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Immersive journey between Vietnam and Cambodia: 15-day cruise with stopovers in Hanoi, Halong Bay, Mekong, Saigon and Siem Reap

Main features
Boat type: river boat
Number of cabins: 46
Maximum capacity: 92 travelers
Crew members: 38

Cabins

Deluxe cabin - Main deck
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Cabin with two twin beds that can be pushed together.
Deluxe cabin with balcony - Upper deck
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Cabin with two twin beds that can be pushed together, a large window, and a wide bay window opening onto a small balcony.
Deluxe cabin with balcony - Panorama deck
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Cabin with two twin beds that can be pushed together, a large window, and a wide bay window opening onto a small balcony.
Junior suite with balcony - Sun deck
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Suite with a king-size bed, a large window, and a wide bay window opening onto a small balcony.
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NB : The pictures, information, and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The itinerary and program indicated may be modified without notice due to weather conditions or for technical reasons (captain's decision). Sailing times may vary depending on sea conditions and weather.

Itinerary

Hanoi
Arrival in Hanoi in the morning. Welcome by your guide and transfer to the 5* Pan Pacific Hotel (or... more+ similar). Lunch at the hotel and check-in. In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Ethnography, then discover the Temple of Literature, where Confucianism will be discussed. Dinner at a restaurant. Overnight stay at the hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Included activities: Visit the temple of literature, more+
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Hanoi
In the morning, panoramic tour of colonial Hanoi: the Opera House, the old concession district, the... more+ post office, the former Bank of Indochina, and the Governor's residence. Visit the Women's Museum, which traces the major stages of Vietnam's history through the rites and customs of Vietnamese women. Lunch at a restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit Ngoc Son Temple (Jade Mountain Temple) located in the city center on Jade Island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Returned Sword Lake). Take a cyclo ride to the water puppet show, which depicts everyday life and Vietnamese legends. Dinner at a restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Included activities: Visit colonial Hanoi, Visit to Ngoc Son temple, more+
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Hanoi Baie d'Halong
After breakfast at the hotel, early morning departure for Halong Bay (170 km), a World Heritage... more+ Site since 1994. Around noon, board a Paradise cruise ship. Welcome cocktail and departure. Buffet lunch on board, then departure by tender to discover pearl farming. Visit the Tung Sau pearl farm. On the way back, your boat will moor near a beach. After dinner, enjoy a musical performance in the lounge or night fishing at the rear of the boat. Overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit to the largest pearl farm in Halong Bay, Tung Sau, more+
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Baie d'Halong Haiphong Hô Chi Minh
Early in the morning, Tai Chi session on the Sun Deck. After breakfast, departure to explore Sung... more+ Sot Cave, nicknamed the Cave of Surprises. Access to the cave is via a climb of 138 steps. Then return on board and sail to the Paradise Company pier. Disembark and depart by coach for Haiphong (60 km). Lunch en route to Haiphong Airport. Flight to Saigon to begin your Mekong River cruise program. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Included activities: Visit to the Sung Sot cave, more+
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Diner
Hô Chi Minh Vinh Long
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for a panoramic tour through the main streets of the city center... more+ to discover the colonial past of the former capital of the South: the Reunification Palace (exterior view), the cathedral, and the central post office built by Eiffel. Then transfer to Vinh Long. En route, visit a lacquer factory and stop at the Cholon market, the old Chinese trading town that became part of Saigon in 1931. Upon arrival in Vinh Long, board the ship. 
Included activities: Visit to the Reunification Palace, Visit to Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral, more+
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Diner
Vinh Long Ben Tre
In the morning, depart on an excursion aboard small boats along a canal lined with impressive brick... more+ kilns in the Mang Thit district and discover a factory. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, set off in small boats to discover the floating coconut market in the Ben Tre district. Then visit the Vinh Buu pagoda and return on board. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Excursion by small boat in the Mang Thit district, Discovery of the floating market in Ben Tre, more+
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Ben Tre Cai Be Sa Dec
After breakfast, depart in small local boats to reach Tan Phong Island. Take a walk to discover how... more+ decorative items are made from water hyacinths. The afternoon continues with a ride in small vehicles through fruit fields. Stop in a garden for an introduction to exotic fruits.
Before returning to the boat, pass by the Gothic cathedral of Cai Be and meet a family who make rice paper and coconut candy. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, arrival in Sa Dec, where French writer Marguerite Duras spent part of her childhood. City tour to soak up the Mediterranean atmosphere of this lively delta town, where a few colonial houses remain. Visit the "Chinese House," described in The Lover, which has been converted into a small museum, then a Caodaist temple, a syncretic religion that is very present in southern Vietnam. Explore the colorful local market. Dinner on board. 
Included activities: Discovery of artisanal manufacturing, Sa dec city tour, more+
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Diner
Sa Dec Tan Chau Vietnam-Cambodia border
In the morning, arrival in Tan Chau, a small town on the Mekong River. Board local boats to explore... more+ Tan Chau. With its farming village, mat factory, and silk factory, this small town is very representative of this part of Asia, divided between rural life and bustling economic activity. Return on board for lunch. Sail towards the Cambodian border. In the afternoon, the ship stops at the border for formalities to exit Vietnam and enter Cambodia. Dinner on board. 
Included activities: Visit Tan Chau, more+
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Vietnam-Cambodia border Phnom Penh
Arrival in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. Formerly known as "the Pearl of Asia," the city was... more+ renowned for its wide, tree-lined boulevards and harmonious colonial architecture. Today, Phnom Penh is building on its past to develop a new ambition as a major Asian capital.

