Highlights
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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – My Tho
07:45 Toum Tiou is open for embarking. Clearance of departure formalities. Security briefing.
08:30 Departure for My Tho. Lunch and leisure on board during navigation.
17:30:Arrival at My Tho – Toum Tiou drops anchor on river in the
proximity of Thoi Son Island. Local musician band embarks to play
traditional music for 45 minutes.
19:00: Welcome drink and info meeting about cruise, crew introduction. Welcome dinner. Overnight onboard
Day 2: My Tho – Cai Be
07:00 Breakfast. Local boats come alongside Toum Tiou to pick up
passengers and transfer to the mainland. Departure for Vinh Trang Pagoda
by car - Short panoramic tour of My Tho town on the way. Continuing for
Dong Tam Snake Farm and My Tho Market.
On the banks of a northern arm of the Mekong, My Tho, which translates
as "fragrant herb", where tourists come to discover the beauty of the
delta. It's a quiet, prosperous city of about 100,000 inhabitants,
famous for its many fruit orchards, gardens and the huge rice fields
that surround it. The climate is warm and pleasant year round. The
surrounding countryside is home to one of the most luxuriant gardens of
Vietnam, with its coconut palms, banana and mango trees.
10:45 Return at the pier - you cruise on the river to Thoi Son Island by
local boat to visit the island, explore local people’s daily life and
enjoy locally seasonal fruits. You are-embark Toum Tiou that leaves My
Tho for Cai Be. Lunch and leisure on board.
18:00: Toum Tiou at anchor on river on the proximity of Cai Be.Dinner and overnight on board
Day 3: Cai Be – Vinh Long – Sa Dec
07:00 Breakfast. Locals boat come alongside Toum Tiou, pick up pax and
cruise around Cai Be Floating Market. Continuing for Vinh Long - a brick
and pottery factory, the Binh Hoa Phuoc Islet Nursery of Fruit Trees as
well a typical house and a show room of traditional farming tools. Vinh
Long, which translates as "Majestic Dragon", is right in the middle of
the delta, between two arms of the Mekong. The soil of Vinh Long is
enriched by silt deposits, making it ideal for growing mandarins and
other citrus fruits. Life is organized around the water. Houses on
stilts, hawkers in boats, hundreds of small craft crisscross in all
directions. The hospitality of the locals makes it a tourist destination
par excellence.
12:30 Return on the Toum Tiou, departure for Sa Dec. Lunch on board
during the navigation. Arrive at Sa Dec - Short panoramic tour of Sa Dec
and transfer to Trung Vuong primary school. Continuing to Kien An Cung
Pagoda. Stroll around Sa Dec Market along Sa Dec River bank. This small
city of 30,000 inhabitants is fascinating in its unspoiled authenticity
and undisturbed by tourists. It provides a glimpse of the delta where a
few colonial houses still remain, including the "Chinese man's house"
(from Duras' novel "The Lover", also made into a movie).
17:00 Return to the boat with stopover at a nursery of flower and bonsai
trees. Famous for its horticulture (it has many varieties of fabulously
exotic flowers) Sa Dec was known as the "Garden of Cochin Chine" during
colonial times. Re-embarking, Toum Tiou leaves Sa Dec port and drop
anchor few miles away. Dinner and overnight on the river.
Day 4: Chau Doc
06:30 Early departure for Chau Doc. Breakfast during navigation. Leisure and relax onboard.
13:30 Arrival after lunch at Victoria Hotel Chau Doc jetty. Located to
the north at the beginning of Mekong's famous delta, Chau Doc straddles
both banks of the Mekong which fans out to the dimensions of a river
mouth here. Floating fish farms have sprung up everywhere. Bamboo fish
drying racks are set up a meter above the water's surface. The
bourgeoning downtown area features some charmingly rustic colonial
buildings, squeezed in by the marketplace - the colorful, vibrant heart
of the city. As always, these busy parts of town, despite their
sometimes strong odors, offer wonderful photo opportunities...
14:30 Departure for fish raising rafts and Cham minority village by
local boat. Return to the Victoria hotel for a walk to Chau Doc market.
Visit of Sam Mountain which peaks at 237 meters. Its well-known Buddhist
sanctuaries offer an unobstructed view over the mosaic of glistening
rice paddies below. To the left is Cambodia, and the flow of the Mekong
on the horizon breaks into an infinity of silver ribbons. Visit on the
way of the Lady Chua Xu temple and Tay An Pagoda.
18:30 Return to the boat after sunset. Dinner at the Victoria Hotel’s
restaurant. Overnight onboard at the jetty of the hotel; you are free to
enjoy the hotel facilities (swimming pool, sauna, bar) or stroll in
Chau Doc.
Day 5: Chau Doc – Koh Dek Chau
07:00 Toum Tiou leaves for Vinh Xuong (Vietnamese border). Breakfast
during navigation. Arrive at Vinh Xuong check-point – Formalities
clearance for Toum Tiou to cross the border.
13:00 Toum Tiou leaves Vinh Xuong check point for Cambodia. Lunch during
the navigation. Arrival at Kaam Samnaar check-point – Formalities
clearance for crossing the border.
15:30 Toum Tiou leaves Kaam Samnaar check point for Koh Dek Chau Island.
Arrive at Koh Dek Chau island. A short break along the way, it allows
to get a fascinating, close-up look at daily life in Cambodia. On the
fringes of civilization, the 600 people who live on Koh Dek Chau will
receive your visit with some surprise. School children will escort you
along your way. You will go through the village that occupies the full
length of the island, walking along a trail shaded by date palms.
17:30 Toum Tiou leaves for Phnom Penh and drops anchor few miles away.
Farewell cocktail (1 glass of local liquor or juice) with Master of Ship
& Cruise Manager. Captain’s farewell dinner (Enriched menu + 1
glass of wine). Overnight on board
Day 6: Koh Dek Chau – Phnom Penh
07:00 Breakfast. Depart Toum Tiou for Phnom Penh. Time to pack, leisure onboard.
13:00 Arrival at Phnom Penh after a last lunch onboard. Tour ends.
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