Vietnam and Cambodia: Mekong – The Veins of the Dragon
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Highlights
- Explore Saigon
- Explore the town of Vung Liem by bicycle
- Visit the Happy Buddha Temple
- Visit Nga Nam Floating Market
- Explore Rabbit Island
- Visit Silver Pagoda
- Explore Angkor Wat
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- Accommodations as listed, including all service charges and taxes
- All ground transfers
- Visits to all places described in itinerary
- Evening dance performance in Siem Reap
- Boat rides on the Mekong and Tonle Sap as listed
- All excursions with expert English-speaking guides
- Entrance fees to museums, temples, etc.
- All meals as indicated with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Saigon Or La Reverie
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Local Homestay
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On arrival, take a Xe Loi (Cycle Rickshaw) Ride through the vi...
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Accommodation: Mango Cruise
Breakfast will be served at the homestay. After breakfast, board a private boat and travel through the An Hoa Canals to Phnong Nam. You will overnight on board on the upper river near Cai Be.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mekong Riverside Resort
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Accommodation: Bassac Cruise
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Accommodation: Victoria Can Tho Resort
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Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Victoria Can Tho Resort
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Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Victoria Chau Doc Resort
After a leisurely breakfast, you head to the border town of Chau Doc. Once part of Cambodia, this region of An Giang Province has a rich cultural heritage. When the boat docks, you can drop your t...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Knai Ban Chatt
On arrival at Xa Xia / Prek Chak border crossing, some 15kms from the little town of Kompong Trach. For a long time this place was forgotten, as the civil war kept it off the map, but the new border crossing...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Knai Ban Chatt
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Accommodation: La Rose Suites
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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Hanuman Alaya Villa Or La Residence D’angkor
After an early breakfast, you will transfer back to the airport to catch your flight to Siem Reap. Siem Reap is the cultural home of the Khmer people and one of the ...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Hanuman Alaya Villa Or La Residence D’angkor
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- If 120 Days or more prior to departure date, then Applicable Cancellation Fee is $1,000 per person plus any varying non-refundable pre-payments we have made in advance on your behalf (i.e. Penalties incurred for cancelling air, deposits paid to hold reservations, etc.)
- If 61-119 Days prior to departure date, then Applicable Cancellation Fee is 50% of the land cost plus any varying non-refundable pre-payments we have made in advance on your behalf (i.e. Penalties incurred for cancelling air, deposits paid to hold reservations, etc.)
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