RV AmaDara Cruise

ActivitiesEmbark and cruise to Kampong Chhnang

MealWelcome Reception/Theme Dinner

IncludedTransportation, cabin on board, tour guide

Today you will board your river cruise ship at Preak Kdam, a small village on the Tonle River. Meet your fellow travelers at a Welcome Dinner as the ship cruises to Kampong Chhnang.

ActivitiesMotor boat excursion into lakeside wetlands & visit Koh Chen Silversmith village

MealB/L/D

IncludedAccommodation, entrance fee, tour guide, transportation

After breakfast, a local boat will take you into the lakeside wetlands that form the mouth of the Tonle Sap River. Enjoy the stunning variety of bird life here, and be on the lookout for the traps used to catch fish in this area – some are over a half-mile long! In the afternoon, take a leisurely walk to the Koh Chen village. You will also visit home workshops specializing in silversmithing and copper-smithing.

ActivitiesVisit Buddhist Monastery, take oxcart Ride; Visit Vihara and Phnom Penh Walking Tour

MealB/L/D

IncludedTour guide, sightseeing ticket, accommodation, transportation

This morning you will be transferred to Oudong, the former capital of Cambodia, and tour a monastery where you will receive a special Buddhist blessing. In Kampong Tralach, you will have a truly memorable excursion – an oxcart ride through the rice paddies surrounding a small village. Later, your ship will depart for Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where an afternoon walking tour will give you a wonderful introduction to the city. Your tour includes a stop at Wat Phnom. Return to the ship for dinner and an onboard Khmer folk performance presented by local children. The vessel moors overnight in Phnom Penh

ActivitiesExploration of capital Phnom Penh

MealB/L/D

IncludedTour guide, transportation, entrance fee, cabin on board

This morning you will take an excursion to Cambodia’s infamous Killing Fields and also visit the Khmer Rouge’s grim Tuol Sleng S21 detention center (Genocide Museum) just outside the city. After lunch on board, your afternoon tour explores the highlights of the city, famous for its French colonial architecture, busy cafés and colorful nightlife. Visit the Royal Palace, the spectacular Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, which has an outstanding collection of Khmer crafts. An overnight on the waterfront provides an opportunity to dine on your own in one of many nearby restaurants.

ActivitiesBorder crossing from Cambodia to Vietnam

MealB/L/D

IncludedSightseeing ticket, cabin on board, transportation, tour guide

Spend the day cruising the Mekong River and crossing the border into Vietnam. Your vessel moors at the small town of Tan Chau, Vietnam.

ActivitiesOption for choosing: Trishaw ride and craftsmen’s workshop or boat ride and craftsmen’s workshops

MealB/L/D

IncludedTour guide, transportation, accommodation, entrance fee

This morning, you will visit Tan Chau, a small Mekong River town unspoiled by tourism. Take one of two tours this morning, your first option to is take a traditional “xe-loi” (trishaw) ride around the town, with stops at a silk-making workshop and another that produces rattan mats and slippers. Alternatively, you will take a boat ride through the narrow channels of the Mekong River to several scenic locations, including a small village known as “Evergreen Island.” Return to Tan Chau, where you will visit workshops that make silk and rattan mats in the village. This afternoon, your ship cruises to Sa Dec, where it will moor overnight.

ActivitiesArrive Hanoi, check-in hotel, go on a city tour and enjoy dinner.

MealB/L/D

IncludedTour guide, sightseeing ticket, accommodation, transportation

In the morning, board a local boat for Sa Dec. Once ashore, you will tour the town where French writer Marguerite Duras spent many years in her youth. Visit a colorful local market, and the house of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, Duras’ Chinese paramour, now a small museum. Afterwards, board a motor coach for Xeo Quyt, once used as a base during the French and U.S. wars and now an important ecological site. After lunch on board, a local boat will take you to Cai Be’s spectacular floating market. You have an opportunity to visit candy and rice paper workshops. This evening, enjoy a festive Farewell Dinner on board.

ActivitiesArrive Hanoi, check-in hotel, go on a city tour and enjoy dinner.

MealBreakfast

IncludedTransportation, tour guide

Following breakfast, your cruise comes to an end as the ship docks at My Tho port and transfer to Ho Chi Minh city