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Day 1
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Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L)
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7:30 Pick up at hotel. Depart for My Tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorised boat. Proceed to Can Tho via Vinh Long, visit the snake market. Check in on arriving. Overnight in hotel.
Saigon Can Tho hotel, www.saigoncanthohotel.com.vn superior double room+ extra bed
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Day 2
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Can Tho - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc (B,L)
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After breakfast. Visitors first take the boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (the Bassac river) . The boat trip later takes you to the Cai Rang floating markets, which are the most original ones and bustling places of the region. Visitors will have the most probably tried the Vietnamese vermicelli soup? So, they will now go and see how it is made. Visitors then roam into the village to get in touch with the local people. Here, they have a chance to experience how to pass a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only one bamboo. Stop for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc. Check in on arriving in Chau Doc. Admire the landscape from the Sam Mountain summit down the Vietnamese - Cambodian border, visit the caved pagoda. Overnight in hotel
Chau Pho hotel, www.chauphohotel.com superior double room + extra bed
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Day 3
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Tra On - Can Tho Departure(B)
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Breakfast on board
The morning bobbling commotion of Mekong river life comes to life for another lovely day our boat set sails to Cantho through tributary and canals.
Transfer to Cairang: one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong. We go for a walk along the canals and the palm-shaded creek to see local houses and green orchards, ship building yards, rural and water activities in full swing.
Boarding back at noon, with a welcome-back drink
11 h00 Disembark in Cantho.
Transfer from Can Tho to Chau Doc. Free time in Chau Doc
Overnight in Chau Doc.
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Day 4
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Chau Doc - Phnom Penh (B, L, D)
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This morning we will have a boat ride from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh departing at 8am. The boat takes us along the Mekong River. It continues on to the Vietnamese (Vinh Xuong) - Cambodian (Kaom Samnar) border and then to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. The journey takes approximately 4 hours. Arrival transfer our hotel in Phnompenh, the capital of Kingdom of Cambodia. A visit to Phnom Penh is a very interesting experience indeed. It is a city with an interesting pulse and it gives you a very true taste of Asia. We will visit the Wats Phnom, National museum, silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. Overnight in Phnom Penh.
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Day 5
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Phnom Penh Fly to Siem Reap (B, L, D)
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This morning fly to Siemriep. The boat winding our way on Tonlesap river, taking in such spectacular view of rural life on water. Arrival Siemriep, transfer to the hotel .Visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm. One of the area's most beautiful temples, Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Visit as well Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon
Dinner and overnight in Siem riep.
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Day 6
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Siem Reap Angkor Wat( B, L )
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After breakfast, take an extensive tour around the magical temple city of Angkor Wat. Take in the sights at Prasat Ravan, Banteay Dei, Srah Srang, Ta Prohm, Takeo, Thommanon, Chau Say and Tevoda. View the glorious sunset at Pnom Bakheng. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 7
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Siem Reap Angkor Wat ( B,L )
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Watch the spectacular sunrise over Angkor Wat. Have breakfast at your hotel. Then visit Bayon, Baphoun, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. In the afternoon, visit the Grand Circuit including Pre Rup, East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean, Preah Khan, Baksei Chamkrong and the South Gate of Angkor Thom
Transfer to the airport to take flight back home:
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