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A Mekong Odyssey - Your Itinerary 11 days
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What's included:
- Scheduled flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges
- English-speaking guides exclusive to Bales clients
- Private air-conditioned vehicle, exclusive to Bales clients, for transfers and included sightseeing (except the boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh which may be shared)
- Sightseeing As detailed, including entrance fees
- Accommodation and meals Modern first class hotels
- throughout. 9 breakfasts and 1 lunch
- Minimum participation 2 passengers
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Depart London Heathrow on Thai Airways International flight to Bangkok.
Meals:
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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In Bangkok connect with the onward flight to Saigon and transfer to the
Renaissance Riverside Hotel. Optional evening cruise on the Saigon River.
Meals:
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Morning city tour of Saigon, to include the Presidential Palace, the History
Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and visits to a lacquer factory and Saigon’s bustling
waterfront. An optional visit to the notorious Cu Chi Tunnels is available this afternoon,
but please note that the tunnels are low and narrow and can be claustrophobic.
Meals: B
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Journeying into the lush setting of the Mekong Delta, travel by small, motorised
boats to the riverside town of Cai Be passing through a timeless landscape of
traditional houses and floating markets, en route towards the lower reaches of the
Mekong (Tien Glang). Exploring the intricate network of tributaries that feed this mighty
river, continue by boat to Vinh Long and transfer to your vehicle for the ferry crossing to
Can Tho for overnight at the Victoria Hotel.
Meals: B, L
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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This spectacularly fertile region is full of rice fields and floating markets and
this morning visit the Mekong’s largest vibrant market at Cai Rang. As you ply your
way along the river by sampan, sample a little of the local colour of rural life along
its verdant banks. Returning to Can Tho visit the esplanade and the Mekong Delta
Museum before continuing to Chau Doc on the Cambodian border, and visit the
nearby Nui Sam Mountain. Overnight at the Victoria Hotel.
Meals: B
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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Your Mekong journey continues towards the French colonial charm of Phnom
Penh, the Cambodian capital, where you will stay at the Sunway Hotel.
Meals: B
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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A morning tour of this most charming of cities includes a visit to the National
Museum with its impressive collection of Angkor sculptures and the Royal Palace, with
the opportunity to view the remarkable Silver Pagoda, which has over 5,000 silver floor
tiles. This afternoon is free to enjoy some more of this pleasant city, or perhaps take an
optional tour to the Teul Sleng Genocide Museum and the ‘Killing Fields’ of Choeung
Ek, memorials to the horrors of Pol Pot’s tyrannical regime.
Meals: B
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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Morning flight to Siem Reap and the impressive temple complex of Angkor,
where later this afternoon pay a sunset visit to this most spectacular of ancient sites,
an unforgettable experience. Stay at the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa.
Meals: B
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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Full day exploring the spectacular temples and jungle ruins around Siem Reap,
without doubt one of the highlights of your epic journey and surely one of the most
breathtaking and magical sites in the whole of the Indochina region.
Meals: B
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Day 10
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 Day 10
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This morning take to the expansive and rich waters of Lake Tonle Sap to
explore something of life along the shores of the largest freshwater lake in South East
Asia. A UNESCO Reserve and of vital importance to the local communities, the lake
covers nearly 15 per cent of Cambodia’s land mass. This afternoon is at leisure.
Meals: B
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Day 11
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 Day 11
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Fly to Bangkok this morning and connect with the onward Thai Airways
International flight to London Heathrow arriving in the evening.
Meals: B
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