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17 days to discover North Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong bay) then the Mekong from Saigon to Siem Reap

Looking for a vacation with a change of scenery, relaxation, exclusivity and a wealth of cultural visits, all while letting yourself be carried away?

By Pauline BARTHE your cruise expert
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Main characteristics
Model of the boat: River boat
Type:
Number of cabins: 46
Maximum capacity: 92 travelers
Crew members: 38

Cabin

Deluxe cabin - Main deck
Cabin with 2 convertible twin beds
Deluxe cabin with balcony - Upper deck
Cabin with twin beds that can be moved closer together, plus a window and large picture window opening onto a small balcony
Deluxe cabin with balcony - Panorama deck
Cabin with twin beds that can be moved closer together, plus a window and large picture window opening onto a small balcony
Junior suite with balcony - Sun deck
Suite with king-size bed and large window opening onto a small balcony
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NB: The photos, information and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The indicated itinerary and program may be modified without prior notice, depending on the weather conditions or for technical reasons (decision of the captain). Sailing times may vary depending on sea and weather conditions.

Sailing itineraries

Hanoi
Departure from Paris Charles de Gaulle on a regular flight with a stopover or two.
Accommodation: Plane
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Hanoi Baie d'Halong
Boarding a boat. Welcome cocktail. Buffet lunch on board then departure on tender to discover pearl... see+ farming in Halong Bay. Visit to the Tung Sau pearl farm. On the way back, after a short sail, your boat moors alongside a beach. From here, you can climb up onto a hill to admire the view. After dinner, enjoy a musical performance in the Salon or take part in a night fishing session at the stern of the boat. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the largest pearl farm in Ha Long Bay, Tung Sau, see+
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Baie d'Halong Hanoi
Early morning Tai Chi session on the Pont Soleil. After breakfast, departure to explore the Sung... see+ Sot cave, nicknamed the Cave of Surprises. Access to the cave is via a climb of 138 steps. Then back on board, sailing to the pier. Disembarkation and departure by coach to Hanoi (170 km). A picnic lunch will be served en route. Arrival in Hanoi. In the afternoon, visit to the Hanoi Ethnography Museum. Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight at the Pan Pacific 5* hotel (or similar). 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Sung Sot cave, Visit to the Hanoi Museum of Ethnography, see+
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Hanoi Hô Chi Minh
After breakfast, depart for a panoramic tour of colonial Hanoi: the Opera House, the old concession... see+ district, the post office, the former Indochina Bank, and the Governor’s residence. Visit the Temple of Literature, where Confucianism will be discussed. Lunch at a restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Ngoc Son Temple (Temple of the Jade Mountain) located in the city center, on Jade Island, in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Returned Sword). Enjoy a cyclo ride followed by a water puppet show themed around Vietnamese daily life and legends. Overnight at the Pan Pacific 5* hotel (or similar). 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
Activities: Includes: Visit colonial Hanoi, Visit the temple of literature, see+
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Hô Chi Minh
Transfer to the airport and flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City in the morning.... see+ Departure for a panoramic tour through the main avenues of the city center to discover the colonial past of the former southern capital: the Reunification Palace (exterior view), the former presidential palace and a symbol of the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975; the majestic Notre-Dame Cathedral of Ho Chi Minh City; and the famous Central Post Office built by Eiffel. Transfer to the Sofitel Plaza 5* hotel (or similar) and lunch, followed by check-in to the rooms. Continue the visit to Ho Chi Minh City with the History Museum, which houses significant collections from the prehistoric period to the Nguyen dynasty. Dinner in the city. Overnight at the hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Reunification Palace, Visit to Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral, see+
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Hô Chi Minh My Tho
Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to My Tho. En route, visit a lacquerware factory and stop off... see+ at the market in Cholon, the former Chinese trading town incorporated into the districts of Hô Chi Minh in 1931. On arrival in My Tho, board the cruise. Lunch on board and check into your cabin. In the afternoon, the boat begins its cruise. Traditional music performance, cocktail reception and welcome dinner on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to a lacquer factory, Visit to Cholon market, see+
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My Tho Cai Be Sa Dec
After breakfast, departure by local boats through the floating market to the charming Gothic... see+ cathedral, then disembarkation. Walk to meet a family specialized in the artisanal production of rice paper and coconut candy. Back on board. Crossing the province of Vinh Long, the "Majestic Dragon", located in the center of the delta regions, between two arms of the Mekong. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, arrival at Sa Dec, where the French writer Marguerite Duras spent part of his childhood.Town tour to soak up the mild Mediterranean atmosphere of this lively city in the delta where a few colonial houses still remain.Visit of the "Chinese house", described in L 'Amant, transformed into a small museum, then a Caodaist temple, a syncretic religion very present in the South of Vietnam.Discovery of the colorful local market.Dinner on board. 
Activities: Includes: Discovery of artisanal manufacturing, Sa dec city tour, see+
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Sa Dec Tan Chau
