III. Detail Itinerary

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1 BestPrice Travel., JSC Address: 12A, Ba Trieu Alley, Ba Trieu Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: Fax: Website: Tour Toum Tiou I Cruise 8 days Itinerary Itinerary Overview Includes & Excludes Detail Itinerary I. Itinerary Overview Date Activities Accommodations Meals Upstream: Saigon - Siem Reap Day 1 Saigon My Tho Toum Tiou I Cruise D Day 2 My Tho Cai Be Vinh Long Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 3 Sa Dec Chau Doc Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 4 Vinh Xuong Phnom Penh Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 5 Phnom Penh Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 6 Phnom Penh Kompong Tralach Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 7 Kampong Chnang Chnok Tru Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 8 Chnok Tru Siem Reap B Downstream: Siem Reap - Saigon Day 1 Siem Reap - Chnok Tru Toum Tiou I Cruise D Day 2 Chnok Tru Kompong Chnang Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 3 Kompong Chnang - Kompong Tralach Phnom Penh Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 4 Phnom Penh - Kam Somnaar Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 5 Kaam Samnaar Chau Doc Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 6 Chau Doc Sa Dec - Vinh Long - Cai Be Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 7 Vinh Long - Cai Be My Tho Toum Tiou I Cruise B, L, D Day 8 My Tho Saigon B II. Includes & Excludes

2 Includes Full board accommodation, including meals, coffee, tea & drinking water French or English speaking guide Visits mentioned in the program Entrance fees Transfer in Siem Reap from/to FCC Angkor Hotel ONLY Excludes Personal Travel Insurance Visas if needed Tours & meals other than those mentioned in the program Transfers from/to airport and hotels Personal expenses Gratuities for the crew III. Detail Itinerary Upstream: Saigon - Siem Reap Day 1 Saigon My Tho 15:45The Toum Tiou is all revved up, spruced up, and ready for you 16:00 Check the formalities. 16:30 The Toum Tiou departs for My Tho, safety instructions. 19:00 Enjoy a refreshing welcome drink and cruise briefing and introduction of the crew. Dinner and overnight on board. Meals: Dinner Day 2 My Tho Cai Be Vinh Long The Toum Tiou departs at the break of dawn. 7:00 Begin the day with a sumptuous breakfast whilst the Toum Tiou navigates delicately - the marvelous canal of Cho Gao. 10:00 We arrive at My Tho. Toum Tiou drops anchor close to the Thoi Son Island on the banks of a northern arm of the Mekong. My Tho which means fragrant herb and draws thousands of tourists who are eager to embrace the untouched beauty of the Delta. It is a prosperous city of about 100,000 inhabitants, famous for its myriad fruit orchards, gardens and vast rice fields. The climate is warm and pleasant throughout the year. The surrounding countryside is home to one of the most luxuriant gardens of Vietnam, encircled by coconut palms and banana and mango trees. Local boats are sent to the Toum Tiou to pick you up for transfer to the mainland. We embark on a short panoramic tour of My Tho town, stopping halfway for a

