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Day 1: Arrival
Phnom Penh
Morning arrival
at Phnom Penh Airport. Transfer to your hotel. With your professional guide
and prived car we start to visit Phnom Penh . Situated at the
confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers, the Cambodia's
capital city look like a big village- town where French colonial
influences can still be seen in old buildings restored. We will
first go to see Wat Phnom Temple.Then we will visit the Royal
Palace and the Silver Pagoda . The Palace is a magnificent
example of Khmer architecture, it was built in 1866. You will
see the Throne Hall and the Napoleon III Pavilion. Silver Pagoda
is one of the richest shrines in the world .The floor is made of
5.000 silver tiles. Afternoon, visit of the National Museum, a
Khmer red pavilion, which is dedicated to Khmer art and
sculpture. The majority are from the Angkor period (9th to 15th
century), and some from the 4th century. Overnight Phnom Penh
hotel 4* or similar in Phnom Penh
Day 2 :
PhnomPenh – Chau Doc ( B,L,D )
8 :30 am Pick
up at your hotel and transfer to the boat pier for boarding to
Chau Doc by Hang Chau Express boat or Victoria Express Boat.
Arrive Chau Doc around 13 : 00 am. Pick up and transfer to your
proposed hotel. Afternoon, visit the Sam Mountain with the caved
pagoda, enjoy the sunset down the Vietnamese – Cambodian border
from the summit of the mountain over the flat rice field.
Welcome dinner and overnight Victoria Chau hotel 4* in Chau Doc.
Day 3 : Chau
Doc – Long Xuyen – Can Tho ( B,L,D )
Breakfast at
hotel. Take the motorized boat trip to visit the floating fish
farm and the floating village, visit the local Cham minority
village and her traditional weaving village. Depart for Long
Xuyen, visit the bird Sanctuary in Thot Not and the incense
stick making village. Check in upon arrival in Can Tho. Free for
exploring the city on your own in the afternoon. Overnight at
Victoria Can Tho hotel 4*
Day 4 : Can Tho
– Saigon ( B,LD )
After
breakfast. Visitors first take the boat trip to explore the
picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river . The boat
trip later takes you to the Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating
markets, which are the most original ones and bustling places of
the region. Visitors will have the most probably tried the
Vietnamese vermicelli soup ? so, they will now go and see how it
is made. Visitors then roam into the village to get in touch
with the local people. Here, they have a chance to experience
how to pass a " Monkey bridge " which is built by only one
bamboo. Return to Can Tho for lunch at the local restaurant.
Depart for Saigon city with stop over at Vinh Vong and My Tho
town. Overnight hotel or similar in hotel in Saigon
Day 5 : Saigon
City Tour & Cu Chi Tunnel (B,L)
We pass the
now-demolished wartime American Embassy before we visit the
Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the
President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some
French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral,
the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After seeing the Jade Emperor
Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we continue our trip on to
the bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is
for sale . We continue to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were
an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese
fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels
contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were
used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war.
Overnight hotel or similar in hotel in Saigon
Day 6 : Saigon
Departure (B)
After breakfast
you will be free until time to transfer to airport for departure |