Saigon, Pandaw to Siemreap, and Krabi Pimalai Resort

Itinerary

DAY 01: ARRIVAL SAIGON
Warmly welcome at the airport, transfer to your hotel in town.
Overnight in Saigon.
 
DAY 02: SAIGON CITY TOUR (B)
Ho Chi Minh City is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. A full day city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, includes the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Sai Gon Post Office, the Chinatown, the former Presidential Palace, the oldest pagoda of Giac Lam, the War Museum, Ben Thanh Market, a lacquer-ware factory, the interesting History Museum.
 
DAY 03: HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON) - MYTHO (B,L,D)
1030 Registration at Renaissance Hotel Saigon
1100 transfer by coach
1300 embark on RV Mekong Pandaw at My Tho
1500 sight seeing My Tho
1730 cast off and enter main Mekong channel
2300 moor Cai Be for night

DAY 04: CAIBE (B,L,D)
0900 boat trip around Cai Bei to see floating market and walk ashore to visit old churches and colourful port area with its French colonial buildings and delightful flower gardens
1100 return to ship for all day cruising through the Mekong Delta
2300 arrive Chau Doc

DAY 05: CHAUDOC (B,L,D)
0900 bus trip around Chau Doc We explore this French style colonial town with its many old colonial buildings. We travel by coach to Mount Nui Sam with its Buddhist shrines and have an excellent view over the surrounding rice plains to the distant hills. At the foot of the mountain we visit the Indian-style Tay An Pagoda with its exquisite statues.
1100 cast off for the Border and after (lengthy) formalities cruise all day and night up the broad main Mekong channel that forms part of the international shipping route to Phnom Penh.

DAY 06: BORDER - PHNOMPENH - KAMPHONG CHAM (B,L,D)
0700 sailing all night we pass Phnom Penh and stop briefly to change pilots only
1030 moor for morning walk in Chong Koh a typical Khmer village visiting the village wat, or temple
1500 stop for afternoon walk in Peam Chikang

DAY 07: KAMPHONG CHAM (B,L,D)
0900 bus to the 12th century Angkorian temple of Wat Nokor and the twin holy mountains of Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei, or Man and Woman Hill.
1400 speed boat trip upriver to the hilltop pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey.
1700 depart from Kampong Cham downstream to moor at village overnight
DAY 08: Kampong Cham + Phnom Penh (B/L/D)
1000 arrive Phnom Penh city centre port for morning sight seeing
1300 lunch on board
1430 sight seeing
1730 return to ship and moor Phnom Penh overnight

Day 09: KAMPHONG CHHANAN  (B,L,D)
0500 depart from Phnom Penh sailing up the Tonle River
1400 arrive Kampong Chhanan for an after noon exploration on foot

Day 10: SIEMREAP (B)
0700 disembark on the edge of the Tonle Lake to transfer by speed boat to Siem Reap – a truly thrilling experience as one planes across the 145km of flat water with its teeming wild life
1030 arrive Siem Reap port for transfer by bus to hotels.

DAY 11: ANGKOR VISIT(B)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Today we will  visit  Prasat Kravan, Bantaey Srei and Bantaey Kdei. This afternoon will find us at the Roulous Group of Temples - Preah Ko, Bakong Lole Temples until sunset. Tonight we will enjoy diner with traditional Khmer folk performance of Apsara.
 
DAY 12: SIEMREAP - BANGKOK -KRABI PIMAILAI RESORT (B)
Transfer to airport for your flight to Bangkok. Upon landing, connect with your flight to Krabi.
Greet at Krabi Airport and transfer to Pimalai Resort. 
 
DAY 13: PIMALAI RESORT & SPA (B)
Pimalai nestled in a lush tropical forest, is the Andaman destination to set your sights on. The beach resort combines all the right ingredients - subtle five star comforts, natural beauty, far from the crowds, with no noise except the sound of the waves sliding in and out and slowly breaking onto the sand.
Today you have free leisure time to enjoy the beach and Resort facilities.
 
DAY 14: PIMALAI RESORT & SPA (B)
Free leisure time.
 
DAY 15: DEPARTURE
Free leisure time before our transfer to airport for your flight to next destination.
Ends of service.
 
Accommodation:
Saigon: Park Hayatt Hotel
Pandaw cruise
Siemreap: Sofitel Royal Angkor Hotel
Krabi: Pimalai Resort & Spa
 
Trip includes:
Accommodation on double/twin basis with daily breakfast
Boat cruise with meals
All transportation and transfers 
Meals as indicated ( B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=dinner)
Airfare without airport tax: Siemreap - Bangkok – Krabi
Admission fees and permits where applicable
Tours with entrance fees and English speaking  guide,

Trip excludes:
International airfares & airport taxes : Bangkok- Siemreap
Pre/post trip arrangement (can be arranged upon request)
Travel insurance
Visa and visa arrangement
Other personal expenses