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Daily Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Hanoi

   Arrive 18:00

   Vietnam

   

   Founded on a dragon's auspice in 1010 AD, Hanoi is Southeast Asia's most historically layered capital — a city where French colonial boulevards wrap around ancient temple islands and where the morning ritual of phở bò at a pavement stall carries the weight of a thousand years of tradition. Venture to Halong Bay's limestone karst seascape or explore the lantern-lit lanes of Hội An via nearby Chan May. October through April brings dry, pleasant weather ideal for exploring Vietnam's storied north.

2. Day 2

   Hanoi

   Vietnam

   

   Founded on a dragon's auspice in 1010 AD, Hanoi is Southeast Asia's most historically layered capital — a city where French colonial boulevards wrap around ancient temple islands and where the morning ritual of phở bò at a pavement stall carries the weight of a thousand years of tradition. Venture to Halong Bay's limestone karst seascape or explore the lantern-lit lanes of Hội An via nearby Chan May. October through April brings dry, pleasant weather ideal for exploring Vietnam's storied north.

3. Day 2

   Ha Long Bay

   Vietnam

   

   Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of nearly two thousand limestone karst islands rising from emerald waters in Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin. Must-dos include an overnight junk cruise through the karst formations, kayaking into hidden lagoons, and exploring the cathedral-scale Sung Sot Cave. October through April offers the best weather, with spring mist adding an ethereal quality to the already otherworldly scenery.

4. Day 3

   Ha Long Bay

   Vietnam

   

   Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of nearly two thousand limestone karst islands rising from emerald waters in Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin. Must-dos include an overnight junk cruise through the karst formations, kayaking into hidden lagoons, and exploring the cathedral-scale Sung Sot Cave. October through April offers the best weather, with spring mist adding an ethereal quality to the already otherworldly scenery.

5. Day 3

   Hanoi

   Vietnam

   

   Founded on a dragon's auspice in 1010 AD, Hanoi is Southeast Asia's most historically layered capital — a city where French colonial boulevards wrap around ancient temple islands and where the morning ritual of phở bò at a pavement stall carries the weight of a thousand years of tradition. Venture to Halong Bay's limestone karst seascape or explore the lantern-lit lanes of Hội An via nearby Chan May. October through April brings dry, pleasant weather ideal for exploring Vietnam's storied north.

6. Day 4

   Hanoi

   Vietnam

   

   Founded on a dragon's auspice in 1010 AD, Hanoi is Southeast Asia's most historically layered capital — a city where French colonial boulevards wrap around ancient temple islands and where the morning ritual of phở bò at a pavement stall carries the weight of a thousand years of tradition. Venture to Halong Bay's limestone karst seascape or explore the lantern-lit lanes of Hội An via nearby Chan May. October through April brings dry, pleasant weather ideal for exploring Vietnam's storied north.

7. Day 4

   Ho Chi Minh City

   Vietnam

   

   Still whispered as Saigon by its ten million residents, Ho Chi Minh City pulses with an energy that outlasted every empire and every war. The French colonial grandeur of Notre-Dame Cathedral and Gustave Eiffel's Central Post Office stands in vivid counterpoint to the city's kinetic street life — an endless river of motorbikes, fragrant with pho broth and charcoal-grilled meats. Do not miss the Reunification Palace, a time capsule of Cold War modernism, or a dawn bowl of bánh mì from a sidewalk vendor. The dry season, November through April, offers the most comfortable conditions for exploration.

8. Day 5

   Ho Chi Minh City

   Vietnam

   

   Still whispered as Saigon by its ten million residents, Ho Chi Minh City pulses with an energy that outlasted every empire and every war. The French colonial grandeur of Notre-Dame Cathedral and Gustave Eiffel's Central Post Office stands in vivid counterpoint to the city's kinetic street life — an endless river of motorbikes, fragrant with pho broth and charcoal-grilled meats. Do not miss the Reunification Palace, a time capsule of Cold War modernism, or a dawn bowl of bánh mì from a sidewalk vendor. The dry season, November through April, offers the most comfortable conditions for exploration.

