Our flagship voyage
A slower telling along the Hậu river and one full day at anchor in Phnom Penh. The voyage for travellers who love history and culture: one man met three times — the canal that carries his name, the canal named for his wife, and the mountain where he lies.
For travellers who read the landscape, not just look at it.
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.
A morning on the Tiền River: past Cái Bè and beneath the Mỹ Thuận bridge. Deck time and the Water Log.
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 If Thầy Cai canal is too shallow, the yacht waits on the Măng Thít river and guests visit the kilns by small boat.
At first light — Sa Đéc market and a rice-flour kiln at first light, while the kiln is working.
Cồn Sơn until dusk: cross by small boat to orchards and riverside garden homes.
Rest aboard; walk Ninh Kiều quay in the evening.
At first light — Cái Răng floating market at daybreak by small boat.
Thoại Hà canal and Núi Sập: drive from the Ô Môi ferry, see the canal, visit the temple of Thoại Ngọc Hầu and the Thoại Sơn stele; ride to the summit if you wish.
Cù lao ông Hổ by small boat: fish rafts and an egret garden; or rest aboard.
Good to know Entering Vĩnh Tế depends on the water level and border-guard permission that day.
At first light — Long Xuyên floating market at daybreak, watched from the deck as the yacht slips past.
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 Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) at the mosque; no visits during prayer.
At first light — Châu Đốc market at first light: fermented fish, dried fish, palm-sugar cake.
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.
A day at anchor in Phnom Penh. At sunrise the yacht makes a short loop on the four-way river junction of Chaktomuk.
Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in the morning; National Museum of Cambodia in the afternoon.
Rest aboard; an evening tuk-tuk ride along Sisowath Quay.
Silver workshops at Koh Chen, then the hill of Oudong — a former royal capital — before the run up to Kampong Chhnang.
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.
Silver workshops at Koh Chen, then the hill of Oudong — a former royal capital — before the run up to Kampong Chhnang.
The Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, with your guide.
Rest aboard; an evening tuk-tuk ride along Sisowath Quay.
A day at anchor in Phnom Penh. At sunrise the yacht makes a short loop on the four-way river junction of Chaktomuk.
Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in the morning; National Museum of Cambodia in the afternoon.
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 Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) at the mosque; no visits during prayer.
The Xáng canal between the Hậu and Tiền rivers, and the Cham village of Châu Phong with its mosque on the Hậu bank.
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.
At first light — Châu Đốc market at first light: fermented fish, dried fish, palm-sugar cake.
Thoại Hà canal and Núi Sập: drive from the Ô Môi ferry, see the canal, visit the temple of Thoại Ngọc Hầu and the Thoại Sơn stele; ride to the summit if you wish.
Cù lao ông Hổ by small boat: fish rafts and an egret garden; or rest aboard.
At first light — Long Xuyên floating market at daybreak, watched from the deck as the yacht slips past.
Cồn Sơn until dusk: cross by small boat to orchards and riverside garden homes.
Rest aboard; walk Ninh Kiều quay in the evening.
Good to know If Thầy Cai canal is too shallow, the yacht waits on the Măng Thít river and guests visit the kilns by small boat.
At first light — Cái Răng floating market at daybreak by small boat.
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.
At first light — Sa Đéc market and a rice-flour kiln at first light, while the kiln is working.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2027Saigon → Siem Reap · English | 15 Sep 2027 | 3 cabins left | US$ 18,953 / cabin | Select |
| 18 Sep 2027Siem Reap → Saigon · Tiếng Việt | 28 Sep 2027 | 3 cabins left | US$ 18,953 / 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.
