China Tours, Yangtze River Cruising, Mekong River Cruises, Vietnam Tour, Cambodia Travel
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CHINA WITH VIETNAM & CAMBODIA | 67 CROSS INTO CAMBODIA Day 9. Tan Chau, Evergreen Island, Border Crossing. Take a small-boat journey along the tiny tributaries around Tan Chau, then step ashore for a rickshaw tour of the town. Later, visit a remote evergreen island and discover authentic rural Mekong life. This afternoon, perhaps attend a fruit-carving demonstration by one of the ship's chefs while border formalities are carried out and you cross into Cambodia. BLD Day 10. Phnom Penh. After breakfast, disembark in Phnom Penh and embark on your chosen activity. Perhaps enjoy a guided tour of the dazzling white and gold Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, which is located on the south side of the palace complex and houses many national treasures. Alternatively, you may wish to discover some of Cambodia's sobering history with a moving excursion to the infamous Killing Fields, before visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, located on the site of the Khmer Rouge's notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21). Here, you'll learn of the atrocities inflicted upon Cambodians during Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime in the mid-to-late 1970s. Your other options are a visit to the National Museum of Cambodia or a city tour in a tuk tuk. BLD Day 11. Phnom Penh, Koh Chen. Enjoy time at leisure. Perhaps relax aboard your luxurious ship or discover Phnom Penh independently. Later, cruise to Koh Chen village, a small village specialising in copperware. On arrival, visit home-workshops that manufacture copper souvenirs. BLD Day 12. Oudong, Kampong Tralach. Disembark and travel by coach to Oudong. During your time here, visit the monastery for a Buddhist blessing experience. Afterwards, continue to the beautiful Kampong Tralach region before an exciting ox-cart ride takes you through rice fields and a small village to rejoin your ship. BLD Enjoy an authentic ox-cart ride in Cambodia ITINERARY OVERVIEW DAY DESTINATION INCLUDED HIGHLIGHT 1 Hanoi Welcome Reception 2 Hanoi Freedom of Choice TM 3 Hanoi, Ha Long Bay Embark Au Co 4 Bai Tu Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay Sail Among Thousands of Limestone Islets 5 Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Disembark Ship 6 Ho Chi Minh City Dinner at Xu Restaurant 7 Ho Chi Minh City Embark RV AmaLotus 8 Cai Be, Sa Dec Rice Paper Manufacturer 9 Tan Chau, Evergreen Island, Border Crossing See Authentic Rural Mekong Life 10 Phnom Penh Freedom of Choice TM 11 Phnom Penh, Koh Chen Silver and Copperware Home Workshop 12 Oudong, Kampong Tralach Ox-Cart Ride 13 Kampong Chhnang Small-boat Excursion 14 Siem Reap Angkor Thom and Bayon Temple DAY DESTINATION INCLUDED HIGHLIGHT 15 Siem Reap, Angkor Angkor Wat at Sunrise 16 Beijing Freedom of Choice TM 17 Beijing Raffles Beijing 18 Beijing Freedom of Choice TM 19 Beijing Lunch at Great Wall of China 20 Beijing, Yichang Embark Yangzi Explorer 21 Xiling Gorge, Three Gorges Dam Tour the Three Gorges Dam 22 Shennong Stream, Wu Gorge, Qutang Gorge Cruise the Qutang Gorge 23 Fengdu Ghost City or Relocation Tour 24 Chongqing, Xi'an Chongqing Zoo 25 Xi'an Terracotta Army 26 Xi'an, Shanghai Fairmont Peace Hotel 27 Shanghai Enjoy an Acrobatic Show 28 Shanghai Freedom of Choice TM 29 Shanghai Depart