9. Day 5

   Cho Gao, Tien Giang, Vietnam

   Vietnam

   

   Cho Gao, Tien Giang, Vietnam, Vietnam is a distinctive port city where deep cultural heritage meets authentic local atmosphere, featured on itineraries by Emerald Cruises. Must-do experiences include exploring the vibrant local markets for regional specialties and fresh seafood, and discovering the waterfront quarter where maritime heritage meets contemporary energy. The optimal time to visit is November through April, when dry season brings clear skies and calm seas.

10. Day 6

    Cho Gao, Tien Giang, Vietnam

    Vietnam

    

    Cho Gao, Tien Giang, Vietnam, Vietnam is a distinctive port city where deep cultural heritage meets authentic local atmosphere, featured on itineraries by Emerald Cruises. Must-do experiences include exploring the vibrant local markets for regional specialties and fresh seafood, and discovering the waterfront quarter where maritime heritage meets contemporary energy. The optimal time to visit is November through April, when dry season brings clear skies and calm seas.

11. Day 6

    Sa Dec

    Vietnam

    

    Sa Đéc, a sleepy town of French colonial villas and temple-filled alleyways on a branch of the Mekong Delta, is renowned as the birthplace of Marguerite Duras and the flowering capital of Vietnam. The town's nurseries supply orchids, bonsai, and chrysanthemums to florists across the country, perfuming the riverside air. The restored Huỳnh Thủy Lê House — where Duras's colonial-era love story unfolded — offers a haunting window into the delta's past. Vendors ply the waterways in flat-bottomed boats piled with tropical fruit. November through April brings the dry season's golden light and gentle breezes.

12. Day 7

    Sa Dec

    Vietnam

    

    Sa Đéc, a sleepy town of French colonial villas and temple-filled alleyways on a branch of the Mekong Delta, is renowned as the birthplace of Marguerite Duras and the flowering capital of Vietnam. The town's nurseries supply orchids, bonsai, and chrysanthemums to florists across the country, perfuming the riverside air. The restored Huỳnh Thủy Lê House — where Duras's colonial-era love story unfolded — offers a haunting window into the delta's past. Vendors ply the waterways in flat-bottomed boats piled with tropical fruit. November through April brings the dry season's golden light and gentle breezes.

13. Day 7

    Chau Doc

    Vietnam

    

    Châu Đốc is a mystical border town where the Mekong meets Cambodia, combining Vietnamese, Cham Muslim, and Khmer Buddhist cultures around the pilgrimage mountain of Sam (Núi Sam). Must-do experiences include visiting Sam Mountain's pagodas, touring floating fish farms, and tasting the town's famous bún cá turmeric fish noodle soup. November through April's dry season is most comfortable; the flood season reveals the delta's full hydraulic drama.

14. Day 8

    Chau Doc

    Vietnam

    

    Châu Đốc is a mystical border town where the Mekong meets Cambodia, combining Vietnamese, Cham Muslim, and Khmer Buddhist cultures around the pilgrimage mountain of Sam (Núi Sam). Must-do experiences include visiting Sam Mountain's pagodas, touring floating fish farms, and tasting the town's famous bún cá turmeric fish noodle soup. November through April's dry season is most comfortable; the flood season reveals the delta's full hydraulic drama.

15. Day 8

    Phnom Penh

    Cambodia

    

    Phnom Penh rises from the confluence of the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac rivers with a resilience that makes it one of Southeast Asia's most affecting capitals — a city that endured the Khmer Rouge's "Year Zero" and has re-emerged as a place of broad riverfront boulevards, excellent Khmer cuisine, and a cultural energy that feels earned rather than manufactured. The Royal Palace and its Silver Pagoda, housing a life-size gold Buddha studded with 9,584 diamonds, is the city's architectural centrepiece; the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former high school converted to a prison by the Khmer Rouge, is sobering but essential history. November through February offers the most comfortable climate for extended exploration.

