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9 Night Meandering Majestic Mekong

From Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon)

Emerald Harmony

Emerald Cruises
4 Stars
  • Cruise #: 13973088
  • Departs: Wed, Aug 27, 2025
  • Returns: Fri, Sep 5, 2025
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    Suite $4,895
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    Itinerary Summary

    Day by Day Details

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Wednesday - Aug 27, 2025
    Day
    1
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Bus Travel

    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Day 1 - Wednesday - Aug 27, 2025
    Day
    1
    Cruise Begins
    • Cruise Begins
    • Peam Chi Kang, Cambodia
    Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Later, you will be transferred to Peam Chi Kang to embark your Emerald Cruises award-winning Star-Ship. On arrival, you'll be welcomed by your captain and crew. Later, set sail to Angkor Ban while you enjoy your first dinner onboard with your fellow guests. Please book your flight to arrive into Phnom Penh prior to 3 PM. ...
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    Thursday - Aug 28, 2025
    Day
    2
    • Angkor Ban, Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    In Angkor Ban, explore its historical rural wooden houses which survived the Khmer Rouge and visit a classroom that teaches English to the local students after their regular school lessons. In the village temple, learn how to pray in a Buddhist pagoda and you'll receive a traditional Buddhist blessing from the temple's resident monks as part of your EmeraldPLUS excursion. Afterwards, set sail to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. The city, known as the "Pearl of Asia", was almost entirely evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. This evening, enjoy a cultural performance by the Cambodian Student and Children's Organisation. ...
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    Friday - Aug 29, 2025
    Day
    3
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    This morning, you will learn more about the Khmer Rouge and the darkest days of the country's history. A short drive will take you to the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek. Here, you will have the opportunity to walk through the fields, visit the memorial, and learn about this sad historic chapter. Afterwards, visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S-21). This is a former school that was converted to the main prison and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge. Spend the afternoon as you please exploring the DiscoverMORE excursions or simply relaxing onboard Emerald Harmony. In the evening, as part of your EmeraldPLUS program, you will have a chance to experience an evening remork (local tuk-tuk) ride through Phnom Penh to enjoy the city lights. ...
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    Saturday - Aug 30, 2025
    Day
    4
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Vietnam-Cambodia Border Crossing, Vietnam
    In the morning, visit the majestic Royal Palace with its gardens and Silver Pagoda, followed a shopping excursion to the very Art Deco-styled Central Market located in the heart of the city. After retuning onboard and enjoying a Cambodian Street Fair lunch, set sail for a relaxing afternoon of cruising as you sail to the Cambodian and Vietnam border. After clearing immigration enter Vietnam and sail to Tan Chau. Later this evening, as part of the EmeraldPLUS program, you'll be delighted by a traditional Lion Dance performance onboard. ...
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    Sunday - Aug 31, 2025
    Day
    5
    • Tan Chau, Vietnam
    In Tan Chau, embark on a sampan to Evergreen Island for a walk through a local village to get a glimpse into the lives of the local farming community. Reboard your sampan to travel back to Tan Chau and as part of the EmeraldPLUS program, visit the recently renovated Cao Dai Temple. The religion of Cao Dai is a syncretic, monotheistic religion established in southern Vietnam in the city of Tay Ninh in 1926. Here, you will learn more about the mix of ideas that form the basis of this fascinating religion. Afterwards, ride in a xe loi (local form of cyclo) from the temple back to your sampan to then visit a Mekong fish farm before returning to Emerald Harmony and sailing to An Long. ...
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    Monday - Sep 1, 2025
    Day
    6
    An Long, Vietnam
    • An Long, Vietnam
    • Cu Lao Gien, Vietnam
    The morning is yours to enjoy your free time onboard or, if you prefer, partake in the DiscoverMORE tour of Tram Chim National Park, home to Tam Nong Ramsar Bird Sanctuary. Later, sail to Gieng Island where in the afternoon you can travel through the island's villages to visit families who work in a variety of local industries including boat building of different types and creating incense sticks for temples. Also visit Vietnam's oldest church. Return to Emerald Harmony and sail to My An Hung Island. ...
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    Tuesday - Sep 2, 2025
    Day
    7
    • My An Hung, Vietnam, Vietnam
    • Sa Dec, Vietnam
    Recognized as a cultural and historical destination, this small village in rural Vietnam specializes in red-hot chili and peppers. As part of the EmeraldPLUS excursion enjoy some local folk singing during the visit, wander through coconut farms, meet the locals, and learn about life in the village. Return to Emerald Harmony and, after lunch onboard, you'll arrive in Sa Dec. After a short ride on a sampan up the canal to Sa Dec, enjoy a walking tour around town. Stop include the Chinese Congregational House in Kien An Cung, the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le (currently under renovation), who inspired Marguerite Duras to write novel L'Amant, and enjoy a walk through the central market to peruse its varied produce. ...
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    Wednesday - Sep 3, 2025
    Day
    8
    • Ben Tre, Vietnam
    This morning, you'll visit the Tan My floating community followed by a ride through the local plantations to visit a mushroom farm, a fruit farm with sampling, and a honey farm with local sweets before returning to Emerald Harmony to sail onwards to My Tho.
    Thursday - Sep 4, 2025
    Day
    9
    My Tho, Vietnam
    • My Tho, Vietnam
    • Cho Gao Canal, Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    From My Tho enter the Cho Gao Canal. This canal is considered one of Vietnam major arterial canals that connects Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta with Ho Chi Minh City. Today is a fascinating day watching the heavy commercial traffic navigate this important waterway which can see upwards of 1,800 vessels transit each day. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the ever-changing vistas from the pool, to enjoy a treatment in the Wellness Area (additional expense), or to read a book and chat with new friends. Cruise past mangroves, narrow canals, fish farms, busy cargo barges, and local fishing boats alike. Tonight, dock in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City with views of the city lights. (Due to customs regulations, you will not be able to go ashore this evening.) ...
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    Friday - Sep 5, 2025
    Day
    10
    Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon), Vietnam
    After breakfast this morning, you will be transferred to Ho Chi Minh City Airport to catch your onward or homebound flight. This itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons such as high and low water. As such, the cruise may operate altered from that stated above.


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