TOUM TIOU: SAIGON to PHNOM PENH CRUISE
from $600
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4 days / 3 nights (also from Phnom Penh to Saigon [Ho Chi Minh City])
Ref: TTSP-4D |
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• Relaxing Cruising • Comfortable Cabins • Excellent on-board Dining • The Mekong Delta •
• Remote Rural Villages • Great Sunrises & Sunsets • Floating Markets • Local Life •
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Day 1 - Saigon ~ My Tho
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An early start as you embark the Toum Tiou in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) at 06:30. You then spend the day cruising along the wide Mekong Delta channel of Cho Gao. By late afternoon you arrive at My Tho where the Toum tiou drops anchor in proximity of the Island Thoi Son. My Tho, ‘Good Grass Scented’ according to the translation is a quiet and prosperous city known for its many orchards and rice plantations. The region having the most varied fruit collection of Vietnam (coconuts, bananas, mangos etc). Local boats will take you ashore from where you will leave to visit Vinh Trang pagoda. On route you will take a short visit of My Tho and visit the local market. Later you will visit Thoi Island and witness everyday life, taste the seasonal fruits, listen to traditional music, and visit a coconut candy factory. In the evening you will enjoy a ‘Welcome Dinner’ on board.
(The visit of My Tho depends of the level of the traffic on the Cho Gao channel which can cause considerably delays)
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Day 2 - Cai Be ~ Vinh Long ~ Sa Dec
B / L / D
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| An early rise to catch the sun rising over the still waters and then you set sail towards Cai Be. Here local boats take you to explore the floating market, before continuing to Vinh Long, passing brick and pottery factories as well as witnessing local life which is organized around the water, houses on stilts, hawkers in boats, hundreds of small boats crisscrossing in all directions, and the many smiling Vietnamese faces. Vinh Long, which translates as ‘Majestic Dragon’, is right in the middle of the delta, between two arms of the Mekong. In the mid-afternoon you arrive at Sa Dec, famous for its horticulture (it has many varieties of fabulously exotic flowers). You will have the opportunity to stroll around the Sa Dec market, situated on the banks of the Mekong, and visit Trung Vuong primary school and Kien An Cung pagoda. This interesting ‘city’ only has 30,000 inhabitants and is fascinating in its unspoiled authenticity and undisturbed by tourists. It provides a glimpse of the delta where a few French colonial houses still remain, including the ‘Chinaman's House’, from Duras' novel ‘The Lover’ (which was also made in to a movie). After re-embarking the Toum Tiou you cruise towards Chau Doc. |
Day 3 - Chau Doc ~ Vinh Xuen
B / L / D
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| This morning you are treated to breakfast at Chau Doc’s fine Victoria Hotel. Chau Doc straddles both banks of the Mekong which from here fans out to form the famous Delta. Floating fish farms have sprung up everywhere around Chau Doc, bamboo fish drying racks are set up a meter above the water's surface. The bourgeoning downtown area features some charmingly rustic colonial buildings, squeezed in by the marketplace, the colorful, vibrant heart of the city. As always, these busy parts of town, despite their sometimes strong odors, offer wonderful photo opportunities... You will visit the fish farms as well as a local Cham minority village. If time allows you will also get to experience the views from the top of Sam Mountain where its famous Buddhist sanctuaries offer an unobstructed view over the mosaic of glistening rice paddies stretching off into the distant Cambodia. After lunch you cruise to the border town of Vinh Xuen and after completing border formalities you sail into Cambodia. The Toum Tiou drops anchor for the night near a local island where you enjoy the Captain’s ‘Farewell Dinner’. |
Day 4 - Phnom Penh
B / - / -
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| This morning you cruise towards Phnom Penh enjoying the riverbank life of Cambodia. You will arrive at Phnom Penh Port around 11:00 having had a fascinating insight into these two countries. |
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| For more information, departure dates, and availability please email us as we will be happy to discuss your individual requirements. |
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- All sightseeing tour services as detailed in the above itinerary
- English speaking local guide
- All accommodation on board Toum Tiou based on 2 sharing a cabin
- All entrance fees for attractions included in the above itinerary
- All local boat trips
- All meals as detailed in the above itinerary
(B = Breakfast - L = Lunch - D = Dinner)
- Services not detailed in the above itinerary
- Transfers at arrival / departure port
- International flights
- Vietnam or Cambodian Visa fees
- Any airport taxes
- Expenditure of a personal nature
- Travel insurance
- Any payment / money transfer charges
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Toum Tiou: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to Phnom Penh 4 Day Cruise |
