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Vietnam and Cambodia February 13 - March 3, 2020 Tours Dates: Treasures & Temples of Vietnam and Cambodia D.L. Evans Bank & The Premier Club presents... FREE AIRFARE See back for details RIVER CRUISE HOLIDAY Including overnights in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap Treasures & Temples of Vietnam and Cambodia February 13 - March 3, 2020 Tours Dates: Treasures & Temples of Vietnam and Cambodia 20 DAYS • 41 MEALS E Airport transfers on tour dates when air is provided by Mayflower Cruises & Tours E 7 nights on-board the luxurious Emerald Harmony E Deluxe hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage included E 41 meals: 16 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 12 dinners E Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks to accompany lunch and dinner while on-board Emerald Harmony E Complimentary tea and coffee on-board E Complimentary bottled water provided on every excursion E 17 Shore excursions E 9 EmeraldPLUS activities including a Buddhist Monk blessing Halong Bay and a lion dance performance on-board A variety of on-board evening entertainment E DAY 1 – Today begins our travels as we make our way towards the Pacific. Possible hotel E Complimentary Wi-Fi on-board stay over-night for outbound flights. E First-class service from an English-speaking crew and knowledgeable local guides DAY 2 – Depart The USA: Today you’ll depart the USA on your transpacific overnight flight to Hanoi, Vietnam. E $95 in Mayflower Money E All port charges, airport taxes and transfers DAY 3 – Arrival Hanoi: Xin Chao and welcome to Hanoi! On arrival you will be met by an E All gratuities included Emerald Waterway’s representative and transferred to your hotel situated in downtown E ABTA and ATOL protected Hanoi. Relax at the hotel or explore the city, strolling along the tree-lined avenues or wander Hanoi's romantic West Lake. This evening, meet your Tour Manager for your welcome briefing. Meals: D CRUISE AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Days 3 & 4: Silk Path Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam DAY 4 – Hanoi: Today you will enjoy a full-day city tour of Hanoi. The tour includes the Days 5 & 6: Bhaya Classic Junk or similar, Halong Bay, Vietnam main sights of the city including the outside view of by the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Days 7 & 8: Grand Hotel Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam which is the historic figure and father of modern Vietnam. Continue to the small but Days 9–15: Aboard Emerald Harmony iconic One Pillar pagoda and to the Temple of Literature. The Temple of Literature was Days 16–18: Shinto Mani, Siem Reap, Cambodia Vietnam’s first university and was established to educate Vietnam's royalty, mandarins Accommodations subject to change. and members of the elite. The university functioned for an incredible 700 years and its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a fascinating glimpse into Vietnam’s past. As part of your EmeraldPLUS, you will enjoy lunch at KOTO (Know One Teach One), a VIETNAM unique restaurant set up to train and educate disadvantaged street children. After Hanoi lunch, continue with a visit to Hanoi’s Old Quarter also known as the ‘36 streets’. Take a 2 walking tour through charming Hang Be Market and around Hoan Kiem Lake, as well as 2 Halong Bay a stop at Ngoc Son temple. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to lit- erally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It is a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities. Meals: B, L DAY 5 – Hanoi – Halong Bay: This morning after breakfast, leave Hanoi and travel to Ha- long Bay, where you will board your luxurious traditional style junk. Cruise through the bays and islets enjoying the stunning scenery of this magnificent region. Enjoy the tours offered onboard and learn more about the main livelihood of the locals in the area or Siem Reap relax on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served onboard. Meals: B, L, D 3 CAMBODIA DAY 6 – Halong Bay: Today, you will be transferred to your day trip boat tour with private Prek’kdam crew and cruise to the bay’s most untouched areas. Enjoy swimming on quiet beaches, Phnom Penh Hong Ngu visiting water tunnels, fishing villages or kayaking. Lunch is served onboard by your pri- Mekong River 7 vate chef. Return in the evening hours after a full day of exploration to your traditional 2 Ho Chi Minh City Long Khanh junk boat. Meals: B, L, D An Long My Tho Sa Dec My An Hung DAY 7 – Halong Bay – Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City: Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle bodian history. A short drive will take you to the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek. Where of the bay while having breakfast