38 Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 10-Day Meandering Majestic Mekong Cruise Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City Departing: August - October 2025 Day 1 Arrive Phnom Penh – Peam Chi Korng – Embarkation Welcome to Cambodia. Upon arrival, you’ll be transferred to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, before transferring to Peam Chi Korng to embark your Emerald Cruises Star-Ship. You’ll be welcomed aboard Emerald Harmony by the captain and crew. Later you’ll set sail for Angkor Ban while enjoying your first dinner on board. Meals: Dinner Day 2 Angkor Ban – Phnom Penh In historic Angkor Ban, visit the rural wooden houses that survived the Khmer Rouge and a classroom that teaches English to local students after regular school lessons. In the village, you’ll learn how to pray in a Buddhist pagoda and receive a traditional Buddhist blessing from the resident monks, as part of your EmeraldPLUS experience. Afterwards, set sail for Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. Known as the ‘Pearl of Asia’, this city was almost entirely evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Later, as part of your EmeraldPLUS experience, enjoy an evening remork ride through Phnom Penh, admiring the city lights. A traditional Buddhist Monk blessing Phnom Penh by night on a remork Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 3 Phnom Penh Today, you’ll learn about the Khmer Rouge and the darkest days of Cambodia’s history. A short drive takes you to the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek, where you can walk through the fields and visit the memorial, understanding more about the country’s sombre chapter. Afterwards, visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (infamously known as ‘S-21’), a former school converted to the Khmer Rouges’ main prison. Spend the afternoon at leisure, exploring our DiscoverMORE excursions, or relaxing on board. This evening, for your EmeraldPLUS experience, enjoy a cultural performance by the Cambodian Student and Children’s Organisation. Cultural performance by the Cambodian Student and Children’s Organisation Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 4 Phnom Penh – Cross Cambodia/Vietnam Border This morning, you’ll visit the majestic Royal Palace with its French-inspired gardens and Silver Pagoda. After returning on board and enjoying a Cambodian Street Fair lunch, enjoy a relaxed afternoon of cruising as you sail onwards to the Cambodian and Vietnamese border. Upon entering Vietnam, you’ll sail to Tan Chau. Later this evening, for your EmeraldPLUS experience, you’ll delight in a traditional Lion Dance performance on board. A Lion Dance performance on board Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 5 Tan Chau In Tan Chau, embark on a sampan ride to Evergreen Island for a walk through a Mekong Delta farming village. Reboard your sampan to travel back 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, visiting enroute a Mekong fish farm, before reboarding Emerald Harmony and sailing onwards to An Long. Cao Dai Temple visit and Xe Loi ride Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 6 An Long – Gieng Island The morning is yours to enjoy at leisure on board or, if you prefer, partake in our DiscoverMORE excursion to Tràm Chim National Park, home to the Tam Nong Ramsar Bird Sanctuary. After lunch, sail to 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 local industries, including mango farming, boat construction and production of temple incense sticks. Afterwards, reboard Emerald Harmony and sail to My An Hung Island. 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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