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Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong

15 Days Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City
Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong
Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong
Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong

Overview

Read 2 reviews and enjoy exclusive savings on Uniworld's 15 Day Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong. A fascinating, rewarding, and multilayered adventure. Two of the most beautiful, historic, and friendly places in all of Asia, dynamic Vietnam and pastoral Cambodia, are intriguing studies in contrast. Each possesses its own unique charm and social traditions, its own tragic history and complex past.

Ho Chi Minh City offers a heady mixture of old and new, often surprising visitors with its charm. As the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, the Mekong teems with colorful floating read more villages. Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s thriving capital, is fast-forwarding to the future yet retains a provincial intimacy. And colorful Siem Reap provides the gateway to the vast UNESCO-designated jungle temple complex of Angkor Wat.
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Trip Length
Cruise Length

15 Days

Trip Starts
Cruise Starts

Hanoi

Trip Ends
Cruise Ends

Ho Chi Minh City

Trip Departures
Cruise Departures
Sep 2026 to Dec 2027
Countries Visited
Countries Visited:
Countries Visited
Rivers Sailed:
Mekong
Cruise Line
Cruise Line
Uniworld
Cruise Ship
Cruise Ship
Mekong Jewel
Trip Reviews
2 Trip Reviews
Avg. Rating: 4.5/5
Passengers
Passengers

68

Crew
Crew

51

Ship Launch
Launched

2020

Cruise Code
Cruise Code

UNIVCMR

Itinerary

Arrive at the Hanoi airport. If you have arranged a Uniworld arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to your luxury accommodations, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel.

Hanoi's elegant boulevards are lined with trees and handsome buildings, as you'll see on today's fascinating tour of the city. At the same time, this lively cultural center—Vietnam's capital city—is replete with bustling streets, food vendors, museums, and historic sites, making for an intriguing study in contrasts that rivals any other metropolitan destination. (B)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Hanoi City Tour OR Electric Car & Water Puppet Show

Enjoy free time in Hanoi before your included flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia, where you will be transferred to your luxury hotel, the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort.

Featured Excursions: Choice of Hanoi City Tour by Jeep OR Discover Hanoi by Motorbike

Today is a bucket list kind of day as you explore the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, a gigantic religious complex that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (B/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Angkor Wat Temple OR City Tour & Artisan Visit by Remork OR Cambodian Acrobatic Drama

Today you will enter the spectacular remnants of Angkor Thom, the royal city. Built during the heyday of the Khmer dynasty in the 12th century, this extraordinary complex of Hindu and Buddhist monuments was once lost to the world for many years, hidden under dense jungle vines. (B)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Apsara Show and Dinner OR South Gate Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Ta Prohm OR Bakheng Hill Sunrise & Gondola Boat Ride

Today, you'll have free time to explore Siem Reap, a place name that means, literally, “Defeat of Siam”—which tells you something of its history. It is the gateway to Angkor, the legendary archaeological site. Later check out of your hotel and transfer via executive motorcoach to Kampong Cham where you'll embark on the beautiful Mekong Jewel—your elegant home for the next seven nights—and set sail on the beautiful Mekong. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Quad Bike Tour

Today is a celebration of Cambodia's bright future. You'll meet young children at a local school and friendly villagers in their homes, and have a rare opportunity to receive an unforgettable water blessing from local Buddhist monks. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Cambodia's Vibrant Cultural Life

Today, you'll discover the thriving capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. It stands at the juncture of three captivating rivers and represents a dizzying blend of architectural styles—French colonial, Khmer, modern, and everything in between. Here, you'll find an alluring riverside esplanade amid numerous bewitching Buddhist temples, palaces, and artifacts. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Cambodia's Capital—Phnom Penh

Today's featured excursion may be the most profound and memorable experience of your entire journey. You'll learn about the infamous Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge and visit a former school-turned-prison that is now a genocide museum. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: The Killing Fields—Tragedy and Reconciliation in Cambodia

You leave Cambodia behind and cross into Vietnam today, delving into a region where traditional and modern lifestyle elements mingle: Agriculture may still reign supreme, but TV satellite dishes dot rooftops of houses built on stilts. You'll visit the local island village of Hong Ngu, a major producer of the traditional Khmer scarves located not far from the Vietnam-Cambodia border. Since they're woven in many homes around the village, you'll have the opportunity to see the process first-hand. You'll also stop at a local temple dedicated to a unique religion founded in this area of Vietnam, Hoa Hoa. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Daily Life on the Great Delta

Following breakfast, you'll venture to Gieng Island, where you'll experience how a local family makes incense sticks and the conical hat. Later, your journey continues via sampan, where you'll observe the daily routines of the villagers in Sa Dec and visit a colorful temple, the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Sampans and Romance

Today, you'll witness the hustle and bustle of delta river life on a unique excursion created exclusively for Uniworld guests, where you can see how local farmers weave sedge hats, decorate bonsais, and more. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Village Life on the Mekong

Experience how ancient history melds with the boisterous present in Vietnam's largest city, where skyscrapers tower over ancient temples and motorbikes putter along picturesque alleys. (B/D)

Featured Excursion: Dynamic Ho Chi Minh City

Today's featured excursion provides a fascinating glimpse of the Viet Cong's vast network of incredibly narrow tunnels dating back to the Vietnam War. (B/L)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Vestiges of War—Cú Chi Tunnels OR Saigon at a glance by Vespa OR Saigon at a glance by Jeep

If you have arranged a Uniworld departure transfer, you will be transferred to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your flight home. Or continue your tour with an extraordinary optional extension program. (B)

Tour Inclusions

  • 2 countries: Vietnam and Cambodia
  • 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • Services of an experienced Uniworld Tour Manager
  • Cultural enrichment
  • Flight included between Siem Reap & Hanoi
  • Gratuities for onboard and onshore personnel (ship staff, crew, Cruise/Tour Manager, local experts, drivers) are included both during the cruise/tour as well as on any pre- or post-cruise land extensions

  • 13 included excursions, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts

  • Meals onboard prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • 14 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 9 dinners
  • Welcome Dinner and Farewell Dinner
  • Complimentary house wine, local spirits and beer, soft drinks, tea, and coffee will be served throughout the cruise. Onshore lunches include complimentary soft drinks, coffee, and tea. Onshore dinners include complimentary house wine, local beer, soft drinks, coffee, and tea

  • 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the all-suite Super Ship Mekong Jewel
  • 2 nights in Ho Chi Minh City at the Park Hyatt Saigon (or similar)
  • 3 nights in Siem Reap at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort (or similar)
  • 2 nights in Hanoi at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel (or similar)

  • Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
  • Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included
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