Day 1: Jeep Tour – Saigon by Night
Stops: Ho Chi Minh City

With English-speaking guide – With transportation

Welcome at Ho Chi Minh City airport by your English-speaking guide who will be waiting for you in the departure hall with a sign with your name on it, followed by transfer and check-in at the hotel. (Rooms available from 2:00 p.m.) Ho Chi Minh City was nicknamed, when it was still called Saigon, the “Pearl of the Orient” and the “Paris of Asia.” Founded during the Second Empire, Saigon was the capital of Cochinchina (now Nam Bô), the only territory constituted as a French colony (the other two, Tonkin and Annam, were protectorates).

Jeep Tour – Saigon by Night
7:00 p.m.: Hotel Pick-up
The driver will pick you up directly at the hotel. Reunification Palace

The first stop on the tour is the Reunification Palace, also known as the Independence Palace. This historic monument has witnessed the great upheavals in the history of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and embodies the essence of Eastern culture. Its iconic architecture has survived the most significant periods of the Vietnam War.

Monuments of the French Colonial Era
The tour continues to discover the most beautiful buildings of the French colonial era, including the Opera House, City Hall, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, and the famous pedestrian street.

Ben Thanh Night Market
Travelers will have the opportunity to explore the Ben Thanh Night Market, a must-see place to soak up the local atmosphere. A shopping break will be available before exploring the lively streets of the city center, renowned for its vibrant nightlife.

Rooftop Bar
Then head to a rooftop bar to enjoy an outdoor drink and admire a breathtaking panoramic view of Saigon by night.

New Town
To end the evening, the tour will take travelers to the outskirts of the city, to a quieter setting, offering a completely different perspective on Saigon.

9:30 PM: Return to the hotel
The Jeep will return travelers to their hotel, concluding this memorable nighttime experience.

A unique evening to discover Saigon in a different way!

Overnight at the Silverland Yen Hotel.

Day 2: Discover daily life in the Mekong Delta
Stops: Mekong Delta

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at your hotel.

Departure south to the town of Cai Be in the Mekong Delta.

The Mekong represents the far south of the country, exoticism, but also a vast field of rice paddies, a checkerboard of orchards crossed by arroyos.

Arrival in the town of Cai Be, located on the banks of the Trans-Bassac (Tien Giang), one of the two major branches of the Mekong River.

Before reaching the Cai Be pier, visit a Caodaist Temple. Caodaism is a religion founded in the 1920s by a Vietnamese civil servant. He created Caodaism by taking the best of the great religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

Boat trip on the Tien Giang River. Cross the arroyos, then discover a coconut workshop and the artisanal rice cake and puffed rice factory (tasting). Attend a traditional music performance called “Don ca tai tu Nam Bo.” This traditional song developed in southern Vietnam in the late 19th century. It is often sung in the fields or in the evening after a day’s work. This song has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 2013.

Lunch of local specialties including “elephant ear” fish.

Cruise by small rowing sampan through the narrower canals of the delta to reach your boat and return to Cuu Long Wharf in Vinh Long Town. Disembark and transfer to Can Tho (approximately 40 km, a 1-hour drive).

Arrival in Can Tho in the late afternoon. Check-in and settlement in your room.

Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Can Tho Ecolodge.

Day 3: In the heart of the Mekong Delta
Stops: Mekong Delta

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

Early wake-up call. Boat ride to the famous Cai Rang floating market, the largest and liveliest market in the Mekong Delta region.

Disembarkation and continue your visit to the Binh Thuy old house, which was used for the filming of The Lover.

Then, depart by road to Chau Doc (115 km, approximately 3 hours drive). Lunch at a local restaurant en route, passing through Long Xuyen.

Arrival in Chau Doc in the mid-afternoon. Check into your room and take a well-deserved rest after a very early start in Can Tho.

Around 5:00 p.m.: Boarding and cruising along the quay for a sunset cruise on the Chau Doc River and a visit to the floating village where locals make a living from fish farming.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight at Victoria Hotel Chau Doc 1

Day 4: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh by boat
Stops: Phnom Penh

With an English-speaking guide in Vietnam and without in Cambodia – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

Early this morning (7:00 a.m.), transfer to the Chau Doc quay and boarding for a trip up the Mekong River by speedboat (not private) to Phnom Penh. (Allow 5 hours of travel including customs clearance at the border post – without a guide).

Note: It is possible to obtain your visa during the sea crossing from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh (approximately USD 35/person + 1 passport photo and a passport valid for 6 months after your departure from Cambodia). To save time, we recommend applying for your visa before your Asian trip (with precise details of your border crossing date).

Meeting at the pier on the Mekong River in the heart of Phnom Penh, your driver will be waiting for you on the dock with a sign with your name on it. Transfer to your hotel (rooms available from 2 p.m.). Phnom Penh, or the remains of the pearl of Southeast Asia. This capital, completely emptied of its inhabitants in a not-so-distant past, will surprise you with its current dynamism and the exuberance of its new buildings. Here lies the administrative and economic heart of the country, alongside ancient symbols of royalty and the Buddhist religion. Phnom Penh reveals itself in many ways, from its colonial past to its historical ties with China.

