This tour brings you all the way from Phnom Penh to Saigon via the Mekong Delta downstream.
This tour is available on our private cruisers Gecko Eyes (1 cabin) and Dragon Eyes (2 cabins).
Details of the routes and tour activities are for reference only. Final confirmation will be sent upon booking. If you book through an agent, please contact your agent for the final confirmation of tour routes and activities.
Price
per person in a double or twin cabin- Dragon Eyes
- CD-4-DE-PP-SGN
Low season
(April – September)
US$ 691
Peak season
(October – March 480)
US$ 843
- Gecko Eyes
- CD-4-GE-PP-SGN
Low season
(April – September)
US$ 903
Peak season
(October – March)
US$ 1102
Tour details
Day 1: Crossing the boarder to Vietnam
In Phnom Penh you embark the speed boat for an exciting ride to Chau Doc, your starting point for discovering Vietnam and the exiting life on the Mekong Delta. After crossing the boarder to Vietnam you will arrive in Chau Doc around 17.00 o’clock. You will be escorted to your Hotel in Chau Doc.
Meals: -/-
Day 2: Panorama cruise through the Mekong Delta
After breakfast, board a sampan and visit a floating villages as well as Cham village near Chau Doc.
Later that morning, board the boat, where you can make yourself comfortable in your cabin. Enjoy lunch while the boat starts cruising through the branches and canals of the Mekong. Sit back on the sundeck or in our salon and enjoy the amazing sights — the lush vegetation, small canals and the daily life of people in the Mekong Delta.
Back on bord, we curise towards the Island of Cu Lao Gieng. The monastery here was once an important convent. It could accommodate more than 1,000 people and included an orphanage, a school, a hospice and a leprosy centre. Today, Cu Lao Gieng is mainly a retreat for retired nuns. The large building is completely cut off from villages and located in the middle of fields and green jungle. You will be very surprised to see such an architectural impressive monastery in the middle of nowhere. If you have time you should take the opportunity to visit the Catholic monastery which was built on the island in 1875 by French nuns of Saint Paul de Chartres.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 3: Charming City Sa Dec
This morning we arrive in charming Sa Dec for a city tour. There you can see the busy and colorful local market, enjoy a coffee on the nice riverside promenade and visit a nearby flower village with orchards. The charming town still has a lot of colonial architecture, in particular the old market, the church and many old villas and trader’s houses. We visit one of them, a beautifully renovated traditional house of a Chinese trader’s family. This sumptuous building belonged to the main character of the novel „The Lover” and indeed to the lover of Marguerite Duras (see below).
Meals: Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Cruising on the Mekong, transfer back to Saigon
At sunrise the ship takes off and continues towards Cai Be. Enjoy the peaceful countryside at an early snack on the sun deck. In the morning you have the opportunity to explore the village of Cai Be.
On the way back to Saigon we stop along the way for lunch.
Meals: B, L
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Overview
The tour includes
- Road transfer from and to Saigon (Gecko Eyes tours include private transfer)
- Accommodation in cosy double or twin bedded cabins
- English speaking guide aboard the cruise boat and on side trips
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Mineral water placed in your cabin
- Tea and coffee
- Side trips as mentioned in the itinerary
Drinks and tips are not included in the price (except the mineral water in your cabin and tea/coffee).
Route and excursions may be subjects to changes without prior notice.
