Pandaw Cruise Downstream from Phnom Penh to Sai Gon
Cruise: RV Mekong Pandaw
Duration: 5 days 4 nights
Destination: Phnom Penh - Cruising the Mekong - Chau Doc - Cu Lao Gien - Sa Dec - Cai Be - My Tho - Sai Gon
From USD
$2,650
$2,306/pax
This trip will depart from Phnom Penh cross the Border to Chau Doc then down stream to My Tho, Visit all the high lights of Mekong Delta on the way with floating markets, Sampan Boats through small cannels or Cycling in footpaths in Local Villages
- Built : 2003 in Yangon
- Refited : 2013
- Length : 200ft / 60m
- Beam : 36ft / 11m
- Draft : 4ft / 1.5m
- Berths : 48 pax
Cabins & Rates
Booking Policy
Price Includes
- Entrance fees
- Guide services (English language)
- Gratuities to crew
- Main meals onboard
- Local mineral water
- Jugged coffee, teas & tisanes.
- Transfers between the meeting point and the ship at the start and end of a voyage.
Price Excludes
International flights
Port dues (if levied)
Laundry, all visa costs,
Fuel surcharges (see terms and conditions)
All beverages except local mineral water
Jugged coffee, teas & tisanes and tips to tour guides
Local guides
Bus drivers, boat operators and cyclo drivers.
Policy
- Children below 5 : Free of Charge
- Children from 5-11 : 50 % Adult prices
- Children from 12 : Adult prices
Itinerary
Departure Schedules
2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
PNH - SG | 09,17 | 06,14,20,28 | 05,19 | 23 | 06,20 | 06,20 | ||||||
2025 | ||||||||||||
PNH - SG | 03,17,31 | 14,28 | 14,28 |
Day 1: Phnom Penh
Check-in to your Pandaw Expedition at 11:00am and enjoy lunch onboard. In the afternoon we visit the Killing Fields and Genocide museum to learn more about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Overnight in Phnom Penh city port with its lively bars, restaurants and night life.
Please note: Your cabin may not be available until early afternoon.
Day 2: Vietnam Border - Long Thuan Village
We up anchor early morning and cruise downstream along the Mekong River to the Vietnam border for immigration formalities. We go alongside at the picturesque border town of Long Thuan where we visit the floating fish farms by sampan. We make a stop at a Taoist temple where we meet a local fortune teller before continuing by Xi Loi through the riverside village and their various farms. Before heading back to the ship, we enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Lion dance onshore.
Day 3: Con Phuong Island
Sailing through the delta offers a real insight into life along this vast waterway. We pass through a small canal and head ashore to Con Phuoc Island where we visit local craftspeople weaving bamboo baskets the traditional way. After a demonstration, we try our hand at making our own. We then take a local tuk tuk for a drive through this peaceful village, stopping at a 100 year old church and meeting more of the friendly local community.
Day 4: Ben Tre
After lunch, we journey by sampans through mangroves and bamboo forests to the fruit orchards of Ben Tre. This is an area rich in birdlife which we will explore via local transport before transferring to a local rowboat. We will journey slowly through the bamboo covered canals before arriving at a village specialising in making local products. In the evening you will be entertained by a Vietnamese dance troupe on deck.
Day 5: My Tho - Saigon
Morning disembarkation and travel by coach from My Tho to Saigon.
Check-in to your Pandaw Expedition at 11:00am and enjoy lunch onboard. In the afternoon we visit the Killing Fields and Genocide museum to learn more about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Overnight in Phnom Penh city port with its lively bars, restaurants and night life.
Please note: Your cabin may not be available until early afternoon.
Day 2: Vietnam Border - Long Thuan Village
We up anchor early morning and cruise downstream along the Mekong River to the Vietnam border for immigration formalities. We go alongside at the picturesque border town of Long Thuan where we visit the floating fish farms by sampan. We make a stop at a Taoist temple where we meet a local fortune teller before continuing by Xi Loi through the riverside village and their various farms. Before heading back to the ship, we enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Lion dance onshore.
Day 3: Con Phuong Island
Sailing through the delta offers a real insight into life along this vast waterway. We pass through a small canal and head ashore to Con Phuoc Island where we visit local craftspeople weaving bamboo baskets the traditional way. After a demonstration, we try our hand at making our own. We then take a local tuk tuk for a drive through this peaceful village, stopping at a 100 year old church and meeting more of the friendly local community.
Day 4: Ben Tre
After lunch, we journey by sampans through mangroves and bamboo forests to the fruit orchards of Ben Tre. This is an area rich in birdlife which we will explore via local transport before transferring to a local rowboat. We will journey slowly through the bamboo covered canals before arriving at a village specialising in making local products. In the evening you will be entertained by a Vietnamese dance troupe on deck.
Day 5: My Tho - Saigon
Morning disembarkation and travel by coach from My Tho to Saigon.
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