Scenic Spirit II April 7-30 2028 Cruise & Offers | Scenic Cruises

Welcome to vibrant Vietnam – a world of colour, culture and extraordinary food. Today is yours to settle in at your leisure, adjusting to the rhythms of this compelling city before your journey begins in earnest. Check in to your overnight Scenic Special Stay at the iconic Sofitel Legend Metropole, Hanoi’s most celebrated address.

After breakfast, depart your elegant surrounds and begin the four-hour journey northeast to Halong Bay, passing through the fertile farmlands of the Red River Delta along the way. On arrival, board the Bhaya Soul – a handsome luxury vessel purpose-built to explore the deeper reaches of this World Heritage-listed seascape – for a two-night cruise among its iconic limestone karsts.

Rise to one of Southeast Asia’s most captivating mornings with a Tai Chi lesson on the Sun Deck as the Bhaya Soul sails deeper into the National Park. Later, take to a kayak and paddle through the narrow passages of a limestone cave system, enjoying a perspective of the bay that few visitors experience.

Savour a leisurely morning cruise back through the bay before disembarking and returning to Hanoi, with time enroute for lunch and a little shopping. Re-check into the Sofitel Legend Metropole for a second stay and, after settling back in, take part in a fascinating historical bunker tour beneath the hotel – a...

A full day to go deeper into Hanoi, beginning with your choice of Hanoi is a published destination on Indochina Explorer and Luxury Mekong Cruise: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit II.

Bid farewell to Hanoi this morning and transfer to the airport for your flight west to Vientiane, the quietly captivating capital of Laos. After lunch, visit the Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) – an organisation working to support people with mobility-related disabilities across the country.

Begin the morning with a tour of Vientiane’s most significant landmarks. Pha That Luang, the great gold-covered stupa at the heart of the city, is both a national symbol and a deeply sacred site. Nearby, the Patuxay Monument – built between 1957 and 1968 to honour those who fought for independence from...

The landscape around Vang Vieng is among the most striking in Laos, a terrain of sculpted limestone formations and forested valleys. This morning, explore Chang Caves, hidden deep within the hills and first discovered by villagers seeking refuge during wartime.

The morning begins with a visit to Kuang Si, a series of tiered waterfalls and turquoise swimming pools set within dense jungle and one of the most beloved natural scenes in all of Laos. Afterwards, board a boat for a gentle cruise along the Mekong River, calling at a riverside village known...

Well before dawn, the streets of Luang Prabang become a place of quiet ceremony. Join the morning alms giving procession and witness the silent, graceful movements of the monks as they collect their daily offerings, one of the most meditative and culturally significant experiences this journey offers. Return to the hotel for breakfast before choosing your

Visit Wat Xieng Thong, one of the oldest and most revered temples in Laos, its sweeping rooflines a defining image of the city. Continue to Wat Mai and the former Royal Palace, now housing the National Museum. Afterwards, transfer to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap in Cambodia, where ancient and contemporary worlds exist side by side.

The day opens with a champagne buffet breakfast at the hotel before your choice of Siem Reap is a published destination on Indochina Explorer and Luxury Mekong Cruise: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit II.

Siem Reap is a published destination on Indochina Explorer and Luxury Mekong Cruise: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit II. It provides the setting for this stage of the journey; arrival, departure, berthing and excursion details are displayed only when they appear in the stored Scenic schedule, and final operating information should be reconfirmed before sailing.

This morning, depart Siem Reap for the journey to Kampong Cham, passing through the Cambodian countryside and calling at the ancient Khmer bridge at Kampong Kdei and Kampong Thom, with a stop at a traditional stone cutters village along the way.

Today you can meet the novice monks at Wat Hanchey, an ancient hilltop pagoda and monastery overlooking the Mekong. Walk (or drive) to the top and soak in some of the most spectacular elevated views of the cruise. Learn about monastic life from those who live it before cruising back to Kampong Cham.

This morning, arrive in the riverside settlement of Angkor Ban, where wooden houses more than a century old stand as quiet survivors of the Khmer Rouge era. Explore their history with a local guide before visiting a nearby Buddhist pagoda.

Welcome to Cambodia. Scenic Spirit II will arrive in the capital, Phnom Penh, early this morning. After breakfast, it will be time to head out and explore Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh is a published destination on Indochina Explorer and Luxury Mekong Cruise: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit II.

Begin the morning with an included visit to Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda within. Set magnificently on the riverfront, this gilded complex has served as the official royal residence since the 1860s and remains one of Cambodia’s most impressive landmarks. Return to Scenic Spirit II and cruise the Vietnamese border.

Perhaps start the day with some exercise in the on-board gym, an early morning Tai Chi class or relax your muscles in the sauna. Then set off to discover the areas surrounding Tân Châu with Tan Chau is a published destination on Indochina Explorer and Luxury Mekong Cruise: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit II.

Arrive in Sa Dec and step into one of the Mekong Delta’s most atmospheric wet markets by sampan, a two-hour immersion into local trade where the morning wares range from fresh produce to live fish, frogs and snakes.

This morning, cruise through the bustling Cho Gao Canal, one of the major arterial canals of Vietnam connecting Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta with Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll be fascinated watching the heavy commercial traffic navigate this important waterway, where upwards of 1,800 vessels transit each day.

Bid a fond farewell to the Scenic Spirit II and its crew this morning before travelling to the Cu Chi Tunnels, the remarkable network of narrow underground passages used by Viet Cong soldiers for shelter, supply and strategy during the war. A guided visit brings the ingenuity and determination behind this hidden world into sharp relief.

This morning commence a city tour of Ho Chi Minh City visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral, the ornate Central Post Office and the Opera House are all within easy reach of the hotel. After visit the Vietnam War Museum, whose exhibits bear witness to the conflict from a Vietnamese perspective with striking and memorable force.

After check-out, transfer to the airport and farewell Vietnam, departing with memories that will remain long after the journey ends. Rivers and waterways are subject to variations in water levels. While every effort is made to adhere to the planned itinerary, changes in river conditions, local government regulations or local festivities may require journey modifications.