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In the footsteps of the Khmer Empire: 17-day cultural cruise in Indochina

Looking for a relaxing, exclusive vacation that's also rich in cultural visits, while letting yourself be carried away?

By Pol LLUBERA BATLLE your cruise expert
Where will you sleep?
Singular vacations
Who is cabin cruising for?
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Main characteristics
Model of the boat: Traditional ship
Type:
Number of cabins: 24
Maximum capacity: 48 travelers
Crew members: 23

Cabin

Double cabin - Upper deck
Spacious, comfortable cabin with large windows overlooking the outside passageways. Designed with ample storage space, it features two low beds that can be pushed together, a bathroom (sink, shower and private toilet, bathrobes), hairdryer, dressing table, safe and air conditioning. Located on the upper deck with a window overlooking the outside passageways, it offers a panoramic view of the landscape.
Double cabin - Main deck
Spacious, comfortable cabin with large windows overlooking the outside passageways. Designed with ample storage space, it features two low beds that can be pushed together, a bathroom (sink, shower and private toilet, bathrobes), hairdryer, dressing table, safe and air conditioning. Located on the main deck, with a window overlooking the outside passageways, it offers a panoramic view of the countryside.
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
Rendezvous in Hanoi between 11:30 and 12:30. Lunch.
In the afternoon, guided tour of the capital:... see+ Hô Chi Minh's mausoleum (exterior), the House on Stilts and the One-Pillar Pagoda. Visit the Temple of Literature, the oldest school established in 1070, and take a ride on a cycle rickshaw. Water puppet show. Dinner and overnight at 4* NL hotel. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Hô Chi Minh's mausoleum (outside), Visit to the One Pillar Pagoda, see+
Optional services: Cycle rickshaw ride see+
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Hanoi Baie d'Halong
Departure for Along Bay (160 km - approx. 3.5 hrs.) Welcome and boarding, welcome cocktail. Lunch... see+ on board. Depart on a cruise to discover the thousands of curiously-shaped rocky islets of mythical Along Bay. Dinner on board. Night at anchor. 
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Baie d'Halong Hanoi Hué
Before breakfast, Tai Chi on deck. Visit to one of the bay's most important caves. Continuation of... see+ the cruise to discover the extraordinary scenery. Brunch on board. Disembarkation around 11 a.m. and drive to Hanoi. Tasting of PHO soup. Flight to Hué. Transfer to 4* NL hotel. Dinner and overnight stay. Overnight at hotel 4* NL. 
Activities: Includes: Tai Chi on deck, Visit one of the bay's most important caves, see+
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Hué
Visit the mausoleums of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc and the Tu Hieu pagoda. Lunch. Visit to the Imperial... see+ City. Modelled on Chinese imperial palaces, the citadel was built between 1805 and 1832. Visit Dong Ba market. Dinner. Overnight at hotel. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Khai Dinh mausoleum, Visit to the Tu Duc mausoleum, see+
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Hué Da Nang Hoï An
Boat transfer on the Perfume River to the Pagoda of the Celestial Lady. Visit to Kim Long village.... see+ Lunch on board. Departure for Da Nang. Visit to the Cham Museum, home to the world's largest collection of Cham artefacts. Stop at China Beach. Arrival in Hoi An. Dinner and overnight stay. Overnight in a 4* NL hotel. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Celestial Lady pagoda, Visit to the Cham Museum, see+
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Hoï An
Departure for My Son, once the imperial city of the Champa Empire. Return to Hoi An. Lunch on... see+ board. Visit of Hoi An. The ancient city is one of the major attractions of the Da Nang region, with over 800 buildings of historical interest. Walking tour of the Fujian sanctuary, Phuc Thanh pagoda and Japanese bridge. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at hotel. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to My Son, Visit Hoi An, see+
Optional services: Visit to Phuc Thanh pagoda see+
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Hoï An Hô Chi Minh
Flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer to downtown and lunch. City tour: Reunification Palace, Notre... see+ Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office. Discover Cholon, whose name means "Big Market", a district teeming with people. Visit the market and the Thiên Hâu Pagoda, dedicated to the goddess of the sea. Welcome, installation on board your boat. Cocktails and introduction to the crew. Welcome dinner. Overnight docked in downtown Saigon. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Reunification Palace, Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral, see+
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Hô Chi Minh
Departure by bus for the Cu Chi tunnels. This site explains the way of life of the Viet Cong during... see+ the Vietnam War. Lunch on board. Visit to the National History Museum. Sail to the Chao Gao Canal. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit the Cu Chi tunnels, Visit to the National History Museum, see+
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Hô Chi Minh My Tho Vinh Long
Magnificent navigation to My Tho via the Chao Gao canal. In My Tho, visit a beekeeping farm and... see+ taste honey tea and exotic fruits, then sail in small sampans on this canal lined with water palms. Lunch on board. Vinh Long is located in the heart of the delta region, between two branches of the Mekong. Discover a brickyard, a fruit tree nursery and an artisanal factory making puffed rice, rice cakes and rice alcohol. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to a beekeeping farm, Visit a brickworks, a fruit tree nursery and a traditional rice factory., see+
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Vinh Long Sa Dec
Visit the former home of Huyn Thuy Lê, lover of French novelist Marguerite Duras, free time in Sa... see+ Dec. Return on board and lunch. Sailing towards Cambodia. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Huyn Thuy Lê's former home, see+
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Sa Dec Chau Doc Phnom Penh
Breakfast. Arrival in Chau Doc and visit to a fish farm, Tay An pagoda and Ba Chua Xu temple. Lunch... see+ on board. Evening arrival in Phnom Penh. Dinner on board. Ride on a "tuk tuk", a motorized tricycle, a traditional means of locomotion in Phnom Penh. Overnight on board, docked in the port. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to a fish farm, Tuk tuk ride, see+
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Phnom Penh
Visit the Royal Palace, the symbolic heart of the nation, and its Silver Pagoda, built of wood in... see+ 1892. Visit to the National Museum. Lunch in town. Afternoon visit to Tuol Svay Prey S21 School, former Khmer Rouge detention center during the civil war. Free time at the local market. Back on board, Apsara dance show. Dinner and overnight on board, docked in the port. Evening at leisure. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Phnom Penh's Royal Palace, Visit to the Phnom Penh National Museum, see+
Optional services: Visit to Tuol Svay Prey School S21 see+
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Phnom Penh Koh Chen Kampong Tralach
Visit Koh Chen, a small village whose inhabitants specialize in engraved and silvered copper work.... see+ Lunch on board. Arrival in Kampong Tralach to visit the lovely Vihara of Wat Kampong Tralach Leu pagoda. Access through the village of Kampong Tralach Krom, surrounded by a magnificent rice paddy landscape. Night at anchor. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to the Vihara at Wat Kampong Tralach Leu pagoda, see+
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Kampong Tralach Kampong Chhnang
Visit Kampong Chhnang, one of the Tonle Lake's largest fishing ports. Fish farming is practiced... see+ here. The region is also famous for its archaic pottery, which supplies the whole country. Tasting of local products. Lunch on board. Sailing on to Lake Tonlé, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Cocktail reception and farewell dinner. Overnight at anchor. 
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Kampong Chhnang Siem Reap
Disembark, drive to Siem Reap and discover traditional villages
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Morning sail on Tonlé Lake... see+ and disembark.
Visit to the famous Angkor Wat temple, a masterpiece of Khmer architecture. It is the most famous and imposing of all Angkor's monuments (visitors must cover their shoulders and wear long pants or a long skirt). Stroll through the Angkor Night Market. Dinner and overnight in a 4* NL hotel for the 4-anchor boat and in a 5* NL hotel for the 5-anchor boat.
 
