Welcome to Vietnam and step foot into a world of luxury starting with your air-conditioned airport transfer en-route to the Caravelle Hotel Saigon, located downtown in the heart of HCMC. Meet your Tour Director at 12:00 to run through an overview of your upcoming trip and drop off your luggage and passport.
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Scenic Spirit August 7-19 2027 Cruise & Offers | Scenic Cruises
Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap
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August 7-19 2027Start the day with a full gourmet breakfast – complete with champagne – before heading out to explore Cai Be. Cai Be is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit.
Board your sampan once again to explore the lively wet market where you can meet the sellers and marvel at their wares, including live fish, frogs and even snakes. This two-hour exploration will take you deep into the local lifestyle. You can also see the grand home of Mr.
You may want to start with some exercise in the on-board gym, try stretching at the early morning yoga class or relax in the sauna. Then set off to discover the areas surrounding Tan Chau. Tan Chau is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit.
After clearing the border crossing procedure, the morning is at your leisure. Attend an on-board demonstration, enjoy some solitude in the library and observation lounge, or soak in the scenery from your private balcony whilst sailing upstream from the Vietnamese border to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
After breakfast, it will be time to head out and explore the city. Phnom Penh is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit.
Board a bus this morning for the short drive to the ancient capital of Cambodia, Oudong. Here, experience the life of the monks and nuns who reside at the peaceful monastery. If you are lucky, you may be able to partake in one of the many festivals and traditional rituals often held here.
With travelling throughout South-East Asia comes the heat and what better way to cool down than socialising with a fresh cocktail and dipping your toes in the pool during your morning sail towards Angkor Ban. Learn the many ways to wear a krama, the traditional Cambodian scarf.
Meet the novice monks at Wat Hanchey, an ancient hilltop pagoda and monastery. Walk (or drive) to the top and soak in some of the best elevated views of the cruise. Wat Hanchey > Kampong Cham is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit.
Today we journey to Siem Reap via stops at Kampong Tom and the Angkorian bridge in Kampong Kdei. Siem Reap is a split in time with ancient and traditional architecture weaved between the modern developments. Step back in time at your hotel, a definition of luxury and your historical home for the next three nights in Siem Reap.
The second day of your Siem Reap exploration starts with a delicious champagne buffet breakfast at the hotel. Siem Reap is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit.
Siem Reap is a published destination on Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit. 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.
It is time to bid farewell to your fellow travellers and Scenic team as you get ready to depart Cambodia for your homeland or extended travels. Transfer to the airport and leave with a full camera and stunning memories to treasure. Rivers and waterways are subject to variations in water levels.
Schedule source status: Scenic publishes this exact dated departure and day-by-day itinerary on its official product page. Separate daily arrival and departure times are not included, so no times have been estimated. Daily port-call times and dock, anchor, or tender status were not published in the audited catalog. All available itinerary information is presented on DeluxeCruises.com.
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Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap aboard Scenic Spirit
On August 7-19 2027, Scenic Spirit follows official voyage VIMR070827.19 from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Siem Reap, Cambodia over 13 days. Its published progression includes Ho Chi Minh City > 9 Night Mekong Cruise, Cai Be, Sa Dec, Tan Chau, Border Crossing > Phnom Penh.
Embark on a slower nine-night cruise of contrasts as you gain a deeper understanding of life along the Mekong River in southern Vietnam through to the Angkor temples in Siem Reap.
Scenic's official catalog provides 13 day-by-day entries for this departure but does not publish daily arrival and departure times. Those times remain explicitly unpublished here rather than being estimated.
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