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Cruise the Mekong River/Tonle Bassac with the Jayavarman
Overview | The Lost Civilization: Saigon to/from Siem Reap | Serenity Cruise: Phnom Penh to/from Siem Reap | Pearl of the Orient: Saigon to/from Phnom Penh | Deep in the Delta: Saigon to/from Chau Doc | The Jayavarman

Destinations' Brief Profile:

Saigon
Once known as the Pearl of the Orient, Saigon - today called Ho Chi Minh City - is located in South Vietnam near the Mekong Delta.

A friendly face for foreigners, is what this great capital exhibits full of pride and commitment.

Experience an adrenaline rush, while making use of the most popular means of transportation in the city, by motorbike.

Dine, Shop, Tour and sun bathe all in one, in this fast developing Capital.

Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the largest city and the capital of Cambodia. In the 1920's, it was known as the "Pearl of Asia".

As a newcomer, you will experience some sort of odd energy from the busy bustling streets to the mystery surrounding the pagodas.

Phnom Penh is known for its traditional Khmer and French influenced architecture; it is Cambodias wealthiest and most populous city.

Pure, calm and clean - the riverside is not far out, and definitely worth visiting.

Siem Reap & Tonle Sap Lake
Siem Reap is situated about 6 km south of Angkor Wat and 10 km in the north east of Tonle Sap Lake - the biggest lake of Southeast Asia and one of the most fish-populated inland waters in the world.

Siem Reap has approximately 60.000 inhabitants and developed through the integration of some villages, which were built around numerous Wats (Buddhist temples and monasteries).

Angkor Wat
Words are just not enough to describe this incredible complex of temples in the deepest, darkest Cambodian jungle. You have to experience it, to believe it.

The temples range in scale from various shapes and sizes of piles of brick rubble scattered through magnificent rice fields towards the intimidating Angkor Wat.

Cruise options:

8 Days "The Lost Civilization"
My Tho Port - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) or vice versa
The classic among the Mekong River Cruises is the 8 day cruise "The Lost Civilization". It combines places rarely visited with opulent world heritage sites on board the luxury boutique cruiser "The Jayavarman" - the unforgettable cruise experience.

5 Days "Serenity Cruise"
Phnom Penh - Siem Reap or vice versa
The 5 days "Serenity Cruise" offers you the best sides of rural Cambodia, alfresco and off the beaten track.

4 Days "Pearl of the Orient"
My Tho Port - Phnom Penh or vice versa
The 4 days cruise "Pearl of the Orient" might be a great alternative for cruise aficionados with less time at their hands connecting the "Pearl of the Orient" with the "Paris of the East" giving you some awe inspiring moments underway - deep in the Mekong Delta.

3 Days "Deep in the Delta"
My Tho - Chau Doc or vice versa
The 3 days cruise "Deep in the Delta" offers the best of the lower Mekong and its tributaries on the most comfortable luxurious means of transportation. You will get to see fish farming, ancient traditions, impressive excursions and the mangrove forest in one go.

Considered a UNESCO world heritage site, be a part of history in witnessing a lost civilization, still standing ground.

Destinations: From the well known to the rarely visited our ports of call include:

My Tho - 70 kilometres South of Saigon, a glimpse of the Upper River of Mekong River in Vietnam.

Cai Be - witness the colourful floating market with its beautiful riverside cathedral as a backdrop.

Chau Doc - Deep in the Mekong delta, experience Vietnam's fish farmings capital by boat and cyclo.

Phnom Penh - Explore the "Pearl of Asia" famous for its charm, historical treasures & striking Royal Khmer and French Colonial architecture.

Kampong Cham - Rarely visited provincial capital, encounter monks in saffron robes, pagodas & stunning hilltop temples.

Siem Reap - Home of the World's largest city in the 13th century and its greatest Temple - Angkor Wat - the final destination.

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