Mekong Eyes Explorer – The most beautiful cruise to travel from Cambodia to Southern Vietnam.
The our new boutique boat offers short cruises on the most vibrant part of Mekong River where the most exciting daily lives can be seen.
The interior designed in colonial style with local materials and hand-crafted vintage decorations.The cruiser is designed to roam through the narrow and winding rivers and canals of the river system that cannot be accessed by the larger cruise boats. That way we can show you the hidden gems of the northern Mekong Delta.
In the morning we pick you up at your hotel in Saigon and take you to Can Tho or Cai Be. You board your wooden river cruise vessel around noon. After a refreshing welcome drink we show you our on-board facilities and your cosy cabin. As lunch is served, the boat starts cruising. Sit back and watch the fantastic scenery and the daily life of the Mekong people.
In the afternoon you can disembark for a guided leisurely stroll through a village and the surrounding fruit orchards or rice fields. Meet the friendly locals and taste the local produce and fruits.
Get back on board and enjoy a drink at the bar or relax on deck as the sun sets over the magnificent water landscape of the Mekong River. The boat will anchor for the night. The day ends with a delicious on-board dinner. You stay overnight on board your floating hotel in the Mekong Delta.
Wake up well rested to the sound of the Mekong river and get ready for another exciting day of sightseeing in the Mekong Delta. At 6.30h the cruise vessel sets off for a sunrise cruise. Watch the locals go about their daily work drying exotic fruits and building ships on the wooden yards while enjoying an early breakfast.
After breakfast we board a sampan boat, depending on the routing either to the Cai Rang floating market, the region’s busiest and most lively market. We will pull up to the boats for talking and bargaining with the merchants. Alternatively we will explore the small channels of the Mekong Delta around Cai Be with a small sampan or by foot. Marvel at the sheer abundance of exotic fruits, vegetables and skilfully handcrafted regional products. We will also visit some of the local candy and rice paper manufacturers or boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards.
The floating markets in the Mekong Delta are no tourist markets but wholesale markets where produce of the Mekong Delta like fruits and vegetables are traded. For this reason the number of boats on the market fluctuates depending on harvesting seasons and market demand. Furthermore, modern wholesale markets are becoming more popular in Vietnam. This can result in decreasing numbers of boats being present on the markets. If the visit of the floating market is important for you please check with us for the itinerary.
Disembark the boat at around 11.00 – 11.30h on the pier and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Sit back in the shuttle (bus or car) and watch the water landscape from a land perspective until you reach Chau Doc where we bring you to the elegant Victoria Hotel.
We transfer you to the pier where you embark the speed boat for an exciting ride to Phnom Penh, your starting point for discovering Cambodia and the famous temples of Angkor Wat.
The boat arrives around noon in Phnom Penh; the trip ends with a transfer to your hotel in the city.
Please contact us if we can help you organise your tour to Angkor or any further trips. Of course we will also be happy to arrange your transfer back to Saigon.
Royal Palace – Phnom Penh
Prices
Prices are in USD, per person.
This tour can be customized to fit your own demands. Best price and value guaranteed!
Hotel / Group
2 guests
146
What's included
Trip itinerary and routing as described in the itinerary English speaking tour guide
Guided walk and side trips as mentioned in the itinerary
Accommodation in cosy double or twin bedded cabins
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Mineral water placed in your cabin on board
Entry fees, tax and service charge
What's excluded:
Visa fee for Cambodia (you can get a visa for Cambodia at the border crossing where the speed boat stops for immigration; for this you need to bring around 30 USD and a passport photograph)
Transfer round trip from / back Saigon(book in next step)
Beverages
Tips and personal expenses
All other services not mentioned in the itinerary
Visa costs
Speed-boat to/from Phnom Penh
Cancellation by Customer
– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.
– These are maximum cancellation fees to be flexible applied:
Cancellation received after confirmation: Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
Cancellation received from 15 days to 20 days prior arrival date: 10% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
Cancellation received from 3 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 15% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
Cancellation received less than 3 days prior arrival date or during tour or No-Show: 20% of total package tour charged + Used services (if any) + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
Children Policy
Free of charge for child under 5 years accompany with 1 full paying client, sharing room and food with parents. He/ she shall pay for air tickets (if any) and/ or incurred expenses
75% charged for child from 5 – under 11 years accompany with 1 full paying clients, using services as an adult