In the morning, arrival in Tan Chau, a small town on the Mekong. Boarding local boats to discover... see+ Tan Chau. With its agricultural village, its mat factory and its silk factory, this small town is very representative of this part of Asia, shared between rurality and lively economic activity. Back on board for lunch. Navigation towards the Cambodian border. In the afternoon, the boat stops at the border for exit formalities from Vietnam and entry into Cambodia. Dinner on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit Tan Chau, see+
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Tan Chau Phnom Penh
Arrival in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. Once dubbed “the Pearl of Asia”, the city was... see+ renowned for its wide, shaded boulevards and harmonious colonial architecture. Today, Phnom Penh relies 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 makes up a vast architectural ensemble. Visit the Silver Pagoda which houses some national treasures. Then, continuation to the National Museum, the main historical and archaeological museum in the country, which presents one of the most important collections of Khmer art. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, visit the Tuol Sleng Museum. This former detention center, ominously known as S-21 between 1975 and 1979, was housed in a former high school. Here, in a calm atmosphere, the visitor can take stock of the drama experienced by the Cambodian people under the Khmer Rouge regime. Then, free time for individual discovery. Dinner on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh, Visit to the National Museum, see+
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Phnom Penh Silk Island
Early in the morning, the ship sails to Silk Island. Stopover and stroll through a small weaving... see+ village. Stop at a school. The boat then resumes its journey to dock again in Phnom Penh. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, walk to Vat Phnom hill. At the top of the 27-metre high hill, discover the picturesque sanctuary dedicated to Mrs Penh, who gave her name to the city. Then free time for individual exploration. Dinner on board. Evening performance of traditional Khmer dances on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to a weaving village, Visit the picturesque shrine dedicated to Mrs. Penh, see+
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Silk Island Angkor Ban
Morning of navigation on the superb meanders of the Upper Mekong still wild and preserved. Lunch on... see+ 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. 
Activities: Includes: Visit the village on stilts, see+
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Angkor Ban Wat Hanchey Kampong Cham
Stopover at Wat Hanchey in the morning and after breakfast, visit the pre-Angkorian temple located... see+ at the top of a hill overlooking the Mekong. Dating from the 8th century, its ancient brick structures characterize the architecture of the Chenla Empire, which preceded the glory of Angkor. Back on board for lunch. Continuation of navigation and arrival in Kampong Cham during lunch. In the afternoon, departure by bus to discover the temple of Wat Nokor. This 12th century Buddhist temple built on the ruins of an ancient temple is unique in Cambodia. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the pre-Angkorian temple, Visit to Wat Nokor temple, see+
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Kampong Cham Siem Reap
Early in the morning, disembarkation and transfer to Siem Reap (5h). On the way, stop at the... see+ 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). 
Activities: Includes: Visit a village on the banks of Tonle Sap Lake, see+
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Siem Reap
In the morning, departure to discover Angkor and one of the ancient capitals of the Khmer Empire,... see+ 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. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Bayon, Visit to Ta Prohm, see+
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Siem Reap
Departure for a full day dedicated to Angkor. In the morning, visit the Banteay Srei temple.... see+ 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. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Banteay Srei temple, see+
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Siem Reap
Departure for the visit to the Senteurs d’Angkor. This company, whose vocation is to develop... see+ 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. Lunch, then free time. In the afternoon, transfer to Siem Reap airport. Flight to Paris on a scheduled flight with a stopover or two. 
Accommodation: Plane
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Siem Reap
Arrival in Paris in the morning.
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Option to privatize the boat on request
The price includes
Flights Paris/Siem Reap and Saigon/Paris (or vice versa) on scheduled flights with one or two stopovers (Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Eva Air, Air France or Vietnam Airlines)
Port taxes
Air taxes
Transfers
unlimited tea and coffee on board
Mineral water available
Tips for the crew
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)
Drinks on board: water, canned soft drinks, local beers and local wine with meals
Onboard show according to program
The conferences
The services of a French-speaking cruise director for the duration of the trip
Flights
The activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Beverages other than those listed
Tips for guides and drivers (USD 70/person recommended)
Cambodian visa fees (€69 or €84 to date, depending on the direction of the cruise, for French nationals).
Travel insurance
Business class flights available on request
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Optional services
Flights not included in the program are available on request

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Deluxe cabin - Main deck
  • Deluxe cabin - Main deck
  • Deluxe cabin with balcony - Upper deck
  • Deluxe cabin with balcony - Panorama deck
  • Junior suite with balcony - Sun deck
  • Terrace suite - Sun deck
  • Privatization
Travelers: 2
Price for 2 people:
$12,965
Flights included
Private hire of the boat on request
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