RV Mekong Princess Cruise Siem Reap – Saigon 8 days

$810 $1447
Duration
8 Days 7 Nights
Max People
28
Min Age
1+
Tour Type
Group tour

Overview

RV Mekong Princess is a newly built luxury river vessel from Vietnam to Cambodia. The ship is elegantly designed and exquisitely decorated, recalling the French colonial era. Everything from the food to the decor is prepared with consideration for every detail.

The ship is significant, but there are just 14 spacious suite cabins; each has a floor-to-ceiling window and is equipped with modern amenities that promise an ultra-comfortable experience. On board, guests can enjoy Ramvong Lounge, Princess Spa, a fitness center, and a boutique shop.

Highlights
  • Mekong overnight cruise with charming French-colonial design style
  • Unique on-board activities with local Apsara performances and free Evening Canapés
  • Excellent customer service onboard with Spa & Beauty Treatments, and Condition Shoes Upon Request Services

What’s Included

  • Transfers to/from the meeting points in Siem Reap (Cambodia)/Ho Chi Minh city (Viet Nam) from/to the Embarkation/Disembarkation Points.
  • Accommodations in Suite Room
  • Butler Service: Available on Angkor Suite & Tonle Suite
  • Complimentary Excursion Amenities
  • Dining, Wellness & Entertainment.
  • Shipboard & Shoreside Gratuities
  • Air fare to/from Destination
  • All outside transfers are not included in the cruise itineraries of Viet Princess Cruises.
  • Premium Wines & Spirits
  • All Incidentals
  • Visas
  • Massage spa onboard
  • Gift Shop onboard
Policy

  • In case we received the written cancellation more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the departure, we shall charge you the amount of US $450 each Passenger which is non-refundable.
  • In case we received the written cancellation within one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the departure, the cancellation charges shall be applied as follows:
  • Between ninety one (91) days and one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the departure, the cancellation charges shall be 50% of the total price.
  • Within ninety (90) days prior to the departure, even when the passengers absent during the voyage, the cancellation charges shall be 100% of the total price.
  • We may cancel the reservation and booked tickets if other Passengers hire the whole vessel, even that the Passengers have made full payment or non-payment or paid deposit only, and we shall refund such payments. Provided that we must notify you at least ninety (90) days prior to the departure

Children Policy

  • Children under 6 years old sharing the same bed with her/his parent: The child receives 80% reduction from adult price.
  • Children from 6 years old up to 12 years old receives 30% reduction from adult price.
  • Children from 12 years old up will be fully charged at the adult price.
  • Parents can only bring children under 6 years old on these occasions: Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year.

  • PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE

Itinerary

RV Mekong Princess is a newly built luxury river vessel from Vietnam to Cambodia. The ship is elegantly designed and exquisitely decorated, recalling the French colonial era. Everything from the food to the decor is prepared with consideration for every detail. The ship is significant, but there are just 14 spacious suite cabins; each has a floor-to-ceiling window and is equipped with modern amenities that promise an ultra-comfortable experience. On board, guests can enjoy Ramvong Lounge, Princess Spa, a fitness center, and a boutique shop.

Tour Plan

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Day 1 Siem Reap - Kampong Cham - RV Mekong Princess

Morning

Our expert guide will pick you up from your hotel in Siem Reap around 7:00 by shuttle bus. 

Then we drive a motor-coach to Kampong Cham and start to board the RV Mekong Princess for lunch. 

Once aboard, you will hear a brief safety guide in the Ramvong Lounge before setting down your luggage in the luxury cabin.

Afternoon & Evening

You are free all afternoon in the RV Mekong Princess Cruise. Relax in your cabin or admire the sunshine on the deck, immersing yourself in the scenery and romantic ambiance of the enchanting Mekong River. 

After a leisurely cruise in the afternoon, savor a Cambodian welcome dinner on board. The ship moves to Angkor Ban and docks overnight.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
Day 2 Angkor Ban - Phnom Penh

Morning 

After breakfast, we transfer to the charming town of Angkor Ban. Here, you have a chance to meet local people and have a special blessing ceremony in the pagoda. 

