Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Vietnam and Cambodia (September 6-22, 2025)

We decided to book a Mekong River Cruise from Siem Reap Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Because it was a long way to travel, we added a week of travel/sightseeing before the cruise started.

Here is our itinerary:

  • Days 1-2: Fly from Phoenix to San Francisco, then connect in Tokyo, before flying to Hanoi.
  • Day 3: Recover from jet lag and sightsee in Hanoi.
  • Day 4: Book a day trip to Ninh Binh
  • Days 5-7: Take a 2n/3d Halong Bay/Lan Ha Bay Cruise
  • Day 8: Spend morning in Hanoi before flying to Siem Reap, Cambodia in the afternoon.
  • Day 9: Visit Angkor Wat

  • Day 10: Begin 7-night AmaWaterways Riches of the Mekong Cruise - Depart from Kampong Cham (about a 5 hour drive from Siem Reap).
    • Day 11: Morning-visit Angkor Ban, and Afternoon- visit Oknha Tey Village (Silk Island) and local school
    • Day 12: Phnom Penh - Morning- vist Royal Palace and Central Market  Afternoon- Visit S21 Detention Center and Killing Fields 
    • Day 13: Phnom Penh - Visit Oudong Buddist Monastery
    • Day 14: Relax on the river cruise and cross into Vietnam
    • Day 15: Morning- Visit Tra Su Forest and Sanctuary
    • Day 16: Morning- Visit Sa Dec local market and Lover'sHouse. Afternoon- visit Cai Be candy and rice paper workshop 
  • Day 17: End of river cruise. Get transported to Ho Chi Minh City and spend day sightseeing
  • Day 18: Fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo, then connect in San Francisco before flying home to Phoenix.


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