Overview

RV Indochine Cruise was built in 2008 sailing the itinerary between Vietnam and Cambodia. The vessel has a traditional colonial style thanks to native teak wood facilities, which ensure both neatness and luxury. It has in total of 24 spacious cabins, each is equipped with French panoramic window for your astounding view over the mighty Mekong river and lives along the riverbanks.

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Staterooms

Main Deck Cabin

Main Deck Cabin

No of Cabins: 14  |  Area: 16M2  |  Bed: double/twin  |  Location: Main Deck

RV Indochine Cruise offers 14 cabins on its main deck with 16sqm each. All the rooms are air-conditioned and have modern facilities like an en - suite bathroom with private shower stall, closet and drawer space, as well as two large windows.

Cabin Amenities
  • Air conditioner
  • Hair dryer
  • Bath robe and Slippers
  • In-room safe
  • Convertible bed configuration
  • Private bathroom with branded fittings
  • Wardrobe
  • Shower
  • Panoramic Windows
Upper Deck Cabin

Upper Deck Cabin

No of Cabins: 10  |  Area: 16M2  |  Bed: double/twin  |  Location: Upper Deck

10 cabins on the upper deck of Indochine Cruise Ship provide better view of the Mekong River. Each and every stateroom also features with modern amenities to ensure the comfort for the guests.

Cabin Amenities
  • Air conditioner
  • Hair dryer
  • Bath robe and Slippers
  • In-room safe
  • Convertible bed configuration
  • Private bathroom with branded fittings
  • Wardrobe
  • Shower
  • Panoramic Windows
Dining Room
Dining Room

Our spacious, air-conditioned and panoramic dining room will bring you an unforgettable experience of tastes. Our local master chef and experienced staffs will serve you with both Western and Asian cuisine, as well as premium wines. Moreover, non-alcoholic beverages are free of charge as well. 

Lounge
Lounge

It is located on the Sundeck along with the Bar. The Lounge is 90sqm and it is one of the center points of interacting when not on the excursions. 

Sundeck
Sundeck

The deck features sun lounge where you can sit back and relax under the tropical sunlight. Also, this is a good spot for photographing, as well as contemplating the scenes.

Saigon to Siem Reap 8 Nights

Destinations: Saigon, My Tho, Cai Be, Sa Dec, Chau Doc, Phnom Penh, Koh Chen, Kampong Tralach, Kampong Chhnang, Tonle Sap, Siem Reap

 Departure date of itinerary: Contact us for details

Highlights of Itinerary:
  • Join the busy rhythm of life in the most developing city of Vietnam – Saigon
  • Have a glimpse of the Vietnamese countryside and experience their lifestyle at the towns along the Mekong River.
  • Be amazed by the historical architecture at the capital of Cambodia – Phnom Penh
  • Shop potteries in the gigantic fish farming and pottery town of Cambodia – Kampong Tralach

Upon your arrival in Saigon, the tour will start right on. If the flight land between 6 AM and 11 AM, you can take part in these activities:

In Ho Chi Minh City, which is also called Saigon, we will stop at the Majestic hotel to have lunch, and then we begin the sightseeing tour. A little info about this city, it was founded by the French in 1850 for the colonial purpose. That is why you can see in the town today, exist many French colonial constructions.

We will follow the schedule visiting these following buildings. The first one is the Reunification Palace, next is Notre Dame Cathedral, and then the Post Office.

After the sightseeing tour, we will have dinner and a cocktail drink on the Indochine Cruise. Afterward, we spend the night on board in Saigon.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Lunch, Dinner

We will have breakfast in the morning and after that, the tour to Cho Lon - a famous market in the city begin. It is located in District 5 and 6 of the city. At first place, Cho Lon is belonged individually to the Chinese, but then became a part of Saigon. Nowadays, Cho Lon is known as the Chinese Trading Center in Ho Chi Minh city.

