The Peruvian river cruise company Aqua Expeditions expands its market, betting on new destinations, and maintains its route through the Mekong River, between Vietnam and Cambodia. For this, a luxury boat has been built whose investment amounts to 10 million dollars.
During the first year of this route, Aqua Expeditions has transferred 500 passengers, and the idea is to double this number next year.
The ship Aqua Mekong, was built in 2014, and designed by British architect David Hodkinson. It has 20 cabins, ten of them are suites with a balcony, and ten without a balcony. which makes it an intimate vessel for up to 40 passengers.
All suites have air conditioning, those with a balcony, in addition to the panoramic windows, offer a sofa-bed outside.
In addition, the Aqua Mekong boat is equipped with bars and dining rooms inside and outside, private screening room, private library, game room, shaded outdoor lounge with single and double beds, observation deck with outdoor loungers, gym on the upper deck with river views, outdoor pool with private cabanas. There is an infirmary with medical staff on board, by the way, all staff speak English.
The itinerary offered by Aqua Expeditions is ascend or descend the Mekong River, from Saigon to Siem Reap, for 8 days 7 nights. The destinations visited are Saigon, My Tho, Sa Dec, Chau Doc, Phom Penh, Kampong Chnang, Tonle Sap Lake, Siem Reap. The proposed visits, with an English guide are to Sadec, Cai Be, Chau Doc, trip by tuk tuk to take a sightseeing tour of the city of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, with places of interest such as National Museum, Royal Palace, Proposal for a skiff trip to Koh Chen, the floating villages ...
On the other hand Aqua Expeditions has ruled out, for the moment, placing one more cruise in the Peruvian Amazon, en route to Pacaya Samiria.