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DATES & RATES per person - cruise only/land and cruise - in US dollars |
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15 Day / 14 Night Cruise and Tour: Ho Chi Minh - 9 Night Cruise R/V Indochine - Angkor Wat |
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Dates (Arrive - Depart) |
Vessel |
Main Deck Twin / Cat C |
Main Deck Twin / Cat B |
Upper Deck Twin / Cat A |
Single occupancy |
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2 0 0 9 |
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Oct 09 - Oct 22 |
2,499 / 2,999 |
2,799 / 3,299 |
2,999 / 3,499 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Oct 27 - Nov 09 |
2,599 / 3,099 |
2,899 / 3,399 |
3,099 / 3,599 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Nov 14 - Nov 27 |
2,599 / 3,199 |
2,899 / 3,499 |
3,099 / 3,699 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Dec 02 - Dec 15 |
2,599 / 3,199 |
2,899 / 3,499 |
3,099 / 3,699 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Dec 20 - Jan 02 Holiday |
2,699 / 3,399 |
2,999 / 3,699 |
3,199 / 3,899 |
+50% in chosen category |
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2 0 1 0 |
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Jan 07 - Jan 20 |
2,599 / 3,199 |
2,899 / 3,499 |
3,099 / 3,699 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Jan 25 - Feb 07 |
2,599 / 3,199 |
2,899 / 3,499 |
3,099 / 3,699 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Feb 12 - Feb 25 Holiday |
2,699 / 3,299 |
2,999 / 3,599 |
3,199 / 3,799 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Mar 02 - Mar 15 |
2,599 / 3,199 |
2,899 / 3,499 |
3,099 / 3,699 |
+50% in chosen category |
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Mar 20 - Apr 02 |
2,599 / 3,099 |
2,899 / 3,399 |
3,099 / 3,599 |
+50% in chosen category |
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• Port taxes: $132 - $144 • Fuel surcharge N/A • |
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• Visas: Vietnam $110 • Cambodia $50 (paid at the border) • |
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15 Day / 14 Night Cruise and Tour: Ho Chi Minh - 9 Night Cruise R/V Indochine - Angkor Wat |
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Day 01
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USA - HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON):
Depart on your overnight flights to Asia. Meals and services as per airline policies. HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON): Arrive in Saigon late afternoon / evening. Due to various arrival times no meals or services are scheduled for tonight. Accommodations are at one of the 5* downtown hotels: Equatorial, Renaissance, Majestic or similar. Enjoy your rest or explore Saigon on your own. |
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| Day 03 |
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON):
After breakfast at your hotel, meet your local guide and board your motor coach for a morning sightseeing tour of this bustling capital. Sights will include the Post Office built by Gustave Eiffel, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Presidential Palace. Embarkation formalities and check in to your floating hotel. Buffet lunch will be served on board. In the afternoon, continue your city tour, which will include a rickshaw ride to the main Chinese Market where you will have free time to explore on your own. Return to the ship for dinner. Evening at leisure. Overnight on board. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 04 |
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON):
This morning, depart on your morning excursion to the fascinating Cu Chi Tunnels. Built during the Vietnam War to protect from bombing raids, the tunnels extend underground for over 130 miles and is up to 36 feet deep. Tunnels feature remnants of a living city; schools, community kitchens, sleeping quarters, hospitals, and military production facilities. Return to the city and enjoy a Vietnamese style lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, waive goodbye to Ho Chi Minh as you set sail on your fabulous Mekong adventure. Enjoy the passing vista’s as you settle in aboard your floating hotel, your home away from home. Enjoy a welcome cocktail, meet the crew, and join the information meeting before your first sit-down dinner on board. Overnight. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 05 |
CRUISE: MY THO - CAI BE - VINH LONG:
After breakfast onboard, tour My Tho. Sightseeing of My Tho will begin by crossing the river on local boats. Then, a visit by bus to the Vinh Trang pagoda will be followed by a panoramic tour of the city with stops along the way at a local snake farm and market. Afterwards, return to the pier and visit Thoi Son island in local boats. Return to the ship and enjoy lunch as you sail on to Cai Be & Vinh Long. On arrival in Cai Be, you will tour the floating market in local boats. The market includes brick and pottery making farms. Then continue via local boats to Vinh Long island located in the center of the Mekong Delta. Called the Majestic Dragon the island is home to vast orange and tangerine plantations. Return to the ship in the afternoon and set sail for Sa Dec. In the late afternoon, enjoy an informal lecture and talk on Vietnam yesterday, today, tomorrow. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 06 |
CRUISE: SA DEC - CHAU DOC:
After breakfast, enjoy a panoramic tour of Sa Dec by coach that includes a visit to a Bonsai Seedbed on the way back to the ship. Sail to Chau Doc. Lunch on board. Arrival at Chau Doc. Here, your sightseeing will begin with a visit to the village of the local minority Cham community in local boats. Upon your return to Chau Doc, visit of the Chua Xu Temple and the Tay An Pagoda. Return to the ship in time for dinner. The evening is free to explore the nearby market or enjoy a cocktail at the lovely, colonial style Victoria hotel, located dockside. Return to the ship and set sail upstream where you will lay anchor for the night. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 07 |
CRUISE: KOH DEK CHAU (Border Crossing)
Cross the boarder into Cambodia on your way to the island of Koh Dek Chau. After lunch onboard visit this tiny island to meet and mingle with the locals. Enjoy the magnificent views as you continue sailing until nightfall. (B,L,D) |
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| Day 08 |
CRUISE: CAMPONG CHAM - PREK TA KUNG - PHNOM PENH