Next, we will arrive at Ben Thanh Market – a typical symbol of Saigon. The market was a construction from the French, which has existed for over a hundred year. Then, we will visit Thien Hau Pagoda, which was built to worship the holy goddess of the sea.

At noon, we will enjoy a delicious lunch on the Cruise. In the afternoon, we will spend our time at 2 more destinations: The National History Museum and the lacquer-ware factory. That is the end of the day tour; we will then head back to the Indochine Cruise and start our cruising trip.

Enjoy your served dinner on the board.

  • Transport:
    Car
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early in the morning, the Cruise is on the way to My Tho follow the branch of Mekong Delta – Chao Gao Canal. Mekong river has four main flows and thousands of smaller canals that are divided from the mainstream. Enjoy the morning bustling scene around the river, and we will disembark in My Tho.

Have your full breakfast before explore the most famous vegetable garden in My Tho. Here, there are diverse kinds of tropical fruits, such as coconut, banana, mango, and longan, etc. Then, we will arrive at some islands in My Tho, the largest island is a favorite destination since there is a bee-keeping farm. Here, you can enjoy the sweet honey and some juicy tropical fruits.

We will have lunch on the Cruise at noon, and we will head to Vinh Long and Cai Be. Vinh Long is located in the middle of the Delta, which is between the two giant flows of the Mekong River. When arriving, we will continue our trip on a small boat. The boat takes us to Cai Be crossing the arroyos and green gardens.

In Cai Be, there are a lot of brick and pottery factories and stores, and chinaware. Moreover, at Binh Phuoc Hoa’s island, you can observe the fruits tree take-caring process and the way local hatch them. Also, this is a great place to enjoy the specialties of the Vietnamese countryside.

Besides sampling the food, you will have a chance to see the locals making rice popcorns, rice papers and rice alcohol with traditional recipes, or sweets made from coconuts. After that, we will continue cruising to Sa Dec.

Enjoy your dinner and the boat anchors for an overnight.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sa Dec – used to be best known as the Garden of Cochinchina in colonial times, is now land for many ethnics. Early in the morning, we will disembark in Sa Dec. Here, we will attend a tour around the town and to some mansions that were constructed in the colonial period.

In addition, we will have a chance to get closer to the local life by visiting their market and arrive at Huynh Thuy Le old home place. This person was the lover of Marguerite Duras, who was a French novelist and lived in Sa Dec for a long time. Then, enjoy breakfast on the Cruise, and the ship will sail to Chau Doc – a town lies near Cambodia and belongs to the Vietnamese in the 1710s.

Have your lunch on the boat, and in early in the afternoon, we will be in Chau Doc. This town is gorgeous when located in the middle of endless rice fields. People living in Chau Doc are mostly farmers and fishermen, that’s why you can see paddies and fishing farm everywhere on this land. Wandering around the town, sometimes you can meet some remains, age-old colonial mansions, which are still print the mark of colonial time. The sounds of cattle and crickets are gradually disappearing when we get closer to the market.

Spend a little time browsing the market before we take a minibus to Phat Thay Tay Pagoda and Ba Chua Xu Temples, which lies on Sam hill. Beside honor the Buddha, this is also an ideal place to catch the entire scene of the Delta below. Subsequently, on a local boat, we will have a short tour of the floating village.

The day tour is over; we will return the mother boat. Enjoy your dinner, and stay through the night on board.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, we will reach the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. After completing the immigration procedure, we will spend time cruising until we get to Phnom Penh. Lunch and dinner will be served on board.

As soon as our arrival in Phnom Penh, we start our trip on tuk-tuk exploring the magnificent constructions in Phnom Penh like the Royal Palace. Then, enjoy your dinner on the ship and spend the night onboard at Phnom Penh’s pier.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Founded in 1434, the capital of Cambodia – Phnom Penh is beautiful with skyscrapers, modern buildings, and ancient remnants, constructions. One of the most important historical architecture of the country that appears in Phnom Penh is the Royal Palace. The next one is the Silver Pagoda, which is highlighted with 5000 silver tiles and has many crystal stones as decorations. The Pagoda just appears since 1892, so it looks pretty new in the present day.