3 visit to My Tho colourful market. We return to the pier and we cruise by local boat to Dragon Island where were quaff the everyday life of the local denizens and Faire un tour de My Tho sur la route, visiter le marché de My Tho. Retour au port, les touristes arrivent à l île dragon sur un bateau local pour la visiter, découvrir la vie des habitants and enjoy local fruits. 11:30 Passengers re-embark Toum Tiou. The cruise ship leave My Tho for Cai Be. A special lunch spread is served and leisure time on board. 15:30 Toum Tiou drops anchor at Cai Be. Local boats are sent to the Toum Tiou to pick you up for a delightful cruise around Cai Be Floating Market. We visit a typical local dwelling and a show room of traditional farming tools. We continue cruising and we stop at Vinh Long a brick and pottery factory and the Binh Hoa Phuoc Islet Nursery of Fruit Trees. We visit a typical local dwelling and a show room of traditional farming tools. Vinh Long Vietnamese for Majestic Dragon- sits merrily in the middle of the delta, protected by the two arms of the Mekong. The soil of Vinh Long is enriched by silt deposits, making it ideal for growing mandarins and other citrus fruits. Life here centers on water. Houses are hoisted precariously on stilts that are planted onto the banks of the river. Hawkers peddle knick knacks from boats. Hundreds of small boats travel the river daily. The unbridled warmth of the locals makes this a destination par excellence. 18:00 We return to the Toum Tiou. We depart for Sa Dec. 19:30 We arrive at Sa Dec, Toum Tiou drops anchor. A delectable dinner awaits us. Overnight on board Day 3 Sa Dec Chau Doc 06:00 The day begins with a sumptuous breakfast. 07:00 Sa Dec Panorama Cruise and then we transfer to Trung Vuong primary school. We then continue our cruise to the Kien An Cung Pagoda. We stroll around the bustling Sa Dec Market. The small city of Sa Dec of 30,000 inhabitants is fascinating in its unspoiled beauty and authenticity. You can see some colonial houses and "The Chinese House" (in the novel "The Lover" of Duras and it has appeared in a movie) 09:00We retun to the Toum Tiou and we leave Sa Dec for arrive at Chau DocChau. Lunch is served on board. Enjoy leisure time. 17:00 We arrive at Chau Doc. Departure to visit the fish breeding rafts and Cham minority village on a local boat. If times permits, we will be able to drink in the spectacular sunset on the Sam Mountain which peaks at 237 meters. Its well-known Buddhist sanctuaries offer an unobstructed view over the mosaic of glistening rice paddies below. To the left is Cambodia, the flow of the Mekong on the horizon breaks into an infinity of silver ribbons. Midway, we visit the Lady Chua Xu temple and Tay An Pagoda. 19:30 We return to the Tuom Tiou. Dinner is served onboard. The cruise ships moors overnight.

4 Day 4 Vinh Xuong Phnom Penh Toum Tiou leaves at the break of dawn for Vinh Xuong (Vietnamese border). Breakfast is served. 08:00 We arrive at the Vinh Xuong check-point. Check the formalities then we depart for Phnom Penh. 10:30 Toum Tiou leavevinh Xuong for Phnom Penh. Lunch is served. 19:00 We arrive in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. Guests are free to explore the capital of Cambodia. Dinner and overnight on board. Day 5 Phnom Penh 08:00 Breakfast is served. Departure to Tuol Sleng, a former center of detention, torture and execution from 1975 to This visit help you know more about the crime of the Khmer Rouge regime. 12:00 We return at Phnom Penh. Lunch is served on board. 15:00 Free visit. You can visit FCC, Russian Market and others boutiques 19:00 We return to Toum Tiou. Be entertained by the graceful dancers of the traditional APSARA show in 45 minutes. Day 6 Phnom Penh Kompong Tralach 07:00 Breakfast is served. Visit the city, the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum. 12:00 We return to the cruise ship. The Toum Tiou leaves Koh Chen for Kompong Tralach. Lunch is served on board. 16:00 Arriver at Kampong Tralach to visit beautiful Vihara located in the pagoda Tralach Leu by passing the village Tralach Krom on a small path and you will see large rice fields out of sight. You will visit there the very charming Vihara of the Wat Kampong Leu Pagoda dating back from the last century and which has retained beautiful wall paintings. But these paintings began to be destroyed by climate. Surrounded by rice fields, this modest pagoda attracts many tourists. 18:00 We return to Toum Tiou. Dinner is served and the cruise ship moors overnight. Day 7 Kampong Chnang Chnok Tru 07:00 Early morning, The Toum Tiou sails for Kampong Chhnang. Breakfast is served on board. 09:00 We arrive at Kampong Chhnang. Located some 56 miles from Phnom Penhthe town of Kampong Chhnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap.In this region, there are many fish farms. Kampong Chhnang is famous for fish farming and pottery ware whose style does not change for decades and provide pottery for all country. And not to be overlooked are the products of the Thnot tree (sugar palm a symbol of the country) - a mellow tasting,

