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Mekong Discovery - Phnom Penh to Siem Reap

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Embark on a 4-day upriver Mekong Discovery Cruise from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap aboard the luxurious Aqua Mekong. Begin in Phnom Penh with a traditional Khmer Apsara performance before exploring Koh Chen, a silversmith village famed for royal gifts. Continue to Kampong Chhnang, a historic pottery town, and explore floating communities around Tonle Sap Lake, including Chhnok Tru and Moat Khla. Activities include biking, kayaking, and a meaningful Buddhist blessing ceremony. End your cruise with a skiff ride into the Prek Toal Core Bird Reserve, a sanctuary for rare waterbirds.
Explore the floating village of Tonle SapMonks outside the templeExperience beautiful scenery as you cruise up the MekongA young boy plays in the Mekong off the village of Tonle SapBeautiful architecture in Tonle Sap
Highlights
  • Celebrate the onward journey with a Khmer Apsara performance at Angkor Wat
  • Visit Koh Chen, a silversmith village known for its fine craftmanship
  • Attend a Buddhist blessing ceremony in the isolated village of Moat Khla
  • Kayak through floating villages near the Tonle Sap Lake
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Day 1: Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Embark

Embark the Aqua Mekong in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Once aboard, celebrate the onward journey towards the heart of this mighty river with a Khmer Apsara performance, an indigenous tradition memorialized on the temple walls at Angkor Wat.

Day 2: Koh Chen | Kampong Chhnang

This morning visit Koh Chen, a silversmith village known for its fine craftsmanship. Keep an eye out for their famous silver bowls, regularly chosen by Cambodia's king as gifts for visiting dignitaries.

In the afternoon, continue learning about Khmer riverside life in Kampong Chhnang, the 'Port of Pottery' so-called because archaeological findings here date to the 6th century.

*A bike option is available.

Day 3: Mouth of Tonle Sap Lake | Chhnok Tru | Moat Khla

Continue exploring the remote communities around the Tonle Sap Lake, designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997. In Chhnok Tru, you visit Phat Sandai, a remote village with floating houses dotting the sides of the water canal. Learn from locals what it’s like to live in a Tonle Sap town where schools, churches, pagodas, and even the karaoke bar and police station all float. For a truly immersive experience, kayak past floating houses and cool off in the shaded canopy of aquatic trees. After lunch, you visit the floating village of Moat Khla, accessible only by water, and attend a Buddhist blessing ceremony

Day 4: Tonle Sap Lake | Prek Toal | Siem Reap, Cambodia | Disembark

  • 1 Breakfast
Set off by skiff into the 22,000-hectare Prek Toal Core Bird Reserve, one of the largest freshwater bodies in Asia and the last refuge in Southeast Asia for large waterbirds like the spot-billed pelicans, milky stork, black-headed ibis, and the elusive masked finfoot. Disembarkation.

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Aqua Mekong

Aqua Mekong

Aqua Mekong

The luxurious Aqua Mekong was designed to embody the aesthetic of a sophisticated five star hotel. Spacious and indulgent, yet intimate enough to feel entirely exclusive, the Aqua Mekong incorporates relaxed yet refined lounging and sailing.
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Aqua Mekong

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$4,940 2-3 travelers
Interconnecting suite on board the Aqua Mekong
First Deck Mekong Suite
Averaging 322 sq. ft. 10 luxurious suites, 4 with balcony and 6 without balcony. Floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows, California King beds convertible into two twin beds, air conditioned, and en-suite sleek bathrooms.
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Second Deck Mekong Suite
Averaging 322 sq. ft. 10 luxurious suites, 4 with balcony and 6 without balcony. Floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows, California King beds convertible into two twin beds, air conditioned, and en-suite sleek bathrooms.

Notes

Single Supplement: 25% in addition to the double rate as posted.
Child Policy: 7 year age minimum on all departures, children under 12 years old will receive a 20% discount.
Third person sleeping on sofa bed will receive a 20% discount
Third person being a child under 12 years old sleeping on sofa bed pays US $500 per night
Included
  • 3 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners
  • 3 Nights Accommodations
  • Accommodations as listed
  • Ground transportation as listed
  • Activities as listed
  • Access to a 24-7 Emergency line while traveling
  • Group transfers to/from vessel and the meeting points for For Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap embarkation/disembarkation only.
  • Biking
  • Laundry Service
  • Non-alcoholic beverages.
  • All available non-motorized water sports
  • All meals while on board
  • Small-group excursions with expert guides.
  • Internet connection (intermittent depends on locations)
Excluded
  • Gratuities
  • Travel Insurance
  • Personal Expenses
  • Flight costs (please request a quote)
  • Additional excursions during free time
  • Fuel and transportation surcharges (when applicable)
  • Visa
  • Private Transfers
  • Boutique purchases
  • Cocktails
  • Massage services

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Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
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