Following next is the National Museum, which also includes the Fine Arts Museum. This museum was built by the French in 1917, it carries classic Khmer design and collects many important artifacts that express the Khmer culture, one of which is the statue of the great king Jayavarman VII, who is carved in meditation gesture.

Lunch is served in the restaurant at noon.

Then we will visit another important historical place: the Tuol Prey S21 School. This place was used by the Khmer Rouge as a prison, where captured, locked the prisoners, and cruelly torture them during the civil war. Subsequently, we will have a short time wandering around the lively local markets, where you can grab some local products and food.

In the evening, there is an Apsara dance show to enjoy, the student dancers and musicians present the whole show. Then, enjoy your dinner on the boat and spend the night at Phnom Penh’s harbor.

  • Transport:
    Car
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We have breakfast on deck early in the morning. After that, we will start the tour to Koh Chen, a small town where is specialized in making items from silver and copper. The town is the main supplier of ornaments and decorations for marriages, pagoda, and traditional ceremonies.  Then, we will pay a visit to a school in the town; we will have lunch on board.

After lunch, the tour will take us to Wat Kampong Leu Pagoda in Kampong Tralach with the famous Vihara. The way to get to the pagoda is enjoyable. Via an ox cart, we can enjoy the dreamy site of the countryside when crossing the river, rice fields.

Having been existed at the beginning of the last century, the Vihara has many impressive wall paintings. Through time, these paintings seem to be less charming, however, they can still represent for the golden time of Cambodian architect. What makes this pagoda an attractive and worth-visiting site is its unique location. It is situated isolated between rice fields, and not visited by many tourists.

We will then return to the Indochine Cruise and head toward to Chhnang Kampong. Enjoy your dinner and the boat anchors for an overnight.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning comes, have your delicious breakfast on board before we begin the trip to Kampong Chhnang. This town is considered the largest fishing port in Tonle Sap which is only 90 kilometers away from the Phnom Penh capital. Around the town, you can see numerous fish farms. Along with the fish-farming business, Kampong Chhnang is also good at producing pottery, which plays a unique role in the whole country's economy.

You can also find a lot of pottery factories where you can find many kinds of items, so don’t forget to grab some stuff as souvenirs. We also have a taste of Thnot sugar palm, a typical ingredient of the Cambodian before cruising around the floating village on a sampan.

Afterward, we will head back to the Cruise to have a sumptuous dinner and a cold cocktail. The ship will anchor overnight.

  • Transport:
    Cruise
  • Meals:
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast on the Indochine Cruise and immerse in the peaceful site while crossing the Tonle Sap Lake. As we reach Siem Reap’s port, around 11:00 AM, your cruising tour will end. Say goodbye to the crew and disembark from the ship.

Notice: the itinerary might change in the last minutes, and we are not responsible for the replacement. The cause is related to the climatic conditions, alterations to cruise schedules, or other operational factors.

  • Transport:
    N/A
  • Meals:
    Breakfast

Include Features

  • All meals while onboard
  • Unlimited tea, coffee and drinking water
  • English / French speaking guide
  • Deluxe double / twin cabin of Indochine Cruise
  • Admission fees and permits where applicable
  • Group transfers to FCC Angkor hotel

Exclude Features

  • All air tickets
  • Visa costs
  • Private transfers
  • Spa services
  • Boutique purchases
  • Personal expenses
  • Guide and crew gratuities

RV Indochine Cruise Deck Plan

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RV Indochine Cruise Policy

1. Adjustment of Schedule and Cruise Itinerary: We try our best to make sure that everything follows closely to the published schedule. Should uncertain river and other local condition happen, all schedules and itineraries maybe consider for alterations and delays at short notice.

2. Change Point of Embarkation and Disembarkation: We are not liable to bear any extra cost of transporting passengers to and from the reconsidered point of getting on or getting off the cruise unless clients or their agents have purchased a complete package tour that include land services from us. As so, any other reason for changing the points of embarkation and disembarkation cannot regard as a reason for cancelling the contract.

