Pricing & Availability
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15 Sep 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
19 Sep 2024
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,380
Grande Suite
$2,430
Prestige Suite
$2,050
Signature Suite
$1,763
Vista Suite
$1,570
Superior Suite
$1,380
19 Sep 2024
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
22 Sep 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,044
Grande Suite
$1,834
Prestige Suite
$1,547
Signature Suite
$1,332
Vista Suite
$1,189
Superior Suite
$1,044
22 Sep 2024
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
25 Sep 2024
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,044
Grande Suite
$1,834
Prestige Suite
$1,547
Signature Suite
$1,332
Vista Suite
$1,189
Superior Suite
$1,044
25 Sep 2024
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
29 Sep 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,380
Grande Suite
$2,430
Prestige Suite
$2,050
Signature Suite
$1,763
Vista Suite
$1,570
Superior Suite
$1,380
13 Oct 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
20 Oct 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
13 Oct 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
17 Oct 2024
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
17 Oct 2024
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
20 Oct 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
27 Oct 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
03 Nov 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
27 Oct 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
31 Oct 2024
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
31 Oct 2024
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
03 Nov 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
17 Nov 2024
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
24 Nov 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
17 Nov 2024
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
20 Nov 2024
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
20 Nov 2024
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
24 Nov 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
24 Nov 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
28 Nov 2024
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
24 Nov 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
01 Dec 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
28 Nov 2024
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
01 Dec 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
22 Dec 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
26 Dec 2024
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
22 Dec 2024
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
29 Dec 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
26 Dec 2024
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
29 Dec 2024
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
29 Dec 2024
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
01 Jan 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
01 Jan 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
05 Jan 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
05 Jan 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
09 Jan 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
05 Jan 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
12 Jan 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
09 Jan 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
12 Jan 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
26 Jan 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
02 Feb 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
26 Jan 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
29 Jan 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
29 Jan 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
02 Feb 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
23 Feb 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
02 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
23 Feb 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
26 Feb 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
26 Feb 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
02 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
02 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
06 Mar 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
02 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
09 Mar 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
06 Mar 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
09 Mar 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
16 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
20 Mar 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
16 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
23 Mar 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
20 Mar 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
23 Mar 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,799
Prestige Suite
$2,399
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
30 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
03 Apr 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,999
Grande Suite
$3,599
Prestige Suite
$2,999
Signature Suite
$2,599
Vista Suite
$2,299
Superior Suite
$1,999
30 Mar 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
06 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,499
Grande Suite
$6,299
Prestige Suite
$5,299
Signature Suite
$4,599
Vista Suite
$3,999
Superior Suite
$3,499
03 Apr 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
06 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,299
Grande Suite
$2,099
Prestige Suite
$1,799
Signature Suite
$1,599
Vista Suite
$1,399
Superior Suite
$1,299
13 Apr 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
17 Apr 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,699
Prestige Suite
$2,299
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
13 Apr 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
20 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$2,699
Grande Suite
$4,699
Prestige Suite
$3,999
Signature Suite
$3,499
Vista Suite
$3,199
Superior Suite
$2,699
17 Apr 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
20 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,299
Grande Suite
$2,099
Prestige Suite
$1,799
Signature Suite
$1,599
Vista Suite
$1,399
Superior Suite
$1,299
20 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
27 Apr 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$2,699
Grande Suite
$4,699
Prestige Suite
$3,999
Signature Suite
$3,499
Vista Suite
$3,199
Superior Suite
$2,699
20 Apr 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
23 Apr 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,299
Grande Suite
$2,099
Prestige Suite
$1,799
Signature Suite
$1,599
Vista Suite
$1,399
Superior Suite
$1,299
23 Apr 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
27 Apr 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$1,599
Grande Suite
$2,699
Prestige Suite
$2,299
Signature Suite
$1,999
Vista Suite
$1,799
Superior Suite
$1,599
14 Oct 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
18 Oct 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
14 Oct 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
