Luxury Mekong River Cruises

Activities: Explore the Tonle Sap, join the cruise and enjoy leisure time on board

Meal: Lunch, Dinner

High Water: Siem Reap - Tonle River

We gather in the morning at our welcome lounge in Siem Reap. Lean back with a drink as our staff welcomes you and collects your details for the boarding.

We bid farewell to the iconic sight of Ankor and travel a short distance to the pier at the Tonle Lake. By local boat we transfer to our beautiful ship and the crew warmly welcomes you on board. While you check in to your prepared staterooms the ship sets sail and your fasctinating journey on the Mighty Mekong can begin.

You have lunch on board during the vessel gently glides over the Tonle Lake. The lake can only be crossed during high water season (approx. from End-July to Mid-November).Let your soul float and your eyes wander while the boat makes its way across.

After lunch our expert guides offers a presentation about the “Geography of the Mekong and Tonle Sap”. In the afternoon we serve a high tea at the open bar. Enjoy your cruising day onboard, relax on your balcony or relish a spa treatment before dinner.

The boat moors in the Tonle River. You can join our evening cinema session (offered every night) featuring selected classic movies.

Low Water: Siem Reap - Kampong Cham

We gather in the morning at our welcome lounge in Siem Reap. Lean back with a drink as our staff welcomes you and collects your details for the boarding.

Then we bid farewell to the iconic sight of Ankor and travel over land south to the town of Kampong Cham where our ship awaits us (the transfers takes about 4,5 hours, snacks and water are provided during the trip).

Upon arrival our crew warmly welcomes you on board and you check in to your prepared staterooms. A lunch buffet is served in the restaurant. Make yourself familiar with all the ship facilities and take some rest.

In the afternoon we travel by bus to a local school to understand more about the education of the young Cambodian generation (the project is funded by an NGO). Those children here are always excited to show their skills in music and art and will bath you in smiles upon your applause. As it is low water season we will have the chance to see a bamboo bridge which connects the main land with an island. Local communities rebuilt the bridge every year when water levels drops

We return to the ship. Enjoy some private time until dinner is serverd in the restaurant. You can join our evening cinema session (offered every night) featuring selected classic movies.

Activities: Admire the scenery, head to a rural village, explore the local floating villages, reach to Kampong Tralach

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

High Water: Kampong Chhnang - Kamp. Tralach - Kampong Cham

Wake up early to witness this spectacular water-world in the break of down. Our moring Tai Chi class has the perfect backdrop today. Breakfast buffet is served in the restaurant.

We are now at Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia’s “water world”, where everything is on sticks balanced on water rich soil. This is the most fascinating cruise part in Cambodia.

We take a local boat to the shore. With mini buses we head to a rural village nearby and go on a walking tour. Our guides introduce the village specialities Khmer style pottery and the making of palm sugar. Definitely you should bring home some. Before returning to the boat we explore the local floating villages and wetlands of the region.

Back on board lunch is served while the cruise continues with a languid meander along the Tonle River towards Kampong Tralach. A Monks’ blessing ceremony on board will deliver spirits and wishes for our health and prosperity for all.

Gliding through leafy swaths of this jungle-like landscape we reach Kampong Tralach. Cacophonous children waive enthusiastically while bringing their livestock for a bath in the meandering river. Live to see all this life - which is so much different than ours - by a local ox cart ride.

Back on board we sail downstream, passing the the confluence of Tonle River and Mekong. We anchor mid-river and you can enjoy dinner in the dining hall.

Low Water: Kampong Cham - Oknha Tey - Kampong Chhnang

Every morning our Tai Chi class on the sun deck will bring you in form for the day. Breakfast is served in the dining room.

This morning we do a land journey to the enchanting pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey (7th century). This small complex sits on a hill top on the shore with breath-taking views on the Mekong. Another temple along our excursion is the tiny, colorful monastery of Wat Nokor. Here we might get the chance to engage in a light banter with some of the monks living in the area.

Upon return to our floating home we prepare for lunch and set sail downstream on the Mekong. In the afternoon a high tea is offered and our staff is keen to show you the variety of traditional Khmer fashion.

We arrive at the Island of Koh Oknha Tey. This spot in the middle of the Mekong owns its fame for the manufacturing of high class silk products. By tuk tuk we explore the island with its workshops and learn how silk is processed from its source, provided by little silkworms, to a final top quality product made of original Cambodian silk.

After some additional cruising time, passing the the confluence of Mekong amd Tonle River, the boat achors mid-river near Kampong Chhnang.

Have a drink before dinner and marvel at the amazing marshland of this beautiful area.

