#expeditioncruising A new river recce vessel begins construction in Rangoon this week and will enter service at the end of the year with Pandaw River Cruises, the company said in a statement The Kha Byoo, drawing just 75cm of water, will join the Kalay on the Chindwin River between Monywa and Homalin on the same […]
The luxurious Pandaw “baby”, Pandaw Kalay, on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. (Supplied) Pandaw Cruises, pioneers of river cruising in Southeast Asia, is building smaller, shallow-draft vessels to open up the virtually untapped spectacular upper reaches of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers in Myanmar. This will mean year-round cruising for the first time through some […]
Two New River Expeditions in Burma Only possible on the Latest Ultra Shallow Draft Pandaws RY Kalay Pandaw The RY Kalay Pandaw, entered service last month in Mandalay, and the RV Kindat Pandaw, launching next week in Rangoon, both draw not more than 75cm or 2.5 feet making them the shallowest draft passenger vessels in […]
RV Saigon Pandaw For information leading to the recovery of the RV Pandaw Saigon It was originally reported that the vessel had sunk while under tow, but it is possible the near-new ship was stolen en route from Vietnam to Singapore. In an appeal to maritime and travel industry contacts, Pandaw founder Paul Strachan wrote: […]
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New Ultra Shallow Draft Ship for River Recces into Lost Burma Pandaw are delighted to announce the launch of their latest ship in Yangon on the 2nd of January. This new K class vessel has a design draft of just 80cm and will be able to go where no other river cruise ship can go […]
Pandaw invites guests who have booked a stay at Angkor with us to a breathtaking evening at Phare Ponleu Selpak Circus in Angkor. We have discovered and fell in love with this circus during our Mekong Unexplored cruise, when we visited the original school and performance in Battambang. Phare Cambodian Circus features a daily theatrical […]
For those without the time for a longer classic Pandaw cruise join one of the cult short cruises between the two ancient capitals of Burma. Pandaw started these in 1998 and they are a great component in a tailored land tour. You will see the best of river life with stops in the bustling monastery […]
CNN’s On the Road series explores the culture, heritage and customs of a country, covering popular culture, food and drink, design and architecture, sport, technology and innovation. The channel brings you greater insight into Myanmar, from the famous pagodas to the treasure of Mandalay. Pandaw River Expeditions is proud to have welcomed the CNN crew on […]