Itinerary
- Day 1
Siem Reap
You'll arrive in Siem Reap and check into your hotel with its French colonial style and local touches. The day is yours to wander around at your own pace and get settled. This evening, you'll meet your tour director and the other travelers at a welcome briefing and dinner to kick things off.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome briefing and dinner)
- Day 2
Siem Reap
After a champagne buffet breakfast, you get to choose from several freechoice activities in the morning. There's Banteay Srei Temple and the Landmine Museum, a soap workshop, village walks, a boat trip to a floating village on Tonle Sap, the Angkor Wildlife Aquarium, or even a tethered balloon ride over Angkor. In the afternoon, you'll visit Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument. By evening, you'll have VIP seats at Phare Circus watching theatre, music, and dance performances telling Cambodian stories.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Champagne buffet breakfast at hotel), Dinner (Dinner at Phare Circus)
Included Activities
- Champagne buffet breakfast at hotel
- Afternoon visit to Angkor Wat
- VIP premium reserved seating at Phare Circus performance
Optional Activities
- Banteay Srei Temple visit
- Landmine Museum visit
- Senteurs d'Angkor workshop for soap and cosmetics making
- Ta Brak Village walk
- Tonle Sap sailing to floating village (July to February)
- Angkor Wildlife Aquarium with behind-the-scenes tour and feeding sessions
- Tethered balloon ride over Angkor Wat (not available July-September 2026)
- Lotus Flower workshop visit
Landmarks Banteay Srei Temple Angkor Wat Tonle Sap Angkor Wildlife Aquarium - Day 3
Siem Reap
Wake early for an exclusive sunrise experience over Angkor Wat with champagne breakfast at a temple prepared by an NGO bakery school. Then you'll explore Ta Prohm Temple with its jungle covering and Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom with its many faces. The rest of the afternoon is free to check out Siem Reap markets or relax at your hotel. Tonight brings a private gala dinner at Prasat Kravan, a 10th-century temple with five brick towers, complete with drinks and Apsara dancers performing by candlelight.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Champagne breakfast at temple location), Dinner (Private gala-themed dinner at Prasat Kravan with free-flowing drinks)
Included Activities
- Early morning sunrise viewing over Angkor Wat
- Champagne breakfast at temple location
- Visit Ta Prohm Temple
- Visit Angkor Thom and Bayon Temple
- Private gala-themed dinner at Prasat Kravan temple
- Apsara dancer performance
Optional Activities
- Explore Siem Reap markets
- Afternoon leisure time at hotel
Landmarks Angkor Wat Ta Prohm Temple Angkor Thom Bayon Temple Prasat Kravan - Day 4
Siem Reap to Kampong Cham
Today you'll travel by coach through rural Cambodia to Kampong Cham, stopping at the Khmer bridge at Kampong Kdei, passing through Kampong Thom, and visiting a stone cutters village. You'll then board the Scenic Spirit cruise ship and join a cocktail reception with your cruise director. Explore the ship and settle into your suite where a dedicated butler is available.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Coach transfer to Kampong Cham
- Visit Khmer bridge at Kampong Kdei
- Visit Kampong Thom
- Visit stone cutters village
- Cocktail reception on board
Landmarks Kampong Kdei Bridge - Day 5
Kampong Cham - Wat Hanchey
You'll wake as the ship arrives at Wat Hanchey, an old hilltop pagoda and monastery. Meet novice monks there and walk or drive to the top for views of the Mekong River. In the afternoon, the ship sails upstream before heading back to Kampong Cham, the largest city in northern Cambodia. You'll spend the rest of the day exploring the colorful riverfront with its Chinese shopfronts, restaurants, colonial buildings, and night market.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Hanchey pagoda and monastery
- Meet resident novice monks
- Ascend to pagoda summit for river views
Optional Activities
- Explore Kampong Cham riverfront boulevard
- Visit night market
Landmarks Wat Hanchey - Day 6
Kampong Cham to Angkor Ban
Pick from three freechoice morning activities to learn about local culture and history. Visit Phnom Pros pagoda and Wat Nokor Bachey temple blending Angkorian and modern styles, explore Kampong Cham's colonial history and markets with a rubber plantation and betel nut village, or head to remote Kho Penh Village on Bamboo Island using a local remork after crossing a bamboo bridge. By afternoon you're back on the Scenic Spirit sailing to Angkor Ban.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit Phnom Pros mountaintop pagoda
- Visit Wat Nokor Bachey temple
- Explore Kampong Cham French colonial architecture and shop houses
- Visit Kampong Cham Central Market
- Visit local rubber plantation
- Visit betel nut growing village
- Visit Kho Penh Village on Bamboo Island by remork, bamboo bridge or ferry
Landmarks Phnom Pros Wat Nokor Bachey Kho Penh Village - Day 7
Angkor Ban to Silk Island to Phnom Penh
You'll explore Angkor Ban's wooden houses and local pagoda. An exclusive experience includes receiving a monk's blessing, learning Buddhist prayers, and joining an alms ceremony for the monks. Later, sail to Oknha Tey (Silk Island) and take a tuk tuk to see silk weaving production and optionally learn about the Cambodian scarf. Use the wellness center and beauty salon, then gather on the sundeck for sunset drinks overlooking Phnom Penh's lights. Tonight includes a city tour and rum distillery visit with a private tasting.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Themed dinner on board with Scenic Sunset Drinks)
