Upstream Cruising by the RV Pandaw - 5 Days/4 Nights
Prices: From US$760
Route: Phnom Penh - Tonle River / Kampong Chhnang - Kampong Cham / Mekong River - Kampong Cham Area - Transfer to Siem Reap Duration: 5 Days/4 Nights Depart from: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Day 1: Phnom Penh
Passengers embark the ship in the afternoon. Passengers spend the afternoon at leisure and dinner is served on
board.
Day 2: Tonle River / Kampong Chhnang
Excursion up the Tonle River to Kampong Chhnang either by ship or by coach depending on water levels. In Kampong Chhnang passengers will take a wonderful motor boat excursion into the lakeside wetlands that form the mouth of the river. Here a stunning variety of birdlife and many fishtraps may be seen.
Day 3: Kampong Cham / Mekong River
We stop at the little-known Chong Koh silk-weaving village for a morning walk. We cruise past the Mekong's timless villages and in the afternoon we stop at the Peam Chi Kang village to visit either the wat, monastery or school.
Day 4: Kampong Cham Area
In the morning passengers journey upriver to the hilltop temple of Wat Hanchey. In the afternoon, passengers travel by bus to Wat Nokor, a 12th century Angkorian temple. We also visit the eco village of Chenungkok and the Pandaw supported Kampong Cham orphanage.
Day 5: Transfer to Siem Reap
In the early morning coach transfer to the Raffles Hotel D'Angkor in Siem Reap, stopping at Kampong Thom for a picnic lunch. Arrive Siem Reap mid afternoon.
Prices quoted in US$ nett per person in 2010
Cabin
Jan - Mar
Jun - Sep
Oct - Dec
Lower Deck Twin Sharing
US$ 1615
US$ 760
US$ 1615
Lower Deck Twin Single Use
US$ 2100
US$ 1065
US$ 2100
Main Deck Twin Sharing
US$ 1760
US$ 970
US$ 1467
Main Deck Twin Single Use
US$ 2265
US$ 1420
US$ 1890
Upper Deck Twin Sharing
US$ 1945
US$ 1100
US$ 1945
Upper Deck Twin Single Use
US$ 2450
US$ 1560
US$ 2450
The trip is inclusive of
Entrance fees
Gide services (English language)
Gatuities to crew, main meals ocally made soft and alcoholic beverages, ugged coffee and selection of teasand tisanes, mineral water.
Transfer to the meeting point in Saigon from the ship at the end of a voyage.
The trip is exclusive of
International flights
Port dues, laundry
All visa costs, fuel surcharges
Imported beverages such as wines, premium spirits and liqueurs