16. Day 9

    Phnom Penh

    Cambodia

    

    Phnom Penh rises from the confluence of the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac rivers with a resilience that makes it one of Southeast Asia's most affecting capitals — a city that endured the Khmer Rouge's "Year Zero" and has re-emerged as a place of broad riverfront boulevards, excellent Khmer cuisine, and a cultural energy that feels earned rather than manufactured. The Royal Palace and its Silver Pagoda, housing a life-size gold Buddha studded with 9,584 diamonds, is the city's architectural centrepiece; the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former high school converted to a prison by the Khmer Rouge, is sobering but essential history. November through February offers the most comfortable climate for extended exploration.

17. Day 10

    Phnom Penh

    Cambodia

    

    Phnom Penh rises from the confluence of the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac rivers with a resilience that makes it one of Southeast Asia's most affecting capitals — a city that endured the Khmer Rouge's "Year Zero" and has re-emerged as a place of broad riverfront boulevards, excellent Khmer cuisine, and a cultural energy that feels earned rather than manufactured. The Royal Palace and its Silver Pagoda, housing a life-size gold Buddha studded with 9,584 diamonds, is the city's architectural centrepiece; the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former high school converted to a prison by the Khmer Rouge, is sobering but essential history. November through February offers the most comfortable climate for extended exploration.

18. Day 10

    Kampong Chhnang

    Cambodia

    

    Kampong Chhnang is Cambodia's "Port of Pottery," a riverside province where floating villages rise and fall with the Tonle Sap's dramatic seasonal floods and traditional hand-shaped pottery continues an ancient Khmer craft tradition. Must-dos include boat trips through the floating village of Chong Kos, watching potters at Ondong Rossey, and tasting amok fish curry by the river. Visit November through March for cooler weather and easy floating village navigation.

19. Day 11

    Kampong Chhnang

    Cambodia

    

    Kampong Chhnang is Cambodia's "Port of Pottery," a riverside province where floating villages rise and fall with the Tonle Sap's dramatic seasonal floods and traditional hand-shaped pottery continues an ancient Khmer craft tradition. Must-dos include boat trips through the floating village of Chong Kos, watching potters at Ondong Rossey, and tasting amok fish curry by the river. Visit November through March for cooler weather and easy floating village navigation.

20. Day 11

    Tonle Sap

    Cambodia

    

    Tonle Sap is Cambodia's extraordinary seasonal lake that swells to six times its size during the monsoon, sustaining floating villages and one of Earth's most productive freshwater fisheries. Visitors should explore the stilted village of Kampong Khleang by boat, taste fish amok made with the freshest catch, and observe rare waterbirds at Prek Toal sanctuary. September through January offers the highest water levels and most dramatic floating village experience.

21. Day 11

    Siem Reap

    Cambodia

    

    Siem Reap, the gateway city to the ancient Khmer empire's greatest achievement, is the essential staging post for exploring Angkor — the twelfth-century temple complex whose scale and ambition remain without parallel in human history. Angkor Wat at sunrise, its towers mirrored in the lily-covered moat, is one of the world's most transcendent spectacles; Angkor Thom's enigmatic Bayon, with its serene stone faces emerging from the jungle canopy, is another. The city's Old Market quarter offers silk workshops, street food vendors, and celebrated restaurants serving amok — fish steamed in coconut and lemongrass. November through April brings the driest, most comfortable conditions.

22. Day 12

    Siem Reap

    Cambodia

    

    Siem Reap, the gateway city to the ancient Khmer empire's greatest achievement, is the essential staging post for exploring Angkor — the twelfth-century temple complex whose scale and ambition remain without parallel in human history. Angkor Wat at sunrise, its towers mirrored in the lily-covered moat, is one of the world's most transcendent spectacles; Angkor Thom's enigmatic Bayon, with its serene stone faces emerging from the jungle canopy, is another. The city's Old Market quarter offers silk workshops, street food vendors, and celebrated restaurants serving amok — fish steamed in coconut and lemongrass. November through April brings the driest, most comfortable conditions.

