Cruises on mekong river

A cruise on Mekong river is as exciting, diverse and surprising today as at the time it was explored by Lagreé and Garnier, the two Frenchmen who were the first western surveyors to reach the region. Their expedition of 1866-68 moved up the river in small dugout canoes. As they were at the mercy of the elements – sun and rain, intense heat and cold - their journey was an extremely dangerous and strenuous affair..

Today, the journey is considerably more comfortable although the river is still a wild force of nature,
and it rarely flows with the same calm and ease as it does near Luang Prabang. Its depth ranges from 100 metres to a shallow 1 metre in places; in some spots it is 16 kilometres wide, in others only 50 metres.

Therefore, a journey on the Mekong is still quite an imposing task. The world’s third-largest waterfall (actually the world’s largest in terms of water volume), numerous rapids and sandbanks, deep canyons and extremely narrow bends turn a river journey here into a challenge and call for a skilled and cautious captain and a experienced crew like yours. Furthermore, strong rainfalls in the mountains can raise water levels by several metres in just a few hours, changing the position of sandbanks and launching massive tree trunks down the river. River cruise conditions change seasonally. Water levels are lowest from mid February until the end of April and rise up to 16 metres by November. cruise on Mekong river

For all these reasons, boats tend to navigate the river slowly and carefully; at night all traffic comes to rest. Your ship will anchor safely in a harbour or in the jungle on the riverbank. Your safety is our top priority, which may call for occasional unavoidable changes to the schedule. We thank you for your understanding if this should be the case. The Mekong is considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful and wildest rivers. Discovering it aboard our river cruise ships and during numerous stops along the way is an unforgettable experience. cruise on Mekong river
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