The fast line, the main thread
Saigon to Angkor by water in the shortest time the river allows. No full day at anchor: each day has one idea. Two high points — the Vĩnh Tế canal and the Tonle Sap crossing.
For travellers with less time who still want the whole river.
Overnight anchorageDay visit, no overnightPassed
Every day follows a day card. The voyage also runs in reverse, Siem Reap to Saigon; open a day for the shore options: A with your guide, or B free time and rest aboard.
Boarding Guests board at Tân Cảng in the morning: safety briefing and cabin handover.
Chợ Gạo canal, dug by hand in 1877, still a road for rice barges and sand barges.
Bạch Công Tử mansion: a 1920s Franco-Vietnamese house and the story of a Cochinchinese dandy, with your guide.
Walk the Bảo Định riverbank near the port, or rest aboard.
Through the Chợ Lách and Thầy Cai canals into the brick-kiln country, stopping to walk into a working kiln.
Old Sa Đéc: the Huỳnh Thủy Lê house and the Indochinese shophouse row, on foot with your guide.
Tân Quy Đông flower village by electric cart, with a stop at a prawn-cracker workshop; or rest aboard.
Good to know Vàm Nao carries strong eddies; the captain decides whether a local pilot comes aboard.
Vàm Nao, a natural reach that moves water between the Tiền and Hậu rivers. Engines off for ten minutes while the sounding line goes down.
Châu Đốc raft village right at the mooring: cross by small boat and step onto a fish-farm raft.
Rest aboard; walk Châu Đốc market in the evening.
Good to know Entering Vĩnh Tế depends on the water level and border-guard permission that day.
Two canals in one day: Vĩnh Tế, dug by hand along the border, which the yacht enters; and Xáng, dredged by machine in the French era.
Tân Châu silk village: Lãnh Mỹ A silk dyed with mặc nưa fruit and woven on looms; the town market.
Rest aboard.
Good to know A long day under way; the tour leader holds passports during the crossing.
A border crossed by river, at the Vĩnh Xương – Kaam Samnor checkpoint. Guests stay aboard during formalities.
The Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, with your guide.
Rest aboard; an evening tuk-tuk ride along Sisowath Quay.
The silver and bronze workshops of Ponhea Leu at Koh Chen: men hammer, women engrave, no moulds, no casting.
Andong Russei pottery village: women shape clay without a wheel, beneath their stilt houses.
Rest aboard.
Good to know At 04:30 the captain measures wind and visibility. Above 15 knots of wind, or under 2 km of visibility, the crossing waits a day — and Calypso Mekong covers the cost of the waiting day.
The Tonle Sap lake, crossed in the morning while the water is still calm.
The floating village by local boat: floating pagoda, water market, Khmer and Vietnamese quarters.
Rest aboard.
Good to know At 04:30 the captain measures wind and visibility before the crossing, as on the previous leg.
A long morning on open water, among fresh water with no shore in sight.
Sign the Blank Chart before leaving the yacht. Cars take guests to the partner resort in Siem Reap, about 30 minutes.
Kampong Phluk stilt village, a half day from the resort (optional extra).
Check out of the resort. Angkor extension available if booked.
Boarding Guests board at Chong Khneas in the early morning; cars collect guests from their Siem Reap hotels.
Good to know At 04:30 the captain measures wind and visibility before the crossing, as on the previous leg.
A long morning on open water, among fresh water with no shore in sight.
The floating village by local boat: floating pagoda, water market, Khmer and Vietnamese quarters.
Rest aboard.
Good to know At 04:30 the captain measures wind and visibility. Above 15 knots of wind, or under 2 km of visibility, the crossing waits a day — and Calypso Mekong covers the cost of the waiting day.
The Tonle Sap lake, crossed in the morning while the water is still calm.
Andong Russei pottery village: women shape clay without a wheel, beneath their stilt houses.
Rest aboard.
The silver and bronze workshops of Ponhea Leu at Koh Chen: men hammer, women engrave, no moulds, no casting.
The Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, with your guide.
Rest aboard; an evening tuk-tuk ride along Sisowath Quay.
Good to know A long day under way; the tour leader holds passports during the crossing.
A border crossed by river, at the Vĩnh Xương – Kaam Samnor checkpoint. Guests stay aboard during formalities.
Tân Châu silk village: Lãnh Mỹ A silk dyed with mặc nưa fruit and woven on looms; the town market.
Rest aboard.
Good to know Entering Vĩnh Tế depends on the water level and border-guard permission that day.
Two canals in one day: Vĩnh Tế, dug by hand along the border, which the yacht enters; and Xáng, dredged by machine in the French era.
Châu Đốc raft village right at the mooring: cross by small boat and step onto a fish-farm raft.
Rest aboard; walk Châu Đốc market in the evening.
Good to know Vàm Nao carries strong eddies; the captain decides whether a local pilot comes aboard.
Vàm Nao, a natural reach that moves water between the Tiền and Hậu rivers. Engines off for ten minutes while the sounding line goes down.
Old Sa Đéc: the Huỳnh Thủy Lê house and the Indochinese shophouse row, on foot with your guide.
Tân Quy Đông flower village by electric cart, with a stop at a prawn-cracker workshop; or rest aboard.
Through the Chợ Lách and Thầy Cai canals into the brick-kiln country, stopping to walk into a working kiln.
Bạch Công Tử mansion: a 1920s Franco-Vietnamese house and the story of a Cochinchinese dandy, with your guide.
Walk the Bảo Định riverbank near the port, or rest aboard.
Chợ Gạo canal, dug by hand in 1877, still a road for rice barges and sand barges.
Leave the yacht after signing the Blank Chart, with the captain's hand-drawn route and the red lines of the canals.
Sold by the cabin on scheduled departures. Prices are per cabin for the whole voyage, up to 2 adults sharing. Select a departure to continue to booking.
| Boarding | Arrives | Cabins | Price from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2027Saigon → Siem Reap · English | 23 Aug 2027 | 3 cabins left | US$ 15,000 / cabin | Select |
| 26 Aug 2027Siem Reap → Saigon · Français | 2 Sep 2027 | 3 cabins left | US$ 15,000 / cabin | Select |
One guest alone in a cabin pays 75% of the cabin price. Cabins are for guests aged 12 and over; families with younger children ask about a private charter. The booking form shows the exact price for your party. Want the whole yacht on your own dates? Ask about a private charter.
Every leg runs in daylight and the yacht anchors each evening.
Wind above 15 knots or visibility under 2 km postpones it by a day. A local pilot joins the lake legs and Calypso Mekong covers the waiting day.
Anchored off Kampong Luong, more than an hour from the nearest hospital. Please tell us about any medical conditions beforehand.
Vĩnh Xương – Kaam Samnor. Guests stay aboard during formalities; the tour leader holds passports.
You may travel with other guests. Book all three cabins for a private voyage. One language per voyage.
Roughly mid-August to December, following the lake's depth. Water levels also shape which canals the yacht can enter that day.
