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Mekong Romance 17 Days/15 Nights
   from $4399

Every Saturday from March 14 th - October 31 st 2009

Category Twin Single Suppl.
Superior 3* $4399 $1099
First 4* $4999 $1549
Deluxe 5* $5949 $2229
Hanoi - Halong - Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi - Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho - Soc Trang - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc - Phnom Penh - Kompong Cham - Siem Reap
Itinerary
Day 01-02 Depart Home City (Canada) – Singapore
Depart your home city to Singapore via Singapore Airlines.

Day 03 Singapore – Hanoi (B)
Meet on arrival at Hanoi, transfer to hotel for check in. Evening enjoy a traditional
Water Puppet Performance, the unique Vietnamese Art.

Day 04 Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi (B/L)
Drive to Halong Bay to take a 4-hour boat cruise in this UNESCO World Heritage
Site. Time for relaxing on board and a visit to cave. Drive back to Hanoi.

Day 05 Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)
Half day Hanoi city tour includes visits to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on October
& November), Ho Chi Minh’s former residence, Temple of Literature, and Hoan Kiem
Lake. After lunch 1-hour ride on traditional cyclo through the old quarter of Hanoi.
Transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer to hotel upon arrival.

Day 06 Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)
Wake up early to join Tai Chi Chuan with local people. Then visit Ben Thanh Market
to see the sellers start their business. Followed by taking a local ferry from Dang Quay across the Saigon River to Thu Thiem area for leisurely walking along small streets. Famous PHO and Vietnamese coffee for breakfast. Then drive to Cu Chi Tunnel built during the wartime. Afternoon half-day city tour includes visits to China Town, Binh Tay Market, War Museum, Notre Dame and the Post Office.

Day 07 HCMC – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho (B/L)
Drive to Cai Be and take a boat trip to visit Cai Be floating market, a bonsai garden and a fruit orchard in Vinh Long. Lunch at a local house along the river. Overnight at Can Tho.

Day 08 Can Tho – Soc Trang – Can Tho (B/L)
Boat trip on Mekong River to visit Cai Rang floating market to watch local villagers
producing rice paper, pop-rice, and rice husking. Drive to Soc Trang to visit Clay
Pagoda, and Khmer Museum. Then Bang Lang stork sanctuary in Thot Not. Back to
Can Tho.

Day 09 Can Tho – Long Xuyen – Chau Doc (B/L)
Drive to Chau Doc and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Lady Xu Temple, Thoai Ngoc
Hau Temple. Boat trip to Cham Village to see Cham women weaving and making
clothes.

Day 10 Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B/L)
Early morning board the Victoria Sprite to Phnom Penh (4 hours). Upon arrival Phnom Penh, transfer to hotel for lunch. Then half-day city tour visits National Museum, Central Market, and Wat Phnom.

Day 11 Phnom Penh (B/L)
Morning visit Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. 1-hour cyclo tour will go around the
city and end at hotel. After lunch, visit Tuol Sleng Museum (S21 Prison) and Russian
Market (Psah Tuol Tom Poung).

Day 12 Phnom Penh – Kompong Cham – Siem Reap (B/L)
Depart Kompong Thom passing along typical Cambodian villages. Visit Sambor Prei
Kuk. Lunch. En-route stop at Naga Bridge, located 40 km from Siem Reap.

Day 13 Siem Reap (B/L)
Morning visit Ta Prohm, Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda by Tuk Tuk. Afternoon visit Preah
Khan Temple, Neak Pean, and Srah Srang.

Day 14 Siem Reap (B/L/D)
See sunrise from Phnom Bakheng. Morning visit Angkor Wat. Afternoon visit the
South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephant Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King. Dinner and Apsara dance show.

Day 15 Siem Reap – Singapore (B/L)
Morning visit “Les Artisans d’Angkor – Chantiers Ecoles” then transfer to airport.
Arrives Singapore, transfer to hotel.

Day 16 Singapore (B)
Free for leisure.

Day 17 Singapore - Canada (B) (B)
Transfer to airport for flight back to Canada
Price ~from $4399 per person (twin share) from Vancouver
~Plus tax, airport insurance and fuel surcharges

Package Price Includes:
- Return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Hanoi and return from Siem
  Reap via Singapore with Singapore Airlines.
- Accommodation in Parkroyal on Beach Road 4* or similar in Singapore and
  accommodation in Vietnam and Cambodia based on above category twin share
- Daily Breakfast & meals as indicated
- Domestic ticket from Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City
- Boat ticket from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh
- Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide, admission fees and transfer as
  indicated in itinerary by seat in coach
Package price excludes:
- Departure taxes at Siem Reap and Hanoi airport
- Cambodia and Vietnam visa fees
- Tours or meals not mentioned in program
- Personal expenses and services not mentioned in itinerary

Add-On fares and taxes from other Canadian cities:
Air Surcharge:
01-14Jun; 16Jul-14Aug $250
15Jun-15Jul $800
Add-On fares and taxes from other Canadian cities:
Calgary/Edmonton $215 + 75
Toronto/Montreal/Ottawa $580 + 100
Hotel Surcharge in Singapore: TBA

Package prices exclude TAXES, are based on minimum two people traveling. Prices and schedules are subject to change without prior notice. Deviation/amendment Fee and restrictions will be applied. Please contact Silk Holidays for details.
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UpdatedMar24,2009


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