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Experience iconic temples, palaces and pagodas, colourful markets, ancient culture, history and local flavours amongst the fascinating places you'll visit along the Mekong River onboard your luxurious river cruise. Be blessed by Buddhist monks, explore life on the backwaters by sampan, visit the opulent Royal Palace and be humbled by Cambodia’s historic sites. Explore the contrasts of Cambodia and Vietnam on a Mekong river cruise.

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Mekong Discovery (Northbound)

8 Days Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh

Operator: Avalon River Cruises

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Mekong Discovery (Southbound)

8 Days Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City

Operator: Avalon River Cruises

From 2,657
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Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Meko...

15 Days Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

Operator: Uniworld River Cruises

From 6,178
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Essence of Cambodia, Vietnam & Luxury Mekong

24 Days Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

Operator: Scenic

From 11,120
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Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises
29 Reviews
From culture-rich cities to world-famous wine regions, Emerald Cruises represents a new chapter in the world of river cruising. Our deluxe fleet of revolutionary...more Star-Ships promise contemporary comfort and unique on-board innovations, while our generous offering combines affordability with great dining, exceptional service and immersive itineraries across Europe and Asia. With return flights, transfers, all on-board meals, complimentary drinks, tips and much more included in the price of an Emerald Cruises river cruise, we’ve taken care of everything. Our attentive team of crew, sommeliers and personal butlers are available day and night to ensure every minute on-board the Emerald Cruises fleet is as enriching, enjoyable and relaxing as possible.
Mekong Rivers243
Budget:Premium
Known For:Affordable Luxury
Fleet Size:10
Avalon
Avalon
482 Reviews
One of our favourite sayings that describes Avalon Waterways is ‘the possibilities are as wide open as the views’. From Europe to the Galapagos and Asia,...more you can cruise in relaxed luxury with Avalon Waterways, with choices as unique as you. Avalon offers you a range of choices from excursions, dining options, activities that help you tailor your experience. Just imagine gliding away down the world’s most spectacular rivers, all while enjoying a unique vantage point from your own private oasis. Our floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows in our suites blur the line between where the world ends, and your suite begins; allowing you to experience the world less seen from the comfort of your bed. This is river cruising from a unique point of view.
Mekong Rivers231
Budget:Premium
Known For:Panorama Suites
Fleet Size:16
Uniworld
Uniworld
91 Reviews
Once you step onboard the world’s finest and most awarded river cruise line for the first time, we are quite sure the refined luxury onboard our fleet...more will sweep you off your feet. We draw our inspiration for the design philosophy of every one of the 17 ships in our fleet directly from the destination in which they sail. The craftsmanship, the attention to detail, the art onboard, the handcrafted furniture and intricacy of the fabrics are lovingly assembled to be a masterpiece in and of itself. Stepping onboard is to step into a world of beautiful colours and one-of-a-kind details that truly bring your destination to life. Crafting experiences you can’t find anywhere else, means continuing to elevate Uniworld to new heights year after year. From the addition of four new Super Ships in Egypt, Vietnam, Portugal and Italy, to the award winning service that comes from the heart, we’re putting even more emphasis on what’s onboard to enhancing several itineraries to accommodate guest’s diverse tastes for the future. We truly look forward to welcoming our Australian guests onboard.
Mekong Rivers37
Budget:Luxury
Known For:Boutique River Cruising
Fleet Size:18

Discover Must do experiences and highlights along the Mekong

View Life from a Sampan
View Life from a Sampan

Glide through the backwaters of the Mekong by sampan to see traditional floating homes, visit local artisans, observe religious sites, and stop by floating markets.

Blessings at a Monastery
Blessings at a Monastery

Be blessed by Buddhist Monks when you visit a traditional monastery. Breathe in the peace and tranquillity of the ornate temple and the serene monks.

Cruise Life Mekong Style
Cruise Life Mekong Style

With onboard cuisine bursting with regional flavours, the spa for relaxation and sunset drinks on the deck, life on the Mekong is blissful.

The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace

Visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh to witness the impressive throne room. The nearby Silver Pagoda, with Italian marble steps and silver tiles on its floor, houses a Baccarat crystal emerald Buddha.

The Temples of Angkor
The Temples of Angkor

Visit the impressive temple complex of Angkor, where Angkor Wat stands tall like a crowning jewel overlooking sprawling grounds and a collection of intricately designed monuments.

Recent Mekong Cruise Reviews What our clients are saying about their journeys along the Mekong

Luxury Vietnam, Cambodia & 9 night Mekong River cruise.   , NSW, Australia, Nov 2024
Scenic excelled with this trip with very high quality hotels, amazing local tour directors who were knowledgeable, witty and extremely well organized - tours were varied from riding in Tuk Tuks, visiting local markets, organic farmers, local fishing families, a school where we helped the youngsters learn English and some truly exciting adventures, ...read more too many tours to mention.

All Scenic Enriched programs were again of a very high quality with the stand out being The Gala Temple Dinner, with traditional dancing, gourmet dinner and drinks. The Mekong River Cruise onboard the Scenic Spirit was pure luxury - amazing staff, great food, free flowing drinks, fabulous day tours and every comfort well catered for. Highly recommend Vietnam and Cambodia with Scenic and Hannah from Global Journeys, who looked after our booking promptly and already looking at booking with Scenic and Hannah again.
Our first river cruise     , NSW , Australia, Nov 2024
This is the 2nd time we have used Hannah at Global Journeys for a travel booking and it won’t be our last. She is responsive, efficient and very easy to deal with. Same with APT. Luxury accomodation, great food and free flowing drink. 72 people on the Mekong Serenity with 42 staff. All tours are included but do sometimes repeat themselves. Not a trip ...read more if you are looking to lie in your cabin or by the pool all day as it has tours booked everyday. You can however choose to skip any or all of them. We have booked another APT adventure next year.
Fantastic Mekong Cruise     , NSW, Australia, Oct 2024
This was a wonderful 12 night trip from Saigon along the Mekong and ending with the marvels of Siem Reap. Travelmarvel were highly organised and the tour leader and individual guides were exceptional. Accommodations and meals were of the highest standard. Highlights included the Cu Chi tunnels, village and market visits (especially the wet market in ...read more Sa Dec) and of cause the splendour of Angkor Wat. Highlights on every day. Good mix of fellow passengers from Australia, NZ and UK. Could not recommend Travelmarvel more highly.
Excellent tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and cruise along the Mekong River     , NSW, Australia, Oct 2024
Our holiday cruising the Mekong River for a week and staying in Ho Chi Minh and Cambodia was excellent. Global Journeys were so easy to work with and arranged everything for us prior to the trip and APT ensured the trip was seamless. The ship was exceptional with only 81 people on board and staff could not do enough for you. Food and all drinks were ...read more included and were plentiful and delicious. The hotel in Vietnam and Cambodia were outstanding and close at all attractions. We met some lovely fellow travellers and fell in love with Cambodia. We would recommend this trip, Global Journeys and APT as this was a trip of a lifetime which we thoroughly enjoyed.

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