5 Days Upstream Phnom Penh Siem Reap on RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise: We will visit silk makers and be able to buy their lovely silk scarves and other fabrics. This village is the heart of the unique ancient martial art of L’bokator, which roughly translates as “pounding a lion”. The navigation of the web of tight channels as we approach the mouth of the Tonle Sap is a highlight of any Mekong journey
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Day 1: Phnom Penh
Activities: Embarking the ship in the afternoon, spending the afternoon at leisure.
Passengers Being able to embark on the ship between 12.30 and 13.30. Resting of day at leisure. Overnight in Phnom Penh city port with its lively bars, restaurants, and nightlife.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 2: Silk Island
Activities: Visiting Silk island
We will have an easy morning in Phnom Penh, with its café life and many smart boutiques. After lunch, we will sail up the Tonle River to Koh Nghe Tei (Silk Island) to study the entire silk-making process, from worms to weavers. We will visit silk makers and be able to buy their lovely silk scarves and other fabrics. This village is the heart of the unique ancient martial art of L’bokator, which roughly translates as “pounding a lion.” It includes weapons techniques, is one of the oldest combat techniques in Cambodia, and is thought to date back to the Angkor empire.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 3: Tonle Sap – Ou Dong – Prek Kdam
Activities: Sailing further up the Tonle River to Prek Kdam and traveling by coach to the ancient capital of Cambodia, Oudong
We will sail further up the Tonle River to Prek Kdam and travel by coach to the ancient capital of Cambodia, Oudong. On the way, we will stop to visit the Vipassana Dhura Meditation heart for meditation before taking a drive around the old capital. We will rejoin our ship at Kompong Trollach. After lunch, we will travel on an ox-carts ride to visit river-side villages, markets, and temples. In the evening, cocktails are around a village fire pit where we will be joined to perform traditional dances with the villagers.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 4: Kamphon Chhnang – Tonle Sap
Activities: Dícovering floating villages and markets
The navigation of the web of tight channels as we approach the mouth of the Tonle Sap is a highlight of any Mekong journey. From Kampong Chhnang, we will embark on country boats to discover floating villages and markets, and observe fisheries and aquatic horticulture. Back on land at Kampong Chhnang, we will be able to walk the riverbank to see the towering stilt houses.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Mekong Pandaw Cruise
Day 5: Kampong Chhnang – Siem Reap
Activities: Disembarking the cruise
We will disembark and go by coach from Kampong Chhnang through stunningly lovely countryside to arrive in Siem Reap, adjacent to Angkor Wat.
Meals: Breakfast
