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Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon). Meet and Greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel in downtown Saigon. Overnight in Saigon
Day 2: Saigon - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi - Saigon (B)
We depart for a memorable excursion, which takes you to the exotic Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh. We will attend the colorful midday service of this unusual cult and continue to the famous Cu Chi underground tunnel system to experience how the Viet Cong lived and fought during the American War. Lunch break en route. Overnight in Saigon
Day 3: Saigon - Vinh Long - Can Tho (B,L)
We depart for a great trip on Mekong River. After a 3-hr-drive we will take a boat trip along the river and its narrow waterways, overhung with dense vegetation. We will try exotic fruits in one of the many orchards. Lunch with local delicacies will be served in a bonsai garden. We cross the Mekong by a ferryboat to the Can Tho province. Overnight in Can Tho
Day 4: Can Tho - Chau Doc (B)
Another discovery in the Mekong Delta: the floating markets. We will wake up early to visit the floating market of Cai Rang, one of the most colorful floating markets in Southeast Asia where a great variety of fruits and vegetables found in the region are sold. From Can Tho, we travel the colorful road to the bustling river town of Chau Doc. Take a short sightseeing to the Sam Mountain for impressive views over Cambodia and the Mekong Delta. Overnight in Chau Doc
Day 5: Chau Doc - Phnom Penh by Express boat (B)
After a half-day boat trip along Mekong River, we will arrive in Phnom Penh. After a lunch break in Phnom Penh. We will start touring around Phnom Penh. We will visit to the Silver Pagoda, the Independence Monument and Royal Palace Overnight in Phnom Penh
Day 6: Phnom Penh - Kompong Thom - Siem Riep (B)
Early departure for Kompong Thom (110 km). Upon arrival in Kompong Thom, we check in hotel and then visit to the pre-Angkorian site of SAMBOR PREI KUK's temples of the beginning of the 7th century. Situated in full forests, the site is at 30 km of Kompong Thom. Some Sambor Prei Kuk's temples are completely "dressed" by trees and roots, which in the course of the years are "sculptured" all around and enclose some temples as vegetable octopuses. Continue to Siem Riep, the base for visiting the world famous temples of the ancient city Angkor. Overnight in Siem Riep
Day 7: Temples of Angkor (B)
Full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as most complete structure of Angkor Wat which was built by King Suryavarman II in the middle of the 12th century over a period of about 30 years. Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 8: Temples of Angkor (B)
Explore the magical beauty of Siem Riep by visiting the Temple of Ta Prohm, with enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers embracing the stone foundations of the structure. It gives the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. We explore this masterpiece as well as its surrounding temples of Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon, Chau Say Tevado. The Grand Circuit includes Preah Khan, the Kravan, Neak Pean, Krol Ko, Ta som, East Mebon, Pre Rub Temple is also visited this afteoon before we walk up to Phnom Bakheng hill for a view of the sunset. Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 9: Depart Siem Reap (B)
Day at leisure Transfer to the airport for departure
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