Activities: Cruise to pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey, witness a blessing ceremony, watch the riverbank life along the Mekong, explore the island with its workshops and learn how silk is processed from its source, etc

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

High Water: Kampong Cham - Okhna Tey - Phnom Penh

After a sumptuos breakfast we travel by bus to a local school to understand more about the education of the young Cambodian generation (the project is funded by an NGO). Those children here are always excited to show their skills in music and art and will bath you in smiles upon your applause. We continue by road to arrive at the enchanting pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey (7th century). This small complex sits on a hill top right on the shore with breath-taking views on the Mekong.

After some refreshment back on the ship we serve lunch. During the afternoon our staff is keen to show you the variety of traditional Khmer fashion. Watch the riverbank life along the Mekong during our high tea as the ship proceeds to its next stop. We arrive at the Island of Koh Oknha Tey. This spot in the middle of the Mekong owns its fame for the manufacturing of high class silk products. By tuk tuk we explore the island with its workshops and learn how silk is processed from its source, provided by little silkworms, to a final top quality product made of original Cambodian silk.

After some additional cruising time the boat arrives and docks at the pier of Phnom Penh. Feel free to have your first exploration by yourself after dinner. Stroll along the river promenade and watch the locals chit-chating, selling odds and ends or have a drink in one of the numerous bars (kindly inform our crew once you are leaving the ship on your own).

Low Water: Kampong Chhnang - Kamp. Tralach - Phnom Penh

Wake up early to witness this spectacular water-world in the break of down. Our moring Tai Chi class has the perfect backdrop today. Breakfast buffet is served in the restaurant. We are now at Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia’s “water world”, where everything is on sticks balanced on water rich soil.

We take a local boat to the shore. With mini buses we head to a rural village nearby and go on a walking tour. Our guides introduce the village specialities Khmer style pottery and the making of palm sugar. Definitely you should bring home some. Before returning to the boat we explore the local floating villages and wetlands of the region.

Back on board lunch is served while the cruise continues with a languid meander along the Tonle River towards Kampong Tralach. A Monks’ blessing ceremony on board will deliver spirits and wishes for our health and prosperity for all.

Gliding through leafy swaths of this jungle-like landscape we reach Kampong Tralach. Cacophonous children waive enthusiastically while bringing their livestock for a bath in the meandering river. Live to see all this life - which is so much different than ours - by a local ox cart ride.

After some additional cruising time the boat arrives at the pier of Phnom Penh. Feel free to have your first exploration by yourself after dinner. Stroll along the river promenade and watch the locals chit-chating, selling odds and ends or have a drink in one of the numerous bars (kindly inform our crew once you are leaving the ship on your own).

Activities: City tour around Phnom Penh, sight-seeing, visit Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, witness Khmer craft, visit Killing Field, enjoy Cambodian culture with many activities on deck

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Welcome to Phnom Penh - the once called Paris of the East. Despite its rapid development, it has retained a lot of its rustic charm and elegance. It is an amazing town to bespeak centuries of incredible history and culture which can still be felt at many street corners.

We start with a full sight-seeing tour right after breakfast. By bus we visit the Killing Fields at the outskirts of the city nd after the centrally located prison “S21”. Both historic sites display the sad and cruel chapter of Khmer history when once the Khmer Rouge ruled the country with terror and supression. Those places have merely changed much since the horrific time back in the early seventies and so it can be heart wrenching. There is the alternative to explore the city during the morning by your own pace individually before re-joining the group.

Lunch we take in a nice restaurant in town. Our exploration of Phnom Penh focuses afterwards on the fascinating cultural heritage of Phnom Penh. The golden edifice of the Royal Palace with its Silver Pagoda and the exceptional Khmer crafts at the National Museum are the afternoon highlights. The day trip ends with a “cyclo” ride back to the ship through the bustling streets of downtown Phnom Penh.

Take some rest in your spacious cabin or join other fellow passengers at the bar for some refreshing drinks before our capturing evening activities start:

It begins with a variety of cocktails served on the sun deck or at the open bar. We move to the lounge which is set up for a captivating lecture about Cambodian mordern history, held by a professor of the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Definitely among the highlights of this cruise to receive knowledge out of first hand as our lecturer had a private relation to the former King of Cambodia and many other high ranking politician.

After the lecture a feast of barbecue dinner on the sun deck commences. The dinner is accompanied by an Apsara dance performance. You have to witness the brilliance and richness of this dance along with the soothing sounds of traditional music.

As the evening unwinds enjoy your supper with a good glass of wine and marvel at the skyline of Phnom Penh and the calming flow of the Tonle River.

Activities: Have breakfast, check out

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast we bid farewell to our passenger of the Serenity Cruise. Breakfast is included.

***Although it is our intention to operate the itinerary as detailed proposal, we cannot be held responsible for any last minute changes that might occur. It may be necessary to make some changes as a result of climatic conditions, alterations to cruise schedules or other operational factors.