Vietnam and Cambodia, Mekong cruise: One river, many worlds

By Alison Stewart
April 9 2016 - 12:15am
Sunset fishing on the Mekong. Photo: Alison Stewart
Sunset fishing on the Mekong. Photo: Alison Stewart
Oudong Pagoda. Photo: Rob Mills
Oudong Pagoda. Photo: Rob Mills
Scenic Spirit
Scenic Spirit
 Sa Dec markets. Photo: Rob Mills
Sa Dec markets. Photo: Rob Mills
Stilt home on the Mekong. Photo: Alison Stewart
Stilt home on the Mekong. Photo: Alison Stewart

Immersed in the complex water world of the Mekong river people, we glide noiselessly through south-east Asian history, politics, cuisine and culture. Noiselessly, because the silent motion of our cruise vessel, Scenic Spirit, the newest and possibly most luxurious on the Mekong, means we enter and leave a rich variety of magical worlds with little impact, gathering the river's stories as we go. Sometimes we must look overboard to see that we're actually moving.

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