3.Deposit

       3.1. For booking with less than 02 cabins

  • 30% deposit at the time of booking
  • 70% deposit 45 days before departure

          3.2 For booking from 02 cabins and more

  • 30% at the time of booking
  • The second 30% 125 days before departure
  • Balance 95 days until departure

4. Cancellation by Us: In case we are unable to provide cruise services to passengers with confirmed bookings or departures where occupation is less than 5 cabins, we retain the right to cancel the trip giving all guests with confirmed bookings 30 days prior notice of this intention. An alternative cruise ship or an alternative departure date will be provided to availability. Any surcharges or dissimilarity in cruise prices will be reimbursed or born by us.

If the alternative date or the vessel is not acceptable to the passenger, we will refund any down payments made for the cancelled cruise. In the event that passengers have cancelled and paid cancellation fees and later on we cancel that departure, then any cancellation fees and down payment will be refunded in full on the request of the passengers.

6. Cancellation by Customer

       6.1. For booking with less than 02 cabins: 

  • Cancellations made 90 days or more prior to departure: charge 0% of total price
  • Cancellations made 94 to 65 days or more prior to departure: charge 15% of total price
  • Cancellations made 64 to 35 days or more prior to departure: charge 35% of total price
  • Cancellation made 35 to 25 days prior to departure: charge 55% of total price
  • Cancellations made less than 25 days or more prior to departure: charge 100% of total price

      6.2. For booking from 02 cabins and more:

  • Cancellations made 185 days or more prior to departure: charge 15% of total price
  • Cancellations made 184 to 125 days or more prior to departure: charge 35% of total price
  • Cancellations made 124 to 95 days or more prior to departure: charge 100% of total price

If cancellations happen, wire fees and credit card commissions will be subtracted when calculating refunds.

7. Children Price and Extra bed: Infants below the age of 4 can accompany with their parents’ cabin though we can’t guarantee the availability of cots. Children above 4 years old should be charged 30% of total cabin rate with a bed.

8. Insurance: We strongly counsel passengers to purchase trip cancellation insurance. With this, you will be repaid the cost of air tickets and other non-refundable trip payments. In case of bad situation, we also encourage guests to get international medical, baggage loss and delay insurance. We take no responsibility for your lost or stolen belongings.

9. Dietary Needs: Those who have the need for special dietary should contact us at least 30 days prior until embarkation. We will try our best to provide special dietary needs and request that base on product’s availability.

10. Travelers’ Responsibilities: All who are on board the cruiser must take responsibilities towards other passengers as well as the crew members. We expect you to review the conditions of the trip itinerary, observe all safety requirements (on board and on excursions) and show proper social behavior to anyone on board. 

Customer Review & Rating - (4) Reviews

Daniela
Germany

The accommodation was one of the highlights of our trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. We had the most amazing and interesting experience. The visits and cruise were so interesting and informative.The crew on boat were wonderful caring, smiling and helpful all just real gems. Food and drink onboard for all meals was fanstatic  

Thomas Cody
NewZealand

The boat was furnished in beautiful Asian style rooms. Trips were well planned and ran very smoothly, excellent restaurant and well located,staffs ere always willing to support and have their smiles on their faces, speaking with our fellow passengers were very exciting, we had lots of friends after trip. Overall though this cruise was well worth for money

Nate
United Kingdom

Our inside below deck cabin was large with a good size bathroom. Interesting and well managed excursion. We each had a very relaxing massage during the trip, the guides for the day tours off the ship were great, very knowledgeable. All meals were full of delicious food, plenty of choices

John
United Kingdom

The boat is luxurious and beautiful, great design,service and excursion was impeccable. Life on board were comfortable, take lots of senset and sunrise picture on Mekong delta.Meals and drink on board were very impressive and fabulous.The crew were brilliant, we are like a big family We highly recommned this trip, nothing to be regret.

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