5 caramel-colored sugar sold in large cakes and palm wine - that grows abundantly in the area.. 11:30 Passagers return to the cruise ship. Lunch is serves when the cruise leave for Chno Tru. 16:30 Arrive at Chnok Tru. This village is completely independent: floating school, ice factory for fish preservation, church, pagoda, shops, boat or television repair shops, video club, karaoke bar, police station... everything is on the water. All trades are represented and everybody from children to grandparents, grew up on the boat through the network of canals that cross this little town. 18:00 We return to the cruise ship. Toum Tiou moors overnight near Chno Tru. 19:30 Cocktail (1 glass of local liquor or juice) with the chef of cruise and our manager. Dinner (menu + 1 glass of wine). Overnight on board. Day 8 Chnok Tru Siem Reap Higher water program The Toum Tiou departs early in the morning. Enjoy leisure time when The Toum Tiou passes the Tonle Sap Lake. 11:00 Leave for Phnom Penh pier (about 5 miles from Siem Reap) Lower water program 07:00 Breakfast is served, you will take the motorboat to go through the lake. Visit Chno Tru, a floating village. 12:00 Arrive at Phnom Penh pier (about 5 miles from Siem Reap) At the end of the period of lower water (~ from the end of March to June), the water level does not allow us probably to take the motorboat to pass the lake. In this case, tourists will be transferred to Siem Reap by road (during eniron of 5 to 6 hours). Meals: Breakfast Downstream: Siem Reap - Saigon Day 1 Siem Reap - Chnok Tru Lower water from Jan to Jun 13:30 We gather at the FCC hotel in Siem Reap. We transfer to Phnom Penh pier. You will passe Tonle Sap lake to embark Toum Tiou near Tru. 17:00 Visit the flottanting village Chnok Tru. 18:30 Welcome on board Toum Tiou and safety instructions. 19:00 Welcome drinks and cruise briefing, introduction of the cruise. Dinner and overnight on bord. High water - from Jul to Dec 15:00 Pick up at FCC hotel in Siem Reap. Transfer by a local travel agency to get to the Phnom Penh pier. Transfer from the port to a local boat to the Toum Tiou. 16:00 Registration the cabins. The boat moors near Phnom Krom in Siem Reap. Safety instructions. 17:30 Le bateau moors near the forest on the lake. 19:00 Welcome drink and cruise briefing, introduction of crew. Dinner and overnight on board. Meals: Dinner

6 Day 2 Chnok Tru Kompong Chnang Lower water 07:00 We are served breakfast on board 09:00 Arrive at Kampong Chnang Located some 56 miles from Phnom Penhthe town of Kampong Chhnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap.In this region, there are many fish farms. Kampong Chhnang is famous for fish farming and pottery ware whose style does not change for decades and provide pottery for all country. And not to be overlooked are the products of the Thnot tree (sugar palm a symbol of the country) - a mellow tasting, caramel-colored sugar sold in large cakes and palm wine - that grows abundantly in the area. 12:00 Return to Toum Tiou I. Lunch is served on board. 18:00 The Toum Tiou I moors. 19:00 Dinner and overnight on board. High water Early morning, The Toum Tiou sails for Kampong Chhnang. Breakfast is served on board. 11:00 Arrive at Chnok Tru. You will take the local boat to visit Chnok Tru. This village is completely independent: floating school, ice factory for fish preservation, church, pagoda, shops, boat or television repair shops, video club, karaoke bar, police station... everything is on the water. All trades are represented and everybody from children to grandparents, grew up on the boat through the network of canals that cross this little town. 12:30 Your return to the boat. Lunch on board while the boat leave for Kampong Chhnang 16:00 Arrive at Kampong Chnang. Located some 56 miles from Phnom Penhthe town of Kampong Chhnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap.In this region, there are many fish farms. Kampong Chhnang is famous for fish farming and pottery ware whose style does not change for decades and provide pottery for all country. And not to be overlooked are the products of the Thnot tree (sugar palm a symbol of the country) - a mellow tasting, caramel-colored sugar sold in large cakes and palm wine - that grows abundantly in the area. 18:00 You return to the boat. The Toum Tiou moors. 19:00 Dinner and overnight on board. Day 3 Kompong Chnang - Kompong Tralach Phnom Penh

