SOUTHEAST ASIA’S FIRST FOUR-COUNTRY RIVER CRUISE

Asia Travel Tips reports that Pandaw River Expeditions has become the first Western operator to reach China’s Yunnan Province via the Mekong River.

Menglun Botanical Garden in Yunnan is famous for its tropical botanical landscape, including some rare exotic and endangered plant species. (Source: Pandaw)

The ‘RV Champa Pandaw’, which has 14 teak-finished staterooms, was specially built to withstand the strong currents and challenging navigational conditions of the Upper Mekong and deliver Southeast Asia’s first “four country” river expedition.

Running from October to April, Pandaw’s 14-night “The Mekong: from Laos to China” cruise operates upstream and downstream between the Lao capital Vientiane and Jinghong in China, via moorings in Thailand and Burma.

‘RV Champa Pandaw’ is the latest addition to Pandaw’s fleet.

Full story at ‘Asia Travel Tips’.