We are delighted to announce a new 7-night river recce itinerary on the Upper Mekong River sailing from Chiang Saen, Thailand to Burma, Laos and for the first time crossing the border into China sailing on the emerald green Mekong to the charming city of Jinghong in China’s scenic Yunnan Province.
The recces will sail aboard the Laos Pandaw, specifically designed and built for sailing on the Upper Mekong with 10 main deck staterooms, low draught and extra powerful engines.
Pandaw’s founder, Paul Strachan, said: “it has been a long held dream to sail the length of the navigable sections of the Mekong River; now we can. There is much to explore in this undiscovered region; travellers need to be up for a real adventure as the daily itinerary might change, but with a flexible attitude will have the adventure of a lifetime”.
We are also offering some pre and post cruise extensions visiting Kunming, Dali and Lijiang in Yunnan Province and the hill tribes in Northern Thailand.
IMPORTANT NOTE: These are reconnaissance voyages and the itinerary is indicational only subject to daily revisions and many a change. Travellers should be up for a real adventure and be prepared for such uncertainties. This will be the first time a river expedition ship will have made this four country expedition and there may be delays at border crossing points when dealing with formalities. Travellers who might find sudden changes of plan or delays stressful should not book this trip. Our guides will do their best to ensure that we cover as much of this indicational itinerary as possible but some excursions may be changed for others. We can assure we will see and do as much as we can, hopefully more than indicated in the itinerary below.
