How to choose the best Mekong cruises???

The Mekong Cruises is much different than Halong bay cruise depending on the natural fact. The cruise programs in Halong bay run as a circle meaning embark and disembark in at the same pier. The cruises on Mekong sail along the flow of the river then they only go up or down the stream which means they embark and disembark in another pier.


For short cruises in Mekong, the most popular piers are Cai be and Can tho so almost programs embarks or disembarks there. The reputing fleet on these short trips must be Bassac cruises. They have 03 cruises in their fleet then they can rotate the cruises to ensure that there is a cruise embarking daily. Previously, The Bassac offered trips access to Chau Doc, or Sa Dec but recently, these programs have been suspended due to low request volume. The only way to sailing to these places is charter the cruise. But in case of chartering, the best choice moves to Song Xanh sampans

For the longer trips, mostly running from Sai gon to Siem reap, the cruise companies has fixed embarking schedule. Each program often lasts in 8 days up and down the Mekong River. Each cruise company has 2-3 cruises in the fleet. The difficulty of booking is firstly to find out the suitable embarking date, secondly when finding an embark, to get the availability on board. Today, there are only about 10 cruises running such long trips with about 10-42 cabins each while the demand is much higher. That’s why the passengers are advised to make reservation at least few months earlier to get desired cabins and even an Early bird discount.


Some most popular cruises for the long trips are RV Jayavarman, RV Jahan, RV Pandaw, RV La Marguerite, RV Amalotus cruise. It is hard to choose which one is the best among them. Actually, they can be used as an alternative for others. Now, RV Jayavarma and RV Jahan launched Promotion on Summer with discount upto 15%: RV Jayavarman (For embark on 16 June and 04 Aug 2012) and RV Jahan cruise (for embark on 14 July 2012) + 01 Voucher of Private Candle Light Dinner value for 02 persons