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Scenic Spirit March 5-16 2028 Cruise & Offers | Scenic Cruises
Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City
Retained from an earlier official catalog because it is not present in the current Scenic catalog. Absence alone is not treated as proof of cancellation.

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March 5-16 2028Welcome to Cambodia and the regional city of Siem Reap where ancient and contemporary worlds exist side by side. Check in to the Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, a legendary address that has defined Siem Reap’s sense of colonial grandeur since the 1930s.
Your Siem Reap exploration starts with a delicious champagne buffet breakfast at the hotel. Siem Reap is a published destination on Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit.
Siem Reap is a published destination on Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City 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.
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. In Kampong Cham, the Scenic Spirit awaits, your five-star floating home for the Mekong River cruise ahead.
Rise as the Scenic Spirit approaches Wat Hanchey, an ancient hilltop pagoda and monastery perched above the Mekong. Step ashore to learn about monastic life from those who live it, then take in the sweeping views across the river and surrounding countryside before cruising back to Kampong Cham.
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.
Phnom Penh holds its history with dignity, and this morning’s Phnom Penh is a published destination on Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit. It provides the setting for this stage of the journey; arrival, departure, berthing and excursion details are displayed only...
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 the Scenic Spirit and set course for the Vietnamese border.
Start the morning as you see fit, a session in the on-board gym, an early Tai Chi class or a quieter start in the sauna, before heading ashore to discover the character of Tan Chau. Tan Chau is a published destination on Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit.
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.
Departing My Tho, the Scenic Spirit enters the Cho Gao Canal, one of Vietnam’s most significant arterial waterways connecting Tien Giang Province with Ho Chi Minh City. Spend the day on board watching the extraordinary volume of commercial traffic navigating this vital channel, with upwards of 1,800 vessels passing through each day.
Bid a fond farewell to the Scenic Spirit and its crew this morning before transferring to the airport and farewelling Vietnam. Depart with memories that will remain long after the journey ends. Rivers and waterways are subject to variations in water levels.
Schedule source status: Scenic publishes the complete day-by-day itinerary text in its official catalog, but daily arrival and departure times are not included. 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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Luxury Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise: Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City aboard Scenic Spirit
On March 5-16 2028, Scenic Spirit follows official voyage VIMR050328.2 from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam over 12 days. Its published progression includes Siem Reap, Siem Reap › Mekong Cruise, Wat Hanchey › Kampong Cham, Angkor Ban › Silk Island › Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh.
The fascinating Mekong is many things to many people. Embark on a journey of contrasts as you gain a deeper understanding of Cambodia and Vietnam’s complex histories and be charmed by the friendly locals as they go about their daily lives along this magnificent waterway.
Scenic's official catalog provides 12 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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