver Pagoda. The pagoda is home to most of Cambodia's Emerald Buddha and Maitreya Buddha, encrusted with more than 9,000 diamonds.

After taking a short rest, you will drive to the National Museum to see numerous items from the Siem Reap-area Angkor Archaeological Site and other locations close to the erstwhile Khmer Empire.

Evening 

Dinner is served while enjoying the river scenery. Our group stay overnight on board.

Explore Silver Pagoda With Spirit Houses

Morning

We will transfer to Choeung Ek in about 45 minutes by private motor coach from our cruise. 

You can learn more about the darkest day of Cambodian history through the killing fields, small museum and Memorial Stupa, as well as the horrors committed during the Khmer Rouge era. 

Before driving back to Phnom Penh, we stop at Tuol Sleng, known as S-21, The large school turns into a prison and torture headquarters by the Khmer Rouge.

Afternoon & Evening

Free discovery of the charming city of Phnom Penh in the afternoon.

Admire the entertainment performances of culture, including Apsara Dance, several of Cambodia’s traditional dances and traditional folk dances. 

Then you can eat dinner onboard while it is sailing toward Vietnam, the border of Cambodia.

Learn About Cambodian History In Choeung Ek

Morning

After passengers have completed immigration formalities, we will depart for the village of Hong Ngu on an island near the Vietnam-Cambodia border.

In Hong Ngu village, you have the chance to witness the waving process at a few homes, and most of the Khmer scarves are exported to Cambodia from here. 

Then we visited a local temple dedicated to the unique Hoa Hao religion from this region of Vietnam.

Afternoon & Evening

After lunchtime, we reach Gieng Island by boarding sampans and take a walk around the local sampan village, which specializes in sampan production. 

Take a canal to discover mango farms along the river shore and try one of the most exciting modes of transportation in here, called “xe loi” (motor trishaw), to see Phanxico Monastery.

Our cruise moves to Hoa An and we stay onboard overnight.

Witness Waving Process In Hong Ngu Village

Morning

Continue the journey to Hoa An Village, where you will find an unspoiled place renowned for its seasonal cultivation and fruit diversity.

Before embarking on the sampan, you will have the chance to get on "xe loi" and walk around the tranquil village filled with rice paddies and fruit orchards.

The last destination is one of the traditional conical hat-making families, with whom you can chat and learn about how to make the products.

Afternoon & Evening

Our ship continues its excursion on a ship through the Mekong Delta to Can Tho city, known as Tay Do, the capital of the Mekong Delta Area. Our group keeps going to Zihuang Pagoda to admire the unicorn dances. 

Have dinner and relax onboard and the ship docks in Can Tho overnight.

Visit Unique Architecture At Zihuang Pagoda

Morning

In the early morning, we board sampans to join the bustling atmosphere of Cai Rang floating market. As we sail into the market, the local boats selling produce are a cultural value of daily lives on Mekong Delta.

On the way, you can have the chance to taste juicy fruit and coconut water, a special Vietnamese "anti-aging drink", and discover the production of local noodles in a floating factory.

Buffet breakfast is served on the board.

Afternoon

We keep going on excursions leaving Ninh Kieu Wharf, Can Tho city, downstream the river to sail through Tra On Rivulet mouth, Nicolai Canal, Mang Thit Canal, Cho Lach Rivulet mouth and Mekong River. The ship docks overnight in Ben Tre Province.

The Bustling Atmosphere In Cai Rang Floating Market

Morning

Let's take a sampan ride through the channel lined with mangroves and try one of the most famous local transportations called "xe lam" to see local coconut candy production.

Afterwards, walk to a fruit orchard where you can learn how the locals plant fruit trees and enjoy the fresh, tasty tropical fruits.

We transfer to the pier to sail local boats for a trip through the narrow creeks lined with Nipah palm. 

Afternoon & Evening

Turn back to our cruise for a leisurely adventure to Cho Gao Canal, Vam Co River, Nuoc Man Canal, Soai Rap River and Saigon River through the Mekong River. 

Savor Fresh Fruits Of Mekong Delta

Morning

A sumptuous buffet breakfast will be prepared at the restaurant. Around 8:00, it’s time to say goodbye to the RV Mekong Princess and our crews at Saigon Port.

A bus will drive you from the ship to your hotel or Tan Son Nhat International Airport.