RV Pandaw Cruise
8 Days » Upstream Cruising Saigon - Siem Reap
- There can be no tapestry of river life as fascinating and varied as the River Mekong.
- Indeed there can be no more striking a cultural contrast as that between the bustling Vietnam delta and the tranquility of Cambodia.
- We pass from the vibrant French colonial port of Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, through the vast Delta so rich in human life and endeavor, to travel along the main channel into the rich countryside of Cambodia.
Days |
Destinations |
Activities |
Meals |
Day 1 | Saigon – My Tho | Pick up at Saigon Meeting Point, embark cruise. | Lunch, Dinner |
Day 2 | Sa Dec | Visit Sa Dec, see the local market and the ancient house of Mr, Huyn Thuy Le. | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 3 | Chau Doc | Visit a Moslem Cham tribal village and a cat fish farm | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 4 | Phnom Penh | visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 5 | Tonle River | Explorations up Tonle River to a silver making village, Kampong Trolach, and Chong Koh | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 6 | Kratie | walk at Angkor Ban, visit charming French colonial town of Kratie | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 7 | The Dolphin grounds | view the dolphin grounds in a national park protected area. | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Day 8 | Siem Reap | stop at Kampong Thom, arrive at Siem Reap mid-afternoon. | Breakfast, |
Saigon – My Tho
Activities: Pick up at Saigon Meeting Point, embark cruise.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Morning transfer to the port, embarking the RV Mekong Pandaw in time for welcome drinks, a briefing and lunch. Sail across the vast Mekong Delta.
Your guide will collect your passports at the meeting point so we can arrange the immigration formalities.
Please note: between mid of February and end of March we are expecting low water levels. Alternate itinerary and excursions will apply should we not be able to reach Kratie and the river dolphins.
Sa Dec
Activities: Visit Sa Dec, see the local market and the ancient house of Mr, Huyn Thuy Le.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sampan boat excursion to Sa Dec via Vinh Long, along canals and backwaters and see the local market and the ancient house of Mr, Huyn Thuy Le, the 'lover' of Marguerite Duras, a famous French novelist whose book was imortalised in the film L’Indochine.
Chau Doc
Activities: Visit a Moslem Cham tribal village and a cat fish farm
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visit a Moslem Cham tribal village and a cat fish farm in Chau Doc with our guide or do your own thing and take off on one of our mountain bikes. The local market is great and the Catholic Church well worth a visit. Return to the ship by boat for lunch and cast off for the Cambodian border for the usual formalities.
Phnom Penh
Activities: visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Whilst in Phnom Penh you will be provided with their own private cyclo. The Cyclo Centre Phnom Penh which provides the cyclos is a charity that provides basic welfare and medical services to cyclo drivers. You will visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum. In the afternoon, optional excursion (by coach) to the Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge's grim Tuol Sleng or S21 detention centre.
Tonle River
Activities: Explorations up Tonle River to a silver making village, Kampong Trolach, and Chong Koh
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Explorations up Tonle River to a silver making village, Kampong Trolach, and Chong Koh either by ship or by coach depending on water levels. This river is very pretty and there is a vibrant local life to be viewed along the river banks and in lesser craft.
Kratie
Activities: walk at Angkor Ban, visit charming French colonial town of Kratie
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning walk at Angkor Ban and after an all day sail through delightful Cambodian countryside we reach charming French colonial town of Kratie in the evening. No other river ships get this high but thanks to the Mekong Pandaw’s shallow draft we can attempt it.
The Dolphin grounds
Activities: view the dolphin grounds in a national park protected area.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
From Kratie we go further upstream using a local bus to view the dolphin grounds in a national park protected area. In the afternoon on our return downstream we stop at a curious shrine known as the Monkey Temple on the way to moor overnight near Kampong Cham.
Siem Reap
Activities: stop at Kampong Thom, arrive at Siem Reap mid-afternoon.
Meal: Breakfast,
Early morning coach transfer to Siem Reap. Refreshments will be provided and we will stop at Kampong Thom along the way. Arrive at Siem Reap mid-afternoon.
- Entrance fees, guide services (English language), gratuities to crew, main meals, locally made soft and alcoholic beverages, jugged coffee and selection of teas and tisanes, mineral water. Transfers between the meeting point and the ship at the start and end of a voyage (In Saigon: Renaissance Riverside Hotel / In Siem Reap: Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa).

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