7 07:45 Toum Tiou leaves early morning. Leave for Tralach, breakfast is served on board. 08:00 Arrive in Kampong Tralach to visit the magnificent Vihara located in the pagoda Tralach Leu. To get there, we pass the village Tralach Krom on a small path and you will see rice fields out of sight. The Vihara dates from the last century. Perhaps it is built on a former base and still maintains remarkable paintings on the wall. But these paintings are beginning to be destroyed by climate. Surrounded by rice fields, this modest pagoda attracts many tourists. 10:30 Return to the Toum Tiou I. Lunch is served on board when the boat leaves for Koh Chen. 13:00 Arrive at Koh Chen. Visit the craft village: goldsmith village. 15:00 Your return to the Toum Tiou I. Leave for Phnom Penh. 17:00 Arrive in Phnom Penh. 19:00 Performence of traditional dance "APSARA" for 45 minutes. 19:45 Dinner in restaurant and overnight on board. Day 4 Phnom Penh - Kam Somnaar 08:00 Breakfast is served. We visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and Russian Market. 12:00 We return to the Toum Tiou I. Lunch is served on board. 15:00 It is now free and easy leisure time. (We suggest that you visit the notorious Toul Sleng torture centre: a former center of detention, torture and execution between 1975 and This visit help you to understand more about the crime of the Khmer Rouge regime.) 19:00 Return to the boat. The boat leave for Phnom Penh. Day 5 Kaam Samnaar Chau Doc 08:00 Departure to Kaam Samnaar (frontier of Cambodia) 10:00 The boat arrives at the checkpoint at Kaam Samnor. Check formalities. Leave for Chau Doc. Lunch is served on board. 13:00 Arrive at Chau Doc 14:00 Located in the north at the beginning of delta Mekong, Chau Doc extends on 2 sides of the river. Here there are many fish farms. You can see many bamboo shelves of fish drying are above 1 meter from the surface of the water. There are some colonial houses and a colorful market is at the centre of the city. Despite market smells, it's a great place to take pictures. Small city tour is a good time to visit the local market. 18:00 Return to Toum Tiou 19:30 Dinner on board. Day 6 Chau Doc Sa Dec - Vinh Long - Cai Be

8 06:00 We will leave Chau Doc for Sa Dec. Breakfast is served on board. 10:00 The Toum Tiou leavechau Doc for à Sa Dec. Lunch is served. 14:00 Arrive at Sa Dec Panorama Cruise and then we transfer to Trung Vuong primary school. We then continue our cruise to the Kien An Cung Pagoda. We stroll around the bustling Sa Dec Market. The small city of Sa Dec of 30,000 inhabitants is fascinating in its unspoiled beauty and authenticity. You can see some colonial houses and "The Chinese House" (in the novel "The Lover" of Duras and it has appeared in a movie) 17:00 Return to boat, departure to Vinh Long. Dinner Toum Tiou moors. 19:30 Dinner à board. Day 7 Vinh Long - Cai Be My Tho 07:30 Breakfast 08:30 Arrive at Vinh Long, local boats will pick you to visit the factory of brick and pottery Hoa Binh and the Binh Hoa Phuoc Islet Nursery of Fruit Trees. We visit a typical local dwelling and a show room of traditional farming tools. Vinh Long Vietnamese for Majestic Dragon- near the middle of the delta, protected by the two arms of the Mekong. The soil of Vinh Long is enriched by silt deposits, making it ideal for growing mandarins and other citrus fruits. Life here centers on water. Houses sits merrily on stilts in water. Hundreds of small boats travel the river daily. The warmth of the locals makes it an attractive destination. 11:30 Return to boat. The Toum Tiou leave Cai Be for My Tho, lunch is served. 15:30 Arrive at My Tho Toum Tiou moors near Thai Son island. Local boats are sent to the Toum Tiou II for a short transfer to the mainland and a short panoramic tour of My Tho. My Tho which means fragrant herb and there are thousands of tourists who are eager to discover the untouched beauty of the Delta. It is a prosperous city of about 100,000 inhabitants, famous for its fruit orchards, gardens and vast rice fields. The climate is warm and pleasant throughout the year. The surrounding countryside is home to one of the most luxuriant gardens of Vietnam, encircled by coconut palms and banana and mango trees. Return to the pier we cruise by local boat to Dragon Island 16:30 Return to the Toum Tiou and leave My Tho for Saigon. Passe the magnificent canal Cho Gao. 19:00 Cocktail (1 glass of local liquor or juice) with the chef of boat and manager. Dinner (menu + 1 glass of wine). Overnight on boat. Day 8 My Tho Saigon 07:00 Departure to Saigon pier, enjoy breakfast and your leisure time. 11:00 Toum Tiou arrive at Saigon - Check the formalities. Meals: Breakfast