Uniworld Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise: Wat Hanchey DAY 9: INCLUDED MORNING EXCURSION OF WAT HANCHEY IN CAMBODIA We woke early enough to witness another spectacular sunrise on the Mekong River just as Uniworld River Orchid departed Kampong Cham. This morning we cruised a short distance (90-minutes) to Wat Hanchey for an included morning walking tour […]
Uniworld Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise: Prek Bongkong Silk Village DAY 8: INCLUDED EXCURSION OF PREK BONGKONG SILK VILLAGE AND SCHOOL IN CAMBODIA Waking up aboard Uniworld River Orchid at approximately 6 AM, we realized we were still docked in Phnom Penh. The sunrise was spectacular over the Mekong River and local fishermen were busy at […]
Uniworld Timeless Wonders of Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise: Killing Fields DAY 7: INCLUDED EXCURSION TO CHOEUNG EK KILLING FIELDS AND S-21 PRISON An included morning excursion to the killing fields located in the countryside near Phnom Penh was very sobering. Although the site is only about 15 km away, it was almost an hour-long drive […]
Uniworld Timeless Wonders of Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise: Phnom Penh Orphanage Dancers DAY 6: AFTERNOON & EVENING IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – CENTRAL MARKET AND ENTERTAINMENT BY ORPHANAGE DANCERS A free afternoon in Phnom Penh was suited to spending a few hours wandering around the Central Market. With a few fellow passengers, we rented a […]
Uniworld Timeless Wonders of Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise: Phnom Penh DAY 6: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA Cruising aboard Uniworld River Orchid towards Phnom Penh as the sun started to rise in Cambodia was the perfect start to our morning. During breakfast in the Dining Room the ship docked at the Phnom Penh location where we would […]
Wish You Were Here – Postcard From The Killing Fields in Cambodia Well, this isn’t really an uplifting postcard due to the nature of the excursion we went on this morning. But, we’re definitely glad we went to the Choeung Ek killing fields (20 KM outside of Phnom Penh) and the S-21 prison in the […]
Wish You Were Here – Postcard From Central Market in Phnom Penh Shopping Time! That’s one good option for spending an afternoon of freetime on Uniworld’s Timeless Wonders of Vietnam and Cambodia tour. We took a ramork (similar to a tuk tuk) and went with a few new friends to the Central Market in Phnom […]
Wish You Were Here – Postcard From Phnom Penh, Cambodia Our morning started with a cyclo ride from Uniworld River Orchid to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. We have a fantastic local guide, Kinal, with us on all excursions in Cambodia and he really knows his stuff – so much knowledge and a great […]
Wish You Were Here – Postcard From Cambodia This afternoon River Orchid cruised the Mekong River from Vietnam and into Cambodia – we are very excited for our first visit to Cambodia and docking in Phnom Penh in the morning. The sunsets along the Mekong River are absolutely stunning. This evening as the sun started […]
Wish You Were Here – Postcard From Uniworld River Orchid After leaving Ho Chi Minh City this afternoon we drove through the Mekong Delta to My Tho and boarded Uniworld River Orchid. Now we start the 7-night cruise portion of our trip on the Mekong River through Vietnam and Cambodia on Uniworld’s Timeless Wonders of […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]