Tour info
Cabin Amenities:
- California King size bed that can be converted to twins
- Floor to ceiling windows facing the Mekong
- Large double closets
- Chest of drawers
- Password generated security box
- iPod docking station
- Dual sink bathroom with walk-in shower and rainforest showerhead
- Professional hairdryer
- All-organic natural hair and bath amenities.
Feet Launch:
- Number of boats: 01
- Number of cabins: 20
- Length: 4m
- Width: 5m
- Number of crew members: 40
- Number of passengers: 40
Facilities:
- Indoor and outdoor bars
- Indoor dining room and outdoor private dining
- Screening room with theater-style seating
- Outdoor cinema under the stars
- Library / Games room with the Mekong’s only foosball table
- Outside shaded lounge with single and double day beds
- Antique and artisanal boutique
- Lobby lounge
- Observation deck with outdoor sunbeds
- Top deck gym overlooking the river
- Infirmary with onboard medical staff
- Outdoor top deck plunge pool with private cabanas
- Two spa treatment rooms, one single and one double.
Food & Dining:
In expanding our adventures by water from the Amazon River to the other side of the world, Aqua Expeditions could not be more fortunate than to have David Thompson, winner of the Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award Asia 2016, join us as Consulting Chef of the Aqua Mekong River Cruise.
Our onboard chefs shop local riverside markets, often with our guests, for the day’s freshest ingredients, from catfish to river prawns, and organic local produce. Coconut, lemongrass, coriander, turmeric are just a few of the most recognizable flavors our guests can expect on Thompson’s ever-changing, inventive menus that always remain authentic to our fertile surroundings.
Activities:
- Biking
- Kayaking
- Fishing
- Swimming
Inclusive of:
- All meals while onboard
- All beverages (premium non-alcoholic, house wine and beer)
- All shore excursions
- Laundry
- Bike use
- Internet with intermittent connection
- Group transfers to/from vessel and the meeting points in Siem Reap and Saigon
Exclusive of:
- All air tickets
- Visas
- Private transfers
- Spa services
- Boutique purchases
- Guide and crew gratuities
Itinerary
Welcome our 3-night passengers over custom sundowners like the Salted Watermelon Crush with Thai basil. We celebrate our luxrury Mekong cruise, Say ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’.
We cross the border and sail to Tan Chau, a vibrant border town where we may take a local rickshaw called xe loi for a ride around town or pedal 18 kilometers on the peaceful island of Long Khanh. Afternoon We will visit My An Hung, a typical Mekong Delta community, and wander through green plantations.
We’ll be invited to a local’s home to taste local fruits while listening to traditional folk songs performed by villagers, followed by a unique Unicorn dance. Biking is also an option for those who want to explore on wheels. Journey to the heart of this magnificent river with a Khmer Apsara performance, an indigenous tradition commemorated on the temple walls of Angkor Wat.
Continue your journey on Aqua Mekong River Cruise, say ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ as we cross the border and sail to Tan Chau.
Take a local rickshaw called xe loi for a ride around this vibrant border town or pedal 18 kilometers on the peaceful island of Long Khanh. Afternoon We will visit My An Hung, a typical Mekong Delta community, and wander through green plantations.
We’ll be invited to a local’s home to taste local fruits while listening to traditional folk songs performed by villagers, followed by a unique Unicorn dance. Biking is also an option for those who want to explore on wheels.
We continue downstream toward Cai Be, zigzagging on our sampan past a lone fisherman in long tail boats.
Later, our skiffs moor at a wooden pier.
Take a walk or bike ride through Cai Be’s high-roofed open courtyard houses, some dating back more than 100 years, and currently used by gracious locals who will welcome us to take in their property.
You’ll observe the diverse architectural style, three enormous Buddha statues, and an excellent collection of bonsai trees.