and cruising through the magnificent rock formations you will have the opportunity to walk through the fields, visit the small museum and and back towards port. Bid farewell to the traditional style junk boat on Halong Bay and learn about this sad chapter in history. Then, you will visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Mu- transfer to Hanoi airport, with a stop en-route for a light lunch at a local restaurant. At seum (also known as S-21). This is a former school that was converted to the main prison the airport in Hanoi, board your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Included is a two-night stay and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge. In the afternoon, you will have the op- in Ho Chi Minh City. Meals: B, L, D portunity to visit the majestic Royal Palace with its gardens and central market located in the heart of the city. In the evening, experience an evening tuk-tuk ride through DAY 8 – Ho Chi Minh City: Drive away from Ho Chi Minh City, watching the city skyline Phnom Penh ending on a rooftop terrace, offering great views of the city as part of Emer- fade into the distance as the road winds through rice paddies, villages and other scenes aldPLUS. Meals: B, L, D typical to southern Vietnam. Spend a couple of hours walking around Cu Chi’s rugged grounds with a local guide. Hear how the residents constructed an intricate, under- DAY 15 – Phnom Penh – Prek’kdam: Start your day with an ox cart ride to Wat Kampong ground network of tunnels during the French and American Wars. Hear incredible tales Tralach to visit the Oudong Temples. Located North of Phnom Penh, Oudong is the for- about the unusual foods the residents ate to survive and much more. Once above mer royal capital of Cambodia up until it moved to Phnom Penh in the 1800s. Important ground, see other ingenious items used by the residents to defend themselves such as remnants on the temple sight include the burial sites of Khmer kings as well as reli- bamboo traps and camouflaged pits. In the afternoon, you will have a guided tour of Ho gious artefacts dating back more than a hundred years. In one of the Oudong Temples Chi Minh City, starting with a visit to the city’s most iconic building; the Reunification there was a known large Buddha statue which was damaged during skirmishes with the Hall. Formerly called the Presidential Palace, images of the building were seen around Khmer Rouge which had the hill as one of their last strongholds. Receive a traditional the world on April 30, 1975 when tanks stormed the gates as Saigon fell to the North Buddhist Blessing from the temple resident monks as part of EmeraldPLUS. Vietnamese. Then, stroll through the Ho Chi Minh City’s colonial quarter, walking past Meals: B, L, D scenes of everyday life on the way. Admire the beautiful architecture of the Opera House, City Hall, the old Saigon Post Office. Listen to the stories about the glory days of DAY 16 – Prek’kdam Disembarkation – Siem Reap: Bid farewell to your luxury Star-Ship French Indochina and how that era continues to influence aspects of modern Viet- this morning and continue by road to Siem Reap, your home for the next three nights. namese culture. Meals: B On route to the city, you will have a chance to view and walk over the impressive Angkor Bridge in Kampong Kdei. Continue to Siem Reap, where you will enjoy lunch in a local DAY 9 – Ho Chi Minh City – Embarkation – My Tho: Today, transfer from your hotel and restaurant. Siem Reap is known as the gateway to the magnificent temples of Angkor, embark on your Emerald Waterways award-winning river cruise ship and be welcomed and this vibrant city has a lot to offer. This evening, witness the incredible Phare Cambo- by your Captain and crew. Set sail to My Tho in the Mekong Delta, and this evening, dian Circus, a spectacle of acrobatics, theatre and music. Phare is an NGO founded by enjoy your first dinner on board with your fellow travellers. Meals: B, L, D Cambodian refugees to assist disadvantaged young people by teaching them perform- ing arts. Meals: B, L DAY 10 – My Tho – Sa Dec: This morning you will be taken to the village of Đat Dua, where you will visit a coconut and other fruits candy workshop. Then, visit the Tan Long DAY 17 – Siem Reap: Today, start with a visit to the Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Pagoda. Return to the star-ship and sail to Sa Dec. Meals: B, L, D Khmer Empire. The fortified city enclosing residences of priest, officials of the palace and military, as well as buildings for administering the kingdom. The city of Angkor DAY 11 – Sa Dec – My An Hung – Hong Ngu: Thom consists of a square of 1.9 miles long on each side, a laterite wall 26 feet in height Start your day with a visit to the Chinese congregational house in Kien An Cung.
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