Activities: Includes: Visit the famous temple of Angkor Wat, see+
Optional services: Stroll through the Angkor Night Market see+
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Siem Reap
Visit Senteurs d'Angkor (closed Sundays): the ancient art of weaving in this candle and soap... see+ factory, followed by a visit to the B.R.B. handicraft center. Set in a magnificent historic garden, it showcases the main Cambodian ancestral skills, including stone and wood carving, textiles and natural fibers with rattan and water hyacinth, leather, jewelry, painting and much more. Free time after lunch. Dinner in town and performance by Cirque PHARE: acrobatics, juggling. Night in your hotel. 
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Siem Reap
Visit Ta Prohm temple. Today, nature has regained the upper hand and the result is breathtaking:... see+ trees sprout from the temple buildings and thick roots cover it. Explore Angkor Thom, stroll around the grounds of the former Royal Palace, then discover the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Lunch at the hotel.
Around 2:00 pm, end of our services. Do not plan to fly before 5:00 pm.
 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Ta Prohm temple, Exploring Angkor Thom, see+
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The price includes
Assistance / repatriation insurance
Local representative in Siem Reap
The services of local English-speaking guides and our cruise director
Mineral water available
Beverages at all meals (1 mineral water or 1 soft drink or 1 beer* and 1 coffee or 1 tea per person per meal)
unlimited tea and coffee on board
Visits and entrance fees as per program
Accommodation in a 1st category hotel in a double room
Gratuities (excluding boat personnel)
Port taxes
Transfers
A 24-hour cruise on a non-privatized boat in Along Bay
Bed linen, towels, shower gel and shampoo
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The price does not include
Cancellation/luggage insurance
Gratuities for crew (approximately $5/day/passenger)
Beverages other than those listed
Vietnamese/Cambodian visas
International flights and taxes
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Optional services
Flights not included in the program are available on request
Activities and excursions on request see+

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