Mekong Cruise Tours
Stretching roughly 2,600 miles (4,184 kilometers) from Tibet to the East Sea, the sinuous Mekong is the thread that connects Indochina’s diverse cultures. It flows through six nations of China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam with more than 1,200, it has the third highest diversity of fish species in the world (only the Amazon and the Congo have more). For the past 800 years, explorers from Kublai Khan to Frenchman Francis Garnier have sought to conquer the river and the region that surrounds it, sending warrior hordes south toward Cambodia’s Angkor Wat or dispatching parties in dugout canoes north from Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). These early expeditions survived tigers, leeches, and quicksand, but never completely penetrated the Mekong Basin or reached the river’s source, in Tibet.
An expedition cruise between Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap allows you to see more of the region in less time than on self-powered journeys. Pandaw Cruises runs two custom-built colonial-era teakwood steamers up and down the river. You’ll float past Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, and go ashore to hike the country’s Wat Hanchai hill, home to ancient Champa shrines. Onboard, languorous hours are spent sipping gin-and-tonics on the deck as the jungle drifts by.
Bassac Mekong Cruise
The Bassac take you into the greener areas of the Mekong delta, overnight on the...
RV Jayavarman Cruise
Inspired by the golden age cruise liner Normandie, "The Jayavarman" is a 20th century boutique...
Authentic Mekong Cruise
Authentic Mekong sampan is designed according to the traditional sampans which have navigated on the...
Mekong Feeling Cruise
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Avalon Angkor Cruise
Her design allows us to enjoy the high end boutique cruise with the Mighty...
RV Le Cochinchine Cruise
Le Cochinchine is a modern and tastefully designed river barge. Built in traditional style...
Dragon Eyes Cruise
The two sister boats Dragon Eyes I and Dragon Eyes II were built in the...
Mekong Eyes Cruise
The 3 star deluxe Mekong Eyes Cruise tastefully is designed with modern comforts to become the...
RV Jahan Cruise
The singular touches of a luxury boutique hotel, the leisurely pace of a river...
Mekong Melody Cruise
A newly built tradition-inspired rice barge, Mekong Melody is a cozy river boat, perfectly well-suited...
Toum Tiou Cruise
Toum Tiou I Cruise Overview: Built in the traditional style, the Toum Tiou was christened...
RV Pandaw Cruise
A Pandaw river expedition is not like an ocean going cruise. There is no dressing...
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Explore the world of Hoi An’s skilled artisans and learn traditional crafts like lantern making,...