Just got back into Hanoi after our wonderful cruise on Angkor Pandaw. I really can't express how superb it was. The boat was so unique, the staff very special and the tours went to villages that had not seen western tourists before.

Jarvis & Gillian Ranson

What a trip!

The Pandaw was fabulous, and the journey was exceptional. Thank you so very much for allowing me this wonderful experience.

I hope you can pass on to the Pandaw team my personal thanks, and allow me to single out some extraordinary people. Bee, our guide, was quite simply the best guide I've ever been fortunate to have. He was knowledgable, funny and always prepared to go the extra mile. Bo, who looked after my cabin, was friendly, thorough and efficient. The waiting staff - Noong, Khantee and Say - were brilliant. Always friendly, always ready to anticipate orders. And the food was simply outstanding.

The captains were brilliant, and all the rest of the crew was endlessly helpful and efficient.

I can't be more complimentary.

Again, my sincere thanks.

Best regards
Gary

Pushing off from the muddy banks of the Irrawaddy, sipping on a graciously offered Singapore Sling, we read aloud, "Mandalay", by Rudyard Kipling. Comfy in those cushy wicker chairs, we realized that "where the Old Flotilla lay" referred to the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, whose steamers plied this very river's coffee-colored waters through then colonial Burma and that the Katha Pandaw, the finely finished steamer on which we were sailing, was designed and named after one of those earlier vessels.

Of the many means of getting from Mandalay to Pagan, the Katha Pandaw is by far one of the most elegant and genial, evoking the region's colorful past while offering all the creature comforts of modern-day travel. We best enjoyed watching the Myanmar scenery slide by the rails, especially at sunset, but also liked learning about local culture with a well-guided village walk.Food quality and variety issued forth from a small galley was deliciously impressive, and the entire staff, eager to please.

For our family's independent land-based exploration, the overnight journey from Mandalay to Pagan was the perfect complement - and certainly a highlight - of our Myanmar travels. Thank you Pandaw!

Sue Rock