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Bonus: Includes 12 Day Mekong River Cruise 

Your Fly, Cruise, & Stay package includes: 

·      Economy class flights from Sydney to Amsterdam, returning from Siem Reap

·      15 day Magnificent Europe river cruise with APT from Amsterdam to Budapest

-      Includes luxury dining and beverages, Freedom of Choice inclusions + much more

·      1 night accommodation in Budapest

·      Economy class flight from Budapest to Ho Chi Minh City

·      1 night accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City

·      12 day Vietnam and Cambodia Mekong River cruise on board the RV Lan Diep

-      Includes 8 night river cruise, 3 night hotel stays, included tours, visas + more

·      Transfers throughout

·      Port charges, fees, gratuities onboard your cruises and airline taxes

Magnificent Europe River Cruise

Day 1:  Amsterdam, Embark Ship

Welcome to Amsterdam! We’ll meet you on arrival and transfer you to your luxurious floating home for the next 15 days. You’ll have time to unpack, relax and get acquainted with your ship, as the excitement builds for everything that’s about to come.

Accommodation: 14 Nights, A Concerto River Ship

Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Amsterdam

Choose your sightseeing in Amsterdam. Tonight, celebrate with a gala welcome dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Bonn, Andernach

This morning, awake to a new country, a new city, with unlimited possibilities for what the day could bring. After your sightseeing in Bonn, you’ll then travel to Andernach for your first Signature Experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Rüdesheim

Have your camera handy to capture some of the best scenery you’ll encounter as you cruise through the Rhine Gorge. Dock in Rüdesheim, where you will then choose your sightseeing.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Miltenberg

Seize the day with your choice of sightseeing.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Würzburg

Seize the day with your preferred sightseeing activity.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Bamberg

Relax on board as you sail to Bamberg. On arrival, join an exploration with a local expert to uncover everything World Heritage-listed Bamberg has to offer.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8: Nuremberg

Select the sightseeing inclusion that best suits you. You will be rewarded with freshly baked gingerbread on your return. This afternoon, cruise onto the Main-Danube Canal. Having taken 32 years to construct, the canal links the North and Black seas.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Regensburg

After your sightseeing inclusion, a student from the University of Regensburg will come aboard for a presentation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Passau, Linz

Choose from our fabulous Freedom of Choice inclusions today.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 11: Melk, Dürnstein

A choice of sightseeing greets you in Melk. It’s then onto more remarkable scenery as you cruise through the Wachau Valley to Dürnstein, where you’ll roam its cobblestone lanes at your leisure. Or perhaps take a guided bike ride along the river from Melk to Dürnstein.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 12: Vienna

Today you will enjoy your Freedom of Choice inclusion. Tonight, your Signature Experience awaits.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 13: Budapest

Enjoy a relaxing morning sailing to Budapest. Afterwards, enjoy your Signature Experience on May to September departures

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 14: Budapest

Enjoy a morning city tour of Budapest taking in its historic monuments, followed by the afternoon at leisure to further explore. Finish the day in style with an illuminations cruise through the twinkling lights of Budapest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 15: Disembark Ship, Depart Budapest

Transfer to the airport.

Vietnam and Cambodia Mekong Cruise itinerary

DAY 1 HO CHI MINH ARRIVAL

On your arrival to Tan San Nhat our tour guide and driver will pick you up then transfer you to your hotel.

DAY 2 HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR - BOARDING RV LAN DIEP

AM: You will be transferred from Ho Chi Minh City Airport and taken to board the cruise ship. PM: In the

afternoon we will take a tour of Ho Chi Minh City. We then board our ship and enjoy a welcome cocktail and dinner. Overnight onboard RV Lan Diep.

DAY 3 HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR - CHO GAO

AM: In the morning we visit Cholon and visit the market and the Thien Hau Pagoda. PM: Lunch on board

before our visit to the National History museum and a lacquer-ware factory. Overnight we moor at Nha Be.

DAY 4 CHO GAO - MY THO - VINH LONG - CAI BE- SA DEC

AM: Today we pass through the Mekong Delta and visit the town of My Tho and the My Tho Islands to see

local craftsman at work. PM: After we cruise to Vinh Long, Cai Be and Sac Dec. Overnight stop at our mooring

point.

DAY 5 SA DEC

AM: Early this morning we visit Sa Dec and tour the small town where some colonial mansions are still in

existence and afterwards we can discover the local market. Back on board.

DAY 6 CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH

AM: We spend the day cruising and cross the Cambodian Border as we continue our journey to Phnom Penh.

PM: After dinner we have a "TUK TUK" trip, and then moor for the night in the port of Phnom Penh.

DAY 7 PHNOM PENH CITY TOUR

AM: On our city tour we visit the Silver Pagoda, the Royal Palace and the National museum. PM: We have

lunch in a local restaurant and then the option to visit a former detention centre used by the Khmer Rouge

during the civil war. After we have time in the "Central Market". In the evening we have an Apsara dance show.

Overnight in the port of Phnom Penh.

DAY 8 KOH CHEN - KAMLON TRALACH - KAMPONG CHHNANG

AM: Today we visit Koh Chen, a small village where the inhabitants are experts in silverwork and copper work and visit a school.

PM: After lunch we arrive in Kampong Tralach and visit the beautiful Vihara of the Wat

Kampong Tarlach LeuPagoda. We cross through the village by oxcart to reach the pagoda. We return and

continue our cruise to Kampong Chhnang which is our overnight stop.

DAY 9 KAMPONG CHHNANG - LAKE TONLE

AM: Today we visit Kampong Chhnang, one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonle Sap. We visit a traditional grove of palm trees and taste some palm sugar before a visit to a traditional pottery.

PM: We then visit a floating village on small local boats. In the afternoon we cruise to lake Tonle Sap. Cocktail and gala dinner tonight.

DAY 10 SIEM REAP - DISEMBARK RV LAN DIEP

We spend the morning cruising, taking breakfast on board. Depending on the water levels, we cross the Tonle Sap lake. We arrive in the port of Siem Reap. You will be Transfer to Hotel.

DAY 11 ANGKOR WAT TOUR

"Morning: After breakfast, you will visit The Southern Gate of Angkor Thom, the famous Bayon, Baphuon, and Phimeanakas temples, plus Terraces of the Elephant and leper King. Lunch at a famous local restaurant.

Afternoon: Visit Ta prohm then explore the Angkor Wat temple, the 7th Wonder of the Ancient World. You

will climb up to Bakheng Hill to watch the sunset over Angkor Wat and the surrounding area. Enjoy Buffet-

Dinner with performance of Cambodia Traditional APSARA dance show. Dinner at a famous restaurant.

Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel.

DAY 12 SIEM REAP - DEPARTURE

Today our driver will transfer to the airport for your flights home.