End of the day and Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Plantation Urban Resort & Spa

Day 5: Discover the capital’s must-see attractions
Stops: Phnom Penh

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning, depart for a visit to Tuol Sleng Prison, also known as S-21. This former school located in the heart of the city was transformed by the Khmer Rouge regime into a center of imprisonment and torture. Few survived. The site has been preserved as it was and converted into a museum.
Then, explore the National Museum, which houses, in a building designed by a French architect in the Khmer style, very rich collections of Khmer art, particularly statuary. Most of the objects come from the Angkor site.

Free lunch.

In the afternoon, visit the city’s main monuments, including the Royal Palace and its many buildings. You will notably see the main residence of King Sihamoni.

You’ll continue with a visit to the Silver Pagoda, whose floor is paved with 500 silver blocks, each weighing 1 kg. It houses frescoes inspired by the Ramayana and other crown treasures, as well as a beautiful collection of Buddha statues.

You’ll continue with a pedicab ride through the city’s lively neighborhoods (1.5 hours by bike). You’ll appreciate the serenity of Wat Ounalom, founded in 1443, this pagoda is the center of Cambodian Buddhism.

You’ll then cross the district of the former colonial administrative center (land registry, post office, police station, customs) dating from the late 19th century. You’ll emerge facing the hill of Wat Phnom, the city’s most emblematic pagoda. Visit this sanctuary surrounded by eclectic monuments.

At the end of the day, stroll through the Russian market, renowned for its diverse merchandise. You’ll find everything from antiques to spices and designer clothing.

Dinner Cruise 
The slow-moving cruise will take you to the intersection of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers in the center of this illuminated city.

Overnight at Plantation Urban Resort & Spa

Note: Proper attire is required for the Royal Palace visit (cover shoulders with clothing, not a scarf, and wear long skirts or pants; knees must be covered).

Day 6: Siem Reap via Sambor Prei Kuk
Stops: Siem Reap

Self-guided – With transportation – Entrance fees at your own expense

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure with your guide by road to the city of Siem Reap.

En route, stop to discover a local specialty: fried tarantulas from the area around the village of Skun. Mountains of tarantulas are presented to the delight of customers…

Then, discover the pre-Angkorian temples of Sambor Prei Kuk, originally called Içanapura: the first capital of the Great Lakes region. This city constitutes the most important of the pre-Angkorian sites with some sixty listed and classified monuments. Walk through the forest to reach the three groups composed of brick towers with rich architectural decorations.
Free lunch en route.

Continue to your final destination. Arrival in Siem Reap at the end of the day.

Siem Reap, or the defeat of the Siamese, resonates like a revenge taken by the Khmer people against their powerful neighbors. This small village, nestled in the meanders of the river that bears its name, is the symbol of a renaissance and a better future for new generations of Cambodians. Located a few kilometers from the Angkor archaeological site, Siem Reap is taking full advantage of the tourist bonanza, and its development has transformed a small village into an attractive and welcoming city, with its numerous infrastructures growing every year (hotels, restaurants, hospitals, night markets, pedestrian and shopping areas, etc.), now rivaling the best destinations in the world.

Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Khmer House Resort Secret Oasis

Day 7: Discover the Angkor site off the beaten track by tuk tuk
Stops: Angkor

With an English-speaking guide – With transportation.

Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning, you’ll head by tuk-tuk to Preah Khan Temple. Enigmatic in many ways, it was built by King Jayavarman VII, who dedicated it to his father. You’ll wander through a maze of gates to reach some sculptural treasures untouched by time.

Then, you’ll continue to Ta Prohm, “the ancestor Brahma,” to enjoy magical moments in this temple, which has been left, in part, in its natural state to preserve the memory of the explorers who revealed Angkor to the West. Here, stone and the roots of centuries-old kapok trees intertwine.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

The afternoon is dedicated to exploring the great royal city of Angkor Thom. King Jayavarman VII had a laterite rampart built, forming a square measuring 3 kilometers on each side, lined with a 100-meter-wide outer moat to protect his city from invaders.

After admiring the enigmatic gates of this city, you will reach the Bayon, the central temple of this fortified city. This mysterious temple presents at first glance a jumble of blackened stones, then a tangle of some fifty towers with faces that is revealed as you approach. Next, you will stroll around the site to visit the various monuments, including the Baphuon, one of the largest restoration projects ever undertaken by France, then the Phimeanakas located within the Royal Palace, and finally the Terrace of the Elephants, where the king and his court watched the games and processions.

Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Khmer House Resort Secret Oasis

Day 8: Sunrise over the temples and exploration of Angkor Wat
Stops: Angkor

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at the Angkor site.

Departure from your hotel before sunrise to reach the illustrious archaeological site. You will hike up Phnom Bakheng Hill, the state temple of King Yasovarman I and the first construction of the city of Angkor. At the summit of this mountain temple, you will overlook the province and admire the sunrise over the Angkorian forest, far from the hordes of tourists.