Then we continue to visit the local family’s house and learn about their daily life. Through the village nearby is the local school where we can join the children’s classes and experience how the school day is so exciting. 

After exploration, we go back to the ship and sail back to Phnom Penh to have lunch.

Afternoon

We go on a half-day Phnom Penh tour to learn about many famous attractions in the capital of Cambodia. Advent, the destination, is known as the motherland of the Buddhist faith. 

Keep your ride along to the Royal Palace, feel free to walk around the campus, and admire the ancient beauty of Throne Hall and Moonlight Pavilion. 

Among the enormous stupas and spirit houses, you can visit Silver Pagoda. The pagoda is home to most of Cambodia's Emerald Buddha and Maitreya Buddha, encrusted with more than 9,000 diamonds.

After taking a short rest, you will drive to the National Museum to see numerous items from the Siem Reap-area Angkor Archaeological Site and other locations close to the erstwhile Khmer Empire.

Evening 

Dinner is served while enjoying the river scenery. Our group stay overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
Day 3 Phnom Penh - Choeung Ek - Tuol Sleng

Morning

We will transfer to Choeung Ek in about 45 minutes by private motor coach from our cruise. 

You can learn more about the darkest day of Cambodian history through the killing fields, small museum and Memorial Stupa, as well as the horrors committed during the Khmer Rouge era. 

Before driving back to Phnom Penh, we stop at Tuol Sleng, known as S-21, The large school turns into a prison and torture headquarters by the Khmer Rouge.

Afternoon & Evening

Free discovery of the charming city of Phnom Penh in the afternoon.

Admire the entertainment performances of culture, including Apsara Dance, several of Cambodia’s traditional dances and traditional folk dances. 

Then you can eat dinner onboard while it is sailing toward Vietnam, the border of Cambodia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
Day 4 Border Crossing - Hong Ngu - Gieng Island

Morning

After passengers have completed immigration formalities, we will depart for the village of Hong Ngu on an island near the Vietnam-Cambodia border.

In Hong Ngu village, you have the chance to witness the waving process at a few homes, and most of the Khmer scarves are exported to Cambodia from here. 

Then we visited a local temple dedicated to the unique Hoa Hao religion from this region of Vietnam.

Afternoon & Evening

After lunchtime, we reach Gieng Island by boarding sampans and take a walk around the local sampan village, which specializes in sampan production. 

Take a canal to discover mango farms along the river shore and try one of the most exciting modes of transportation in here, called “xe loi” (motor trishaw), to see Phanxico Monastery.

Our cruise moves to Hoa An and we stay onboard overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
Day 5 Hoa An Village - Can Tho

Morning

Continue the journey to Hoa An Village, where you will find an unspoiled place renowned for its seasonal cultivation and fruit diversity.

Before embarking on the sampan, you will have the chance to get on "xe loi" and walk around the tranquil village filled with rice paddies and fruit orchards.

The last destination is one of the traditional conical hat-making families, with whom you can chat and learn about how to make the products.

Afternoon & Evening

Our ship continues its excursion on a ship through the Mekong Delta to Can Tho city, known as Tay Do, the capital of the Mekong Delta Area. Our group keeps going to Zihuang Pagoda to admire the unicorn dances. 

Have dinner and relax onboard and the ship docks in Can Tho overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
Day 6 Can Tho - Ben Tre

Morning

In the early morning, we board sampans to join the bustling atmosphere of Cai Rang floating market. As we sail into the market, the local boats selling produce are a cultural value of daily lives on Mekong Delta.

On the way, you can have the chance to taste juicy fruit and coconut water, a special Vietnamese "anti-aging drink", and discover the production of local noodles in a floating factory.

Buffet breakfast is served on the board.

