4 Days Downstream Siem Reap Phnom Penh on RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise: Sunrise cruising 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. Pre-Hospitality training courses, plastic recycling, beekeeping, farming, and handicraft skill projects are set up to improve the skill set of local children.
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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.
Please note: Between mid of February and the end of March we are expecting low water levels. Alternate itineraries and excursions will apply should we not be able to reach Kratie and the river dolphins.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise
Day 2: Wat Hanchey – OBT Chiro Village – Wat Nokor Bachey
Activities: Visiting Koh Trong Island and the dolphin grounds
Sunrise cruising 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.
Visiting 8th-century structures some destroyed by American bombings during the Vietnam War. Well noted for its 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. Pre-Hospitality training courses, plastic recycling, beekeeping, 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. 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 Tonle Pandaw Cruise
Day 3: Koh Oknha Tey
Activities: Visiting Silk Island, downstream through Tonle River
Sailing downstream all morning, with lectures and film presentations, past Phnom Penh and up the Tonle River to board our expedition vessel, the Pandaw Explorer, to visit Koh Okhna Tey, or ‘silk island’ to study the entire silk making process from worms to weavers. There will be a demonstration of the ancient Khmer martial art of Bokator. Return to ship and return down the Tonle River to turn up the Mekong at the confluence. Evening lecture on Angkor and Khmer culture.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise
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
INCLUSIONS
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.
Transferring from Meeting Point in Siem Reap to 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.