After sunrise, you will head towards the Banteay Samre Temple. Along the way, you will stop for breakfast in a bucolic spot away from the tourist trails.
Then, you will drive through the countryside on a road lined with traditional houses and coconut palms to reach the Banteay Samre Temple, a citadel of the Samre ethnic group. It was built by Hindus during the same period as the Angkor Wat temple complex.

You’ll continue with a visit to the Banteay Srei temple, the “Citadel of Women,” renowned as one of the jewels of 10th-century Khmer art for its intricately carved pink sandstone decorations. A stop along the way will reveal how palm sugar is made from the Thnot, the iconic sugar palm that lines Cambodian fields.

Lunch in a traditional wooden house.

In the afternoon, explore the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia’s most prestigious monument, comparable in size to the Forbidden City in Beijing. It recreates in the human world the symbolism of Mount Meru, the celestial abode of the deities.

Aromatherapy Massage: A Sensory Journey to Relaxation
Let yourself be transported to a unique relaxation experience with this aromatherapy massage, designed to soothe the body and mind with the benefits of natural essential oils. Expert therapists carefully select each oil, each offering specific properties to promote relaxation, revitalize the senses, and harmonize energies.

During this massage, the traveler is enveloped in delicate and soothing aromas, ideal for relieving stress, improving circulation, and promoting a feeling of total well-being. Perfect after a day of discovery or for a moment of relaxation and complete immersion in your travels, the aromatherapy massage allows you to recharge in complete serenity.

Return to your hotel and enjoy the afternoon at leisure to enjoy the hotel pool or explore the city at your own pace.

Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Khmer House Resort Secret Oasis

Day 9: Discover the Cambodian countryside by tuktuk and Tonle Sap Lake
Stops: Tonle Sap

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to explore the countryside by tuktuk. After a training session on safety and scooter usage, you’ll leave the city center for the countryside.

Stopover at a Cambodian family’s home to discover their rural lifestyle and traditions. Nearby, you’ll visit a pagoda and learn about the strong ties that have united the Khmer people with the Buddhist religion for over 1,000 years.

You’ll then reach your final destination where you’ll enjoy a freshly picked coconut with a family practicing basketry.

You’ll then prepare lunch. A Cambodian chef will introduce you to the preparation of typical dishes such as green mango salad, amok, and traditional soup.

At noon, you will enjoy the prepared dishes.

In the afternoon, you will leave the tuktuks behind and board a vehicle to cross the flooded and fertile areas to reach Tonlé Sap Lake, the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

You will then board a wooden boat to explore the lake and its floating houses. You will visit the floating village of Chong Kneas and admire its organization, including its fishing techniques, fishponds, and crocodile farms (approximately 1.5 hours of navigation) before returning to your vehicle.

Dinner and Phare Circus Siege B show

Overnight at Khmer House Resort Secret Oasis

Day 10: Chau Say Vibol Temple, Phnom Kulen, and Local Waterfall
Stops: Siem Reap

With English-speaking guide – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

With your guide and driver, depart by road to visit Chau Say Vibol Temple. This isolated temple served as the setting for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film, “Two Brothers,” shot in Cambodia in 2001.
An ancient Angkorian city with its temple perched on a hill, ideally located along one of the five royal roads that served Angkor in the 12th century. This temple, still far from the tourist trail, still harbors many mysteries, with only a school and a pagoda remaining from the ancient city.

Then, you continue your journey to Phnom Kulen Hill, the sacred mountain of the Khmer, the origin of the Angkor Kingdom.

Lunch by the water in a wooden bungalow.

In the afternoon, enjoy a swim at the waterfall, a favorite with locals, before exploring the river carved with Hindu religious symbols (lingas and yonis appear depending on the water level).
Then, you’ll travel just a few kilometers away to see the nearly 8-meter-long reclining Buddha, carved into the rock, the largest in Cambodia.

Return to downtown Siem Reap, ending the day at leisure.

Dinner at your leisure.

Overnight at Khmer House Resort Secret Oasis

Day 11: Flight to Sihanoukville
Stops: Sihanoukville

Self-guided – With transportation. Breakfast at the hotel.

Meet your driver and transfer to Siem Reap Domestic Airport.

• FLIGHT Siem Reap – Sihanoukville
  Welcome by your driver and transfer to the pier to board the public speedboat that will take you to Koh Rong Island.
• SPEEDBOAT Sihanoukville – Koh Rong
  The hotel staff will meet you at the pier on the island to take you to your accommodation. Meals not included.

Overnight at The Secret Gaden Koh Rong

Days 12 to 13: Explore Koh Rong
Stops: Koh Rong

Self-guided – No transportation.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day to explore the island and its beaches or participate in excursions offered by the hotel (additional charge).

Meals not included.

Overnight at The Secret Gaden Koh Rong

Day 14: Departure Flight

Self-guided – Transportation included. Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure by non-private speedboat to the Sihanoukville pier.

• BOAT Koh Rong – Sihanoukville
  On arrival, you will be greeted by your local driver holding a sign with your name on it. Then, transfer by private vehicle to Phnom Penh.

Arrival in Phnom Penh and transfer to Phnom Penh Airport to catch your international departure flight. End of service.