21 Oct 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
18 Oct 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
21 Oct 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
21 Oct 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
24 Oct 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
21 Oct 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
28 Oct 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
24 Oct 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
28 Oct 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
11 Nov 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
18 Nov 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
11 Nov 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
15 Nov 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
15 Nov 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
18 Nov 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
18 Nov 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
25 Nov 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
18 Nov 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
21 Nov 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
21 Nov 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
25 Nov 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
16 Dec 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
23 Dec 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
16 Dec 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
3 nights
19 Dec 2025
PHNOM PENH
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
19 Dec 2025
Phmon Penh
DOWNSTREAM
4 nights
23 Dec 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
23 Dec 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
4 nights
27 Dec 2025
Phmon Penh
FROM PER PERSON
$2,199
Grande Suite
$3,999
Prestige Suite
$3,299
Signature Suite
$2,899
Vista Suite
$2,599
Superior Suite
$2,199
23 Dec 2025
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
30 Dec 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
27 Dec 2025
PHNOM PENH
UPSTREAM
3 nights
30 Dec 2025
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$1,799
Grande Suite
$3,099
Prestige Suite
$2,699
Signature Suite
$2,199
Vista Suite
$1,999
Superior Suite
$1,799
30 Dec 2025
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
06 Jan 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
06 Jan 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
13 Jan 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
03 Feb 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
10 Feb 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
24 Feb 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
03 Mar 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
03 Mar 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
10 Mar 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$3,899
Grande Suite
$6,999
Prestige Suite
$5,899
Signature Suite
$5,099
Vista Suite
$4,399
Superior Suite
$3,899
15 Sep 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
22 Sep 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$2,999
Grande Suite
$5,199
Prestige Suite
$4,399
Signature Suite
$3,899
Vista Suite
$3,599
Superior Suite
$2,999
22 Sep 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
29 Sep 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
13 Oct 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
20 Oct 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
20 Oct 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
27 Oct 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
10 Nov 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
17 Nov 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
17 Nov 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
24 Nov 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
15 Dec 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
22 Dec 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
22 Dec 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
UPSTREAM
7 nights
29 Dec 2026
Siem Reap
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
29 Dec 2026
Siem Reap
DOWNSTREAM
7 nights
05 Jan 2027
Ho Chi Minh City
FROM PER PERSON
$4,299
Grande Suite
$7,699
Prestige Suite
$6,499
Signature Suite
$5,699
Vista Suite
$4,899
Superior Suite
$4,299
Journey inclusions
- 7 nights onboard the luxurious Mekong Navigator
- Full board including themed dinners, welcome and farewell reception
- Complimentary house wine for lunch and dinner
- Complimentary local coffee and fine tea selection, soft-drinks, local beer and local spirits
- Complimentary water bottle for excursions
- Complimentary wifi in-room and public areas
- Lotus Cruises exclusive’s series of cultural performances, educational talks, food demonstration classes
- English speaking crew and English expert local guides
- All entrance fees, transportation as mentioned in the shore excursion program
- Deluxe Sampans with cold towel service, fresh fruit and tea/coffee service (where applicable)
- Individual VOX listening devices throughout cruise shore excursion program
- Shoe cleaning after excursion
- Welcome drink and cold towel service following excursions
- Transfers from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham and from My Tho to Ho Chi Minh City (coach transfer) or vice versa
- Gratuities for crew onboard
Itinerary 7 nights
In the afternoon, enjoy a scenic drive from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho port, South Vietnam. From there, you will begin your journey aboard the luxurious Mekong Navigator cruise ship. After settling into your well-appointed suite/cabin, that evening, following a welcome reception, safety briefing, and introduction to key members of our crew, a delicious Vietnamese ‘Mekong Delta’ Welcome Dinner is served in Le Marche Dining Room.
In Cai Be, board the rowing boat with rower in conical hats for an enjoyable excursion along the lovely canals of the Mekong Delta with beautiful scenes. After finishing the rowing, the sampan will cruise on a tapestry of waterways bringing us to a cottage factory where industrious artisans produce rice paper, rice wine and popped rice. There’s a selection of postcards, souvenirs, and beautiful oil paintings on sale. Continue into the long and narrow canals of Cai Be towards Cau Xeo with many photo opportunities of rice barges, rice husking mills, water palm thatching cottages, temples, etc. along the cruise. On return to the ship, an elegant buffet lunch is served while sailing upstream through tranquil riverine scenery towards Sa Dec.
This afternoon, your sampans return for a leisurely, scenic navigation of the narrow canals of the Mekong, where you will observe daily routines of the villagers en route to the historic town of Sa Dec. In the town of Sa Dec you visit the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, the inspiration of Marguerite Duras' novel, L'Amant (The Lover), as well as the Chinese Temple - Kien An Cung which was built in honor of the Huynh Thuy Le Family. From there, you will begin a walk through the town's market, where you experience the sights, sounds, smells and provides you wonderful photo opportunities of the colorful fresh produce, meat, live fish and seafood for sale.
