36 Angkor Ban Village, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia 10-Day Meandering Majestic Mekong Cruise Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh Departing: July - September 2025 Day 1 Arive Ho Chi Minh City – Embarkation Xin Chao and welcome to Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon), Vietnam’s largest city. On arrival, you’ll be transferred to the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers, before transferring to Saigon Port to board your Emerald Cruises award-winning Star-Ship. You’ll be welcomed aboard Emerald Harmony by your captain and crew, before setting sail after lunch down the Saigon River to Cho Gao canal. This evening, enjoy your first dinner on board with your fellow guests and an informative port talk hosted by your Cruise Director. Meals: Lunch and dinner Day 2 Cho Gao canal - Ben Tre The Cho Gao canal is one of Vietnam’s major arterial canals, connecting Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta with Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll find it fascinating to watch the heavy commercial traffic navigate this important waterway, which sees upwards of 1,800 vessels transit each day. This afternoon, you’ll visit Tan My Floating community followed by a ride through the local Delta plantations, visiting a mushroom farm, a fruit farm with sampling and a honey farm with local sweets. Later, you’ll sail onwards to Sa Đéc, a Mekong Delta hidden gem. Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 3 Sa Đéc – My An Hung After a short sampan ride to Sa Đéc, enjoy a walking tour around town with a stop at the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, who inspired Marguerite Duras’ celebrated novel L’Amant, and a stroll through Sa Đéc’s bustling central market. You’ll return to Emerald Harmony by sampan, then cruise to My An Hung Island. Recognised as a cultural and historical destination, this small Delta village specialises in cultivating red-hot chilli and peppers. As part of your EmeraldPLUS experience, enjoy local folk singing during your visit. Listen to local folk singing in My An Hung Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 4 Gieng Island Known as ‘Mango Island’, Cu Lao Gieng is a small, scenic island untouched by tourism, located along the upper Mekong River. Travel by local motorcycle rickshaw through the island’s villages to visit families who work in various local industries, including mango farming, boat construction and production of temple incense sticks. Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 5 An Long The morning is at leisure on board or, if you prefer, partake in a DiscoverMORE excursion to Tam Nong Ramsar Bird Sanctuary in An Long. As part of your EmeraldPLUS experience, you can enjoy a traditional Lion Dance performance on board. A Lion Dance performance on board Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 6 Tan Chau – Vietnam/ Cambodia Border Crossing In Tan Chau, embark on a sampan ride to Evergreen Island for a walk through a local village, affording a glimpse into the Delta farming community. Reboard your sampan returning to Tan Chau and as part of your EmeraldPLUS experience, visit a local Cao Dai temple. Cao Dai is a syncretic, monotheistic religion established in Tây Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926. At the temple, learn more about this fascinating and complex religion. Afterwards, ride in a Xe Loi (local form of cyclo) back to your sampan before reboarding Emerald Harmony. You’ll then cruise to the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. Cao Dai Temple visit and Xe Loi ride Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner ‘Green Season’ Cruise for 10 days & only pay for 8 days cruising. CLICK HERE to explore this itinerary further
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