Highlights
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CRUISE ITINERARY FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2012
Day 1: Embarkation – Siem Reap – Prek K’dam.
Register between 11:00 - 12:00 at Le Meridien Angkor. Transfer by coach to the jetty and take a 30-minute motorboat to Ama Lotus ship, passing floating fishing villages from Siem Reap through Tonle Sap Lake.
Embark the ship 13:00. Welcome
drink served in Saigon Lounge. Attend a short briefing followed by a
lunch served in Mekong restaurant at 13:30. Captain raises the anchor
and cruises towards Kampong Chhnang. The great lake dominates Cambodia
and is over 150 km in length. Along the way, enjoy a scenic view of the
wild lives while passing through inspirational floating villages.
Join the Cruise Manager at Saigon Lounge for safety demonstration and
briefing at 18:00. Enjoy Captain’s Cocktails afterwards and adjourn to
the first gourmet dinner onboard with fellow travelers. The Ama Lotus Cruise moors overnight at Kampong Chhnang.
Day 2: Kampong Chhnang – Kampong Tralach – Oudong.
Kampong Chhnang is a busy rural port town with bustling
markets. Mooring mid-stream, take a truly wonderful motorboat excursion
into the lakeside wetlands that form the mouth of the river. Enjoy a
stunning variety of birdlife, and of considerable interest are local
life and floating village, see numerous great fish traps, some over a
half-mile long. Return to the Amalotus boat and attend lecture on
“Cambodia - The Past & Present” in Saigon Lounge while the shipcasts
off towards Kampong Tralach. An afternoon tour includes an oxcart ride
from the riverbank through the countryside to the beautiful Kampong
Tralach Pleu. Then board a motor coach to Oudong, the former capital
city of Cambodia, where you will tour the Buddhist Monastery. After the
visit, take another 15-minute coach back to the Amalotus ship
and embark at Prek K’dam. Cocktail hour starts from 18:00 to 19:00.
Join Cruise Manager on daily briefing beforeenjoying your dinner at
19:00. Catch the movie night with “The Killing Fields” shown in the
Saigon Lounge after dinner. Ama Lotus Ship sails towards Chong Koh
Village and moors midstream overnight.
Day 3: Chong Koh – Phnom Penh.
This morning we visit Chong Koh – a silk weaving village located in the middle of the Mekong River.
After breakfast, take leisurely morning stroll through this village.
Visit a school, some home workshops manufacturing traditional silk and
cotton handicrafts and buy some local products. Return to the ship at 10:00. Amalotus Ship sets sail to Phnom Penh –
the capital of Cambodia afterwards. An afternoon walking tour provides
an orientation to this spectacular city and free time for shopping or
exploring the city yourself. Return to the Amalotus vessel for cocktail
hour starts from 18:00 to 19:00 in the Saigon Lounge. Dinner at 19:00. After dinner, enjoy the nightlife in Phnom Penh. Ship docks overnight at Phnom Penh port.
Day 4: Phnom Penh.
Today is a busy day with many interesting sightseeing and activities. In the morning, sight-see Phnom Penh by
bus. Visit Royal Palace, the spectacular Silver Pagoda and the National
Museum where outstanding Khmer crafts are exhibited. Afternoon
excursion facilitates understanding of a crucial part of the Cambodia’s
history: the Khmer Rouge’s grim Toul Sleng (S21 detention center) and
the Killing Fields. (For a free and easy afternoon, please inform Cruise
Director). Cocktail hour starts from 18:00 to 19:00. Dinner is served
from 19:00 to 21:00. After dinner, join the Khmer folklore dances at the
Saigon Lounge. Before midnight, opt to chill in one the bars located
across the road from the pier. Amalotus Ship docks overnight at Phnom Penh port.
Day 5: Phnom Penh – Border Crossing – Tan Chau.
Enjoy a hearty breakfast as the ship departs for border. Cast
off for a day cruising the main Mekong channel, an international
shipping route. Join the “Towels and napkins folding demonstration” from
the Housekeeping and Restaurant Staff in the Saigon Lounge. In the
afternoon, join the cooking class with fruits carving and Vietnamese
fresh spring rolls demonstration by our Executive Chef at Saigon Lounge,
while the border formalities are carried out. Arrive at Tan Chau in the
evening - the first Vietnamese town on the Mekong River. Join the
crew-members after dinner for a nice surprise in the Lounge. The Amalotus boat moors safely at the riverbanks.
Day 6: Tan Chau – Sadec.
Today’s highlight is a visit of Tan Chau - a small town
untouched by tourism. In the morning, excursion starts with sightseeing
by local boats, navigating narrow channels to visit an evergreen island.
Chance to visit floating fish farm and travels along the tiny
tributaries where slit houses are haphazardly leaning on each other.
Afterwards, go ashore and tour the town on rickshaw (XeLoi). Visit
rattan mats and slippers making factories. In the afternoon, cruise
downstream to Sa Dec. Join the lecture on-board theme “Vietnam - The
Past & Present”. The Amalotus ship arrives
in Sadec around 18:30 and moors midstream overnight. Cocktails and
briefing at Saigon Lounge at 18:00. After dinner, watch in-house movie
“The Lover” in the cabin or enjoy the beautiful music from the on-board
pianist.
Day 7: Sadec – Xeo Quyt – Cai Be.
In the morning, board a local boat for Sadec passing floating
markets as your boat maneuvers through the river’s channels. Once
ashore, you will tour Sadec, noteworthy as the town where the French
writer Marguerite Duras spent many years during her childhood. Visit a
local market and the house of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, Duras’ Chinese
paramour, which is now a small museum. Afterwards, take a 1-hour bus
ride from Sadec to Xeo Quyt, used as a base during the French and U.S
war and now an important ecological site, with its jungle overgrowth.
Meet and re-board the Amalotus ship in Cai Be. After lunch onboard, a
local boat will take you to Cai Be’s floating market. Go ashore to visit
the rice paper and coconut candy workshops. After that, visit a typical
old house in the Mekong Delta; take a short walk through the big
garden. Return to the boat and prepare for Farewell cocktail at 18:00.
Enjoy a gourmet Farewell Dinner at 19:00. Ship moors midstream in Cai
Be.
Day 8: Disembarkation – My Tho – Saigon.
Your cruise comes to an end as the ship arrives at My Tho
Port. Breakfast from 6:30 to 8:00, followed by a motor coach transfer
to Saigon at 8:30. As the capital of the French colony of Cochichina,
Saigon was known as “Paris of Orient”. Today, Vietnam’s largest city is
an industrial, cultural and educational hub, but still retains vestiges
of its colonial past.
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Price Includes:
All excursions including entrance fees, transportation, English-speaking
tour guide. Taxes, fuel, pilot, port dues, passenger levies, full board
during program. All meals: Beer 333, Angkor Beer, Packet Juices, Soft
Drinks, Vietnamese Vodka & Rum. Transfer between the ship and
meeting points at the start and end of the voyage
Price Excludes:
International flights, Visas, Imported berverages such as wines, premium
beer, spirits&liquirs, imported mineral waters,
espressos/cappuccinos at bar, Gratuities and other personal expenses
Children Policy (Suites Only)
Free of charge for infants below the age of 5 years, traveling with two guardians and sharing the same guardians beds. Cots are offered free of charge, if available. Children above 5 years and under 12 years traveling with two guardians pay 25% of published rates listed in table above. Above 12 years of age, a berth must be alloted.
Extra Beds (Suites Only)
Applicable at surcharge for Suites Only.
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