L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh

Best places to visit: Saigon - Ben Tre - My Tho - Cai Be - Vinh Long Province - Sa Dec - Chau Doc - Phnom Penh

Durations

5 days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

20 people

Departure

Monthly


The following day, we benefited from a short halt to visit CanTho floating market, so colorful. Later, we set sail to Rach Gia, cruising a small river liven up by the coming and going of sampans and junks


Itinerary :

*BRIEF ITINERARY:
Day 1: Saigon – My Tho – Ben Tre – Cai Be
Day 2: Cai Be – Vinh Long – Sa Dec
Day 3: Sa Dec – Chau Doc
Day 4: Chau Doc
Day 5: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh

Day 1 – L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh: Saigon – My Tho – Ben Tre – Cai Be  (dinner) 

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L’Amant Cruise

Meeting point is at 10H30 at the lobby of the Caravelle Hotel. Then, drive through to My Tho – the gateway to the Mekong Delta. On arrival, embark on board L’AMANT and enjoy a lunch and get acquainted with the crew.
After lunch, board a river-boat to explore the hidden treasures of the Xep canal and islands with tropical fruit gardens. An exciting ride on a carriage drawn by small horses awaits you for a stroll through the fascinating farming villages. Enjoy the tasty fruits and tea with natural honey.
Then continue your journey on a sampan boat through small canals.
Welcome dinner and overnight on board of L’AMANT.

Day 2 – L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh: Cai Be – Vinh Long – Sa Dec (breakfast/lunch/dinner)

After breakfast, board a local sampan boat and sail through the canals to explore Cai Be’s vibrant floating market, visit a charming ancient colonial house and handicraft workshop. Return on board of L’Amant for lunch. In the early afternoon, take a small boat for a journey towards An Binh islands, continue the tour by bicycle to visit Tien Chau ancient pagoda, some tropical fruit orchard gardens and witness the everyday life of the Mekong Delta. Continue to visit a traditional house and enjoy some mouth-watering tropical fruits. Anchorage near Sa Dec. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 3 – L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh: Sa Dec – Chau Doc (breakfast/lunch/dinner)

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Sa Dec Stopover

After breakfast, tour Sa Dec, the town where the French Writer, Marguerite Duras spent her childhood. Famous for its flowers and bonsai plants, stop at the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le, the “house of the Chinese” described in Marguerite Duras’novel, L’Amant. Pass-by the school where Margerite’s mother has taught and be charmed by the pleasant greetings of the school children. Return on board of L’AMANT for lunch. Sail to Chau Doc. During the afternoon, you can enjoy a cooking class or just relax on the sun deck. Anchorage on the way to Chau Doc.

Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 4 – L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh: Chau Doc (breakfast/lunch/dinner)

In the morning, you will reach the city of Chau Doc, the border city with Cambodia. Visit a floating fishing farm where thousands of fishes are breed for export and visit a mosque in a Cham village. In the afternoon, visit Sam Mountain, a popular pilgrimage site where you will find a large number of Chinese, Cham and Khmer temples. Farewell dinner and overnight on board.

Day 5 – L’Amant Upstream Cruise Tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (breakfast) 

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Passing to Chau Doc

After breakfast, disembark and depart to the Cambodian border by speed boat, go through the customs formalities and continue your cruise to Phnom Penh arriving by early afternoon.
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For departure date, Please contact us for details!

We are offering 10% off  compared with the below rates published by L’Amant Cruise! This policy is applied for Client’s booking with 2 Cabins only!

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[include] • Full board accommodation, including meals, coffee, tea & drinking water.
• French or English speaking guide.
• Visits mentioned in the program.
• Entrance fees.
• Transportation from departure port to arrival port
• Transfer OUT / from Chau Doc to Phom Phenh by speed boat.[/include]

[exclude] • Personal Travel Insurance.
• Tours & meals other than those mentioned in the program.
• Transfers from/to airport and hotels.
• Personal expenses. [/exclude]

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