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Holiday ref: LCAM
Heathrow
Flights are by scheduled services of Thai Airways via Bangkok inbound only. Depart 2135 hrs / Return arrival 0620 hrs
2009 Feb 23 Mar 02 Mar 09 £1999 £1999 £1899 Oct 05 Oct 26 Nov 09 £2099 £2099 £2099
Fly From Your Local Airport from £35 For more information see page 6
Deposit £150 per person Single Room Supplement £290 Cambodia visa £32.50 / Vietnam visa £60.50 UK Airline Passenger Duty (£40) Included Overseas Airport Airline Tax Included All prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin or double-bedded room with private facilities
2009 SPECIAL DEPARTURE Cambodia & the Mekong Delta with Sihanoukville
Oct 12 £2599
Holiday ref: LCAMS
The above price is inclusive of the price for the 14 day tour.
TEMPLE OF BAYON
Single Room Supplement £500
SPECIAL DEPARTURE
SOKHA BEACH HOTEL
PHNOM PENH
MEKONG RIVER
itself, plus many of the surrounding temples and monuments, including Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, the Temple of Bayon and much more. (Please refer to page 54 for a full description of Angkor Wat and all that you will see.) We also include a special dinner on Day 7 accompanied by a display of Khmer Classical Dance. DAY 8 - Morning departure for the drive to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. The route passes through absorbing countryside and the towns of Kampong, Thom and Skuon, famous for the fried spiders' offered for sale by local farmers! Afternoon arrival in Phnom Penh for a two night stay. DAY 9 - Once considered the loveliest of the Frenchbuilt cities in Indochina, Phnom Penh, situated on the River Mekong, is recovering rapidly from its turbulent past. Full sightseeing will include the magnificent Royal Palace, with its Silver Pagoda of 5000 silver floor tiles and priceless Buddhist treasures, the History Museum, the waterfront, the Russian Market, the Wat Phnom and the General Market. Dinner will be at the fabled Foreign Correspondents' Club by the river. DAY 10 - Your exploration of the mighty River Mekong begins today. One of the world's greatest rivers, the Mekong descends for 3,000 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, and is constantly busy with sampans, barges and houseboats in its lower reaches. You will travel by special fast cruise boat downstream from Phnom Penh, with stops at the Cambodian and Vietnamese border stations, to Chau Doc in Vietnam. Continue by road deep into the Mekong Delta. You will drive through traditional villages, settlements and farmland, with a fascinating backdrop of homesteads on stilts, river fishing nets and rickety monkey' bridges. Late afternoon arrival at Can Tho for an overnight stay at the delightful and romantic Victoria Hotel, situated on the banks of the Mekong. DAY 11 - Morning boat trip to the extraordinary floating market at Cai Rang. In contrast to such
markets elsewhere, those on the River Mekong are much larger, and are conducted on much wider stretches of water. Return to Can Tho to explore this bustling township and important trading post on the busy Mekong. Depart by public ferry to Vinh Long, followed by a cruise by small boat through every shade of green along narrow inlets and canals to a lunch stop at a farmer's house. Visits will be made to local workshops along the way. Very little has changed over the centuries in this part of Vietnam, and everything and everybody travels by boat. Finally, you recross the Mekong to Cai Be, and drive to Ho Chi Minh City, better known as Saigon, for a two night stay. DAY 12 - Morning included city tour visiting the Presidential Palace, the War Museum and the famous shopping street formerly known as Rue Catinat. You will also pass Notre Dame Cathedral. This afternoon you drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing series of underground passages. These were first constructed in the late 1940s by the peasant army fighting the French but were later extended by the Viet Cong rebels. DAY 13 - Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. DAY 14 - Arrival in the UK.
Cambodia & the Mekong Delta with a beach stay in Sihanoukville
18 days from £2599
Combine our wonderful Cambodia & the Mekong Delta tour with three nights in Sihanoukville at the luxurious Sokha Beach Hotel Cambodia's first 5-star resort plus an extra night in Phnom Penh. Sihanoukville sits on a peninsula that juts out into the Gulf of Thailand and is a five hour drive from Phnom Penh. Named after the former Cambodian king, Sihanouk, it is an idyllic area of pristine white beaches. The hotel has its own stretch of private beach for you to relax on and soak up the sun. Alternatively, we offer a full day island excursion, complete with lunch on the beach and snorkelling in the crystal clear waters. Facilities at the Sokha Beach Hotel include two restaurants, three bars, a swimming pool, spa and fitness centre. The spacious rooms have all been tastefully decorated in Khmer style, and all have either a garden or sea view from a private balcony. Rooms feature private facilities, TV, telephone, airconditioning, minibar, hairdryer and safe. Accommodation in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh is on a full board basis.
SPECIAL NOTICE During March, there is a possibility that the water levels in the Sangker River may fall below the levels required to operate our chartered boat on Day 5. In this unlikely event, the journey on Day 5 would be undertaken by road.
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