Pandaw Asian River Cruises Ships

Fast Facts - Pandaw Asian River Cruises

Vessels:

  • RV Mekong Pandaw
  • RV Pandaw II
  • RV Pandaw IV
  • RV Tonle Pandaw
  • RV Orient Pandaw
  • RV Indochina Pandaw

Entered service: Between 1998 and 2009

Tonnage: 750 GRT

Total passengers:Mekong Pandaw - 68 guests, Pandaw II - 48 guests, Pandaw IV and Tonle Pandaw - 56 guests, Orient Pandaw and Indochina Pandaw - 60 guests,

Total crew: 28-34

Accommodation decks: Main and Upper deck on all vessels (Mekong Pandaw has several single cabins on a lower deck with portholes only)

Facilities: First-class dining room with panoramic windows and saloon bar to accommodate all passengers. All rooms are air-conditioned. Huge sundeck with shade awnings, lounges and deckchairs.

Cruise duration: Pandaw Cruises operate voyages of between 8 and 23 days duration on some of Asia's great rivers.

Inclusions: All meals, guides and excursions, port dues, bottled water, tea, coffee, soft drink, and local beers and spirits.

Exclusions: Wine, imported beers and imported spirits, laundry, visas (if required) and non-obligatory crew gratuity (generally US$5 a day).

Pandaw River Cruises in Burma (Myanmar)

Pandaw Asian River Cruises offers five different riverboat journeys in Burma. Each has different features and all are equally inviting. Along the way, majestic riverscapes, timeless villages, extraordinary Bagan, and the charming Burmese fill each day with glorious images and memories.

  • 11 Day Golden Irrawaddy - from Yangon through to Bagan and Mandalay, visits former colonial towns, interesting villages and ancient ruins along the broad lower Irrawaddy.

  • 17 Day Irrawaddy - is a comprehensive journey from Yangon to Katha (near the Chinese border) including Bagan, Mandalay and the verdant northern regions.

  • 16 Day Road to Mandalay - recreates the original voyages of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, from central Rangoon to Mandalay. (Only one sailing per year)

  • 13 Day Chindwin - focuses on the remote Chindwin River with steep mountains, delightful villages and British relics.

  • 23 Day Chindwin and Upper Irrawaddy - combines two cruises on two great rivers. It is a complete river experience with remote villages and towns, beautiful river scenery, history, culture, spectacular temples and pagodas.

Pandaw River Cruises in Vietnam and Cambodia

This is the most popular trip operated by Pandaw linking the vibrant southern city of Saigon with Siem Reap and the ancient temple complex at Angkor in Cambodia. This voyage includes a few days in the Mekong Delta, exploring floating markets, visiting home-based industries, fish farms and ancient houses. You also visit Phnom Penh, before crossing Tonle Sap Lake and concluding in Siem Reap, the gateway to the incredible Angkor ruins. This itinerary also operates in reverse.

  • 11 Day Heart of Indochina - begins in My Tho (south of Saigon), with visits to local villages, Kampong Cham and Siem Reap. Includes two nights in Siem Reap plus sightseeing, as well as one night in Saigon. Departure and arrival transfers also included.

Pandaw River Cruises in Malaysian Borneo

The Rajang is Malaysia's longest river. It flows some 760 kilometres through Borneo, irrigating a remote region that supports pristine jungle, Iban longhouse communities, the orangutan and a host of native fauna and flora. Towns along the river retain the feel and charm of an important river trading communities with tiny shop-houses, markets, Chinese temples, and narrow market laneways. Other towns reflect the British colonial legacy and together with visits to Iban longhouses (an animist people with a strong cultural heritage), you experience a fascinating mix of cultures. With the integrity of the jungle-clad riverbanks, home to a wide range of animals and birdlife, along with superb river scenery, the Rajang is a source of history, cultural interaction and native jungle.

  • 11 Day Rajang Explorer - begins with a day in historic Kuching, before flying to Sibu to join Orient Pandaw. Heading up river as far as the Pelagus Rapids, you make stops along the way at villages and other historical points of interest. Departure and arrival transfers are included as is the domestic flight from Kuching to Sibu.

Pandaw River Cruises in India

This exciting new cruises plies between Kolkata (Calcutta) and Varanasi on the Ganges and Hooghly Rivers. These rivers are central to the history and religion of almost one quarter of humanity. This expedition stops at a number of important historical sites in India including the colonial splendour of Kolkata and the sacred places of Buddhism around Bodh Gaya and of course Varanasi - the great cultural centre of Hinduism. Each day you stop in smaller towns and villages. This is one of the world's great river journeys.

  • 15 Day Ganges and Hooghly - includes all transportation, riverboat cruise, sightseeing and shore excursions, entrance fees, English speaking guides, meals as indicated, and transfers.