After breakfast, tour the capital of Cambodia which has retained its French colonial charm. Your morning sightseeing will include the Royal Palace complex the renown Silver Pagoda. After a buffet lunch on board, continue your sightseeing with a visit to the national Museum featuring the best samples of Khmer art. Then continue on with an excursion to the infamous Killings Fields, the former detention, torture and execution center during the Cambodian civil war which lasted between between 1975 and 1979. Return to the ship for dinner. The balance of the evening is free. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 09 |
CRUISE: PHNOM PENH
Today, enjoy another delightful day in Cambodia's capital. In the morning enjoy a thrilling ride through the city streets via the local tuk-tuks (motorized tricycles) which will drop you off at the Russian market where you can bargain for souvenirs! Back on board enjoy a buffet style lunch. The afternoon is free to explore the cities vibrant river promenade full of café’s, street vendors and shops. This evening, enjoy dinner and special live performance featuring children and a local folklore group performing Cambodia’s traditional “APSARA” dances. The balance of the evening is free.(B, L, D) |
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| Day 10 |
CRUISE: PHNOM PENH - KAMPONG TRALACH
After breakfast, tour this small village renown for its silver making! Walk through the village and observe the local craftsmen doing their work. Return to the ship and enjoy lunch on board as you sail on to Kampong Tralach. On arrival to Kampong Tralach, tour the village and rice plantations including the century old Vihara pagoda. Return to the ship and continue sailing. Dinner on board. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 11 |
CRUISE: KAMPONG CHHNANG - KAMPONG LUONG
Kampong Tralach, located about 90 km from Phnom Penh is one of Cambodia's largest fishing ports and the center of fish farming. It is also famous for its archaic pottery making which supplies the whole country. Your walking/mini-bus tour will take you to a pottery farm and a local village where locals will demonstrate their wide variety of us for the local tree sugar sap. Return to the ship for lunch and sail on to Tonle Sap Lake. Set sail via local boats through the Floating Village a unique town completely set on water! See the people living on boats, floating rafts including a stop at the local floating Catholic Church. The evening is reserved for our festive Captain's Farewell Dinner. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 12 |
DISEMBARK / SIEM REAP:
High water: Early this morning, set sail and observe the local farmers, water buffalo and other unspoiled views as the RV Indochine crosses the vast 95 miles wide Tonle Sap Lake (approximate sailing time is 4 to 5 hrs). On arrival to the port (located 35 to 45 min from the town) bid your wonderful crew and ship goodbye as you disembark and transfer to the city for the next part of your adventure. Low water: After breakfast, you will cross the Tonle Sap Lake via speed boat or hydrofoil (approximately 3 hrs) arriving at Siem Reap port around 11:00. Arrive to Siem Reap proper and check into your delightful first class hotel. In the afternoon, depart by bus on your introductory tour of this fast growing gateway to the Angkor Temples. Stops will include the National Silk Center and a local market. Return to your hotel around 6 pm. Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner and Apsara show. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 13 |
SIEM REAP - ANGKOR WAT:
The day is devoted to an in-depth exploration of the fascinating Lost City of Angkor. Once the capital of the ancient Khmer empire, which ruled the area from the 9th to the 13th century, the city and its fascinating temples were slowly covered by jungle until the city was lost to civilization. The temples were rediscovered at the end of the 19th century, the jungle was cleared over the next 70 years to reveal the 8th Wonder of the World – the ancient Temples of Angkor Wat – today a UNESCO Heritage sight. After a buffet breakfast at your hotel, your morning tour will take you to explore the south gates of Angkor Thom, Bayan, Baphoun Temple, Elephant Terrace, the Royal enclosure and the terrace of the Leper King. A break for lunch will be held al fresco at the recently opened FCC club nearby. The afternoon is reserved for a visit to Ta Prhom and the magnificent main Temples of Angkor Wat where an optional tethered balloon ride is said to offer the most magnificent sunset views in the world. Return to your hotel after sunset. The day is not over yet as you depart your hotel for the town center where you will pass the Red Piano restaurant, a favorite of actress Angelina Jolie during her filming of the Tomb Raider movies, before enjoying dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner, free time to explore the lively downtown night life featuring night bazaars, restaurants, and night clubs. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 14 |
SIEM REAP: A full free day to do as you please! Sleep in and enjoy your hotel pool and amenities, explore the town and shop at the local market for those last minute souvenirs or take the optional half day Tuk-Tuk tour (motorized tricycle) which will whisk you around town with stops at the local Alligator Farm, the Wat Bo Pagoda and the renowned village of Artisan's d' Angkor where local artists will introduce you to the traditional techniques of wood carving, stone sculpting and lacquer work with explanations from your guide. The balance of the day is free and meals are on your own. (B) NOTE: depending on airline schedules, the last night in Siem Reap may be substituted for an overnight at another Asian gateway (Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, or similar.) In all such cases transfers, one night bed and breakfast at a first class hotel in the gateway city will be provided at no extra cost. |
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| Day 15 |
SIEM REAP - Home:
After a final breakfast transfer to the airport for your home bound flights. |
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INCLUDED:• 1 night 5 star hotel in Ho Chi Minh city • 3 nights 1st class hotel in Siem Reap • 35 meals: 13 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 11 dinners • Sightseeing with English speaking guides including transportation and entrance fees • 10 day / 9 night deluxe cruise aboard the R/V Indochine • All outside facing cabins in the category of your choice • All meals onboard • Welcome drink and info meeting • Farewell Captain's dinner • All shore excursions • Onboard commentaries provided by cruise guides and cruise manager • Folk performance onboard |
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