Included Features:

• 2 nights hotel accommodation in Hanoi at the Sofitel Legend Metropole (or similar), including city tour, rickshaw ride, water puppet show, and daily buffet breakfast
• Overnight stay on board an elegantly appointed ship in Ha Long Bay
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Siem Reap at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort (or similar), including Angkor Archaeological Park and daily buffet breakfast.
• 7 nights deluxe cruise accommodations in an outside stateroom twin-balconies.
• Immersive excursions and authentic local encounters.
• Fine dining with all the meals included during your cruise
• Multiple dining venues, including The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant
• Unlimited wine with lunch and dinner on board
• Complimentary local beer, house-brand spirits and soft drinks during cruise
• Bottled water in every stateroom replenished daily
• Welcome Dinner and Farewell Dinner
• Special highlights on board, including folklore dances and music performances, cultural discussion forums, theme dinners and music entertainment.
• Services of a professionally trained Cruise Manager throughout your cruise and land stay
• Non-smoking enviroment (smoking only permitted in designated areas)
• 2 nights hotel accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza (or similar), including city tour buffet breakfast
• Transfers between hotels and ship are included with the purchase of cruise and land program; airport transffers are included with the purchase of airfare from AmaWaterways

Detailed Itinerary:

• Day 1 – ARRIVE IN HANOI, VIETNAM – Hotel Check-in
• Day 2 – HANOI – City tour, rickshaw ride and then enjoy a traditional water puppet show.
• Day 3 – HANOI – HA LONG BAY – Transfer to Ha Long Bay, Bay excursion Overnight Cruise.
• Day 4 – HA LONG BAY – HANOI – SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – Transfer to Hanoi Airport for a short flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia and Hotel Check-in
• Day 5 – SIEM REAP – ANGKOR – Exploration of the Angkor temple complex at Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, Banteay Srei and visit AmaWaterways-sponsored school
• Day 6 – SIEM REAP – ANGKOR – Discover the heart and soul of Cambodia and the most iconic of all Angkorian Temples, Angkor Wat.
• Day 7 – PREK KDAM – EMBARKATION – Meet fellow guests at a Welcome Dinner
• Day 8 – KAMPONG CHAM – KOH CHEN – Motorboat excursion to the floating villages and local markets also Visit a silver- and copper-smithing village.
• Day 9 – OUDONG – KAMPONG TRALACH – PHNOM PENH – Visit Buddhist monastery, Oxcart ride and Tuk tuk ride.
• Day 10 – PHNOM PENH – Visit to Cambodia’s infamous Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge’s grim Tuol Sleng S21 detention center (Genocide Museum) excursion or shop for unique treasures at the bustling yellow-colored Central Market after lunch a visit to the Royal Palace.
• Day 11 – TAN CHAU – BORDER CROSSING – Spend the day cruising the Mekong River as your ship crosses the border into Vietnam.
• Day 12 – TAN CHAU – Traditional “xe-loi” (trishaw) ride to craftsmen’s workshops OR Local Village
• Day 13 – SA DEC – XEO QUYT – CAI BE – Local boat ride to Sa Dec, Visit local market, Xeo Quyt excursion, Visit local workshops OR Historic Kiet Old House
• Day 14 – HO CHI MINH CITY – DISEMBARKATION – Transfer to City and City tour of Ho Chi Minh the “Paris of the Orient”.
• Day 15 – HO CHI MINH CITY – Free Day
• Day 16 – DEPART HO CHI MINH CITY – Return flight home.