25 days
Hanoi → Ninh Binh → bay cruise → Hue → Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh City → seven-night Mekong cruise → Siem Reap
Let Vietnam unfold on land before you settle into a week of life on the Mekong. Row beneath Ninh Binh’s limestone cliffs, wake among the bay’s islands, explore Hue’s royal stories and cook with a Hoi An host. Then unpack for seven nights afloat as riverside villages, Cambodian craft communities and Phnom Penh lead towards the temples of Angkor.
This 25-day Vietnam and Cambodia tour with a Mekong cruise is for travellers who want the famous sights and the time to feel a place. Three Ninh Binh nights, a full free day and relaxed evenings make room for a café, a village conversation or simply the view. Private support on land connects with the sociable rhythm of two shared cruises.
Make the journey yours. Tell Vietpower Travel your dates, group size, preferred hotel and cabin comfort, and what you most want to experience. We will shape the journey and send a personal itinerary and quotation.
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Northern Vietnam, close to everyday life. Begin with Hanoi’s heritage and Old Quarter, then stay among Ninh Binh’s rice fields and limestone hills. Trang An’s rowing boats, Hoa Lu and Bich Dong reveal different sides of the countryside before a night in a bay cabin.
Imperial stories and a table in Hoi An. Discover Hue’s citadel and royal landscape, then continue by private road to Hoi An. Walk the old trading streets, watch lanterns brighten the evening and share a countryside farming or cooking experience with a hosted lunch.
Seven nights to find the river’s rhythm. After Saigon, join the shared Mekong vessel for a week of changing banks, local crafts and life along the water. Shore visits give the scenery a human connection; back aboard, take time for a meal, the open deck and the slow passage into Cambodia. RV Jayavarman is the reference vessel for this sample.
Finish with Angkor, with time to look closer. Three Siem Reap nights allow two guided temple days. See Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm, then discover a different cluster with room for lunch, shade and the details in the stonework.
Your listed land transfers and guided days are private for your party. The bay and Mekong cruises are shared vessels, with the room and cabin setup selected for your dates. Tell us how you like to travel: a comfortable hotel base, more deck time, a shorter walk or a particular cabin matters more than a one-size-fits-all label.
From approximately US$5,410 per adult for the stated land-and-cruise sample, based on two adults sharing. All flights and baggage are separate. Your dates, hotel level and cabin choice determine the personal quotation; the sailing and seasonal shore programme are confirmed in that offer.
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You combine an unhurried journey through northern and central Vietnam with seven nights on a Mekong river vessel and a three-night Angkor finale. Ninh Binh village life, Hue’s imperial heritage and Hoi An’s food and old streets give the land journey its own depth before the week afloat.
The reference is RV Jayavarman on a shared seven-night upstream journey from the Ho Chi Minh City departure programme towards Siem Reap. This is a sample, not a held sailing. Vietpower Travel confirms your ship, cabin category, dates and seasonal shore programme in the written offer.
No. The river section finishes at the seasonal disembarkation port, followed by a road transfer to Siem Reap. The sample low-water route uses Stueng Trang and an approximately four-hour onward drive. Your dated programme identifies the actual port and transfer.
It is an indicative adult land-and-cruise starting guide based on two adults sharing the sample hotel rooms and cruise cabin. It covers the stated land services, one bay night and seven Mekong nights. Dates, vessel and cabin, room level, supplements and optional choices are priced in your personal offer. All flights and baggage are separate.
The sample flies Hanoi–Hue on Day 8 and Da Nang–Ho Chi Minh City on Day 13. These flights, baggage, international arrival and onward travel are separately priced. The listed private airport transfers are part of the land arrangements.
The listed land transfers and guided sightseeing are private for your party. Both overnight vessels are shared, with a reserved cabin in the confirmed booking. The Mekong operator’s transfers, excursions and on-board programme follow its shared service arrangement; they are not a private charter.
There are 24 nights: 16 hotel nights, one Ha Long or Lan Ha bay-cruise night and seven Mekong-cruise nights. Hotel bases are Hanoi three nights, Ninh Binh three, Hue two, Hoi An three, Ho Chi Minh City two and Siem Reap three.
Three Ninh Binh nights include a full independent day, and several arrival afternoons and evenings are left open. Tell us your walking and boat-boarding comfort so we can adapt the land visits. River excursions have the vessel’s own meeting times, terrain and boarding requirements; we discuss those before you choose a cabin.
The first guided day links Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm, with lunch and a midday break. The second explores a different temple cluster, such as Preah Khan and Neak Pean, at a gentler pace. Admission is arranged to cover the two stated visits; sunrise can be discussed as an optional change.
The sample enters Vietnam first and Cambodia during the river cruise, then finishes at Siem Reap Angkor Airport. Entry arrangements must match your passport, dates and the ship’s crossing procedure. Visa and official entry fees are separate, and the authorities decide admission. Vietpower Travel helps you prepare the required arrangements before booking.