In the morning, visit the Royal Palace, residence of the King of Cambodia. This complex of pavilions and pagodas forms a vast architectural ensemble. Visit the Silver Pagoda, which houses several national treasures. Then, continue on to the National Museum, the country's main historical and archaeological museum, which has one of the most important collections of Khmer art. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, visit the Tuol Sleng Museum. This former detention center, grimly known as S-21 between 1975 and 1979, was set up in a former high school. Here, in a solemn atmosphere, visitors can appreciate the extent of the tragedy experienced by the Cambodian people under the Khmer Rouge regime. On the way back to the boat, stop at Vat Phnom Hill, a picturesque sanctuary dedicated to Lady Penh, after whom the city is named. In the evening, enjoy a traditional Khmer dance performance on board. Dinner on board. 
Included activities: Visit to the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh, Visit to the National Museum, more+
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Phnom Penh Silk Island Phnom Penh
Early in the morning, the ship sails to Silk Island. Stopover and walk and tuk-tuk ride in a small... more+ weaving village. Stop at a school. Then, the boat resumes its journey to dock again in Phnom Penh. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, free time to explore the Cambodian capital on your own. At the end of the day, a specialist gives a lecture on Cambodia on board. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit to a weaving village, more+
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Phnom Penh Angkor Ban
Morning of navigation on the superb meanders of the Upper Mekong still wild and preserved. Lunch on... more+ board. In the early afternoon, arrival at Angkor Ban. Angkor Ban is one of the very few villages not to have been burned down or destroyed during the Khmer Rouge period. It is a dive into intimate Cambodia, to the rhythm of its inhabitants. Visit of the village on stilts, discovery of traditional houses, some of which are more than a hundred years old. Stop at a school. Back on board for the continuation of the navigation. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit the village on stilts, more+
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Diner
Angkor Ban Kampong Cham Siem Reap
Early in the morning, disembarkation and transfer to Siem Reap (5h). On the way, stop at the... more+ Kampong Kdei bridge dating from the Angkorian era, built during the reign of Jayavarman VII. Arrival in Siem Reap and lunch at the restaurant. Check-in at the hotel and first discovery of Siem Reap with a visit to a village located on the banks of Tonle Sap lake. Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at Sokha Angkor Resort 5* (or similar). 
Included activities: Visit a village on the banks of Tonle Sap Lake, more+
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Diner
Siem Reap
In the morning, departure to discover Angkor and one of the ancient capitals of the Khmer Empire,... more+ Angkor Thom. In the center of this fortified complex with monumental gates, visit the remarkable Bayon, built by the great builder king Jayavarman VII. The temple, surrounded by towers sculpted with smiling faces, extends into the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King dominating the central square of this ancient royal city. Angkor Thom also has two important pyramid temples, the Phimeanakas and the Baphuon, the restoration of which, by the French School of the Far East, was completed in 2011. In the afternoon, visit the spectacular Ta Prohm. This temple immersed in tropical vegetation was deliberately left in a state close to that of its rediscovery at the beginning of the 20th century. 
Included activities: Visit to Bayon, Visit to Ta Prohm, more+
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Siem Reap
Departure for a full day dedicated to Angkor. In the morning, visit the Banteay Srei temple.... more+ Nicknamed "the Citadel of Women", this flat temple surrounded by moats is a marvel, built in the 10th century, whose appearance has retained a remarkable freshness. Supported by laterite, the pink sandstone has been sculpted with extreme finesse. Lunch in a restaurant in town. Continuation by the Temple of Angkor Wat, the largest of the temples of the site of Angkor, whose majesty and harmony constitute a culmination of Khmer art. The exterior galleries, decorated with sculptures and narrative bas-reliefs, support a central sanctuary, the kingdom of the gods. Return to the hotel. Dinner at the restaurant and night at the hotel. 
Included activities: Visit to the Banteay Srei temple, more+
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Siem Reap
Departure for the visit to the Senteurs d’Angkor. This company, whose vocation is to develop... more+ artistic craftsmanship in a sustainable and equitable manner in the Angkor region, trains hundreds of young Cambodians from underprivileged backgrounds each year in the trades of stone and wood carving, lacquer, gilding and silk. 
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included