This morning, we make a short journey from ship to shore by traditional sampan, visiting a typical evergreen farming village on the Mekong Delta, the My An Hung village. We walk through the verdant village, interact with villagers, enjoy fresh coconut in the garden… A local family would invite us for some honey tea and fruit while we enjoy the “don ca tai tu” folk music, followed by an impressive VOVINAM Vietnam Martial Arts performed by the teenagers of the village.
In the afternoon, your sampans will bring you to the local island village of Long Khanh A (Hong Ngu district), not far from the Vietnam - Cambodia border. Hong Ngu produces a large number of the traditional, Khmer scarves exported to Cambodia. Woven in many homes around the village, you will have the opportunity to see the weaving process at several homes. Some villagers are also embroidery artists, displaying their art in and around the homes. The inhabitants of this area had only encountered one western visitor prior to the arrival of the Mekong Navigator, and are especially friendly and welcoming. Before returning to the sampans, we will walk around this evergreen island and visit the home of a local War Veteran.
This morning we sail upstream to enjoy a leisurely cruise and taking in the sights along the Mekong River reaching Phnom Penh in late afternoon. Some cultural activities are planned on board (introduction of tropical fruits and fruit tasting, demonstration of Vietnamese spring roll making, introduction of traditional Cambodian costumes).
In the evening, before dinner, there is a cocktail and sabering time hosted by our Captain.
In the morning, learn more about the darkest days of Cambodian history. After a scenic 45-minute drive from the ship, you arrive at the Choeung Ek killing fields, where you may walk through the fields, visit the small museum and Buddhist memorial stupa, and learn more about the atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime. Before returning to the ship, there is a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S-21), the former school converted to the main prison and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge.
After returning to the ship from the S-21, enjoy a free afternoon in Phnom Penh - shopping, dining at one of the many wonderful restaurants, or exploring the city independently.
(There is a scheduled shuttle coach with your local guide provided from the Port to the Central Market for your shopping time).
Pre-dinner cultural entertainment is provided on the Sun Deck as guests enjoy a performance by local children of Apsara, the Khmer national dance and other traditional folk dances.
After breakfast on board this morning, Tuk Tuk drivers meet you on the pier for an exciting morning tour of the best sites in Phnom Penh. You are gently transported along the riverfront to the Royal Palace complex which is the official residence of the King of Cambodia, where you enjoy a leisure walk through the grounds. After viewing the Throne Hall and Moonlight Pavilion, you visit the famous Silver Pagoda, home of Cambodia's Emerald Buddha and the Maitreya Buddha, which is encrusted with more than 9,000 diamonds.
Your Tuk Tuk is waiting outside to take you on the short ride to the open-air National Museum, Cambodia’s largest museum of cultural history with one of the world’s largest collections of Khmer art and ceramics as well as Angkorian and pre-Angkorian artefacts, excavated at the Angkor Temple complex at Siem Reap, as well as other areas around Cambodia.
After returning to the ship, enjoy a free afternoon in Phnom Penh.
DAY 7: WAT ROKA KAONG - OPOPEL VILLAGE - KAMPONG CHAM
This morning we will visit Wat Roka Kaong. Based on archaeologists’ statements this Temple complex was built in 1840. Some parts of the building were made by wood and have been renovated 1998. An emerald statue was found during the renovation believed to be over 180 years old and given this Wat its second name Wat KeoMoni Chort (Emerald). In front of the two Golden Buddhist Columns (53meter tall), where two temples, the north temple called Preah Keo Preah Kor and the south temple called BakSei Chamkrong. Unfortunately, Baksei Chamkrong temple was destroyed by a landslide in 2020. Enjoy wandering around this temple complex and then proceed to the Main Pagoda.
Upon entering the beautiful and colourful Main Pagoda, we receive a traditional water blessing from the local monks.
This afternoon we have a visit to the rural and charming village of Opopel, with its stilted houses and grazing Brahim cows seeking the shade of banana trees. You feel a sense of timelessness here, witnessing the rhythm of rural life. A visit is made to the home of a local family who discusses their lifestyle, then onto the local school to join children in their classroom giving you a glimpse a typical Cambodian school day. A leisurely stroll through the village offers an opportunity to take photos of this place that time has forgotten. On your way back we make a brief stop at the local monastery.
In the evening, you gather in the Sun Deck in front of the Le Salon Lounge for a Farewell Reception with the entire crew, before enjoying a Cambodian Farewell Dinner in Le Marche Dining Room.
Following breakfast, you say goodbye to the crew as you disembark the cruise and transfer from Kampong Cham to Siem Reap, Cambodia, with a lunch stop, arriving in Siem Reap in the afternoon.
