8 Days Downstream Saigon Siem Reap on Toum Tiou Cruise: Tourists go to My Tho, which means “fragrant herb,” on the banks of a northern arm of the Mekong to experience the splendor of the delta. Following breakfast, a speedboat that has been rented picks up people to traverse the lake. Visit the floating village of Chnok Tru.
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Day 1: Saigon – My Tho
Activities: Sailing to My Tho, have supper and a welcoming drink.
Toum Tiou is available for embarkation as of 15:45.
16:30 Formalities for clearing out are completed.
Departure for My Tho and security briefing at 16:30.
19:00 Welcome cocktail, cruise briefing, and staff introductions. welcoming meal Nighttime aboard.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 2: My Tho – Vinh Long – Cai Be
Activities: Explore the local people’s everyday lives, take in the splendor of the delta, go to My tho market, taste locally grown seasonal fruits,…
Early dawn departure of the Toum Tiou.
7:00 Breakfast while traveling along the magnificent Cho Gao canal.
10:00 Arrival at My Tho – Toum Tiou sets anchor near Thoi Son Island in a waterway.
Tourists go to My Tho, which means “fragrant herb,” on the banks of a northern arm of the Mekong to experience the splendor of the delta. A city of roughly 100,000 people, it is peaceful and rich and is renowned for its numerous gardens, orchards, and surrounding vast rice fields. All year long, the weather is mild and pleasant.
One of Vietnam’s most lavish gardens may be found in the nearby countryside, complete with coconut palms, banana trees, and mango trees.
Toum Tiou is being approached by neighborhood boats that will pick up people and transport them to the mainland.
Short panoramic tour of My Tho town to start; en route, stop to view My Tho market. Return at the pier: Visitors take a riverboat trip to Dragon Island to tour the island, learn about locals’ everyday lives, and eat locally grown seasonal fruit.
11:30 Reboarding Toum Tiou, it departs from My Tho towards Cai Be. on board relaxation and lunch.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 3: Sa Dec – Chau Doc
Activities: Visit Chau Doc, Kien An Cung Pagoda, the Trung Vuong Primary School, stroll around Sa Dec Market, and more.
6 a.m. Breakfast.
Sa Dec at 7:00 a.m.: Transfer to Trung Vuong Primary School after a brief sightseeing trip. to Kien An Cung Pagoda after that.
Explore Sa Dec Market while on the bank of Sa Dec River. The 30,000 residents of this little community find its genuineness and lack of visitor disturbance interesting. The “Chinaman’s house” (from Duras’ book “The Lover,” which was subsequently adapted into a movie), one of the few remaining colonial homes in the delta, is visible there.
09:00 Passengers board again as Toum Tiou departs Sa Dec for Chau Doc. Lunch and free time are provided on board.
Arrival in Chau Doc at 17:00.
departure by local boat for fish-raising rafts and a Cham minority settlement.
Watch the sunset atop the Sam Mountain, which has a peak elevation of 237 meters, if the time permits. The area’s well-known Buddhist shrines provide a clear perspective of the mosaic of shimmering rice terraces below. The Mekong River bursts into an infinite number of silver ribbons on the horizon to the left, where Cambodia is located. Visit Tay An Pagoda and the Lady Chua Xu shrine when traveling there.
19:30 Back aboard the boat, dinner served.
Overnight onboard.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 4: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh
Activities: Toum Tiou departs early in the morning for Vinh Xuong, crosses the border, and is free to spend the evening in the capital of Cambodia (Vietnamese border). breakfast when traveling.
Arrival at the Vinh Xuong checkpoint at 8:00; Toum Tiou is given formal approval to enter the border.
Toum Tiou departs for Phnom Penh at 10:30 from the Vinh Xuong checkpoint. During the voyage, have lunch.
Arrival at Phnom Penh at 19:00. Travelers are free to spend the evening in the capital of Cambodia. Onboard, for dinner and the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 5: Phnom Penh
Activities: Visiting the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Russian Market, and other sites in Phnom Penh…
8 a.m. Breakfast.
Visit the Russian Market, the Silver Pagoda, and the Royal Palace.
12.00 Get back aboard the boat and have lunch there.
15:00 The rest of the day is spent at leisure. (Suggestions may be developed based on passenger interest. Between 1975 and 1979, Toul Sleng was a place of confinement, torture, and execution. Understanding the potential lethal craziness committed by the Khmer Rouges requires a visit to this location.)
19:00 get back to the boat A local ensemble plays for 45 minutes during the customary “APSARA” spectacle.
Dinner at a neighborhood eatery.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 6: Phnom Penh – Kampong Tralach
Activities: Visit Kampong Tralach, get to know the people, and see the sights.
Breakfast is available. We take the boat to Koh Chen, a charming community of silver souvenir artisans. We go back to the cruise vessel. Koh Chen is where the Toum Tiou departs towards Kompong Tralach. On board, lunch is provided. We go to Kampong Tralach to see the magnificent Wat Kampong Tralach Leu pagoda. Back in Toum Tiou we go. After dinner, the cruise liner moors for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 7: Kampong Chhnang – Chnok Tru
Activities: Sails for Kampong Chhnang
Low Waters
At 17:00, The Toum Tiou spends the night close to Ko Chau.
1 glass of local liqueur or juice and a farewell cocktail with the cruise manager and master of the ship at 19:30
Dinner for the captain to say goodbye (enhanced menu + one glass of wine). A night on the boat.
High Waters
16:30 reaching Chnok Tru. Passengers are being picked up for the visit by local boats that are traveling down the Toum Tiou.
Due to its isolation and challenging access, the town is almost entirely unnoticed by visitors. However, it is entirely self-sufficient. Everything is on the water, including a floating school, ice-making facilities for fish preservation, churches, pagodas, gas stations, pigsty, shops, boat or television repair services, video clubs, karaoke bars, and police stations. Everyone, from young children to grandparents, travels by boat across the town’s network of canals, and all trades are represented.
At 18:01, passengers board again. In close proximity to Chnok Tru, the Toum Tiou spends the night.
1 glass of local liqueur or juice and a farewell drink with the cruise manager and master of the ship at 19:30.
Dinner for the captain to say goodbye (enhanced menu + one glass of wine). A night on the boat.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Toum Tiou Cruise
Day 8: Chnok Tru – Siem Reap
Activities: Spend the first half of the day relaxing by crossing the Tonlé Sap.
Low Waters
07:00 Following breakfast, a speedboat that has been rented picks up people to traverse the lake. Visit the floating village of Chnok Tru.
12 o’clock Phnom Krom pier arrival (5 miles from Siem Reap)
High Waters
Early dawn departure of the Toum Tiou. After crossing Tonlé Sap Lake, it is time to pack and unwind for the next half-day.
Arrival at Phnom Krom pier at 11:00 (5 miles from Siem Reap)
Meals: Breakfast