Send your preferred travel period, number of travellers, room and cabin preferences, arrival and departure plans, dietary needs and priorities. Vietpower Travel prepares the dated itinerary, accommodation, private/shared services and itemised quotation, with payment and cancellation terms in writing before you commit.
Prefer a shorter journey with a river crossing instead of a week-long vessel stay? See the 18-day Vietnam and Cambodia Mekong tour.
Make the journey yours. Tell Vietpower Travel your dates, group size, preferred hotel and cabin comfort, and what you most want to experience. We will shape the journey and send a personal itinerary and quotation.
Plan your Vietnam and Cambodia cruise holiday on WhatsApp or email sales@vietpowertravel.com.
Highlights
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Hanoi | Welcome to Hanoi | — | |
| Day 2 | Hanoi | Hanoi’s heritage and Old Quarter | B, L | |
| Day 3 | Hanoi, Ninh Binh | Trang An waterways and Hoa Lu | B, L | |
| Day 4 | Ninh Binh | Village paths and Bich Dong | B, L | |
| Day 5 | Ninh Binh | A full free day in Ninh Binh | B | |
| Day 6 | Ninh Binh, Ha Long or Lan Ha Bay | From the countryside to a bay cabin | B, L, D | |
| Day 7 | Ha Long or Lan Ha Bay, Hanoi | A final bay morning and Hanoi evening | B, Br | |
| Day 8 | Hanoi, Hue | Fly to Hue | B | |
| Day 9 | Hue | Hue’s imperial stories and royal landscape | B, L | |
| Day 10 | Hue, Hoi An | A scenic road journey to Hoi An | B | |
| Day 11 | Hoi An | Hoi An’s old streets and lantern evening | B | |
| Day 12 | Hoi An countryside | Countryside gardens and a hosted lunch | B, L | |
| Day 13 | Hoi An, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City | Fly south to Ho Chi Minh City | B | |
| Day 14 | Ho Chi Minh City | Saigon’s stories and local flavours | B, L | |
| Day 15 | Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho, Mekong Delta | Join your Mekong vessel | B, L, D | |
| Day 16 | Mekong Delta, Tan Phong, Binh Thanh, Tan Chau | Delta islands and craft communities | B, L, D | |
| Day 17 | Tan Chau, Vietnam–Cambodia river border | Tan Chau and the river crossing into Cambodia | B, L, D | |
| Day 18 | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh from your river base | B, L, D | |
| Day 19 | Koh Chen, Kampong Laeang, Kampong Tralach | Cambodian crafts and riverside villages | B, L, D | |
| Day 20 | Kampong Tralach, Prek Bangkong, Angkor Ban | Countryside and weaving traditions | B, L, D | |
| Day 21 | Angkor Ban, Kampong Cham, Stueng Trang | A final full river day | B, L, D | |
| Day 22 | Seasonal river port, Siem Reap | Disembark and continue to Siem Reap | B | |
| Day 23 | Siem Reap, Angkor | Angkor Wat, Bayon and tree-wrapped Ta Prohm | B, L | |
| Day 24 | Siem Reap, Preah Khan, Neak Pean | A different side of Angkor | B, L | |
| Day 25 | Siem Reap | Farewell from Siem Reap | B |
Your private driver welcomes you at Noi Bai Airport and takes you to your Hanoi hotel. Refresh after the flight and ease into the city with an independent evening. Guided sightseeing begins tomorrow; an early room can be arranged separately.
Meals: —. Overnight: Hanoi.
Explore the Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh complex with your regional guide, following the opening arrangements. Enjoy lunch and a break before discovering the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake. Pause over a coffee and notice the small details that make Hanoi feel lived in.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Hanoi.
Travel by private car to Ninh Binh. Take a local rowing boat through Trang An’s limestone waterways and visit the ancient-capital temples of Hoa Lu with your guide. Share lunch, then settle into your countryside base with time for a gentle walk.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Ninh Binh.
Follow quiet village paths among rice fields, gardens and limestone hills. Choose an easy walk or gentle cycling to match your comfort, enjoy a local lunch and visit Bich Dong pagoda. Adjust the steps and the time at the site to your group, then return for a relaxed afternoon.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Ninh Binh.
Enjoy breakfast and a day entirely at your own pace. Rest at your chosen hotel, walk nearby or explore independently. No guide or vehicle is scheduled today; an additional outing can be arranged and priced separately if you would like one.
Meals: B. Overnight: Ninh Binh.
Leave early by private car directly for the harbour of your selected Ha Long or Lan Ha vessel. The road journey is approximately three-and-a-half to four hours or longer with traffic; breakfast can be packed. Board for lunch among the islands, then choose from the vessel’s afternoon programme before dinner and your cabin night.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Bay cruise.
Wake to the limestone scenery and enjoy the vessel’s final morning programme and actual breakfast or brunch arrangement. After disembarking, your private driver returns you to your Hanoi hotel. The rest of the afternoon and evening are yours to relax.
Meals: B, Br. Overnight: Hanoi.
