Exploring the Great Rivers of Asia with Pandaw Cruises
Active Travel is proud to have introduced the Pandaw Cruises concept to Australia almost 10 years ago. We have worked with Pandaw Cruises from the time they commenced cruising on the great Irrawaddy River in Burma in 1995 and our staff are fully conversant with the various vessels and itineraries.
Active Travel staff have travelled on every single Pandaw cruise itinerary and we are therefore able to provide the best possible service and up to date information to our customers. No other agent in Australia can rival our experience. In September 2008, we completed the maiden voyage aboard the new Orient Pandaw, along the upper reaches of the Mekong River in Cambodia with a small group of our intrepid guests and are excited to report that the new ship and ground breaking itinerary exceeded our expectations! Dozens of guests have also returned to travel with Pandaw Cruises on the Rajang River in Borneo, and along India's mystical Ganges River. Rivers we know well.
We are also the major sales agent for the Australia/New Zealand region for Pandaw Cruises. If you would like your local travel agent to book a Pandaw cruise, please have your agent contact us. We can send comprehensive brochures and are ready to assist.
At Active Travel, we also operate specialist group tour departures from time to time, utilising the Pandaw Cruises ships as our base for exploring these fascinating countries that we know and love so well.
If you are unfamiliar with Pandaw Cruises, they are deeply tranquil travel experiences. These colonial style ships are beautifully appointed with teak and brass fittings. Onboard service is first class. Dining options feature mouthwatering local as well as western cuisine. Passengers enjoy the lack of TV, internet and the release from other 21st century diversions giving them freedom to observe, absorb and enjoy the scenery and culture gliding past the promenade deck. Conversation, reading books and playing Bridge, are all worthy pastimes on a Pandaw Cruises voyage. Guests appreciate the onshore excursions and visits to villages, accompanied by experienced local guides, all of which are unhurried and wonderfully organised.
Pandaw Cruises has set the benchmark very high by including:
- carefully thought out itineraries,
- very attractive purpose built ships,
- comprehensive on-shore excursions,
- excellent crew and staff,
- many inclusions such as drinks and all meals,
- world class tour guides.
Pandaw Cruises operate programs on some of Asia's famous rivers.
These include the Lower Mekong River, between Saigon's port of My Tho (Vietnam) - and Siem Reap (Cambodia), the Ganges River in India (Calcutta to Varanasi), the remote Rajang in Borneo and the Irrawaddy and Chindwin Rivers in Burma. You can download the complete brochure featuring all the well loved Pandaw Cruises by clicking on the brochure cover to the left, or here - (3mb - this will take a few seconds to download via broadband internet connection).
Enjoy perusing the brochure and once you have selected you preferred cruise and departure date, you will be pleased to know we can provide instant confirmation through our live reservations system. Flights to and from the start and finish of your cruise along with first hand advice and information, ensure you are well prepared for your Pandaw Cruise.