We sailed from Saigon as far as Siem Reap where we had a three day extension to explore the Angkor Archeological Park.
APT certainly take their guests deep into the cultural side of these two countries and no one can fail to get an appreciation of what life is like in both Cambodia and Vietnam from, shall we say, behind the scenes.
Their organisation and attention to detail is second to none and the enthusiasm of their staff, at every level, was exemplary.
The full programme that we undertook doesn’t come cheap but, as the saying goes, “you do get what you pay for”. When one considers the levels of accommodation, the inclusive excursions, drinks and gratuities, this proved all-round great value for money
Of the 100 passengers onboard Amalotus for the Mekong River part of the journey there were a dozen from the UK, the vast majority being Australians. Prior to joining Amalotus the tour group numbered 37 of which just 6 were British
A full review of the Mekong journey, with many photographs of both the Amalotus and the various stops we made, can be found on my blog site...
http://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/201 ... er-cruise/
The final question of course is “would we use APT again”. The simple answer is yes: we have already booked to do the Irrawaddy with them from Yangon (Rangoon) to Mandalay.
