5 Days Upstream Phnom Penh Siem Reap on RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise: Morning at leisure in Phnom Penh, a city known for its café culture and upscale shops. Sail to Koh Nghe Tei (Silk Island) after lunch to learn about the full silk-making process, from worms to weavers. Continue your voyage up the Tonle River to Prek Kdam, where you may take a bus to Oudong, the former capital of Cambodia.
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Day 1: Phnom Penh
Activities: Spend the day at leisure after boarding the cruise.
The ship’s boarding window is from 12.30 to 13.30. The rest of the day is free. Spend the night in the bustling bars, restaurants, and nightlife of Phnom Penh’s downtown harbor.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise
Day 2: Silk Island
Activities: Traveling to Silk island
Morning at leisure in Phnom Penh, a city known for its café culture and upscale shops. Sail to Koh Nghe Tei (Silk Island) after lunch to learn about the full silk-making process, from worms to weavers. When we visit silk producers, we are able to purchase their wonderful scarves and other textiles. The ancient martial technique of L’bokator, which is also known as “beating a lion,” has its center in this town. One of the earliest fighting styles in Cambodia, it incorporates the use of weapons and is said to have originated around the Angkor era.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise
Day 3: Tonle Sap – Ou Dong – Prek Kdam
Activities: Continue your voyage up the Tonle River to Prek Kdam, where you can take a coach to Oudong, the former capital of Cambodia.
Continue your voyage up the Tonle River to Prek Kdam, where you may take a bus to Oudong, the former capital of Cambodia. Before driving around the historic capital, we make a stop at the Vipassana Dhura Meditation Center to practice meditation. At Kompong Trollach, we board our ship once more. We ride ox carts to tour riverside villages, marketplaces, and temples after lunch. Cocktails are served around a village fire pit in the evening, and locals will join us there to share more of the beautiful Khmer culture by performing traditional dances for us.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise
Day 4: Kamphon Chhnang – Tonle Sap
Activities: Investigate floating markets and villages
The navigation of the maze of narrow channels as we get closer to the Tonle Sap’s mouth is a highlight of any trip along the Mekong. From Kampong Chhnang, we board small boats to explore floating markets and villages while observing aquaculture and fisheries. When we return to Kampong Chhnang’s land, we can stroll along the riverbank to view the imposing stilt homes.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Bassac Pandaw Cruise
Day 5: Kampong Chhnang – Siem Reap
Activities: Get off the cruise
Disembark and take a bus from Kampong Chhnang to Siem Reap, which is close to Angkor Wat, via some very beautiful scenery.
Meals: Breakfast
