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EXCLUSIVE: 13 night package, Mekong River onboard Emerald Harmony with stay in Ho Chi Minh City & Siem Reap, home to the captivating Angkor temples

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Cruise Line: Emerald Cruises
Ship: Emerald Harmony

Departure Dates:
26 Nov 2024

Port of Departure: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Port of Arrival: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Destinations:

  • Asia
  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam

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Reviews for Sea Temple Private Apartments Port Douglas By Boutique Collection

8.1
Excellent
20 reviews
Location
8.0
Comfort
5.0
Staff
2.8
Value for money
9.9
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Sally Greensfield
Tamworth, NSW
18 Jan, 2018

I stayed at this property and absolutely loved it! It was easily the best experience of my life. I stayed at this property and absolutely loved it! It was easily the best experience of my life. I stayed at this property and absolutely loved it! It was easily the best experience of my life.

7.1
Sally Greensfield
Tamworth, NSW
18 Jan, 2018

I stayed at this property and absolutely loved it! It was easily the best experience of my life.

7.7
Sally Greensfield
Tamworth, NSW
18 Jan, 2018

I stayed at this property and absolutely loved it! It was easily the best experience of my life.

Inclusions:

Return economy airfares from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh, returning from Siem Reap (surcharge may apply from select cities or during peak times). Please refer to small print under Pricing tab.
   

Check-in on 16 Oct 2024 for 3 night PRE accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City with Breakfast daily
   

Full Day Cu Chi Tunnels And City Tour

   

7 nights cruise accommodation onboard Emerald Harmony
   

Included shore excursions as per itinerary with the option to join the included EmeraldPLUS and EmeraldACTIVE programmes
   

Onboard meals meals including 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners
   

Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks served with lunch and dinner on board
   

The services of an Emerald Cruises cruise director
   

Highlight: Local folk singing in My An Hung village
   

Highlight: Lion Dance performance on board
   

Highlight: Tour the local Cao Dai Temple, Tan Chau
   

Highlight: Phnom Penh by night on a remork (Tuk-Tuk) tour
   

Highlight: Traditional Buddhist Monk Blessing, Oudong
   

Highlight: A cultural Performance by the Cambodian Student and Children’s Organisation
   

All tipping and gratuities onboard
   

One-way economy class flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
   

Check-in on 26 Oct 2024 for 3 nights POST accommodation in Siem Reap with Breakfast daily
   

Angkor Wat Full Day tour

   

Port Charges & Government Taxes
   

Itinerary is available on other dates and operates in reverse. Please ask your consultant for further details

   

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive Ho Chi Minh City and check-in for your 3 night stay

Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh CityFull Day Cu Chi Tunnels And City Tour: A guide will pick up you at the lobby hotel and and transfer to Cu Chi Tunnel about 1.5 hour through some nice country areas northwest of Saigon. Exploring the tunnels with local guide who's in uniform of the real guerilla during the Vietnam War. Returning to Ho Chi Minh city for Lunch. You have a chance enjoy Authentic Vietnamese food is called “PHO” Then transfer to Half Day Sightseeing where you will see: Reunification Palace, War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and Ben Thanh Market.

Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City Day at leisure

Day 4 - Ho Chi Minh CityEmbark your Emerald Cruises Star-Ship, Emerald Harmony. You’ll be welcomed on board by your captain and crew before after lunch setting sail down the Saigon River on your journey towards My Tho in the Mekong Delta. This evening, enjoy your first dinner on board with your fellow travellers. Your Cruise Director will conduct a port talk to review the activities and itinerary for the days ahead.Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 - Ben TreThis morning travel through the bustling Cho Gao. The Cho Gao canal is one of the major arterial canals of Vietnam connecting Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta with Ho Chi Minh City. Today is a fascinating morning watching the heavy commercial traffic navigate this important waterway which can see upwards of 1,800 vessels transit each day. This afternoon once on the Mekong River, you’ll visit the Tan My Floating community followed by a ride through the local plantations to visit a mushroom farm, a fruit farm with sampling and a honey farm with local sweet before returning to Emerald Harmony to sail onwards to Sa Ðéc, a hidden gem on the Mekong Delta.Included Excursion: Visit the Thoi Binh hamlet and its farming and fishing communities, untouched by tourismMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 - Sa Dec – My An HungAfter a short ride on a sampan to Sa Dec enjoy a walking tour around town with stops at the Chinese Congregational House in Kien An Cung, the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le (currently under renovation), who inspired Marguerite Duras’ novel L’Amant, and enjoy a walk through the central market to peruse its varied produce. Return to Emerald Harmony by sampan and sail to My An Hung Island. Recognised as a cultural and historical destination, this small village in rural Vietnam specialises in red-hot chilli and peppers. As part of our EmeraldPLUS programme, enjoy some local folk singing during the visit. EmeraldPLUS Listen to some local folk singing in My An HungIncluded Excursion: A visit to the Chinese Congregational House and the bustling Sa Dec MarketsIncluded Excursion: A visit to My An Hung village and its Monkey BridgeMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 - Gieng Island - An LongOn Gieng Island you can travel through the island’s villages to visit families who work in a variety of local industries including boat building of different types and creating incense sticks for temples. Also visit Vietnam’s oldest church.The afternoon is yours to enjoy your free time on board or, if you prefer, partake in a DiscoverMORE optional excursion to the Tam Nong Ramsar Bird Sanctuary in An Long.Included Excursion: See the local industries in Gieng IslandMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 - Tan Chau - Vietnam/Cambodia Border CrossingEmbark on a sampan to Evergreen Island for a walk through a local village to get a glimpse into the lives of the local farming community. Reboard your sampan to travel back to Tan Chau and as part of our EmeraldPLUS programme, visit the recently renovated Cao Dai temple. The religion of Cao Dai is a syncretic, monotheistic religion established in southern Vietnam in the city of Tây Ninh in 1926. Here, you will learn more about the mix of ideas that form the basis of this fascinating religion. Afterwards ride in a Xe Loi (local form of cyclo) from the temple back to your sampan to then visit a Mekong fish farm before returning to Emerald Harmony.Back on board your luxury Star-Ship, cruise to the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. Whilst at the border, as part of our EmeraldPLUS programme, you’ll be delighted by a traditional Lion Dance performance on board. Tonight, celebrate crossing the border with a Cambodian-style family dinner.EmeraldPLUS A visit to a local Cao Dai TempleEmeraldPLUS A Lion Dance performance on boardIncluded Excursion: A visit to Evergreen IslandIncluded Excursion: Experience a Xe Loi ride, unique to the Mekong DeltaMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9 - Phnom PenhWake up in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. The city, known as the “Pearl of Asia”, was almost entirely evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. This morning, you will learn more about the Khmer Rouge and the darkest days of the country’s history. A short drive will take you to the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek. Here you will have the opportunity to walk through the fields, visit the memorial and learn about this sad historic chapter.Afterwards visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S-21). This is a former school that was converted to the main prison and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge. Spend the afternoon as you please exploring our DiscoverMORE excursions or simply relaxing on board Emerald Harmony. In the evening, as part of your EmeraldPLUS programme you will have a chance to experience an evening remork (local Tuk-Tuk) ride through Phnom Penh to enjoy the city lights.EmeraldPLUS Phnom Penh by night on a remork (Tuk-Tuk) tourIncluded Excursion: Killing Fields at Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide MuseumMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10 - Phnom Penh – Oudong – Koh Khsach KraoLocated north of Phnom Penh, Oudong was the former royal capital of Cambodia up until it moved to Phnom Penh in 1866. Important remnants on the temple site include the burial sites of Khmer kings as well as religious artefacts dating back more than a hundred years. In the main temple of the Oudong Monastery, receive a traditional Buddhist blessing from the temple’s resident monks as part of your EmeraldPLUS programme. In the afternoon, you will visit the majestic Royal Palace with its gardens, followed by the Central Market located in the heart of the city. Back on board, as part of your EmeraldPLUS programme, enjoy a cultural performance by the Cambodian Student and Children's Organisation. Afterwards set sail, gliding past the illuminated Phnom Penh at night for a short sail to Koh Khsach Krao.EmeraldPLUS A traditional Buddhist Monk blessingEmeraldPLUS Cultural Performance by the Cambodian Student and Children’s OrganisationIncluded Excursion: A visit to the Royal Palace and Central MarketMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11 - Koh Khsach Krao Disembarkation to Phnom PenhDisembark Emerald Harmony in the morning and make way to Phnom Penh airport for your flight to Siem Reap, the gateway to the awe-inspiring Temples of Angkor.Upon arrival, settle into your exquisite accommodation, marking the beginning of a four-night stay in this historically rich city.Meals Included: Breakfast

Day 12 - Angkor Wat Full Day tourAt this city, you will visit the most well-preserved gate amongst all the fives, then continue to the peaceful smiling faced tower temple of Bayon where you can imagine how amazing would it be for the first explorer who was there when there was no one but trees with umbrella-like branches and other types of creeping vegetation.Then it will be time for you to stroll around the tourist-wish-to-see jungle temple, the so-called Ta Prhom, overgrown by huge tree monsters with snake-like roots, which is featured in Tomb Raider movie. After having shot hundreds of photographs, we will head to the active pilgrimage site of Angkor Wat, the biggest Hindu temple in the world to enjoy the longest lively carving wall of more than 2000 meters long by 2 meters high, excluding relief on ceiling and on hundreds of roof supporting pillars.After completing the tour around all the most visited temples in the Angkor area, you still have time to admire the whole view of Angkorwat temple, rice paddy, northeast highland, and active reservoir of West Baray and to get fresh air on the summit of Phnom Bakeng hill till sunset.

Day 13 - Siem Reap at leisure

Day 14 - Siem Reap at leisure

Day 15 - Check out of your accommodation and make your own way to the airport for your departure flight home

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