23. Day 12

    Angkor

    Cambodia

    

    Angkor is the monumental capital of the medieval Khmer Empire in Cambodia, home to Angkor Wat — the world's largest religious monument — and hundreds of temples spanning five centuries of artistic achievement. Must-dos include a dawn visit to Angkor Wat, exploring the tree-entwined ruins of Ta Prohm, and sampling amok fish curry in Siem Reap. Visit November through March for cooler temperatures and clear skies after the monsoon.

24. Day 13

    Angkor

    Cambodia

    

    Angkor is the monumental capital of the medieval Khmer Empire in Cambodia, home to Angkor Wat — the world's largest religious monument — and hundreds of temples spanning five centuries of artistic achievement. Must-dos include a dawn visit to Angkor Wat, exploring the tree-entwined ruins of Ta Prohm, and sampling amok fish curry in Siem Reap. Visit November through March for cooler temperatures and clear skies after the monsoon.

25. Day 13

    Siem Reap

    Cambodia

    

    Siem Reap, the gateway city to the ancient Khmer empire's greatest achievement, is the essential staging post for exploring Angkor — the twelfth-century temple complex whose scale and ambition remain without parallel in human history. Angkor Wat at sunrise, its towers mirrored in the lily-covered moat, is one of the world's most transcendent spectacles; Angkor Thom's enigmatic Bayon, with its serene stone faces emerging from the jungle canopy, is another. The city's Old Market quarter offers silk workshops, street food vendors, and celebrated restaurants serving amok — fish steamed in coconut and lemongrass. November through April brings the driest, most comfortable conditions.

26. Day 14

    Siem Reap

    Cambodia

    

    Siem Reap, the gateway city to the ancient Khmer empire's greatest achievement, is the essential staging post for exploring Angkor — the twelfth-century temple complex whose scale and ambition remain without parallel in human history. Angkor Wat at sunrise, its towers mirrored in the lily-covered moat, is one of the world's most transcendent spectacles; Angkor Thom's enigmatic Bayon, with its serene stone faces emerging from the jungle canopy, is another. The city's Old Market quarter offers silk workshops, street food vendors, and celebrated restaurants serving amok — fish steamed in coconut and lemongrass. November through April brings the driest, most comfortable conditions.

Cabin Categories

Main Deck 2 Beds

Outside

172 sq ftMax 22PL_PS

Spacious and comfortable cabin with large windows and overlooking the exterior passageways. Designed with large storage spaces, it has two low beds that can be pushed together, a bathroom (sink, shower and private toilets, bathrobes), shower room. hairdryer, dressing table, safe and air conditioning. Located on the upper deck with a window overlooking the exterior passageways, it offers a panoramic view of the landscape.

Double or Twin ConfigurationShowerToiletries ProvidedTVFree Wi-FiSafe+4

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Main Deck 2 Beds

Outside

172 sq ftMax 22PL_PP

Spacious and comfortable cabin with large windows and overlooking the exterior passageways. Designed with large storage spaces, it has two low beds that can be pushed together, a bathroom (sink, shower and private toilets, bathrobes), shower room. hairdryer, dressing table, safe and air conditioning. Located on the main deck with a window overlooking the exterior passageways, it offers a panoramic view of the landscapes.

Double or Twin ConfigurationShowerToiletries ProvidedTVFree Wi-FiSafe+4

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Upper Deck 2 Beds

Outside

172 sq ftMax 22PL_FAM

Spacious and comfortable cabin with large windows and overlooking the exterior passageways. Designed with large storage spaces, it has two low beds that can be pushed together, a bathroom (sink, shower and private toilets, bathrobes), shower room. hairdryer, dressing table, safe and air conditioning. Located on the main deck with a window overlooking the exterior passageways, it offers a panoramic view of the landscapes.

Double or Twin ConfigurationShowerToiletries ProvidedTVFree Wi-FiSafe+4

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