Included Activities
- Explore Angkor Ban's historical wooden houses
- Visit local pagoda in Angkor Ban
- Traditional blessing from monk
- Learn Buddhist prayers
- Participate in alms ceremony
- Travel to Oknha Tey silk weaving island
- Learn silk production process
- Scenic Sunset Drinks cocktail reception
- Phnom Penh by City Lights tour
- Private rum distillery tour and tasting
Optional Activities
- Learn to make and wear Cambodian scarf
- Visit wellness center
- Visit beauty salon
Landmarks Oknha Tey - Day 8
Phnom Penh
After breakfast in Phnom Penh, you'll choose from several activities. Visit the Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum for history, take a cooking class at a local market to prepare Cambodian lunch, or explore French architecture and backstreets by remork before shopping at the Central Market. Back on the Scenic Spirit for lunch, you'll have a free afternoon. Before dinner, watch a cultural performance on the sun deck by the Cambodian Student and Children's Organisation.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cultural performance by Cambodian Student and Children's Organisation
Optional Activities
- Visit Killing Fields
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum tour
- Hands-on cooking class with market trip
- Remork tour of French colonial architecture and backstreets
- Shopping at Central Market
Landmarks Killing Fields Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Central Market - Day 9
Phnom Penh to Tan Chau
This morning you'll visit the Royal Palace with its famous Silver Pagoda, the official riverside residence built in the 1860s. You'll return to the Scenic Spirit and sail toward the Cambodian-Vietnamese border. The afternoon is relaxing, with options to read in the library, unwind with wine, learn about upcoming ports, cool off by the pool, or retire to your private suite. After crossing into Vietnam, you'll have a themed dinner on board followed by a lion dance on the sundeck.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Fantastically themed dinner with lion dance performance)
Included Activities
- Visit Royal Palace with Silver Pagoda
Optional Activities
- Use on-board library
- Enjoy lounge with wine
- Use pool and cocktail bar
- Relax in private suite
Landmarks Royal Palace Silver Pagoda - Day 10
Tan Chau
Start with optional on-board gym, yoga, or sauna time. In Tan Chau, choose from three freechoice activities: glide by sampan through waterways with mangroves at Tra Su Bird Sanctuary with over 100 waterbird species, experience farm life on Evergreen Island with local farmers, visit Cao Dai temple by rickshaw learning about this 1926 religion blending multiple faiths, or speedboat to Chau Doc and Tay An temple. End the day with a cocktail by the pool watching the sunset as you sail to Sa Dec.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Optional Activities
- On-board gym session
- Early morning yoga class
- Sauna session
- Tra Su Bird Sanctuary sampan cruise
- Evergreen Island farming experience
- Xe loi rickshaw tour and Cao Dai temple visit
- Speedboat to Chau Doc city
- Visit Tay An temple
- Sampan tour of Vinh Te canal
- Pool cocktail at sunset
Landmarks Tra Su Bird Sanctuary Evergreen Island Cao Dai Temple Chau Doc Tay An Temple Vinh Te Canal - Day 11
Sa Dec
Board a sampan to explore the lively wet market and meet sellers with their local goods like live fish, frogs, and snakes. Visit the grand home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, the Chinese merchant who inspired Marguerite Duras' novel, and hear about this tragic love story. You'll return to the Scenic Spirit for lunch and have a relaxing afternoon on board sailing downstream to Cai Be.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sampan tour of wet market
- Visit Mr. Huynh Thuy Le's home
- Day 12
Cai Be
Start with a full gourmet breakfast with champagne, then pick your morning activity. Take a sampan to Tan Phong Island's tropical fruit orchards to try water hyacinth weaving, ride through orchards by buggy, taste fruits, and see rice paper making, or relax with tea at Le Longanier French colonial house with dressed staff and local music, or take a cocktail making class on board with fresh ingredients. You'll sail to My Tho in the afternoon with time to relax and watch the sunset. Tonight is your farewell dinner with the crew.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Full gourmet breakfast with champagne), Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner with crew)
Included Activities
- Champagne breakfast
- Farewell dinner with crew
Optional Activities
- Sampan to Tan Phong Island
- Water hyacinth weaving workshop
- Motorized buggy ride through fruit orchards
- Tropical fruit tasting
- Visit rice paper and sweets cottage industry
- Morning tea at Le Longanier colonial house restaurant
- Hands-on cocktail or mocktail-making class
Landmarks Tan Phong Island - Day 13
My Tho to Ho Chi Minh City
Say goodbye to the Scenic Spirit and its staff. You'll drive about 90 minutes to Ho Chi Minh City for drop-off at the Caravelle Saigon or the airport. You'll depart Vietnam with full cameras and memories of your trip.