The price includes
The conferences
The services of a French-speaking cruise director for the duration of the trip
Drinks on board: water, canned soft drinks, local beers and local wine with meals
Onboard show according to program
French-speaking guide on board
Visits and entrance fees as per program
Accommodation in a double room with breakfast at the Sokha Angkor Resort 5* (NL) in Siem Reap (3 nights) and Sofitel Plaza 5*(NL) in Saigon (1 night) (hotels listed or similar)
Mineral water available
Unlimited tea and coffee on board
Port taxes
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Flights not included in the program (NB: all flights are available on request, contact your advisor)
Transfers
Travel insurance
Cambodian visa fees (€69 or €84 to date, depending on the direction of the cruise, for French nationals).
Airport pick-up and drop-off
Meals not included in the program
Tips for guides and drivers (USD 70/person recommended) - Mandatory
Tips for the crew - Mandatory
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request

Activities

Visit the temple of literature
included
Visit colonial Hanoi
included
Visit to Ngoc Son temple
included
Cycle rickshaw ride and water puppet show
included
Visit to the largest pearl farm in Halong Bay, Tung Sau
included
Visit to the Sung Sot cave
included
Visit to the Reunification Palace
included
Visit to Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral
included
Visit to a lacquer factory
included
Visit to Cholon market
included
Excursion by small boat in the Mang Thit district
included
Discovery of the floating market in Ben Tre
included
Visit to Vinh Buu Pagoda
included
Discovery of artisanal manufacturing
included
Sa dec city tour
included
Visit to the “Chinese house”
included
Visit the colorful local market
included
Visit to Tan Phong
included
Visit Tan Chau
included
Visit to the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh
included
Visit to the National Museum
included
Visit to the Tuol Sleng Museum
included
Visit the picturesque shrine dedicated to Mrs. Penh
included
Visit to a weaving village
included
Visit the village on stilts
included
Visit a village on the banks of Tonle Sap Lake
included
Visit to Bayon
included
Visit to Ta Prohm
included
Visit to the Banteay Srei temple
included

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