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Day 01 :
Phnom Penh – Chau Doc
Around 11 am pick up at your hotel and transfer to the boat pier
for boarding to Chau Doc by Hang Chau Express boat. Arrive Chau
Doc around 17 : 00 pm. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Overnight
in hotel in Chau Doc.
Day 02: Long Xuyen – Sa Dec (L,D)
Pick up from Chau Doc, transfer to Long Xuyen. Embark on our
Authentic Mekong sampan and enjoy a welcome drink at 11: 30
Explore the long Xuyen market one of the most bustling floating
markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and
jostling for space as owners attempt to sell their goods. Visit
Culao OngHo a small Island in Longxuyen and enjoy the scenery
and walk /cycle to visit villages the island, passing by
farmers, children, villagers tendering their daily load. See
local farmers trading their produce on the water as they have
done for centuries. You will have a unique opportunity to
discover a side of Delta life that few travellers experience.
Board our Authentic Mekong sampan and leisurely cruise down the
Mekong River while enjoy aperitif with canapé . Authentic
Mekong sampan drops anchor at the entry of Sadec for the night.
Day 03: Sadec – Cai Be (B,L,D)
Rising up early for another nice day we contemplate sunrise
while having breakfast on board. Visit the Sadec local market ,
following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras. Visit
bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware pots
on a bank of river Walks/Cycle amongst the ever blossoming
Sadec flower village and local industries. Back to boat and
enjoy welcome back drink while lunch is served. Authentic Mekong
sampan leisure cruise down to Mythuan and Caithia where we
embark on lovely cycling along the island taking in beautiful
view of scenery, local people, and get insight into local life.
Back to our boat and enjoy welcome back drink. Rest on the deck
enjoying the sunset on sundeck. Enjoy aperitif and traditional
herbal foot massage. The crew serves dinner while the Authentic
Mekong sampan is cruising. Authentic Mekong sampan sets anchor
in for the night. Overnight on boat.
Day 04: Cai Be – Saigon (B)
Breakfast on the boat. We take a morning junk trip to Dong Hoa
Hiep Island and go ashore to visit the French Gothic Cathedral
and colourful port area, with its colonial buildings, delightful
flower gardens and local coconut candy and rice paper
manufacturers. We explore evergreen islands and visit the former
Imperial residence the traditional House, where surviving
members of the Kiet family will welcome us with tea, and we can
wander in the fruit orchards around the house. Back to our boat
and enjoy welcome back drink. Check out and disembark. Pick up
and transfer to Saigon. End of service. |
