The mighty Mekong River is a lifeline running through the
heart of South East Asia. Rising in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet, it winds
its way through China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam before
spilling into the South China Sea.
While there are many Mekong River Cruises that you can choose from, we did not sign up for one. In fact, this river cruise was kind of an impromptu
thing. Our local tour guide suggested it the moment we arrived, and since we
had nothing on our itinerary for the day, we decided to just ‘go and see’. We took the cruise while we were in Phnom Penh, and for
$5 per pax, our family of 16 people managed to get a whole boat to ourselves for 2 hours.
It was good way to enjoy the river bank, see crucial landmarks such as the
Royal Palace, Naga World, and remote villages occupied mainly by the poorer Vietnamese migrants. We chatted and talked about family, friends and what not, quizzed
the tour guide with history and general knowledge of Cambodia, and saw a
magnificent sunset! All in all, a trip worth our dime!
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| Cruising Boats along the River Bank |
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| One of the cruising boats |
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| Locals fishing along the bank |
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| A 5 Star hotel by the Mekong River |
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| Fishermen |
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| The village by the Mekong River, inhabited mostly by Vietnamese |
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| Sunset at Mekong |
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| Floating Chalets |
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| Silhouettes |
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| Night sky |
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