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A small boat paddled along a green, flooded forest channel in the Mekong Delta

Mekong River Journey

From the Mekong Delta to Phnom Penh by river: coconut-palm canals, floating markets, a night near the border and the boat journey into Cambodia.

Duration
7 nights
Ideal for
Slow travellers, photographers and anyone combining both countries
Route
Ho Chi Minh City → Ben Tre → Can Tho → Chau Doc → Phnom Penh

The Mekong is the thread that ties Vietnam and Cambodia together. This journey follows it upstream from the delta's orchards and canals to Chau Doc on the border, then by boat to the Cambodian capital.

It works on its own or as a bridge between longer journeys in each country.

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Ho Chi Minh City

    Met at Tan Son Nhat airport. An evening walk and dinner in District 1.

    Food stalls and motorbikes in a busy street market
  2. Day 2

    Ben Tre

    Into the delta. Small boats through coconut-palm canals to family workshops and orchards, with lunch in a garden house.

    Boats at the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta
  3. Days 3–4

    Can Tho

    An early boat to the Cai Rang floating market, cycling along village paths and a cookery lesson with a local family.

    Boats at the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta
  4. Day 5

    Chau Doc

    West to Chau Doc near the border: Sam Mountain, the Cham villages and the floating fish farms.

    Boats at the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta
  5. Days 6–7

    By boat to Phnom Penh

    A boat up the Mekong across the border to Phnom Penh. The Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and a sunset cruise.

    Boats at the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta
  6. Day 8

    Depart

    Private transfer to Phnom Penh airport, or continue to Siem Reap.

    Angkor Wat reflected in a pond at sunrise

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