Afternoon

We keep going on excursions leaving Ninh Kieu Wharf, Can Tho city, downstream the river to sail through Tra On Rivulet mouth, Nicolai Canal, Mang Thit Canal, Cho Lach Rivulet mouth and Mekong River. The ship docks overnight in Ben Tre Province.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
*Onboard activity: Our Executive Chef demonstrates Fruit Carvings & Tropical Fruits; Lecture on Vietnam, the Past & Present by your local Vietnamese host.
Day 7 Ben Tre - Ho Chi Minh City

Morning

Let's take a sampan ride through the channel lined with mangroves and try one of the most famous local transportations called "xe lam" to see local coconut candy production.

Afterwards, walk to a fruit orchard where you can learn how the locals plant fruit trees and enjoy the fresh, tasty tropical fruits.

We transfer to the pier to sail local boats for a trip through the narrow creeks lined with Nipah palm. 

Afternoon & Evening

Turn back to our cruise for a leisurely adventure to Cho Gao Canal, Vam Co River, Nuoc Man Canal, Soai Rap River and Saigon River through the Mekong River. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: RV Mekong Princess Cruise
*Onboard activity: Cooking Class Demonstration by our Executive Chef.
Day 8 Ho Chi Minh City - Disembark

Morning

A sumptuous buffet breakfast will be prepared at the restaurant. Around 8:00, it’s time to say goodbye to the RV Mekong Princess and our crews at Saigon Port.

A bus will drive you from the ship to your hotel or Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: NA

Cabin Rooms

Junior Suite
Junior Suite

Located on the main deck of the luxury RV Mekong Princess Cruise, 02 Junior Suites provides guests with a standard overnight stay and antique space dating back to the old Saigon. Besides, the 14K gold-gilded bathroom and premium marble treat you to a lap of luxury amid the mighty Mekong. The river's magnificence can also be enjoyed through floor-to-celling doors and a French balcony.

Cabin size: 20.0 m2
Bed size: Queen (1m8*2m)/ Twin (2 x 0.9m*2m)
Max Person: 2
Saigon Suite
Saigon Suite

Located on the main deck, each of 04 Saigon Suites offers a more comfortable and airy space than the Junior. Elegantly decorated with Queen Nam Phuong Painting and Bat Trang Ceramic lamps, the staterooms will let you traverse a Vietnamese cultural journey. This is a perfect choice for a high-class cruise to soak up the majestic riverscape.

Cabin size: 24.0 m2
Bed size: Queen (1m8*2m)/ Twin (2 x 0.9m*2m)
Max Person: 2
Apsara Suites
Apsara Suites

Apsara Suite, located on the Bassac deck, will carry the breath of Cambodian culture through the Apsara Fairy Painting and intricate patterns of the Good and the Evil. From the fluffy beds, and French balcony unobstructed views, to flat-screen television, and high-end marble bathroom, you will step into the bed of roses on RV Mekong Princess Cruise.

Cabin size: 24.0 m2
Bed size: Queen (1m8*2m)/ Twin (2 x 0.9m*2m)
Max Person: 2
Tonle Suites
Tonle Suites

Named after the central heart of the lower Mekong, Tonle Suites go above and beyond with every single detail meticulously created by professionals. Situated on the Bassac deck, the Tonle Suite features a green palette, high-quality mattresses, handcrafted Kashmir rugs designed by Indian artisans, and a large bathtub. To bring the best value to a world-class experience, you can enjoy complimentary evening canapes and bath preparation upon request.

Cabin size: 30.0 m2
Bed size: King (2m*2m)
Max Person: 2
Angkor Suites
Angkor Suites

The Angkor Suite, the largest and the most lavish stateroom is truly for those who seek a top-notch river cruise in Mekong. In addition to the same amenities available in the Tonle Suite, the Angkor Suite covers a larger space and a private terrace equipped with sun loungers. For the utmost care, guests can unwind in a scented bath (on request), order complimentary laundry service (only for Angkor Suites), and enjoy evening canapes and butler service.

Cabin size: 52.0 m2
Bed size: King (2m*2m)
Max Person: 2
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