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BangkokDay 4 Bangkok, fly to Ho Chi Minh City

Check out of your hotel after breakfast and transfer to the

airport for your included flight to Ho Chi Minh City. It’s time

for your exciting cruise/tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and the

Mekong River to begin.

Daily buffet breakfast is included with hotel stay.

Note: Visit uniworld.com for visa information in the “Already Booked” section.

Note: The itineraries presented are subject to modification due to closures because of public holidays or other uncontrollable factors. Every effort will be made to operate programs as planned, but changes may still be necessary throughout the itinerary.

Note: Optional excursions will be available for purchase on-site through your local host. A minimum number of participants is required to operate optional excursions.

Note: All extras, such as optional excursions, bottled water, drinks, tips, telephone calls, laundry and items of a personal nature, are not included in the cost of the trip.

Cover: Bangkok, Thailand

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Bangkok Pre-Cruise/tour extension

explore exhilarating Bangkok—where there’s never a dull moment

Bangkok offers its visitors an extraordinary multisensory

experience. Tuk-tuks zoom down busy streets. Brilliant

sunlight glints off gilded Buddhas. Fragrant spices fill

the air at the city’s markets. Refreshing coconut milk

flows freely from the stands of street vendors. And lively

music pours from neon-lit nightclubs filled with locals

and travelers alike. Your Uniworld journey to Thailand’s

inimitable capital city provides the perfect mix of guided

and leisure exploration. Immerse yourself in the sights

and sounds of Bangkok before setting off on your

Mekong River adventure.

Day 1 Bangkok, thailand

Once you have cleared customs at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi

Airport, you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative, who

will assist you with your luggage and take you to your hotel

(located near the city’s most popular shopping district).

After settling in, you may choose to rest at the hotel or go

out and explore the city. Your local host will be happy to

offer suggestions.

Day 2 Bangkok

Featured Excursion:Bangkok city tour

Bangkok is home to 6.5 million people, and its streets teem

with life—but the city also boasts fascinating palaces and

beautiful temples. Your motorcoach tour will carry you

to three of the city’s most remarkable Buddhist temples.

Wat Traimit is home to the famed Golden Buddha, the

largest solid-gold statue in the world. Cast in the 13th

century, the Golden Buddha was once covered in plaster

to hide it from thieves—its true value wasn’t discovered

until workers moving the statue to Wat Traimit in the

1950s dropped it, causing some of the plaster to chip off,

revealing the gold underneath. You’ll also visit Wat Po,

commonly known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha,

the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in Bangkok.

Thailand’s first public university and one of its earliest Thai

massage schools began here. The Temple of the Emerald

Buddha is located inside the dazzling Grand Palace, which

served as a royal residence and the administrative seat of

Thailand’s government for over 150 years. Within the palace

complex are courts, halls and temples, each of which

served a specific purpose in historic Siam. Walk around

the rooms in which the royal family and their ministers

lived, worked and worshipped, including the Funeral

Palace, Reception Palace, Coronation Hall and Throne Hall.

Day 3 Bangkok

You have the entire day to explore exciting Bangkok at your

leisure, seeking out whichever of the city’s many diversions

suit you best. High-end shoppers can stick close to home,

as some of the world’s most sophisticated shopping malls

are located near the hotel. Those seeking bargains need

to travel only a few minutes to Pathumwan Market for

an exhilarating hunt through a labyrinth of vendor stalls.

Foodies can ask their local host about the best spots to

find the finest Thai food in town, while those craving a bit

of relaxation might seek out a traditional Thai massage or

meditation center. There’s no shortage of spectacular

temples, museums and nightclubs to explore. If you’d like

to get a view of the city from the river that dominated its

development, join us for an optional excursion.

Optional Excursion:Canal cruise on the Chao Phraya River

When King Rama I moved his capital to the western banks

of the Chao Phraya River in 1782, canals linked new areas

with the river, causing European visitors to dub Bangkok

the “Venice of the East.” Cruising these canals gives you

a firsthand experience of the scenic life along Bangkok’s

waterways. You’ll also visit the Royal Barges Museum, a

dockyard for royal ships used in ceremonial processions,

and the Temple of Dawn, the landmark setting for the

annual Royal Tod Kathin ceremony, in which the king sails

to the temple to deliver new robes to the monks.