Viking announces new ship for Mekong tour

Will YeomanThe West Australian
Camera IconRendering of the Viking Saigon. Credit: Supplied/Supplied

The new 80-guest Viking Saigon is scheduled to make its maiden voyage on Viking’s Magnificent Mekong river cruise tour on August 30 2021, sailing between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.

“For many of our guests, Vietnam and Cambodia remain top destinations because of their significance in world history,” Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking, says.

“(The Viking Saigon) will be the most modern vessel on the Mekong and will feel like ‘home’ to our loyal Viking guests who are familiar with the comfortable design of our ships.”

Viking Saigon

Purpose-built for the Mekong River, the new Viking Saigon will host 80 guests in 40 outside staterooms. Featuring the clean Scandinavian design for which Viking is known, all staterooms will have hotel-style beds and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors with a Veranda or French Balcony. Guests on the three-deck Viking Saigon will also enjoy a Spa & Fitness Center, Infinity Pool and open-air Sky Bar on the Upper Deck.

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Magnificent Mekong

During this 15-day journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City or v.v. guests will explore the cultural treasures of Vietnam and Cambodia with 16 guided tours. Hotel stays in Hanoi, Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) bracket an eight-day Mekong River cruise on this unique cruise-tour itinerary, during which guests can enjoy shopping in Old Hanoi’s markets; exploring the Khmer temple complex of Angkor Wat; visiting Ta Prohm, where jungle vines embrace ancient ruins; and seeing the sights of Phnom Penh by cyclo rickshaw. On the river cruise portion of the itinerary, guests can discover silk towns, fishing villages, monasteries and floating markets.

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  • Pricing starts at AUD$8,695 pp departing 30 August 2021, including flight credits of up to $1,000 per couple and backed by Viking’s Risk-Free Guarantee, allowing guests the freedom to change their plans 24 hours before departure, when booked by 31 July 2020. See here for more details.

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