4 Days Downstream Siem Reap Phnom Penh on RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise: 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. After a delicious buffet breakfast, we will disembark in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh at the International Passenger Pier at Sisowath Quay, close to Titanic Restaurant.
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Day 1: Siem Reap – Kampong Cham
Activities: Transfering from the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa to your Pandaw docked at Kampong Cham via bus.
After a road trip from Siem Reap, board your Pandaw at Kampong Cham (Angkor). The ship will go upstream to moor midstream for drinks and to meet important crew members.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 2: Wat Hanchey – OBT Chiro Village – Wat Nokor Bachey
Activities: Koh Trong Island and the dolphin grounds
At sunrise, we will cruise to Wat Hanchey an important center 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. Here, you will get to see bizarre Fruit and Animal statues.
We will cruise back downstream to Kampong Cham where after lunch we travel by Bus to the local OBT Chiro Village where the education of local children is high on the agenda. Pre-Hospitality training courses, plastic recycling, bee keeping, farming and handicraft skill projects are set up to improve the skill set of local children. 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 one being it was built by a king who accidentally killed his father and then married his mother as per Greek legend. This temple was built in penance for his crime.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
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 vessel to visit Koh Okhna Tey, or ‘silk island’ to learn the entire silk-making process from worms to weavers. Here, we will get to see the ancient Khmer martial art of Bokator. After that, we will come back to the ship and return down the Tonle River to turn up the Mekong at the confluence. In the evening, we will get to listen to the lecture on Angkor and Khmer culture.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 4: Phnom Penh
Activities: Disembarking in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.
After a delicious buffet breakfast, we will disembark in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh at the International Passenger Pier at Sisowath Quay, close to Titanic Restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast
INCLUSIONS
Entrance fees
Guide services (English language)
Gratuities to crew
Main meals, locally made soft drinks, local beer, jugged coffee, a selection of teas and tisanes, and mineral water.
Transfer from Meeting Point in Siem Reap to the ship.
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.