Your private transfer takes you to Hanoi Airport for the separately priced flight to Hue. Meet your driver on arrival and settle into your hotel. Take a relaxed first afternoon in this former imperial capital.
Meals: B. Overnight: Hue.
Discover the Imperial Citadel with your regional guide, then visit one selected royal tomb and Thien Mu pagoda. Hear the stories behind the courtyards and architecture, break for lunch and keep the walking comfortable. Return to your Hue hotel for an independent evening.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Hue.
Travel by private car from Hue towards Hoi An, taking in the central-coast scenery with comfortable breaks along the way. Arrive at your hotel and enjoy a relaxed afternoon before an independent evening in the old town.
Meals: B. Overnight: Hoi An.
Walk Hoi An’s historic trading streets with your guide and visit a selected old house and assembly hall under the sightseeing ticket. Discover the town’s layers of influence and the details behind its façades. Take an afternoon break, then enjoy the lantern-lit streets independently in the evening.
Meals: B. Overnight: Hoi An.
Explore Hoi An’s village lanes and vegetable gardens. Join the hosted farming or cooking experience chosen for your party, then sit down to a local lunch. Gentle cycling or vehicle travel is arranged to suit your comfort, with a relaxed return to the hotel.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Hoi An.
Your private driver takes you to Da Nang Airport for the separately priced flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Meet your transfer at Tan Son Nhat Airport and continue to the hotel. Settle in and explore nearby independently if you wish.
Meals: B. Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City.
Visit the Independence Palace and the War Remnants Museum with your guide, adapting sensitive subjects to the people travelling. Continue to the Central Post Office and view Notre Dame Cathedral from the permitted area. Enjoy lunch and a break before Ben Thanh Market, then return to the same city hotel.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City.
After hotel breakfast, join the cruise operator’s welcome and road transfer towards My Tho. Settle into your cabin on the shared river vessel and enjoy lunch as the delta begins to unfold. The sample uses RV Jayavarman; the first shore activity and evening programme follow the confirmed sailing. Enjoy dinner and your first Mekong night.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Spend the day between the river and its communities. The reference upstream programme introduces delta-island life and small-scale crafts around Tan Phong and Binh Thanh before continuing towards Tan Chau. Return aboard for meals and time to watch gardens, boats and riverbanks pass your cabin.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Discover the river-town character of Tan Chau through the vessel’s scheduled shore programme, then continue upstream towards Cambodia. Complete the operator’s border procedure and enjoy time aboard as the river landscape changes. Lunch and dinner are on the shared vessel.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Explore Phnom Penh through the ship’s guided city programme, connecting royal heritage, Khmer culture and the capital’s riverfront life. Visits follow the confirmed sailing, with any sensitive modern-history sites discussed to suit your party. Return to your cabin and enjoy the vessel’s evening programme.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
The low-water reference route explores the Tonle River, linking craft communities and rural life around Koh Chen, Kampong Laeang and Kampong Tralach. Notice the skills behind everyday objects and the changing character of the banks. Meals and relaxed time aboard balance the scheduled shore visits.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Continue through Cambodian river country, with the reference programme combining countryside encounters and weaving traditions before reaching the Angkor Ban area. Enjoy the organised shore activities or a quieter spell on deck according to the vessel’s arrangements, then share dinner aboard.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Spend your last full day discovering river settlements and craft traditions as the reference route continues towards Stueng Trang. Let the shore visits add context to the scenery, then return aboard for a final afternoon on the river and the vessel’s farewell evening.
Meals: B, L, D. Overnight: Mekong cruise.
Enjoy breakfast and disembark at the seasonal port. The low-water reference uses Stueng Trang, followed by an approximately four-hour road transfer to Siem Reap. Your dated programme confirms the actual port and operator transfer. Continue to your hotel and take the rest of the day at an easy pace.
Meals: B. Overnight: Siem Reap.
Discover Angkor Wat, Bayon within Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm with your regional guide. Look closely at the carved stories, smiling faces and roots winding through stone. Divide the day with lunch and a midday break; sunrise is an optional change agreed in advance.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Siem Reap.
Explore a different temple cluster at a gentler pace, with Preah Khan’s forest-framed stonework and Neak Pean’s water setting as the sample choices. Enjoy lunch, comfortable walks and breaks before returning to Siem Reap. Admission is arranged to cover the two listed Angkor days.
Meals: B, L. Overnight: Siem Reap.
Enjoy breakfast and independent time as your departure allows. Your private driver collects you for Siem Reap Angkor Airport (SAI) at the agreed time. Standard checkout applies; an extra room period can be arranged separately for a later flight.
Meals: B. Overnight: No included overnight.
16 hotel nights; sample twin/double rooms, hotel level and dates confirmed in your quotation
One shared bay night and seven shared Mekong nights; RV Jayavarman upstream sample, cabin and sailing confirmed for dates
The sample configuration is confirmed for your travel dates in the written offer. Day 5 and independent evenings do not include an on-call guide or vehicle. All flights remain separate.
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