4 Days Downstream RV Siem Reap Phnom Penh on Bassac Pandaw Cruise: In the early morning, we will cruise to Wat Hanchey an important heart of worship during the Chenla period located on top of a hill above the mighty Mekong River with some of the best Mekong views in Cambodia. We will visit 8th-century structures some destroyed by American bombings during the Vietnam War. We will get to see bizarre Fruit and Animal statues.
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Day 1: Siem Reap – Kampong Cham
Activities: Transferring by coach from the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa to your Pandaw moored at Kampong Cham
Embarking on your Pandaw at Kampong Cham following a road transfer from Siem Reap (Angkor). The ship will proceed upstream to moor midstream for cocktails and to meet the key crew.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 2: Wat Hanchey – OBT Chiro Village – Wat Nokor Bachey
Activities: Visiting Koh Trong Island and the dolphin grounds
In the early morning, we will cruise to Wat Hanchey an important heart of worship during the Chenla period located on top of a hill above the mighty Mekong River with some of the best Mekong views in Cambodia. We will visit 8th-century structures some destroyed by American bombings during the Vietnam War. We will get to see bizarre Fruit and Animal statues.
We will cruise back downstream to Kampong Cham where after lunch we will travel by Bus to the local OBT Chiro Village where the education of local children is high on the agenda. We will then travel to the Wat Nokor Bachey dating back to the Jayarvaman VII period. The temple was built completely from Black Sandstone which makes it stand out from other temples built during this period. Many legends surround this complex, including that the temple was created by a king who accidentally killed his father and then married his mother. This temple was built in penance for his crime.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 3: Koh Oknha Tey
Activities: Visiting Silk island
We will sail downstream all morning, with lectures and film presentations, past Phnom Penh and up the Tonle River to board our expedition ship, the Pandaw Explorer, to visit Koh Okhna Tey, or ‘silk island’ to study the entire silk-making process from worms to weavers. We will get to see a demonstration of the ancient Khmer martial art of Bokator. We will return to ship and return down the Tonle River to turn up the Mekong at the confluence. In the evening, we will get to listen to a lecture on Angkor and Khmer culture.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 4: Phnom Penh
Activities: Disembarking in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.
After a full buffet breakfast, we will disembark in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh at the International Passenger Pier at Sisowath Quay, next to Titanic Restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast
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Entrance fees
Guide services (English language)
Gratuities to crew
Main meals, locally made soft drinks, local beer, and local spirits, jugged coffee, and a selection of teas and tisanes, and mineral water.
Transfer from Meeting Point in Siem Reap to ship or v.v.
EXCLUSIONS
International flights
Port dues (if levied)
Laundry
All visa costs
Fuel surcharges (see terms and conditions)
Imported beverages such as wines, premium spirits, and liqueurs, fancy soft drinks like Perrier, espressos, and cappuccinos at bar and tips to tour guides, local guides, bus drivers, boat operators, and cyclo drivers.
No transfers in Phnom Penh, the ship docks in the city center at Sisowath Quay.
