Cruising the lower Mekong is a safe, convenient and pampered way to explore Cambodia and Vietnam. Whether on traditional boats or luxury cruises outfitted with high-end restaurants, spas and gyms, travelers have more ways to explore the rural towns and small tributaries of the delta region.
Mekong River cruises are booming, particularly in Cambodia and Vietnam.
"I loved the idea of a Mekong River cruise because having no familiarity with Southeast Asia, I found it less intimidating to be on a cruise," says traveler, Julia Steinmetz, who cruised with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours in late 2018.River cruises typically offer one or two daily excursions, such as village walks, temple and monastery visits, and workshops to see how traditional trades are plied.
A day is typically spent docked at Cambodia's bustling capital city of Phnom Penh to see the gilded royal palace, vestiges of French colonial architecture and the city's sprawling markets. Others focus on Phnom Penh's dark history during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, paying a visit to the haunting Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.One company stands apart with its traditional-style boats that pioneered river cruising in Southeast Asia.
Scotsman and Burma scholar Paul Strachan launched a river boat on Burma's Irrawaddy River in 1995, and so Pandaw was born.
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