WAT HANCHEY–ANGKOR BAN

Water Blessings and Back-to-School Adventures 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Visit Wat Hanchey, a hilltop temple dating back to the 8th century. Climb or be driven to the top where you will enjoy stunning views of the surrounding area and partake in a traditional water blessing given by local monks. 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

After lunch, enjoy a Walking Tour through the rural village of Angkor Ban. Here, you will visit a traditional Khmer house and interact with children at a local school.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KAMPONG TRALACH 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

KAMPONG TRALACH–KONPONG LOUANG–PHNOM PENH – PHNOM PENH

Calm in the Cambodian Countryside 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Your Guided Sightseeing starts in Kampong Tralach with an Ox-Cart Ride through the beautiful Cambodian countryside. Along the way, stop to meet a local farmer and learn about his daily life. At the silversmith village in Konpong Louang, see talented craftsmen use age-old techniques to turn pure silver into works of art.

Sail to the capital city of Phnom Penh this afternoon.

PHNOM PENH

A Dark History or Market Dynamics 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

After lunch, a Visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and one of the Killing Fields provides a glimpse into the atrocities inicted on the Cambodian people by the Khmer Rouge regime, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Visit the lively Central Market with its unique Art Deco design by tuk-tuk. is evening, spend some free time exploring the city on your own. Perhaps follow the riverfront promenade to the historic Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC). 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

PHNOM PENH

The Royal Treatment 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Join a Guided Tour of the city by private cyclo with visits to the Royal Palace with the spectacular Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum featuring an outstanding display of Khmer artifacts. e remainder of the day is yours to enjoy at your leisure. Just before dinner, children from a local orphanage will perform a show, featuring local song and dance.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIETNAM/CAMBODIA BORDER 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

BORDER CROSSING–CHAU DOC, VIETNAM

Good Morning Vietnam! 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Take a Village Walk through the Chau Doc market and absorb the atmosphere as locals are busy buying and selling sh, meat, and produce. After lunch, embark on a Guided Excursion down the backwaters of the Mekong. Along the way, see traditional oating homes, speedboat merchants, religious sites, a market selling dried goods, and more.

EVENING CRUISE TO LONG KHANH A 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

LONG KHANH A–CU LAO GIENG

Cotton Weaving, Conical Hats, and Handcrafted Sampans 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

This morning, a sampan brings you to the village of Long Khanh A, for a Cotton-Weaving Demonstration of this wellpreserved tradition. 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

This afternoon, enjoy scenes of daily life on Cu Lao Gieng Island via sampan and local motor cart. Your Guided Excursion starts with a stop at one of Vietnam’s oldest Catholic churches. en, visit the home of a local family that makes Vietnamese conical hats, or “Non la,” from materials available to them such as palm leaves and bamboo. ese iconic hats are primarily used as protection from the sun and rain, but you may also see them used as a basket to carry home goods from the market. Lastly, visit a local workshop where a skilled family hand-crafts sampan boats.

EVENING CRUISE TO VINH LONG 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

VINH LONG

Sweets and Rice Treats 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Board a sampan this morning to Visit a Local Workshop in Vinh Long where you will see how rice paper, rice wine, and traditional candies are made. is afternoon, enjoy time on board the ship as we sail to exciting Ho Chi Minh City.

AFTERNOON CRUISE TO HO CHI MINH CITY 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

HO CHI MINH CITY (DISEMBARKATION)

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. 

Breakfast